Best Microbrand Field Watches Under $1,000: 13 Watches We Would Actually Recommend

by Brent Robillard In praise of independents For much of their history, field watches were modest instruments. They were compact, legible, durable, and inexpensive enough to be issued as equipment. Decoration was secondary. Complications were generally unnecessary. The watch had one job, and it needed to perform that job reliably. That basic formula remains intact, although the prices surrounding it have changed. A budget of … Continue reading Best Microbrand Field Watches Under $1,000: 13 Watches We Would Actually Recommend

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by Vincent Deschamps War machines Let us talk about what field watches are and what the modern Hamilton Khaki Field isn’t. Field watches are war machines and were an integral part of soldiers’ equipment from World War I to, according to this excellent article from Watches of Espionnage, the early 1980s when the U.S. Army started testing out digital watches and issuing Casio G-Shocks to … Continue reading Benrus DTU-2A-P