Review: Watches | Outside Online

You Are Here:

Home >> Gear >> Eight Reasons to Watch

View the entire 300-plus collection of must-have gear items tailor-made for your adventurous lifestyle. PLUS: A special section on womens gear.

Today's Question
How long should I hang on to my sleeping bag? answer

Which light-weight gear will work best on the Appalachian Trail? answer

Skin Care

Gear Upgrade

Make a Ski Sling

Online Favorites

Special Issues

Photo Galleries

Outside Magazine, March 2007

Style: Driven by Design
Eight Reasons to Watch
Strap on one of these classy timekeepers and see your wrist in a whole new light


	(Mark Wiens)

1. PILOT
Designed for aviation professionals, Breitling's all-steel Airwolf records split times down to 1/100 of a second and has a backlit display for night travel. $3,750; breitling.com

2. CARTOGRAPHER
Get lost with Timex's TX 730 Series Fly-Back Chronograph: A digital compass and rotating bezel keep track of your position. Also displays two time zones and the date. $550; txwatches.com

3. SPEED DEMON
Named after the six-cylinder Boxster's engine, the Porsche Design 6300 Flat Six features ergonomic (or is that aerodynamic?) buttons. $3,500; porsche-design.com

4. SHARK
Oris's titanium-encased Diver's Titan Date Watch, with sapphire crystal, aced torture testing by the German Federal Military's deep-sea divers. $1,395; oris.ch



	(Mark Wiens)

5. SURFER
Nixon's All Black Automatic is the SoCal-based company's debut Swiss-made auto-movement watch, with coated stainless-steel band and double-locking clasp. $650; nixonnow.com

6. SECRET AGENT
The self-winding Swiss Army Ambassador XL Chronograph stores up to 46 hours of power, plus it sports an anti-reflective sapphire crystal and a hand-sewn alligator-leather strap. $1,395; swissarmy.com

7. DEEP DIVER
Kobold's bomber-beyond-belief Soarway Diver SEAL, with oil-stained calfskin band, is waterproof to (drumroll, please) 3,281 feet. $2,450; koboldwatch.com

8. GEMINI
Whether you're feeling analog or digital, TAG Heuer's Monaco Sixty Nine has you covered: The two-faced case swivels to fit your mood. $6,900; tagheuer.com

• Subscribe to Outside and get a FREE Gift!

• Give the gift of Outside Magazine!

• Subscribe to Outside Online's free weekly e-mail newsletter featuring gear reviews, fitness advice, galleries, podcasts, and more.

TODAY'S NEWS UPDATE!
Grand Theft Dino
Graverobbing dates back to ancient times, but this may be the oldest burial site ever looted: the 65-million-year-old...