Sports watches come in a wide range of styles and designs. While they all offer and play up features that allow wearers to tackle elements of the great outdoors, it is quite amazing just how varied sports watch design can be. Still, resin watches have often gotten short shrift in the general perception of sports watches. Some 'purists' still think that resin watches fall apart … [Read more...]

Aviation sports watches are timepieces that offer aviation-related readings. While most people who wear aviator watches often find themselves very far from planes, people flock to aviator watches because of their distinct look. There's just something adventurous and bold about the aviator watch design with its gauge that reminds one of aircraft measurements and displays. Plus, … [Read more...]

Sports watches come in a wide range of designs and attitudes. This should not be a surprise since outdoor people come in a wide range of shapes, sizes, lifestyles, and attitudes. There are luxury sports watches and there are sports watches that allow getting down and dirty. There are sports watches that are so packed with instrumentation they can see you through all sorts of … [Read more...]

Multifunction sports watches form a distinct breed of sports watches. Not only do these timepieces hold up under tremendous pressure and amid the stresses Mother Nature throws their way, these timepieces also give you the kind of information you need to navigate your way out of potentially tight spots. As you can well imagine, this is a relatively rarified field. Not all sports … [Read more...]

What kind of watch would you want if you were dropped in the middle of a frigid wasteland? What kind of timepiece would you like strapped to your wrist if you parachuted into the middle of a desert? How about a deserted island? Chances are, you'd want a watch that can help you navigate your new surroundings. You'd want a watch packed with all sorts of instrumentation. You would … [Read more...]

There seems to be two distinct camps when it comes to sports watch design: the clean guys and the dirty guys. You've probably heard all about the clean guys. These are the guys who make scaling mountain tops and mountain fortresses look easy. These are the dudes who stare down massive walls of water and surf right into the mouth of danger only to come out looking like a million … [Read more...]

Sports watches can sometimes be easily reduced to a cartoon-like formula where a manufacturer ticks off some features a sports watch should have and pack all these features into a case. As you can well imagine, timepieces designed with such an attitude don't exactly give sports watch fans cause to rejoice or be hopeful. They are expecting something more. While it is nice to … [Read more...]

Sports watches are timepieces that are designed to deliver performance. At the very least, they are supposed to look like they can take weather extremes, water depth, and other challenges nature throws their way in stride. Of course, there are many ways to deliver on these rather broad design parameters. Many makers like Tag go the luxury route and pack a lot of performance in … [Read more...]