Price: was $130.00, now $76.50
Seller: Amazon
The Casio G-Shock GW6900-1 is one of the easiest-wearing watches you can get, and it’s just about perfect for life in the military. Wearing one of these will give you a watch you can always count on and have fewer things to think about – especially in the field, where the last thing you need to deal with is a dead watch battery.
Reliability is the name of the game for this watch. It keeps life simple with atomic timekeeping that automatically calibrates via radio signal every day to ensure that you’re getting precise time from the world atomic clock. The rechargeable battery runs off solar charging and, once fully charged, lasts up to nine months without further exposure to light. Other standard features include a stopwatch, countdown timer, and alarm (with a snooze function because everyone needs their beauty rest). As you’d expect, the GW6900-1’s resin exterior is tough as nails and waterproof to 200 meters.
This is by no means a small watch, but it’s not oversized. The case width measures 50 millimeters and the lug-to-lug distance measures 53 millimeters. The prominent buttons are easy to access with gloves.
Frankly, this sledgehammer of a watch is worth every red cent at $130, so it’s a screaming deal at $76.50 after the 41 percent discount. I’m having a hard time thinking of a better watch for the money for life in the military.