I’ve been looking for a nice watch for about two years. Apparently I have very picky tastes with the watch I am searching for because no one makes what I want.

1. Titanium. The watch must be lightweight and titanium is just awesome.

2. Kinetic or Solar powered. No batteries to change is a good thing.

3. Built in calendar. I never know what day it is, especially with this new shift work.

4. Two or more time zone capability. I’m sure I will be traveling some with the Navy and I want to know what time is it at home as well as where I am.

That’s about it. I don’t think those are outrageous demands but no watchmakers agree with me. For the time being, I’ve settled on a Timex with two time zones, lightweight brushed stainless steel, digital as well as analog time, calendar, stopwatch, and alarm. All this for just $40. If only it were titanium and kinetic.

I’ve set the second time zone to Sydney because it makes me feel like I work a more normal day (I get home around 5 PM this way). Plus, flashing the indiglo feature is just hypnotizing when I get really loopy towards the end of my shift. Blink… Blink… Blink…

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