A field watch that wants to be your only watch
By Dave Kowalski, Chicago ยท
38 mm by 11 mm, 20 mm lugs, black dial with date, steel bracelet, sapphire. 100 m. Miyota 9015 with 42 hours. $700.
I like this one a lot more than I expected. The 38 mm case is the right field watch size, the bracelet makes it more of an everyday thing, and 100 m means you can actually take it in the lake.
Where it loses me a little: 42 hours, and a closed caseback, at $700. The Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical is cheaper with 80 hours. But that's hand-wound and on a fabric strap. If you want an automatic on a bracelet with a date, the Vaer makes more sense.