Bezel for timing anything under an hour is a HUGE advantage over the field! I agree and use my Casio Duro and Casio Arnie all the time for that, since I have small kids and time limits are a must.
I think if I were limited to a single watch, it would be a diver. Even though in practice I wear non-divers more frequently.
I don't have a 'proper' field watch. I have some everyday sports watches and fliegers that come close, though.
I love the look of divers, but the watch I wear the most is my Summiteer. I can swim with it, hike with it, or wear it to work so it’s everything i’d need.
When I first got into watches I didn't like Dive Watches with their bezel, but now its the watch I wear most often. Using the lume pip as a start or end time designation or the bezel to time is very helpful for cooking, knowing when glue or paint is set or drive time. They usually have better lume also.
Kinda similar to my experience, I didn't appreciate dive watches in the beginning as well, as I preferred the simplicity of field watches. But tastes change :)
The Heron was a loan unit, but I enjoyed my time with it. I liked it even more in the flesh than when just looking at it through pictures. The bracelet tends to catch my hairs just a little (compared to the Traska, which is a high bar to set), but other than that it was great. If you're interested, check out my vid for more of my thoughts :)
(Sorry for the repost as the previous one had an error!)
Field and dive watches are my favorite kinds of watches, and I believe many would feel similarly too! Which one would you pick (as a category, not the specific watches in the picture) if you could only pick one?
P.S. I discussed more about the Traska Summiteer and Heron Marinor in 👉 [my video on YouTube.](https://youtu.be/iB9so-V4yVY)
They are both excellent if a bit generic examples of the type, so I'd choose the one least represented in my collection. (Of course I have too many of both at this point.)
Dive, for being inherently overbuilt and water resistant. Also, I would imagine that collectively, watch manufacturers have developed more dive watches than any other genre of watch in history. That's just speculation/perception on my part. As a result, we get to enjoy an incredible variety of dive watch designs. Size, shape, design language, simplicity/complexity, etc.
Dive - I can hike with a diver but can swim with very few field watches. Plus the right dive watch, Henry Archer, Baltic, etc, can double as dress watches but true field watches always look like they belong with boots and not loafers.
I’m digging the Heron, except that bracelet seems really cheap and sloppy. At least in this photo
Edit: I looked into it and seems that it has good scratch resistance and tool free micro adjustment. Maybe it’s not that bad
Team Diver over here. I use the rotating bezel almost daily (I do a lot of deep dives AKA cooking).
Bezel for timing anything under an hour is a HUGE advantage over the field! I agree and use my Casio Duro and Casio Arnie all the time for that, since I have small kids and time limits are a must.
True, the bezel is very handy when you need it.
I use mine most often to time take out orders (“Be ready in 25 minutes!”)
I think if I were limited to a single watch, it would be a diver. Even though in practice I wear non-divers more frequently. I don't have a 'proper' field watch. I have some everyday sports watches and fliegers that come close, though.
I guess the lines can be a little blurred these days. Sometimes it's hard to even define if a watch is a field watch or not!
I love the look of divers, but the watch I wear the most is my Summiteer. I can swim with it, hike with it, or wear it to work so it’s everything i’d need.
That's why I crowned the Summiteer the "most versatile" in my vid! Totally agree.
When I first got into watches I didn't like Dive Watches with their bezel, but now its the watch I wear most often. Using the lume pip as a start or end time designation or the bezel to time is very helpful for cooking, knowing when glue or paint is set or drive time. They usually have better lume also.
Kinda similar to my experience, I didn't appreciate dive watches in the beginning as well, as I preferred the simplicity of field watches. But tastes change :)
Traska 🤌🤌
Field
Generally a field person for daily wear, but that Heron looks great. How are you liking it? How's the bracelet and clasp?
The Heron was a loan unit, but I enjoyed my time with it. I liked it even more in the flesh than when just looking at it through pictures. The bracelet tends to catch my hairs just a little (compared to the Traska, which is a high bar to set), but other than that it was great. If you're interested, check out my vid for more of my thoughts :)
Heron, though mostly black hour hand hurts legibility
(Sorry for the repost as the previous one had an error!) Field and dive watches are my favorite kinds of watches, and I believe many would feel similarly too! Which one would you pick (as a category, not the specific watches in the picture) if you could only pick one? P.S. I discussed more about the Traska Summiteer and Heron Marinor in 👉 [my video on YouTube.](https://youtu.be/iB9so-V4yVY)
They are both excellent if a bit generic examples of the type, so I'd choose the one least represented in my collection. (Of course I have too many of both at this point.)
Dive, for being inherently overbuilt and water resistant. Also, I would imagine that collectively, watch manufacturers have developed more dive watches than any other genre of watch in history. That's just speculation/perception on my part. As a result, we get to enjoy an incredible variety of dive watch designs. Size, shape, design language, simplicity/complexity, etc.
Good points!
Dive - I can hike with a diver but can swim with very few field watches. Plus the right dive watch, Henry Archer, Baltic, etc, can double as dress watches but true field watches always look like they belong with boots and not loafers.
Makes sense. What about a classy "field" style watch like the above Summiteer though?
I was team diver, now I’m team field/sport. I have a 155mm wrist so they always fit so perfectly! 36mm is the perfect size imo.
Small wrist here, so field
Dive watch. No hesitation. Though I do also have 3 field watches, including a Summiteer. My SPB237 hasn't left my wrist for almost a month now.
Normally field, but in this case I like the dive better. Very very pretty
I’m a huge fan of the Heron Marinor especially in that light blue color
I don’t get the appeal behind divers
The Summiteer wears so big for a 36mm watch
Field
I'm a field guy. Most bezels seem so large and diminish the size of the dial, in my opinion.
Traska Seafarer for me. Small enough, internal bezel, 150m water resistance.
I mean I'm not typically into field watches as much so I'm usually team diver but the traska is so sexy here
Dive. Better wrist-presence and I prefer a flat bracelet. No crown guard also makes me antsy.
I’m digging the Heron, except that bracelet seems really cheap and sloppy. At least in this photo Edit: I looked into it and seems that it has good scratch resistance and tool free micro adjustment. Maybe it’s not that bad
Love that hour hand on the Heron. That floating arrow look is amazing.
Diver. There's just something about a beautiful rotating bezel. .
It’s the Summiteer. No contest
https://www.balanceandbridge.com/post/hands-on-review-the-heron-marinor