Sport Watches Guide

Skagen Men Titanium Watch (233XLTMB)

If you hear the word “titanium” then you probably recall something that is related to toughness, high-durability, or even indestructible. Well, it’s not so much of a difference for titanium watch. With steel-hard, err.. I mean titanium-hard case, this type of watches will definitely go wherever you will go.

With simple design, common type of men’s titanium watches are sleek enough to wear indoors and rugged enough to use outdoors, something that you would probably found rare for other watches. But some manufacturers also installed enhanced features for these watches, name it multi-function chronograph, automatic titanium watch, one-touch interchangeable analog/digital time, and even being ecological friendly (as Seiko EcoDrive does).

As a specific meant-to-be, titanium military watch usually has chronograph movement that makes it highly functional as well as a piece of statement. As being made from titanium, the watch is extremely lightweight . Usually, even though it’s light-weight, the bulky head makes it heavier.

A common characteristic that you can find upon titanium watches, are their screw-secured caseback which is important if you’re looking a tough water-resistant watch. Along with it, are the easy to be seen under low-light which is made titanium watches have darker (usually, black) background for the time display.

Since sport watches are supposed to provide maximum durability, then these features such as long-life battery, shock-resistant, and water-proof are common to find in any brands. But for those who fond to diving activities, the durability limit has to be extended.

Important Features for Diver Watch

Dive watches hold a very important role for most divers, because it’s not being used merely to help  you telling the time, but also to ensure the safety of scuba divers. They also look cool and are popular with men and ladies. Here are the features to look out for:

• Track dive time, to maintain alert on air-supply.
• Provide you with time decompression stage, usefull during the process of ascending to the surface (you know the water presure can cause problems when mishandled).
• Scuba divers don’t dive to 200 meters but 200 meters water resistance is generally considered to be the minimum for a diving watch.

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