Everyone loves a watch that fills a purpose. Dive watches made to conquer depths that we will never venture down to. Chronographs, intended to time laps we will never race. Even dress watches, paired with tuxedos we rarely wear. We find intense joy in the specialised and the niche. That’s all well and good, but there’s an even greater joy to be found in the quotidian — a comfortable, reliable ritual that makes up so much of our daily, ordinary life. The ordinary is calming and has a distinct charm. It’s also a life that calls for a particular sort of watch — an everyday companion, proven and reliable.
This is exactly where the genre of watch known as the field watch fits. Hard-wearing, robust and functional — the field watch typically doesn’t boast the bells and whistles of more specialised sports watches,
