
A straightforward field watch with a green strap, black dial and Indiglo illumination.
- Case
- 40mm
- Movement
- Quartz
- Price
- $38–$51
Legibility above all
The field watch is the most honest design in horology. It was specified by armies who cared only that a soldier could read the time in one glance, in bad light, with cold hands.
That brief produced thin cases, matte dials, full numerals and no date window. Seventy years later nobody has improved on it, which is why these remain the best value in the category.

A straightforward field watch with a green strap, black dial and Indiglo illumination.

Seiko
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