If you like nothing more than spending your weekends up to your wing mirrors in mud and tricking out your 4x4 with knobbly tyres and a snorkel… you might want to complete the look with an appropriate watch.
The first question is whether to go for an old school mechanical, or something newer that takes batteries. In terms of utility, the argument has already been settled: modern technology keeps better time and is more robust. It is also cheaper to produce. But people are always paying more for less tech – soaring sales of vinyl records is one example, while other people are inexplicably buying up stacks of old VHS films.
Most watchy people have similar feelings about mechanical movements. They know it doesn’t make sense to wear a medieval…
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BBC Top Gear (digital) - 1 Issue, Oct-22