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by Beau H.

The Tuesday Steal: Find Your New Favorite Rugged Field Watch Right Now at the VERO Floor Model Sale

A deal can be a curious thing to come by these days in the watch world, except if you know where to look. There’s a balance to be had between affordability and rugged performance, especially if you value time in the field and the great outdoors — and even if you’re only looking for a tougher watch to wear in your yard or to pair with your favorite chambray shirt.

A watch that stands up in matters of style and dependable appeal more than passes muster in my opinion, and that’s where you should start your journey with VERO Watches, my friends.

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Yes indeed, if you ask me, the right watch is a jack of all trades (just check out some of my favorites on my Instagram Stories), and it’s more possible than ever to find your new favorite field watch (or perhaps, “beater watch,” as some call it — VERO Watches can take a beating while looking better than the rest, at least in my book).

And where to look these days? I’d say you said head to the very cleverly named VERO Floor Model Sale, where some of the most rugged watches for men are up for grabs between 35 and 55 percent off now through Friday, May 8th.

VERO, for those who need a debriefing, does plenty of clever things in addition to crafting hard-wearing watches made for action, like partnering with Smokey Bear on an 80th anniversary special edition (as seen at the top of the page) or offering up a reliable series of collaborative watches with Realtree for an even further point of distinction on your wrist.

The key here with the newly launched VERO Floor Model Sale is reading the fine print, so to speak, as the dedicated field watch maker says “this sale features a curated selection of floor models, including previous returns and media samples.” And yet, here’s the good stuff as VERO stands by its word indeed: “All pieces are in new or excellent condition and will be fully covered by VERO’s 10-year warranty.” How’s that for a wearable bargain you can trust, ehh?

Last but not least, VERO Watches throws another log on the fire for some serious heat in the wrist game world: At the VERO Floor Model Sale, “products will also be eligible for returns, making this an easy and low-risk opportunity for customers.” As my past VERO reviews have noted, stylish performance and plenty of transparency is at the core of the VERO model — now’s your chance to get in on the VERO Floor Model Sale, my friends.

by Beau H.

The Sunday Sale: Save On This Rugged Field Watch from Marathon & Windup Watch Shop

Best field watches for men.

If you, like me, have spent plenty of time putting together one of the best casual outfits for men, one grounded in rugged classics like the best bomber jacket and one of the best men’s henleys, for instance, then you know the importance of the little things.

The small finishing touches, like a durable field watch from the good folks at Marathon — at the top of the page, of course — can make or break an outfit, especially a casually rugged one (Think: A classic T-shirt and blue jeans, or a shawl cardigan atop a thermal henley).

When it comes to one of the best watches for men, well, if you can find a way to save some of your hard-earned cash while amping up your watch collection — and your overall #OOTD — in the process, then you’ve hit what you might call the sweet spot.

That leads us to the good folks at Windup Watch Shop, curators, designers and sellers of some of the best watches on the market from a wide array of boutique and big-name brands. Some names you very well might recognize (including big-time watchmakers like Citizen and Seiko), but the array of smaller brands — like Marathon as shown at the top of the page — is of particular interest around these parts.

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And it’s the Windup Watch Shop sale section that’s of particular interest today. That’s where you’ll find one of the best field watches for men, now at a discounted price (of course — we don’t call it The Sunday Sale for nothing, my friends).

Marathon Navigator Watch review.

The Marathon Navigator Watch should prove particularly useful, hard-wearing and stylish, especially if it’s an underrated take on the field watch you seek, and it’s got plenty of exceptional specs to match — spend enough time at Windup Watch Shop, as you’ll see in the weeks and months ahead on this blog, and you’ll realize the brand are watch experts of the highest order.

The cleanly designed, classically inspired Marathon Navigator Watch (marked down now below $400) gets the basic specs right, from the nicely sized 41mm dial diameter to its military dial design with a 12-hour and 24-hour scale.

The ballistic nylon mil strap coordinates nicely in Black, Desert Tan or Sage Green, and the case itself is sweat and shock-resistant. Is the Marathon Navigator Watch one of the toughest field watches out there for the price? It certainly seems that way, my friends.

To hear the company tell it, Marathon watches were “designed in Canada and manufactured in Switzerland,” and were notably “designed to meet some of the toughest MIL SPEC standards out there.” Not a bad deal through a famed retailer like Windup Watch Shop, right?

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And with a three-jewel battery that should last for more than five years, this timepiece will prove an “excellent grab-and-go watch for your collection.” Given the fact that it’s on sale, it’s durable as can be and it’s casually rugged enough to go with most off-duty (and adventure-minded) looks, I’d wager the Marathon Navigator Watch is the first of many Windup Watch Shop timepieces to find its way into your collection.

by Beau H.

The Thursday Buy: This Field Watch from Bespoke Post is An Affordable EDC Upgrade

Best field watch for men to buy this spring.

If you’re anything like me, perhaps you’ve amassed quite the collection of everyday timepieces over the years: Rugged, dependable, versatile, with leather straps or NATO straps… the list goes on in assembling any collection of the best men’s watches.

My own collection includes brands like Shinola, but I’m always on the hunt for the best affordable watches, especially from a trusted retailer. Naturally, that lends itself well to a company like Bespoke Post, which curates one of the best subscription boxes for men — and also stocks plenty of the best men’s gear, including EDC upgrades like the one in front of you today.

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And the watch in question today is an astonishing one for the price: It’s the Wren Field Watch, a subtly stylish, reliable and durable watch available right now for under $150. Believe me when I say it packs a ton of bells and whistles into one highly affordable package, the kind you’re not apt to find all that many other places on the market.

Best field watch for men this year.

If per chance you’ve been following me on Instagram, you know that I’ve had the chance as of late to test out this rugged field watch, which performs well from coffee shop to concert to bar — and back again, of course. Yes indeed, the Wren Field Watch hits the right specs, from the PVD -coated stainless steel case (clocking in at a slightly larger 44mm case diameter) to the wear-with-anything nylon pass-through strap.

It’s the kind of casually cool watch right at home with your favorite spring shorts and a breezy polo in casual style situations aplenty, but a few touches turn the Wren Field Watch into a watch you can truly wear, well, out into the field. The Wren Field Watch is water-resistant up to 100 meters, so while it’s not a pro diving watch, it can get wet during a day on the water (that nylon strap dries quickly, too).

Plus, the Wren Field Watch boasts luminescent markings and indices, and the coolest touch of all might be the usable rotating compass bezel — how cool is that? Oversized numerals at 12-o’clock and 6-o’clock deliver nice legibility, while the dial has directional markings to help with that compass utility.

It’s worth remembering that you’re getting the Wren Field Watch for under $150, and that’s a heck of a deal when you really dive into it. Pick it up in a flash, then start plotting your next adventure with your new favorite casual watch.