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Watch Winner Review: Casio Pro Trek PRG550
Follow-up thoughts from Brian of Chicago who won the February 2013 best watches watch giveawayIt was a delightful surprise when I was contacted by Ariel, and was told that I won the monthly drawing contest for a Casio Pro Trek watch from best watches. While I like to consider myself a watch enthusiast, I had to admit that I had a severe lack of adventure/sport watches. While I had the standard tool watch, or the long lasting quartz watch, I didn't have a watch where if I were to get lost in the woods, or I had to jump out of a plane, I knew that I would be able to focus on whatever is at hand, and not worry about my watch failing me, much less helping me survive.The watch comes in a pretty nice wooden (pine?) box. It is fairly Spartan, but it does exude the sense of adventure and exploration that this watch was marketed towards. Plus, at this price point, I'm just glad that it didn't come in a clear plastic box. The instruction manual is large, but easy to understand and covers most, i
What I Learned Building A Watch With At Frederique Constant
The following article was written by Andrew E. who accompanied best watches Founder Ariel Adams on a trip to Geneva to build a watch with Frederique Constant. This is his account of the experience and you can read Ariel Adams’ full account of “What It’s Like To Build A Watch” here. We thank Andrew for recounting his experience and sharing his mutual passions for watches:When I first tried to describe what it was like to win the watch lover's trip of a lifetime, I ended up writing a lengthy travelogue that while descriptive, failed to adequately put into words how it felt to win the best watches/Frederique Constant Holiday 2012 giveaway. How can you write about something so insanely cool for a watch nerd? Even though the experience has come and gone, I still struggle to describe the mixture of elation, incredulity, excitement, and gratefulness that I feel about the whole thing. So in this article, I would like to paint a broad-and wholly inadequate-picture of wha