A watch by uberman
http://www.mrjoneswatches.com/mantra/
thats more like it:
http://www.theretroworld.com/casio-illuminator-retro-lcd-watch/
Japanese design from the 80s, light, basic, rugged and cheap yet classy and manly enough to be worn whatever your clothes. Gives you hour, date, alarm chrono, you can keep them having a shower...and that's fucking about it in 99.99% of your daily needs.
I have three of them for the next decades.
When i get older i ll probably buy that version:
When i was a kid my grandmother always bought me huge expensive watches i didnt even know how to use and that i always lost, got stolen or destroyed under 6 months. Was dumb to buy that stuff for kids but my grandmother always was all appearences and no substance. Fortunately grandfather knew how to keep her in check and down to earth enough to not be consumed by her extremities.
Then as a teen i bought myself lighter , more basic versions of these watches
I always thought the square, minimalist designs of these watches looked like the design of cars, computers etc in tv shows i was watching (knight rider, etc) and made me feel being part of the modern world, an "adult".
and as an adult, i just bought the same kind of watches but with stainless steel band and case cause the plastic bands used to break appart after one or two years of use and exposition to water. I dont like the rounder versions of these watches or round watches in general as i find them "girly". Also i dont have the time to waste when i look at my watch to read that analog nonsense, hence preferring digital ones.
I have always bought casio watches, dunno why tho. Probably cause they were my first watches, but to be honnest, i think that's just because their design were just superior to everything else other made until now.
It's funny to understand as you age how you ve been conditionned by your loved ones to prefer something over something else.
I never was into buying big stuff for the sole purpose of showing off, instead i always looked for what was strictly necessary and got the job done ; doesnt mean it had to look ugly tho. I ve kept applying this to everything i bought and even to my way of thinking overtime.
