BACK in the Corps we used to check-out watches. (Government issue courtesy of the Corps!)
I don't know if they were real expensive watches but they worked damn well in and out of water and under extreme conditions and glowed just enough so that the bad guys couldn't shoot your hand off after the sun went down.
Someone in Japan asked to buy the watch I 'checked-out' for a very decent price saying that it was worth every yen he offered, but I couldn't return to base with a pocketful of yen and no watch on my my wrist for some un-recalled reason.
Some of us 'forgot' to check them back in upon retirement or release from active duty, but I was too damn honest and have worn cheap but decent civilian watches ever since.
But I still don't like them to glow too brightly after the sun goes down for some damn forgotten reason.
Thanks for that picture, Turbo! But that was the cheaper military model. I think those were $16 units and you had to reimburse the government those $16 if you lost it.
My unit was a bit more 'exclusive' and got the more expensive ones with shit on it that I never needed nor ever completely understood how to use. I kinda miss it now.