The Casio Telememo Illuminator Watch (AW-80) has a big face with big numbers and hands that are easy to see under any conditions. The watch also sports a digital display, so you can track time in more than one time zone, a stop watch and two alarms. Not only that, it is very lightweight, water-resistant to 165 feet, comfortable and inexpensive. It's the perfect timepiece for rugged environments where you can't risk damaging your expensive cell phone, PDA or media player.
With the introduction of cell phones, PDAs and portable media players, wrist watch sales have been declining for years. It has been over a decade since I wore one on a regular basis. I never wear one to work or social events. But there is one setting that I absolutely have to have a watch: Adventuring in rugged environments where consumer electronics couldn't take the heat, water or knocks.
My preference in watches for extreme settings is a Casio Telememo Illuminator Watch (Model AW-80). The lightweight Casio Telememo Illuminator has a big face with big, easy to read numbers and hands. It also has a smaller digital face that can easily be set to keep track of time in a separate time zone, a stop watch, and a velcro band that adjusts comfortably to any wrist or can be used to attach the watch to a piece of gear when necessary. The Casio Telememo Illuminator is also water-resistant to 165 feet and has glowing hands and a backlight.
The Casio Telememo Illuminator is sold in different colors. I have the camper friendly olive drab model. It also has two alarms and a bunch of other features -- like the ability to store important numbers -- that you rarely find on a watch in the $20 range. And price is another critical point. When I'm out kayaking or hiking the last thing I want to worry about is wrecking an expensive watch. If my Casio Telememo Illuminator took a serious hit, or the ten year battery died, I'd just buy another.
What time is it? Time to buy a Casio Telememo Illuminator Watch.
