For a long time now I have not been interested in a wrist watch after breaking several in not too long with heavy use back when I started backpacking in the 90's. But in fairness, they were cheapo watches and I was much more reckless back then. Plus now as technology marches on there seem to be some pretty nice/tough watches out there.
So now I figure I would give them another try. I will save battery on my cell phone, as I frequently check the time on that, so with a watch I can turn it off and only use it when needed. Plus having other features is nice too. So here is what I am looking for:
100 bucks or cheaper–might be willing to go as far as 120 if it's a watch that is built to last.
Waterproof
Accurate thermometer with metric units
Pedometer with metric units
Long battery life (or maybe no battery required?)
Stopwatch timer and alarm (though guessing all watches have this?)
Would prefer digital with big numbers, and option for military time.
Now obviously I can just Google search this for a while, but would like to hear from those of you that perhaps own watches that are the same or similar to what I am looking for. I plan strapping the watch to my shoulder strap of my backpack while on trips, and might remove the wrist straps in favor of string.
Any recommendations or tips would be much appreciated :)
