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Outside Magazine February 2005

Review: Watches of the Year
Steel Time
Wrap your wrist with a chronometer built to keep your adventures on schedule


	(Photograph by Nigel Cox)

1.) The screw-lock push buttons on the BREITLING CHRONOMAT EVOLUTION ensure that the watch keeps ticking underwater to a depth of 1,000 feet. $3,630; 800-641-7343, www.breitling.com

2. ) SEIKO's SPORTURA KINETIC CHRONOGRAPH has a built-in stopwatch, perfect for making sure meetings end on time. $3,500; 800-782-2510, www.seikousa.com

3. ) Take the CHASE-DURER ABYSS 1000 PROFESSIONAL automatic diving watch on your next vacation—with your wrist in motion, the watch winds itself. $995; 800-544-4365, www.chase-durer.com

4. ) Turn up the sophistication with BULOVA's stainless-steel timepiece. $425; 800-228-5682, www.bulova.com

5. ) The rugged, water-resistant ZODIAC V-WOLF stands up to a harsh workout and an even harsher world. $295; 800-348-3332, www.zodiacwatches.com

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