New Arrival: Nike Cage

Awesome watch. Somewhat similar to the Chisel, which I've had for a while and got with a gift certificate at a Nike outlet years ago. I got the Cage just now for $45 on eBay after an auction without much bid action and an auction that ended at midnight West Coast time. Good news for me.
I just got back from a run with this watch, and it's great. The digital layout is familiar, with a nearly identical look to my other Nikes. The best part of course is the "cage," or the big metal brackets around the sides of the watch. They make it beefy and weighty. It looks a little threatening, which I like in a watch.
This watch has been on my radar for a while, and it doesn't show up much on eBay -- and when it does it's usually in awful red. I'm very pleased. A 9.5 out of 10.

Nike Cage watch below:



Nike Chisel watch below:

New Arrival: Origo Fishing Pro

I'm a city boy, and I hate fishing. Another cheapish acquisition on eBay, and it was a little used. Band was a bit stretched, and a little wear inside the band where it connects to the watch. But solid, heavy, big. Not a huge fan of the light blue trim, and I don't need all the crazy features with the tides in Clearwater Florida or whatever. It was awkward to set up the time and the date. But it's good, nice design, solid watch. Good font even. I give it a 8.5 out of 10.

Origo Fishing Pro below:

New Arrival: Nike Blade

Another solid watch from Nike. I got this one for $35.00; the prices on eBay had been all over the place and this one was a buy it now with free shipping, so I quickly pulled the trigger when I got my email of new searches. I got it and it's a hair too small, but I'll wear it. In fact I have, and I really like the design and the feel of the watch. If this were a bit bigger, it would be a favorite, but it's an 8 out of 10.

Nike Blade below:

New Arrival: Tocs Sports-Digi

Terrible name. Okay watch. This one was a super cheapo. $9.50 on eBay with free shipping. I had actually seen it a few months ago for around 3 bucks including shipping on eBay but got outbid. Boy am I cheap.

This watch is fine, good but not great. A little too much white, not much silver. Feels a little flimsy, appropriate for a $9.50 purchase, I suppose. Awkward buttons and setting; I may get frustrated when I go for a run with this one. A little too small for my taste. But I'll wear it, and I give it a 6.5.

Tocs Sports-Digi below:

New Freestyle Touchscreen Digital Watch

Also while checking the Freestyle blog, saw the future touchscreen watch. Still waterproof. Looks pretty cool. Hope it's not too expensive. Here's from the blog.

Tangent Watch below:

Freestyle Test Team

I got an email from Freestyle asking for input on potential new watches. As a reward for doing the survey, I will get a $30 off coupon for their store. I'll probably use it for a Killer Shark or the Navigator.

I'm not allowed to disclose the information about the new potential watches, so it will be interesting to see what actually comes to stores....

Not sure if this will result in future input into their watch lines.

iPod Nano watch

Okay, I want to make a watch out of a new Nano. Pretty cool idea. Get the square Nano, get a band to attach to the face, set in on clock, and you got a watch. Cool website, but no rubber watch strap available yet. I emailed the guy at this website, and he's working on it.
Check it out:
http://www.watchmynano.com

New Arrival: Freestyle Durbo

This is another big catch for me. A watch I waited for with high expectations. It's actually not as big as I thought it would be when it arrived, but is a big, beautiful watch. I won't use the surfing tool thingie, which is a little gimmicky for my taste. But I'm all in favor of it, if it will make Freestyle make a bigger watch. Now, I give this watch a 8.5 out of 10. However, I may try to see if I can get Freestyle to Frankenstein this watch, as the silver surround on the white watch would make this an even cooler watch.


Freestyle Durbo black below

Freestyle Durbo white with silver below

New Arrival: Highgear Altis

I wanted this watch badly for a while. It was at the top of my list. I got my first Highgear watch, the Axio Max, and liked it much more than I thought I would. I got the Altis for a great price on eBay. The Altis, like the Quiksilver Moondak, has a smallish time reading on the face. But because of the pixels, it's easy to read, very sharp. I especially like the way the watch will write out the whole day of the week on the face (although you can't tell in the photo below; my bad). This is a pretty heavy watch, just like I like, with some weight. I was a little underwhelmed based on my high expectations, but I give it a 8.5 out of 10.

Highgear Altis below:

New Arrival: Quiksilver Moondak

Sorry I've been gone for a while. I have a baby. Anyway. Cool new watch: nice size, lots of silver around the face. I like the Quiksilvers. I have had it for a while but haven't found myself wearing this watch as much as I probably should. I don't use the tide info on the screen, and the time is relatively small. But I like the level of detail in the pixels with all the information on the screen. Overall, a 8.5 our of 10.

Quiksilver Moondak below: