New Arrival: Nixon Genie

Another watch, another gimmick. This one has you ask a question, which the watch allegedly answers. I haven't used this, because that's stupid. Anyway, I like the look of the watch, but the band feels a bit slim. The watch in general, like a few of my Nixon watches, could be bigger. I like the font which kind of has the numbers stacked on top of each other. The dial turns to switch modes, which is a bit awkward. It could use some silver instead of the white button on the left and to hold the band in place. Overall, a 7.5 out of 10.

New Arrival: Quiksilver Deep X

Got this one after a bit of negotiation. This is listed at about $200, and I've seen it on eBay not sell for about that. I got it for a little over $50. Let's start with the bad: this has a crazy watch band. One end of the strap slips into the back of the watch face and has a very awkward release and catch mechanism. A few times I felt stuck in the watch as I had a hard time getting it off. This watch's selling points are fancy dive/tide features that I'll never use. But I like my other Quiksilver watches, so I gave this a try. Not thrilled with it overall, but it's pretty cool looking and I like lots of silver on the face. Overall, a 7.5 out of 10.

New Arrival: Freestyle Response

I got this for a song on eBay as no one else seemed interested. I think $35. This is a better watch than I thought it would be. The shape and styling aren't fascinating, but it has some heft about it, and I again like the fonts. The silver makes the watch nice. Everything works well, smoothly. The touch screen part of it again is a bit gimmicky, but it works okay. You touch the one button to activate the touchscreen so it doesn't get hit accidentally. Overall, a 8 out of 10.