Nice Aesthetics and Accuracy
The time is instantly legible on this Skyhawk, even with eight analog hands and three inverse LCD zones. Its bezel slide rule and LCDs are subtle so don't distract from the main time display, and I always find a rubber/resin band to be more comfortable. The watch would be even better with a sapphire crystal, like the newest model has. The newest version doesn't have a three-ring slide rule (so far), though, and I'm less fond of the hour and minute hands on the newest model, so I figured this version would be the best compromise of aesthetics, comfort, and function. The second hand and minute hand seem to be physically linked, which means the minute hand advances in much finer, more natural increments than in some other stepper-motor watches. I haven't had a chance to try the automatic daylight savings feature yet, but the documentation suggests automatic adjustment takes priority over manual settings, which I would guess means extra adjustments for those of us based in non-observant areas who travel--I'd love to be wrong about this. Of note: both the stopwatch and the countdown timer are particularly well designed, with intuitive flyback/reset/lap functions. I've seen great timekeeping on this watch, even without synchronization, and the luminescence lasts overnight. If you need UTC it's always available, but calendar mode is the only one showing day, date, and month.
