Its weird I used to be of the any watch will do camp and definitely went for the big stop watch during training.
Now 6 years down the line I have a few things I know I want out of a watch. A couple of things which are handy with my current work watch and some things I definitely don't want.
My
current work watch is eco drive citizen world time with a zulu arm.
1. Its light weight *
2. Its doesn't set off metal detectors *
3. Its got a leather strap *
4. It never needs batteries (my diving eco drive is still going strong after 15 years) +
5. It can go in the shower if I forget to take it off *
6. Its accruate I reset it once a month off the GPS. *
7. It reads well with minimal cockpit lighting *
8. Its dead easy to set local time but still have zulu at a glance. +
9. Its got the date on it. *
10. Uncluttered and analogue. *
11. It cost 100 quid which isn't the end of the world if it gets nicked. *
12. Its rugged ie if it gets knocked off the aircraft door it won't break. *
* is must have for me + is nice to have
A fancy watch seems to be a common gift to wannabie pilots, most of them look the part but don't really hit the mark for me in the day to day useful bit of kit league.