Had this watch through out my combat tours and it literally withstood some experiences, still encrusted with the sand from the box. From reminding me about the exact time we would step off the LOD to the time you realized that your run time got better from chain smoking and being hungover. The stories it could tell would be action packed, sad, embarrassing and miserable ones. This fuckers batteries lasted way after I got out, about 6 years. Point being, keep it simple.