Oris has more styles of watches that I'd wear (Divers 65, Big Crown, ProPilot X and non-X, Aquis).

Nomos is aspirational for me, but I only really like the Tangente and only in black and white at 38mm.

Cristopher Ward doesn't really reach outside of Europe and North America, I think. No real exposure to the brand in Asia due to the expensive shipping costs.

So my list, to no surprise, is:

1. Oris

2. Nomos

3. Christopher Ward

Hey @nightfury95, what's your wrist circumference and wrist width (top of your wrist, edge-to-edge)? I want to know if I can pull off this watch with a 165 mm (6.5 in) circumference and 50 mm width.

I love the case, but I don't know if it will work on me.

EDIT: Saw your profile, you said 7.8 in. Dang. If you don't mind sharing it, here's hoping your wrist width is equal to or less than 50 mm (meaning you have a wrist that's round and not flat).

Can you explain that?

Because as far as I'm aware, gyroscopic precession (the gyroscopic effect essentially) is very much tied to angular velocity / momentum. And if the balance wheel constantly changes direction, then clearly the angular momentum is clearly zero (momentum is a vector i.e. direction matters, and moving back and forth means the directions cancel out).

Therefore, the one movement the gyroscopic effect should show up in would be the Grand Seiko Spring Drive movement, because it has a glide wheel that always spins in one direction.

I prefer Bluetooth connection myself. Have a Casio Oceanus T200. I live and travel in areas that don't have Multi-band 6. Bluetooth is therefore more useful for actually keeping my watch on time.

Dang, I thought there would be more people like me. Wear it as a single layer or buy a single pass NATO strap. Try it, everyone! It feels much, much better! 😀

A comfortable watch for me is a watch I don't have to worry about wearing and knocking into things, and a watch that's rugged so that it survives when I do eventually hit something. Additionally, it should be a watch that's relatively light, less than or equal to 40mm wide, and not longer than 47mm lug to lug. Unfortunately, the criteria around dimensions is what knocks most G-Shocks out of the running.

So this leaves me with one option: my Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical, with the NATO strap changed to a two-piece leather one. Sapphire glass, bead-blasted case, fits the dimensions, and very light.

Honorable mention: Longines HydroConquest 39mm on a NATO strap (steel bracelet is nice, but I just prefer lighter watches), but the aluminum bezel reduces the durability and the 19mm lugs makes this one hard to find straps for in my country.

I cycle all of my watches on a shifting schedule, so eventually they all end up being worn on the weekend. So I subscribe to your opinion that perhaps it's not so important anymore to have a watch on just the weekends.