Review of the Casio Pathfinder PAW1500T

The Stowa Marine Original wears beautifully on wrist with a profile that fits easily under sleeves. The contrast-stitched strap lends it a sporty look, but the austerity of the dial is more dress than anything else, particularly with the leaf hands. To me, this watch defines classic design.The limited edition sold out quickly, even at $1460, but the non-LE edition is available for $1099. That's not cheap although you can spend much more on watches with the same movement. The same base movement powers watches like the Omega handwind and Panerais which cost far more.About the only thing I'd change is a touch of lume on the hands and dial. Readability at night would be nice.The 3-touch has a very square case with a prominent knurled bezel that, despite its appearance, does not turn. The icons on the color-matched bezel denote places where you touch to control the watch. There are labels on the back of the watch, useful for when you're out and about and lack the manual.As with other touch-screen watches like the Tissot T-Touch, the touch screen is normally disabled until activated. The 3-touch is activated by touching the icon at 1:30 position, holding for 2 seconds, and then swiping your finger around to 7 o'clock. (If you swipe counter-clockwise, you get the backlight instead.) Clever, and non-obvious enough to make you feel like you know a secret when you operate it. After 30 seconds of inactivity, the watch beeps twice as it deactivates the touch screen.