Casio Duro
A transit officer in Hampton Roads, headed to a morning judo class before an evening patrol shift, the blue Casio Duro resting on his folded gi and brown belt. Fifteen years on the job, and his grappling has always been an asset. Most recently it was more than that: a passenger pulled a knife on him at the light rail platform, and he took the man down and made the arrest, in his words, without incident. The Duro is his first tool watch and the first name on a list he is now building. A good place to start. If you have a wrist shot from somewhere that matters, submit at the link in bio. Tempus Est Potentia.
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Casio Duro MDV106
The Duro is Casio's full size 200 meter quartz diver, a unidirectional bezel, a marlin at six o'clock, and a price that rounds to nothing. This is the blue dial and bezel variant, the one that looks like far more watch than it costs. It is the watch the hobby hands to anyone asking where to start, because it does the whole job and asks for nothing back.
Transit Police, Hampton Roads
The submitter is a transit officer in the Hampton Roads area, fifteen years into a law enforcement career, photographed on his way to judo before a patrol shift. Grappling has been part of his toolkit the whole time, and it earned its keep the day a passenger drew a knife on him at a light rail platform and he closed the distance, took him down, and cuffed him without anyone getting hurt. The gi and the brown belt in the frame are not a hobby; they are training that has already paid out once. The Duro is just the watch that came along for it, the first of what he says will be many.