Casio LF30W-1A

A boom operator who deployed seven months ago on ninety six hours of notice, for an unknown amount of time. He did not know what environment to pack for or how much to bring. He knew he needed something to keep time. Three went with him. A Garmin Forerunner, a Seiko Sport GMT, and this Casio LF30W-1A. The Garmin comes off half the time because of electronic restrictions in working areas. The Seiko is phenomenal. And for some unknown reason, the Casio is what he reaches for every flight. "I love the idea that watches are tools. Tools can look amazing but they need to work amazing too." The photo is from an aerial refueling while patrolling the Strait of Hormuz. His words, not mine. "No one Kicks Ass Without Tanker Gas... No one!" If you have a wrist shot from somewhere that matters, submit at the link in bio. Tempus Est Potentia.

Intel Report

Casio LF30W-1A The watch The LF30W-1A sits in Casio's POP line, the inexpensive end of the catalog. Resin case at 37.8 by 33.7 by 8.6mm, 23 grams on the scale, resin glass rather than mineral or sapphire, and a band made in part from bio based resin. The module runs world time across 31 time zones and 48 cities plus UTC, with a small world map in the display that follows the selected city, a stopwatch reading to a hundredth of a second, a countdown timer, five daily alarms with an hourly signal, and an LED backlight. Accuracy is quoted at plus or minus 30 seconds a month, and the CR1616 cell is rated for about three years. Worth stating plainly rather than letting the black resin imply otherwise: it is water resistant for everyday splashes, not a diver. There is also nothing inside it that connects to anything. The job He gives his role as boom operator, on a deployment he names as Operation Epic Fury. The boom is a rigid telescoping tube that the operator flies from the tanker to the receiving aircraft, holding contact steady between two airplanes moving at several hundred knots while the fuel moves across.

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