I see plenty of discussion around the idea of a GADA watch within the watch enthusiast space, that is the concept of a Go Anywhere, Do Anything watch. Of course, each of us has our own criteria for what the perfect GADA watch must have, but these are generally watches that do a good job of skirting between the boundaries of any specific genre. Ultimately, a watch is what we make of it; clearly not many of us are divers or pilots, yet many of us enjoy watches specifically ascribed to these realms. We?ve seen a growing trend of brands simply labeling their watches in broadly generic terms, like ?active watch? or ?sport watch? implying it can stand up to the rigors of more average human activities. More walks in the park or sledding with your kids and less diving to 300 meters or calculating fuel loads in an old war plane. 
I say all this to set up the discussion around a new(ish) watch from Norqain called the Wild One, a watch which the brand describes as the ?ultimate sports watch?. It?s got all the impressive specs you?d associate with modern dive or field watches, like a 300 meter depth rating and a chronometer rated movement, but it?s not being positioned explicitly as a dive watch, or a field watch. It?s a sports watch. For my lifestyle, a GADA watch closely resembles what I?d consider a sports watch, so this billing was good news to me. It should be easy to wear regardless of activity, able to put up with some light wear and tear, be legible, and look pretty good w...