I went looking for a watch last year, and ended up with a Casio that has a compass and a thermometer on it. Of course, the compass is just to give a basic idea of direction, and the thermometer won't give a correct reading for outdoor temperature unless it's off your wrist for about 30 mins, due to body heat.

I had a choice of 2 to get that was in my price range, and I think I picked the wrong one. The other one was also a Casio and it had a tide clock on it. Since I live near the coast, the tide clock would probably have come in more handy.

I used to have a Timex Expedition, which was a good watch. I also had another one which I think was a Timex; it was a rugged one, and had a metal ring that went over the glass so that it helped protect it when banging it up against something. Trees, rocks... I hit them all! As long as it wasn't something pointy to hit the glass directly, it worked. I ended up breaking the casing so I couldn't use a strap anymore.

So many choices out there.