Odds are, if you’ve been around watches for awhile, and have paid attention to how they’re illuminated, you’ve come across a product called tritium (if you’re not familiar with, you can read up on it here).

With not having to be “charged” by sunlight, it’s a very attractive, never-dimming (for the first 10 years) lighting source for a watch.  Today, we’re going to take a look at a less-well known brand in the tritium-lit genre, courtesy of the folks at Tactical Watch Technology.

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Following up on yesterday’s post, we’ve got the second watch that Orefici sent over for review – the Regata Yachting.  This one is definitely much more oriented at an active use scenario.  Let’s have a closer look!

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Reactor was kind enough to give me a Fall Out for evaluation. This is a watch ready for harsh treatment. Reactor mills a billet of stainless steel and embeds a first rate Japanese movement under a heavy duty, domed crystal. The bracelet is attached with machined rods of steel with hex head screws. This thing is better made than a Russian tank.
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I’m a mechanical man, but sometimes you need a sports watch to withstand the hard knocks associated with heavy activity like “drinking at a bar” and “sitting on the back porch with a beer.”

I’ve worn Pathfinders for years now – my first one was a large titanium model with that is basically a cousin to this one. Pathfinders are part of Casio’s outdoor line, designed for hiking and skiing. This model has a compass, barometer, thermometer, altimeter, and stopwatch built in along with a tide graph. It is water resistant to 200 meters.

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