A perfect daily-worn watch must have:
1) Ana
2) Digi
3) Countdown Timer
4) Vibration
5) Torch
6) Compass
7) Day of week
8) Water-resistant
9) Mineral glass
Dakota REQ Ultra Vibe covers all except 3 up there, which is compass, day of week and mineral glass. I have got scratches on the metal and glass pretty easily. However, I really love this watch because of its:
1) LED torch. Super convenient feature, is a must for all watch, especially when you are repairing something and you need it so much and handily.
2) Countdown timer is very useful especially for cooking and time-scheduling. 3 timers, 6 alarms, 1 stopwatch
3) Constantly-glowing fluorophore. I suspect it's having tritium glow.
4) Hidden Digital display (LED)
What I really and eagerly hope Dakota can integrate in its high tech watches in the future:
1) Glowing dial
2) Day of week
3) Compass (an extra moving dial just like in Timex E or Casios)
4) Tougher built
(Posted on 5/11/12)