The tide indicator works with the moon phase and uses a hand on the main dial that looks like the seconds or chronograph hand. See what I mean by quirky? If you didn’t know better you’d think this watch was some type of chronograph – but it isn’t. That is especially due to the pushers on the case. That thin tide hand moves once around the dial each 12 hours, 25 minutes, and 14 seconds. You do get a relatively straight forward display on whether it is high or low tide, and whether the tide is going in or out. While there are fancier tide chart watches with digital graphs, the combo of tide and moon indicators on this watch actually do offer relatively basic, but useful tools for surfers wanting to know more or less what to expect at the beach.

Bausele Watch

The Surf Watch is water resistant (not “proof” as Bausele claims on their website) to 200 meters and likely has a mineral crystal. Price for the watch is a pretty economical $370 – but at that range people who are serious about tidal data or surf watches have a lot of other options such as almost top-of-the-line Casio Pro Trek watches. Those interested in Bausele watches will be so because of the style, sand, and Australian connection. What I suggest to Bausele is clean up the text and claims on their website. It is clear that they are a new brand and need to polish up how they present things a bit. Some of the site text and images just come across as cheesy, and other statements are outright outlandish. Such as “[Bausele is] undoubtedly one of the most competitive Swiss-made Replica watches brands.” Really? The good news is that brand seemed to have been started by a few guys with long-term experience in the watch industry and with a few years of refinement they could have a pretty nice Australian-themed product.