Rog Tallbloke
Thru Hiker
It's all personal but you can get the time from the sun during the day and from your bladder at night. Why bother with an expensive watch?
If I want to be hitting the trail at first light, I need to know the time in the dark. It is an expensive watch, but I bought mine 2nd hand on my favourite shopping channel (Ebay) for £60 10 years ago and it's on its second battery...