Touch-screen engineering within an altimeter watch? It isn't mission-critical, as each of our engineering friends would state, but it certainly is fascinating.

The T Touch Expert allows you to toggle between time, elevation, climate, compass, temperature, and stopwatch capabilities with a quick tap or swipe.

The motion is simpler and faster compared to fumbling for side switches (which the Expert has, as well), and it works even with mitts on. "But the real payoff is less about convenience than about elegance," says an publisher. "This is the best-looking watch I've seen in 10 years of testing technical time-pieces." It is also tops in toughness, accuracy, and price.

This T-Touch watch also includes the following functions:

• Hours (12 or 24), minutes, seconds, date


• Chronograph for measuring intermediary and additional times


• Couble alarm


• Azimuth


• Thermometer


• Perpetual calendar


• Countdown


• Back-lighting

The Tissot T-Touch Expert is also available in a special aviator watch version for aviation enthusiasts.

Only $995 is a small price to pay on a T-Touch Expert to leave your dad, spouse, brother or boyfriend breathless... and all his buddies envious.