The most attainable Cartier Tank: the 1917 rectangular icon in steel, with quartz or solar-powered SolarBeat movement.

Independent Swiss brand's modern 300 m diver with ceramic bezel and integrated rubber or steel bracelet.

German tool watch with a hardened-steel option, sapphire crystal and 200 m water resistance. A cult favorite.

Longines' 300 m ceramic-bezel diver with a 72-hour silicon-spring movement. A lot of watch for the money.

Green-dial adventure watch with internal compass bezel, sapphire crystal and 70-hour 6R35 movement.

The automatic PRX: 80-hour power reserve, sapphire crystal, exhibition caseback and a famous waffle-textured dial.

Hand-wound Swiss field watch with 80-hour power reserve and sapphire crystal, rooted in Hamilton's US military history.

Colorful integrated-bracelet automatic with a sapphire crystal and in-house Miyota movement.

Textured "Skydiving" blue dial inspired by a Tokyo bar's cocktail. Proof a dress watch can be exciting.

Swiss 1970s-styled integrated-bracelet watch with sapphire crystal and 100 m water resistance.