1. Polished Performer
Brushed metal and Roman numerals aside, the
Cartier 21 Chronoscaph ($3,500; www.cartier.com) is no fussy aristocrat. This steel-and-rubber dive beauty keeps ticking down to 330 feet (100 meters).
2. Data Bank
The military-inspired TX Fly-Back Chrono from Timex ($550; www.txwatches.com) squeezes lots of information onto its face, including a four-hour chronograph, the date, and an additional time zone.
3. True-Blue Ticker
Numbers and hands practically glow through the sapphire crystal face of the self-winding Swiss Army Ambassador XL Chronograph ($1,395; www.swissarmy.com), which is both elegant and easy to read.
4. Class Act
The Rolex Submariner ($5,175; www.rolex.com) was a diving icon long before it became a status symbol. Impermeable to 1,000 feet (305 meters), the current model works equally well for Fiji or Fifth Avenue.
5. Slick Sophisticate
Seemingly chiseled from a block of cold hard steel, the TAG Heuer Aquaracer AutoChrono Day-Date ($2,695; www.tagheuer.com) is highly accurate and incredibly tough—not to mention damn handsome.
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