Awesome Watches

Watchmaker Undone and artist Stephen Bliss created a duo of sweet Monopoly-themed watches, each featuring Uncle Pennybags doling out cash, and banknote-inspired UV details. To celebrate the 11/28/19 release, they’re giving away some great prizes, and the top three sharers will win one of these limited-edition watches.

We love the deep blue color schemes on Casio’s duo of solar adventurer’s watches. They include a magnetic compass, altitude and barometric sensor, and a temperature sensor, along with chrono functions like stopwatch, countdown, world time, and alarms. The PRW6600Y-2 adds atomic clock time synchronization and a silicone band.

Inspired by military field watches, the Acadia features a tough resin case, an easy-to-read dial, and a durable fabric strap. It’s also got an Indiglo night light, date display, and is water resistant to 50 meters.

These beautiful watch bands are made from real wood which has been engineered for flexibility. They’re backed with leather for comfort, and are available for both Apple Watch or Fitbit Versa watches, in dark teak, light teak, maple, or rosewood. To complete the look, Bandly made a series of matching background screens.

We love the retro-modernist design of adidas bold dual-time digital timepiece. It features a pair of reverse LCD readouts, stopwatch, calendar, alarm, and light functions. Its 41mm case and band are made from stainless steel, in gold, black, or silver finishes.

This new member of the Edifice line packs all the tech we’ve come to expect, but this one is super slim. Measuring just 8.9mm thick, the stainless steel chronograph includes stopwatch, alarm, lap timer, and calendar functions. It automatically adjusts its time via a Bluetooth smartphone connection, and recharges via solar power.

Let’s face it. Black goes with everything. So you can’t go wrong with a watch with a black face and band. Our pals at Everyday Carry picked their favorites of the year, including both analog and digital models, along with our fave, the versatile and well-priced Timex Expedition Field Chronograph.

Featuring a design by Wood Wood, this minimal stainless steel Timex watch features an all-black color scheme with a hidden surprise. When you press its crown to illuminate its Indiglo backlight, it reminds you to get out and explore the world with the simple, but effective message “GET LOST.”

This very special Timex wristwatch features a precise Swiss movement set into a drop-forged 41mm stainless steel case with satin finish details and gold-plated crown details. On back is a stamped brass coin design, and up front is a durable Gorilla Glass 3 crystal to protect its dial. Packaged in a solid cherry gift box with brass hinges.

A well-priced and capable addition to Casio’s rugged G-SHOCK line, the GA140 features a combo analog-digital display with a 1/1000th second stopwatch, alarm, and bold new hand and face designs. Comes in a variety of color combos, but we like the black/red the best.

This Swiss-made wristwatch features a unique face design that displays the minutes using its single hand, then jumps the hour forward at the red marker each time the hour advances. A secondary dial displays seconds. Made from stainless steel, with a sapphire crystal, and a leather strap. A limited-time deal from Drop.

SureFire’s oversize tactical watch features an easy-to-read round dial, set into a rectangular case that provides sufficient space for a 300 lumen LED light and its rechargeable battery. It features a military-grade aluminum case for durability, and a fabric strap. They also sell a pricy Luminox version and a standalone WristLight.

ArmourLite’s aircraft-inspired stainless steel pocket watches offer long-glowing luminescent markers made from T25 tritium, and a Seiko movement with alarm functionality. Each watch comes packaged in a gift box, and is offered with a white or black dial.

Inspired by the Apollo 11 moon landing, the SVPER 11 features a face with a stylized lunar map. Its design features topographic details of the astronauts’ landing site, The Sea of Tranquility, along with a “radar” second hand, a domed sapphire crystal, and a strap with the landing coordinates laser-etched onto its clasp.

550DesignStudio makes a variety straps for the Apple Watch made from woven lengths of paracord. They not only have a great rugged look, but give you a survival tool right on your wrist, thanks to paracord’s versatility and strength. Of course, if you use it in an emergency, you’ll probably need to buy a replacement band.

Official baseball merch rarely gets off the bench, but the limited-edition Los Angeles Dodgers game-used watch from Tokens & Icons sports a leather face made from a baseball used in a MLB season game. Each face has red stitching, scuffs from field action, and an authenticity number linked to the ball’s game history. Also at Sundance.

Nixon presents a bold new look for the Regulus. This time out, we’re getting a stainless steel case, in natural, goldtone, or black, for a more substantial and dressier look. It still packs a full set of chronograph features, including an alarm, dual timers, and an adjustable LED backlight.

Heritor’s collection of men’s watches offer elegant styling, with deluxe features like a semi-skeleton dial, a see-through observation back, and pointer-style day and date indicators. Each one features a 33-jewel movement, and a 42-hour power reserve.

Seattle, WA’s James & Muriel present a sleek and sophisticated watch that won’t hurt your wallet. The 41mm timepiece has a timeless aesthetic, is driven by a Swiss-made Ronda movement, and sits on an full-grain leather strap. While the white and black dials are versatile, the we love the punch of the blue and orange model.

Timex makes this everyday watch in a variety of color schemes reminiscent of the coastal surf lifestyle. They offer lightweight 40mm aluminum case, a contrasting multicolor canvas strap, and an Indiglo light-up dial with a sweep second hand.

Watchmaker Bell & Ross presents a streamlined version of its iconic pilot’s watch, featuring a 42mm matte khaki ceramic case, and a two-layer face which gives depth to its numerals and markers. The lower layer and hands are coated in orange Super-Luminova for nighttime visibility. Limited to 999 pieces.

These bold and modern urban timepieces feature a thick, stainless steel, black PVD, or bronze case with angular lines around its bezel and body. Its face offers a splash of color on the top half, with skeletonized hands and luminous pointers and hour markers. The brass knuckle-inspired buckle is a nice touch.

Stührling’s everyday wristwatch is inspired by the flight instrumentation that might be found in vintage military planes. It’s got an easy to read dial, skeletonized hands, day/date functionality, and luminous markers and numbers. The case is stainless steel, and the band is riveted leather.