Awesome Watches

Pierre DeRoche’s GrandCliff TNT Penta watch is a symphony of five discs, with two for date and three for time; limited to 201 pieces, it features a 45.5mm black PVD titanium case.

Brietling’s Avenger Seawolf Chrono Blacksteel is water resistant to 1,000 meters; it’s thanks to a magnetic push-piece system that lets you activate the watch without direct mechanical contact.

Designed by a SEAL, RESCO’s Patriot watch is a rugged looker; it’s water resistant to 200m and features an anti-magnetic and shock resistant stainless steel case w/rotating bezel.

Despite a relatively modern dial and numerals, Fossil’s Analog Green Dial is all about the casual outdoors; it sports a green, hard-wearing canvas strap with embedded compass.

Vestal’s De Novo chronograph lives up to its name with a fresh and bold black or silver 48mm stainless steel case and band; it’s Vestal’s first watch with a day register and date window.

Breitling’s Colt GMT+ adds a second time zone via an extra hour hand; the diver’s watch features a 41.3mm stainless steel case and a whopping 500 meters of water resistance.

Rebellion’s Predator is its first round-case watch but stays true to the brand with race car inspired parts; it sports a honeycomb dial, logo-shaped screws, and chronograph counters.

A multi-function dial isn’t novel, but rarely is it as classy as Montblanc’s Metamorphosis; pulling a side lever transforms it from watch to chronograph via a sequence of wings and rising discs.

Officine Panerai’s Marina Militare 8 Giorni may look old-school, but it’s all high-tech: the case is made of a ceramized aluminum composite that’s both harder and lighter than titanium.

Glashutte’s PanoMaticLunar XL watch is classy yet minimalist; it features a matte gray face in a 42mm stainless steel case with off-center dials, a silver lunar display, and white gold markers.

Available May at REI stores: Timex’s Ironman Global Trainer is a GPS watch with speed, pace, distance, and more in a four-window display, 50m water resistance, and ANT+ compatibility.

Part of Fossil’s Convertible line, the Decker Chronograph mixes a casual, swappable nylon strap with a sophisticated 42mm gray dial with triple counters and glowing lum indexes.

First introduced in 1933 as a collaboration with Charles Lindberg, Longines’ Atlantic Voyage Chronograph gets a high contrast update with bold Arabic numerals and large 47.5mm case.

The National Smokejumper Association’s official timepiece, the SmokeJumper GMT Worldtime features three time functions and silver or black colorways; 1% is donated to the NSA.

An eyeful and a mouthful, Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Master Compressor Extreme LAB 2 is the first multifunction watch with magnetic shielding; it sports a ceramic bezel and titanium alloy case.

Hublot’s King Power Alinghi watch packs on the black; it features a 48mm black ceramic case, black rubber strap, matt black counters, black nickel indices, and black SuperLuminova.

Oregon-based watchmaker Keaton Myrick’s KPM Watch 001 isn’t for sale, but is a sign of beautiful things to come: it sports a 42mm 316L stainless steel case with sapphire front and back.

Casio updates its classic Three Eye design with the G-Shock GA-100/100A series; it sports one analog and two LCD round dials, two square LCD dials, and a large main analog display.

Like something Optimus Prime would wear, Design by 8’s Artime watch concept features small plates that reshuffle, pulse, and move according to the wearer’s body rhythm.

MB&F’s HM2 20.DSTL.B watch breaks the bank with ultra-premium everything: limited to 25 pieces, the entire top case is made out of sapphire while the bottom is made with titanium.

Bold, black, and bare of any numerals or indices, Vestal’s ZR3 is a minimalist redo of its giant Zeppelin ZR3 line; it sports a blacked-out 52mm stainless steel case and 3-link band.

Loosely based on the MIL-W-46374, Vestal’s imaginative Sticky Bomb Watch features a 36mm stainless case and a giant velcro-buckle 53mm wide canvas strap with anti-glare cover.

Avast, a steampunk pirate’s watch: HD3’s Black Pearl Watch is perfect for the modern swashbuckler, with sextant-style minutes, compass rose case back, and a Jolly Roger hatch.