Awesome Watches

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.