Elite Traveler Spring 2022

DISCOVER MEN’S WATCHES

by Roberta Naas

Stainless steel sporty chic watches with integrated bracelets are in hot demand. It was back in the 1970s and early 1980s that watch brands first began introducing sporty timepieces in stainless steel with bracelets that were integrated directly into the case/lug format. Over time, of course, that trend slowed — until recently. Today, integrated stainless steel bracelet watches have become all the rage, and sometimes the prices for the top brands rival those of gold watches. Consequently, certain watch brands are making a concerted effort to offer the look without the hefty price tag —making these watches ideal for weekend wear or adventurous activities. STEELING TIME

Tudor Black Bay Chronograph From the little brother of Rolex, this Tudor Black Bay Chronograph watch is an o ffi cially certi fi ed chronometer, attesting to its robustness. It is water resistant to 200 meters and o ff ers luminescent hands and markers for easy underwater reading. The 41mm watch has a fi xed steel bezel with black anodized aluminium and tachymetric scale . $5,225, tudorwatch.com

Omega Speedmaster Chronoscope The Omega Speedmaster Chronoscope watch boasts great vintage design. Inspired by the original chronographs of the 1940s, this 43mm Co-Axial Master Chronometer (certi fi ed by The Federal Institute of Metrology) is equipped with a snail- shaped spiral telemeter scale and pulsometer scale to measure the pulse. It also features a tachymeter scale on the outer ring to measure speed based on distance. The mechanical Caliber Omega 9908 is visible via a transparent sapphire caseback. $8,650, omegawatches.com