Best watches

Best dive watches under $1,000

Dive-rated watches (200 m or more) that cost $1,000 or less.

Best dive watches under $5,000

Serious divers from $1,000 to $5,000, from Swiss icons to Japanese tools.

Best dress watches under $2,000

Slim, understated watches that sit under a cuff, priced at $2,000 or less.

Best GMT and travel watches under $5,000

Watches that track a second time zone, for $5,000 or less.

Best chronographs under $3,000

Stopwatch-complication watches for $3,000 or less.

Best pilot and field watches under $2,000

Legible, rugged pilot and field watches for $2,000 or less.

Best automatic watches under $1,000

Self-winding mechanical watches for $1,000 or less.

Best watches under $500

Great value watches that cost $500 or less.

Best titanium watches

Light, hypoallergenic and tough: watches with titanium cases.

Best small watches (38 mm and under)

Compact watches that suit smaller wrists.

Best long power reserve watches

Mechanical watches that run 70 hours or more when taken off the wrist.