Watches for Men in Every Price Range in 2022

Depending on your particular tastes, practical requirements, as well as your budget, you may find that the “hottest” men’s watches are liable to vary widely in 2022, just as they will with the latest cars, wines, cookware, and even mobile devices. Whether your inclination runs to elegant and dressy timepieces that will impress your coworkers in the boardroom, or if you prefer a tougher, stylish-yet-practical watch that you can wear to the beach or the racetrack, or even if you’re someone looking to fly your tech-nerd flag on your wrist, our massive compilation of the 10 finest men’s watches — incorporating brands and models nominated by various TB team members and covering numerous styles, price points, and categories — has you covered in just about every popular category. To keep it helpful, we arrange every category in ascending order of price.

CLASSIC CHRONOGRAPHS

U.S. astronaut Dave Scott wore a Bulova chronograph while he was on the Moon during the Apollo 15 mission, which inspired the Bulova Lunar Pilot. It is a faithful recreation of the original Lunar Pilot, with its curvy case shape retaining the elongated pushers and distinctive curved case. There is not much difference between the dial and this one, except that a date window has been added at 4:30 o’clock, and a label, “262 kHz” is added within the running seconds subdial at 6 o’clock. Despite the fact that some watch enthusiasts will be turned off by the quartz movement in this piece, Bulova’s high-performance quartz movement ticks away at 262 Hz, which is 8 times the frequency of typical quartz movements, and has an accuracy of +/-5 seconds per month.

Tissot PRX Chrono

It’s a new member of the PRX family, which was first introduced in 2021. The 42mm PRX Chrono is slightly larger than the standard 40mm PRX, and the finishing of the case and bracelet is truly impressive for the price. A Swiss Valjoux automatic caliber, from one of the world’s leading Swiss brands, is at the heart of this watch, making it an excellent choice at this price point.

Related: OULM Watch 9591

Hamilton Intra-Matic Auto Chrono

Hamilton’s retro-styled Intra-Matic Auto Chrono combines a midcentury design inspiration with modern case dimensions and a Valjoux 7753 base caliber to produce a timepiece that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional. The Intra-Matic Auto Chrono is hard to beat in terms of versatility and water resistance in this range of chronographs due to its panda-dial format, prominent pump pushers, and water resistance capability. 

Frederique Constant Flyback Chronograph Manufacture

The Frederique Constant Flyback Chronograph Manufacture, released in 2017, is an in-house movement equipped with flyback functionality that evokes classic chronographs from the 1930s and represents a phenomenal value at the same time. These original designs have come out in 42mm versions that come with the FC-760 Manufacture caliber movement and new two-tone dials, along with blue or chocolate brown subdials. 

Omega Speedmaster Professional “Moonwatch”

In 1959, the Speedmaster was introduced as a racing watch, but became legendary in 1969 when it accompanied the Apollo 11 astronauts on their first mission to the moon in 1969. A modern version of the “Moonwatch” still is nearly identical to the original one, with the same hand-wound movement (Caliber 1861), the same tri compax dial, a tachymeter scale, and luminescent hands and hour markers as in the original one.

TAG Heuer Monaco

Originally released in 1969, the TAG Heuer Monaco clock was a popular watch, but was really made famous in 1971, when legendary actor and “King of Cool” Steve McQueen wore the clock in the movie Le Mans, which turned it into a cultural icon. Featuring an in-house Heuer 02 movement, this reference is the first Monaco to feature vintage styling reminiscent of the iconic blue, square-faced original McQueen first introduced to the world. There are 80 hours of power reserve in this watch, and it is easy to recognize from across a room thanks to its two square subdials.

Breitling Premier B01

The Premier B01 is a revival of an elegant gents’ watch introduced by Willy Breitling, the founder of the Breitling family, in 1943. With a sleek rectangular chronograph pushers and a classic bi-compax dial layout, this timepiece is filled with elegant details and contemporary-retro touches. Its sapphire caseback showcases the column-wheel-chronograph caliber B01 and has an array of elegant, period-appropriate design details, including grooves on the case sides.

Zenith Chronomaster Original

When Zenith introduced the El Primero chronograph caliber in 1969, it made a lasting impression on the world of watchmaking, and one of the first watches with the revolutionary high-frequency automatic movement was resurrected as the Chronomaster Original for a contemporary audience just a few short years ago. The steel case of this watch is 38mm in diameter, which mimics the dimensions of the increasingly collectible vintage model, Ref. A386. A built-in stopwatch on the El Primero is concealed behind a sapphire caseback and is capable of measuring times to 1/10 second of accuracy. 

Porsche Design Chronograph I

This Porsche Design Chronograph I wristwatch probably best known as the watch that Tom Cruise wore in the movie “Top Gun.” It was the first steel wristwatch with a black PVD coating, which helped invent the still popular “all black” look. In commemoration of the model’s 50th anniversary, the newest version boasts an automatic caliber with a tachymeter-scale bezel and brightly contrasted hands and subdials. The watch also equipped with a tachymeter-scale bezel and high-contrast design. 

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona

This famous racetrack named after the first Rolex Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph Daytona wristwatch released in 1963. A steel case watch with a manual-wind chronograph movement. The years that have followed, this watch has been produce in a variety of different variations, always associated with the world of motorsports and its speed. It’s no secret that the Rolex Daytona has remained one of the most coveted timepieces in the world, even as it has evolved in technology (with Rolex’s own in-house movements) and modern materials (like Rolex’s own proprietary Cerachrom for the tachymeter bezels) to maintain its status as one of the most coveted timepieces in the world.

Related: Automatic European Watch