With a healthy budget of up to £5,000, watch lovers can consider some of Switzerland’s most iconic brands: Omega, TAG Heuer, Tudor, Breitling and Oris.
In this price range, you get water resistance and durability that professional divers demand, but with sufficient style to satisfy any aspiring boardroom director wanting to impress their colleagues.
Tracey Llewellyn casts here eye over the mid-range divers on offer this year and comes up with a dozen outstanding recommendations.
Ball Engineer M Skindiver III Beyond, 41.5mm steel, £3,050, www.ballwatch.ch.
Bell & Ross BR 03-92 Diver Brown Bronze Limited Edition, 42mm bronze, £3,900,
www.bellross.com.
Breitling Superocean Automatic Turquoise, 44mm steel, from £3,750, www.breitling.com.
Doxa SUB 300 Carbon Whitepearl, 42.5mm carbon, £3,790, www.doxawatches.com.
Eberhard & Co. Scafograf 200 DLC, 43mm DLC-coated steel, from CHF 3,750, www.eberhard.com.
Longines Legend Diver Bordeaux, 36mm steel, £2,060, www.longines.com.
TAG Heuer Aquaracer Professional 300, 43mm steel, £2,700, tagheuer.com.
Omega Diver 300M on bracelet, 42mm steel, £4,840, omegawatches.com.
Oris New York Harbor Limited Edition, 41.5mm steel, £1,975, oris.ch.
Rado Captain Cook Automatic Chronograph, 43mm bronze, £4,090, rado.com.
Tudor Pelagos FXD, 42mm titanium, £3,090, tudorwatch.com.
Marathon Jumbo Diver Automatic (JDD), 46mm steel, £1,840, marathonwatch.com.
