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Seiko 1968 Automatic Diver’s Re-creation Limited Edition $8500 seiko.com.au

This limited-release watch (there are only 1500) reprises an iconic design that has long been popular with professional divers. The one-piece stainless-steel case has a super-hard surface, the dual-curved sapphire crystal has an anti-reflective coating and the movement is engineered for diving. It looks and feels bulletproof.

Longines Legend Diver $3500 longines.com.au

This seafaring model has been around since the 1960s but you’d hardly know it. While the lines of the original have been retained, black PVD coating on the upsized 42-millimetre case gives it a modern feel. A bi-directional internal bezel, highly luminous markers, a diving extension and water resistance to 300 metres provide the actionready credentials.

Chopard Mille Miglia Racing Colours

$7900 chopard.com

Designed for “gentlemen drivers”, this self-winding, 42-millimetre chronograph comes in the five bold colours allocated to the nations that competed in the Mille Miglia motorsport race from 1927 to 1940. Dial markings are inspired by typical late-1920s dashboards, the sweep-second hand has a red tip and there’s a tachymeter scale for those vital time/distance/ speed calculations.