Harborside Coast Textile Strap Watch, 43mm

OK, I love the look! But, it is your standard submariner look made by a reputable manufacturer. Add a screw down crown, rubber or stainless bracelet, and improve the virtually nonexistent lume and Timex has watch that will blow off the shelves. It even has a rotating bezel! (But isn’t that what a bezel is supposed to do on a dive watch)

I'm a fan of the larger, easier-to-read dive watch style (Captain Willard anyone?) so I wanted a watch that I could beat up a little without worrying too much, but still looked nice, kept good time, could go swimming / hot-tubbing in, etc. and this was the watch. The only two reasons this isn't a 5-star are: 1) the band color on the website makes it look a little more "fabric" like than it appears new; new it almost looks silvery but I expect that to patina over time/use, and 2) the luminosity of the dial is not nearly as bright as on other watches I've owned in this segment, which for a night owl can be a little frustrating. Overall, for the money you'll be hard-pressed to find something better than this in this price range. If you own a Turtle for example or something similar and like that size/style, you'll dig this watch.