The Best Men’s Sports Watches to Shop This Season

Back in 2022, Timex put up a billboard in New York City. The minimalist advert depicted a picture of a field watch and a sentence that read, “Know the time without seeing you have 1,249 unanswered emails.” More and more of us are embracing this sentiment, especially as we search for that elusive concept called “work-life balance.”

If you want a way to time your workouts — both inside and outdoors — without the noise of a smartwatch, may we suggest these six rugged yet stylish all-terrain timepieces?

Team Canada

Breitling Avenger B01 Chronograph 44 Royal Canadian Air Force

The Avenger’s signature brushed case sides and stepped bevels project fortitude, making it the perfect gym buddy when you need an extra boost of confidence — or patriotism. In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Breitling introduced this 50-piece limited edition of the Avenger.

Airtime

Bell & Ross BR-05 Chrono Patrouille de France

Sports watches usually pack a lot of wrist presence. The Bell & Ross Patrouille de France—the brand’s fourth watch collaboration with the French Air and Space Force’s aerobatic team—has an eye-catching icy-blue dial framed in a 42-millimetre case. It’s not just for high flyers: This high-precision chronograph complication also helps runners calculate land speed.

Weekend Warrior

G-Shock Rugged Digital 10 Year GD010

In addition to its brutalist geometric shape and natural colour palettes, this new model from G-Shock is equipped with an upgraded 10-year battery life to help you achieve your long-term fitness goals. The digital display provides a stopwatch function to accurately time your workouts and a bright easy-access LED backlight button so you can read your watch in any weather conditions.

See The World

Timex Expedition North GMT Titanium Automatic

For road trips, this Timex Expedition features an easy-to-read dual-time-zone display via a bright-yellow fourth hand. Its 1970s-style design incorporates a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal and a shock-resistant 41-millimetre titanium case to enable off-road activities like trail hiking and camping trips.

Happy Trails

Alpina Alpiner Extreme Automatic

The compact (it comes in 39- and 40.5-millimetre variations) stainless-steel Alpina Alpiner Extreme Automatic is designed to take you from the black-diamond run to an après-ski soak in the hot tub (it is water-resistant to 200 metres) at the chalet. And it comes in three earthy dial colours: turquoise, fir green and pebble beige.

Summer Games

Citizen Promaster Land U822

The Promaster is the utility knife of sports watches. It is ready for all action, thanks to its world-time functionality, chronograph, alarm, light-level indicator, perpetual calendar, power-save mode, charge-level display and summertime display. A grey strap and camo pattern provide aesthetic edginess. Citizen is celebrating its 35th anniversary of providing pro-grade adventures with this limited edition.

This article first appeared in FASHION’s April 2025 issue. Find out more here.