The summer it's not just the season of diving watches. For those who holiday in the mountains or simply love walking, a military watch of type field watch it may be the ideal choice. These watches are light, compact, robust need easy reading. They also adapt to male and female wrists, thanks to their small diameters, often below 40 millimetres.
I field watch they are usually time-only watches without a date. If they have it, it is still made in a discreet way, so as not to hinder the reading of the time and not to "dirty" the lines of the dial, usually black with white indexes and spheres.
Let's go into this article to see three field watch di luxury and, in the next, three field watch for all budgets.
Rolex Explorer I
Renovated in 2021, the Rolex Explorer I he returned to his traditional 36 mm case, an ideal size for a field watch. Known to most for having been the watch of Sir Edmund Hillary's Himalayan expedition, the expedition that conquered the summit of Everest, the modern Rolex Explorer I reference 124270 It features the caliber 3230, an automatic in-house movement Rolex with a power reserve of 70 hours. The price list of the Rolex Explorer I is of 6100 euro.
Omega Railmasters
Omega has always been Rolex's direct rival and also in the food sector field watch luxury offers a valid alternative to “crowned” watches. Il Railmasters, presented by Omega in 1957 together with the famous Speedmaster e Seamasters, it's part of the line Professional of the House of La Chaux-de-Fonds. The current version ofOmegaRailmaster mount a movement Coaxial with spiral antimagnetic in silicon. The price proposed by Omega for the Railmaster Professional and of 5200 euro.
Tudor Black Bay 36
Tudor is a company controlled by Rolex, founded after the war with the aim of making quality watches at a lower price than the parent company's timepieces. The Black Bay, which is enjoying considerable success among lovers of style vintage, ranges from chronographs to diving watches and also includes a field watch: il Tudor Black Bay 36, whose diameter can be guessed from the model name. The spheres Snowflakes, trademark of Tudors, they fit into a clean dial, with buckle indexes that guarantee excellent readability. The bracelet version of the Tudor Black Bay 36 has a price of price list 2800 euro.
