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The best-looking field watches for men this season

Prepare to explore the world with the best field watches for men

Hamilton Khaki Field Watch
Hamilton Khaki Field Watch
Best Overall Field Watch
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Montblanc 1858 Stainless Steel and Leather Field Watch
Montblanc 1858 Stainless Steel and Leather Field Watch
Best Luxury Field Watch
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MVMT Range Field Watch
MVMT Range Field Watch
Best Affordable Field Watch
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Garmin MARQ Adventure Watch
Garmin MARQ Adventure Watch
Best Field Watch for the Tech-Savvy
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Hamilton Khaki Field Leather Strap Watch
Hamilton Khaki Field Leather Strap Watch
Best Leather Field Watch
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Bertucci A-2T Vintage Watch
Bertucci A-2T Vintage Watch
Best Nylon Field Watch
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Airain Type 20 Field Watch
Airain Type 20 Field Watch
Best Chronograph Field Watch
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Laco 1925 Pilot Watch Original Munster
Laco 1925 Pilot Watch Original Munster
Best Field Watch for Standout Style
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If you need one watch on your wrist daily this season, it might just be one of the best field watches for men. Why a field watch? The humble and rugged field watch, with its military origins and plenty of functionality, has evolved over the years into the type of watch you can wear for casual days at home, plus urban exploration and adventures afoot off the grid.

It's got the specs you need, the style you want, and often, it's got plenty of bang for your buck, too. The best men's field watches are often humble and understated, with crisp numeral markings and details like a fabric or hard-wearing leather strap. And these watches come from plenty of recognizable and heritage-worthy brands, not to mention modern and dependable. We've rounded up our favorite field watches with luxury-minded and highly affordable options up for grabs. You're going to love your new go-to watch for spring and summer.

Hamilton Khaki Field Watch

Best Overall Field Watch

What makes a watch one of the best field watches on the market? Is it heritage and history? Is it an unyielding commitment to quality construction, plus designs that stand the test of time? Is it all of the above?

In short, when it comes to the standout Hamilton Khaki Field Watch, it's all of the above and then some. It's billed as the "original soldier's watch" for a reason, and it holds up in every way possible these days, just like it did for our ancestors in the trenches of warfare in the early 1900s.

Hamilton Khaki Field Watch
Hamilton Khaki Field Watch
Best Overall Field Watch

Montblanc 1858 Stainless Steel and Leather Field Watch

Best Luxury Field Watch

Montblanc's reputation precedes itself as a maker of some of the finest luxury goods on the planet, yet these are the kind of pieces you can use daily (especially the brand's precisely made writing tools). This handsome leather strap field watch is no different.

This Swiss-made watch is so sharp you could even wear it with a classic navy suit in a pinch. We think it'd also wear exceptionally well with a rugged canvas jacket in the field.

Montblanc 1858 Stainless Steel and Leather Field Watch
Montblanc 1858 Stainless Steel and Leather Field Watch
Best Luxury Field Watch

MVMT Range Field Watch

Best Affordable Field Watch

Quality construction and standout pricing are the name of the game for MVMT watches. The brand's dress watches are excellent in their own right, but you can't go wrong with this just over $100 field watch on a rugged canvas strap. We also love the brushed black stainless steel dial. And again, hey, it's barely over $100.

MVMT Range Field Watch
MVMT Range Field Watch
Best Affordable Field Watch

Garmin MARQ Adventure Watch

Best Field Watch for the Tech-Savvy

Even the field watch has some tricks up its sleeve, as evidenced by Garmin's durable and plugged-in take on the classic style. Pair up your compatible device to access texts, alerts, and music streaming, as with a smartwatch.

However, this field watch can also be used as a topographical tool for hiking excursions and even monitor your blood oxygen saturation levels. How cool is that? Very cool, indeed.

Garmin MARQ Adventure Watch
Garmin MARQ Adventure Watch
Best Field Watch for the Tech-Savvy

Hamilton Khaki Field Leather Strap Watch

Best Leather Field Watch

The traditional Hamilton field watches you know and love get an upgrade via a crisp and seriously cool black leather strap. We love the way the dial markings pop on the black dial and the innovative hands. It's a distinctive watch you can make all your own, and it's also water resistant to 100 meters.

Out of all of the other field watches on this list, we could even suggest this one with your best suit. So, if you need something that can move seamlessly from exploring the most dangerous terrains on earth to the lobby of a museum (Indiana Jones, anyone?), this is the watch for you.

Hamilton Khaki Field Leather Strap Watch
Hamilton Khaki Field Leather Strap Watch
Best Leather Field Watch
Bertucci A-2T with olive band and black face
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Bertucci A-2T Vintage Watch

Best Nylon Field Watch

This hard-wearing Bertucci field watch has a lot going for it, from the solid titanium case (with a unique crown placement not to impede wrist movement) to the classic dial design. Of course, the adventure-ready nylon strap is a must if you need a go-anywhere, casual field watch, and this one is a significant winner on all fronts.

Bertucci A-2T Vintage Watch
Bertucci A-2T Vintage Watch
Best Nylon Field Watch

Airain Type 20 Field Watch

Best Chronograph Field Watch

This double-chronograph field watch is clean and understated and built on a handsome leather strap. It helps that it's made with a precise meca-quartz movement and that handy dial design to keep you on time and moving with purpose, no matter what.

Airain Type 20 Field Watch
Airain Type 20 Field Watch
Best Chronograph Field Watch

Laco 1925 Pilot Watch Original Munster

Best Field Watch for Standout Style

These classic pieces of world history have been around since 1925, and the new watches in the collection are modeled after the former German ministry for aviation.

While they used to be 55 mm for easy use by pilots and observers, this Munster line comes in a variety of different case sizes. It also doesn't have the logo on the face, a homage to the early days when it was felt it would only be a distraction.

Laco 1925 Pilot Watch Original Munster
Laco 1925 Pilot Watch Original Munster
Best Field Watch for Standout Style

Not feeling the field watch? Our round-up of the best watches under $1,000 offers plenty of other options to make sure your wrist doesn't go naked this spring.

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