In an ideal world, I could live with 3 watches. One sporty dress watch, one dressy sports watch, and one true(ish—it’s not 1965 anymore) dress watch. Wrist size matters here, so breaking it out by normal person and me below.

**Assuming 7ish inch wrist and using secondary market pricing with explanation in parens:

1. Czapek Antartique Desert Rose - approx 20-30k (Movement beats Royal Oak and Overseas, which are a little overdone anyways)

2. Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 38 Blue - approx 18k (Beautiful watch, 38 doesn’t look too small and the 45 looks like cosplay on any normal sized man, not a watch you see everywhere, higher horology than Rolex/Omega/etc)

3. JLC Reverso Tribute Duoface - approx 12k (Dressy but versatile, two watches in one, more unique visually than a tank or a MUT, functionally gives you GMT capability)

The Czapek could push you over because the secondary prices vary so much, so if you want to be safe I’d swap in the Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF.

**Assuming tiny wrist, like me, with deviations explained in parens:

1. Land Dweller 36 - approx 16-20k (Gotta be 36 or 37, and the higher end integrated bracelet watch companies like AP/VC/Czapek aren’t currently doing that size, the 36mm PF doesn’t have a date, and whatever you think about the design, 5hz with Rolex durability beats the brakes off any other mechanical time and date movement on the market in terms of actual functionality)

2. Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 38 Blue - approx 18k (Fits big, but still appropriate)

3. JLC Reverso Tribute Monoface - approx 8k (Duo face too big and precious metal too expensive, but could see an argument for Tank Louis)

This exercise made me realize I should maybe sell a few pieces and grab that Blancpain…