Lifestyle Mirror

Watchmakers have been making water-resistant watches since the 1800s but it wasn’t until 1932 that Swiss watchmaker Omega created the “Marine,” a kind of diving watch for the masses. Since then, watchmakers from Panerai to Timex and Longines to Victorinox have added their own touches to the standardized mechanism. If you want that true athletic look, try a rubber strap watch from Zodiac, Tag Heuer, or Technomarine. But if keeping your cover is what you’re after, get a solid stainless steel bracelet band from Tissot or Nixon. Either way, life’s adventures await you. —Sasha Levine