Breitling 7650 Yachting Travel but one of our all-time

but one of our all-time favorites is the reference 6117 by Seiko

the brand also released over the decades—quietly and without much fanfare—dress watches with textured dials distinctive enough to catch the eye of any purist

This particular example features a very clean case and dial with a beautiful patina and is in excellent condition over all

While there are no rules on what constitutes a dress watch per say (lot of guys are rocking gold chronos or sport watches as their dress pieces today)

those ones that eschew faux-gold

Breitling 7650 Yachting Travel but one of our all-timePurpose built watches have captured the minds and hearts of collectors for decades. Many have found an enduring place in the pantheon of classic designs even though they might not still be used for their intended purpose. The Rolex Explorer, for example, had mountaineering as its genesis, but we cant think of many that have seen the summit of Everest since the days of Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norway, and the Submarinerperhaps the most innovative