If your idea of an adventure involves anything wetter than a slightly damp biscuit, then the Shinola Duck Watch ($550) is quackin’ up to be your next essential wristwear. Inspired by skin divers’ trusty tools and, rather charmingly, a certain water-loving avian, this timepiece is less about telling the time and more about telling tales of aquatic derring-do (or just impressive puddle-jumping).

Boasting classic dive watch swagger, you get a handsome unidirectional rotating bezel (perfect for timing how long you can hold your breath, or how long until lunch). C3 Super Lumi-Nova ensures you can read it in the murkiest depths of the office or the actual ocean. Flip it over, and there’s an etched homage to its feathery muse – because nothing says ‘rugged adventurer’ like a subtle duck on your backside. With a robust stainless steel case and a sporty rubber strap, this watch will keep ticking, even if you’re just doggy-paddling in the deep end of life.