I have always loved watches, but I have not had a lot of luck with them lasting long ( I have been told I may have excess electric current in my body).
I wanted a good watch that kept good time, was durable and did not need batteries. A chrono option would be nice as well.
My wife found an Oceanus watch (Casio's high line in the US) that is Solar, Atomic and Chronographic. The case and band are titanium and the crystal is saphire.
So far after 3 years, this puppy keeps perfect time (checks with the Atomic clock in Denver 3 times a night), never needs winding or batteries and has taken a considerable beating (I am very hard on watches) and I still love it!