Collection: Men's Caravelle Watches

Men’s Caravelle, from dress watch to diver

Most men’s Caravelle watches are 39 to 41 mm quartz watches with a date on a steel bracelet, in silver-tone, gold-tone, two-tone or grey. Around them sit a few with more going on: the Sea Hunter automatic diver, Aqualuxx Sport chronographs rated to 100 metres and the Field Lite Up with its light-up function.

The models

The Dress models are the core of the range, at 40 and 41 mm with dials in black, blue, grey, green or aqua. The 39 mm Classic Jubilee Duet comes in champagne gold-tone or silver-white two-tone and has a 28 mm twin on women’s Caravelle watches, which makes a matching pair easy. For a smaller, vintage look, the Vintage Classic is a 32 mm rectangle with a calendar, and the Traditional and one Dress model come at 30 mm.

The Sea Hunter is the automatic of the group: 39 mm of 316L steel, a screw-back case, luminous hands and markers and 200 metres of water resistance, with dials in black, beige, green, light blue, orange or blue. The Aqualuxx Sport is a 40 mm chronograph with a calendar on a steel bracelet, in silver-tone with a black dial or gold-tone with a brown one, and the Sport is a 44 mm black chronograph with 24-hour time. The Field Lite Up 43C126 is a 39 mm field watch with a blue dial, a day and date and a light-up function, on a fabric strap and rated to 50 metres.

Choosing one

Size first: 39 to 41 mm suits most wrists between about 16.5 and 19 cm, and the 30 to 32 mm models suit slimmer wrists or anyone after a vintage look. Then water: the Dress models are rated 30 metres, splashes only. The Field Lite Up is fine for swimming, the Aqualuxx Sport for swimming and snorkelling, and the Sea Hunter goes to 200 metres. Our guide to what water resistance really means explains each rating.

The rest of the range, women’s models included, is on Caravelle watches.

Questions

Can I scuba dive with the Sea Hunter? It’s rated to 200 metres, which in Citizen’s terms covers swimming and snorkelling. For scuba diving, choose a watch marked Diver’s 200m, such as a Citizen Promaster diver.

Which is the dressiest? The Dress models on steel, especially in gold-tone with a black dial, or the Classic Jubilee Duet in champagne gold-tone. The 32 mm Vintage Classic rectangle slips under a shirt cuff too.