Our Favorite Sports Watches Of 2025

This year, Oris rounded things out with one of its most compelling releases in recent memory by way of the new Pro Pilot Date, giving fans of the brand a new take on the Pro Pilot format in a price segment that’s easy to get excited about. There are three new dials in total, each bringing its own unique earthy element to the table and each is striking and very legible. The pebbled texture is an added touch which bolsters the overall value proposition. The turbine bezel is unique, and the detailing extends to the crown and caseback. The new case helps the watch wear better as well and it comes with an everyday-ready 100 meters of water resistance. A reliable Sellita-based movement keeps this watch from jumping up in price while also giving the wearer a sense of comfort in the caliber. And capping things off is the  ‘Lift’ seatbelt clasp which we have come to know in the Pro Pilot X series. If this is a sign of things to come for Oris, color us excited. — Danny Milton

Up until just a couple of months ago, one could argue that the Ranger was the collection that Tudor most overlooked. The brand’s staple field watch was limited to one size and one black dial to choose from. But 2025 marks the year that Tudor finally began to pay attention to its faithful Ranger, fleshing out the collection with new 36mm sizing and a brand new dial color with the release of the creamy “Dune” variation, which launched in both the 36mm and 39mm sizes. Interestingly, the Dune renditions of the Ranger have gone for significantly less Super-LumiNova than the black dial models, opting to coat just the hands and pips above the hours. Luckily, for the new 36mm Ranger models, Tudor didn’t skimp in the bracelet department, adding the T-Fit clasp system into the mix for the tiniest Ranger. The scaled-down sizes also maintain the 100 meters of water resistance and the use of a COSC-Certified automatic movement seen on the 39mm ranger, which is, in this case, the MT5400. — Erin Wilborn

IWC introduced its unusual and crowd-pleasing sand-colored Mojave Desert ceramic in 2019, debuting it in the case of a Pilot’s Watch Chronograph model, and followed that up with Mojave Desert versions of its Big Pilot and Big Pilot Perpetual Calendar models. This year, the military-aviation-inspired Top Gun family welcomes the colorway — which is designed to evoke the eponymous desert where U.S. Navy pilots train, as well as the color of their flight suits — to the more modestly dimensioned, time-only 41mm Pilot’s Watch Automatic model. Like its predecessors, the Pilot’s Watch Automatic Top Gun Mojave Desert watch features a brown dial with muted-beige details to complement the sand-colored case and beige-colored rubber-and-textile strap for a monochromatic, earth-tone look.

The ceramic case, whose caseback is made of titanium and engraved with that familiar Top Gun logo you remember from the movies, is the result of a special blend of zirconium oxide and other metallic oxides heated in a kiln to achieve extreme hardness and scratch-resistance. Inside, the automatic in-house Caliber 32112 boasts the brand’s hallmark pawl winding system, a hacking seconds function, and an impressive 120-hour power reserve. True to its aviation origins, the watch is cockpit-ready with a sapphire crystal over the dial secured against displacement by drops in air pressure. — Mark Bernardo

The options were aplenty this year so not everything could make the initial cut but that doesn’t mean that the honorable mentions aren’t just as deserving. This year’s HM Sport Watch field features two models that can best be described as luxury sport watch options from blue chip brands. These are watches that honestly swim in the same pond in many ways in the sense that they are for a more elevated sport style and not necessarily adventure-bound. The first is the splashiest Cartier release in a year that brought us the Tank à Guichets. That would be the Santos Titanium. Yes, Cartier’s original sports watch – perhaps the original sports watch full stop is not fashioned in titanium, but it doesn't end there. This model, to the dismay of many, only comes in the large size for Cartier though we can bet that will change in the future.

The titanium format used here is a bead-blasted affair which makes the watch all the more sporty in appearance while also solving an age old problem for the watch. Now the bezel is done in the same non-polished execution as the rest of the watch meaning that the mirror finished polish of the steel and precious versions is not a factor here…meaning this watch is no longer a scratch magnet of the highest order. In short, this is a welcome addition to the Santos line that we will be watching with great interest.

Next up is Patek’s sequel to the extremely controversial Cubitus, its first new watch collection under brand steward Thierry Stern. The original Cubitus at 43mm in its cubic shape made serious waves in the industry for its sheer size and more angular take on the nautilus form. Everyone begged the brand to make the watch smaller, and many also wished that it would come in steel (the 43mm only had one steel reference with a green dial). One wish was granted this year with the release of the 40mm Cubitus, but only in precious metal. While I never disliked the 43mm Cubitus necessarily, this new size is pitch perfect for a watch we are still getting used to. The blue dial in white gold is the surefire favorite, and here’s hoping a steel edition is soon to come.