In response to the growing popularity of the vintage models, various companies have resurrected the design and begun producing their own variants. In recent years, however, Tropic returned as a brand ...

8. Bell & Ross, $5,000 This version of the French company Bell & Ross’s BR-05 GMT watch has a sky blue sun ray dial that strikes a playful note along with its grooved rubber strap.

The Tropic strap needs no introduction to the serious watch collector or to the veteran SCUBA diver. Produced in the 1960s and included as an OEM option on myriad dive watches, original vintage ...

Consider the Hermès Cut, introduced at the 2024 Watches and Wonders Geneva fair, with rubber straps in colors such as green, lavender and the distinctive Hermès orange.