£1,000 to £2,000

A boutique-exclusive champagne two-tone that unexpectedly won his heart: warm, well-finished and rare, though the bezel isn't the best and the clasp is the usual one.

Excellent value GMT in the Marine Master case, but he hates the dial and clasp and says he would not buy it.

A beautiful 'baby Marine Master' with a stunning case, but he calls it an MM200 with a freaky dial, finds the lume poor, and wouldn't buy it.

A huge, goofy and gorgeous Sumo: casework that beats Rolex and Omega, great comfort, only for big wrists. A real favourite.

A very nice, well-made and good-value GMT diver, but Gethin would not buy one: he dislikes GMTs and the Blue Wave dial.

Smart, well-built and in a gorgeous cobalt, but the octagonal bezel isn't for him: he'd wear it to the office, not the beach.

Gethin's grail: the original Marinemaster 300, which he would take over the SLA023 'all day long'.

Light as a feather, gorgeous titanium case and one of the comfiest watches he's worn, let down by a skewed chapter ring, a stamped clasp and a fast 6R35. Buy used, not new.

The Marinemaster 300 'for three times less': same soul, slightly lesser body, and never pay more than £650.

A tungsten-carbide, Powermatic 80 day-date he calls 'a great first automatic for anyone's girlfriend or wife'.

An almost perfect watch and one of Seiko's finest masterpieces; not worth £1,100 new, but a steal used at £750-850.

A strange-looking little tool watch he really loves, with a bezel he rates above the 62MAS; let down by the bracelet and the retail price. Buy used, wear on rubber.

Orient's best ever watch, a bargain and a beast, but only for big wrists.