Editor?s note: Today I am excited to be introducing a new take on our 3 watches for $5k series, and it places you, dear reader, at its center. We are always looking for more meaningful ways to incorporate your voice within our editorial projects, and this is just the first step in giving you a platform to share your passion, your opinion, and your perspective on watches. 
Beginning today, I invite you to share your ?3 watches for $5k? submissions with us via this submission form. In time, we will be opening other series, both existing and new, up for reader submissions, all of which will use the same submission process. Publication is not guaranteed, though we may do monthly round ups of some of the more interesting submissions. 
Kicking things off, I?m happy to welcome the selections of reader Thomas Calara, who?s got some fan favorites, and something a bit off the beaten path. 
 

My three watch collection is a reflection of how I traverse between the office, ocean and beyond. I spend much of my free time outdoors between surfing at the beach break and hiking our modest mountains here in San Diego (more so hiking recently, as I am preparing to climb Mount Whitney in mid July). And when I?m not looking for any type of extended adventure, I?m in the office hammering away at the keyboard for either work, or sneaking in a quick write up about watches. 
I’m a huge enthusiast of tool watches that serve multiple purposes. If the weather reports look on po...