Editor?s note: In this 3 Watch Collection for $5,000, reader Alec Dent brings us a trio of amazing and historic tool watches, each with a story to tell. This is a selection with loads of character and a surprising amount of flexibility.
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In putting together the perfect three watch collection, I’m looking for diversity. Who wants a collection where each watch is competing against the others" A well-rounded trio gets you more bang for your buck and can provide some assurance that each watch will get a decent amount of wrist time. With only three watches it?s hard to make sure you?ve got a watch for every occasion?like measuring radioactivity, keeping highly-accurate time for a thousand years, or calculating your rate of martini consumption?but I feel confident I?ve covered most of the important bases.
Zodiac Super Sea Wolf – $1,500

Every watch collection needs a dive watch. (Or, as many in the watch community seem to think, two or three or four or five or?) There is no better value proposition than the Zodiac Super Sea Wolf. 200 meters of water resistance with a screw down crown" Check. Heritage" I don?t know how you could argue a 141-year-old Swiss made brand that launched one of the first true dive watches alongside Rolex and Blancpain doesn?t have heritage. And unlike those other two brands, which have seen their prices balloo...