A watch is one of the few typical but important accessories that a man owns. It isn't only for the functionality but more often than not, the choice of the watch becomes the man's fashion statement. Nowadays, sportspeople have managed to achieve statuses like that of a celebrity and their fashion sense is often being judged. So it's become important that the mens sports watches go in line with their fashion styles as well. That aside, every athlete needs a good sports watch to stand up to extreme conditions and still give him features he needs.

But how does one go about choosing and buying mens sports watches? Well, you should at least know what you need from the watch. One type of watch that every athlete, or even a non-athlete who leads an active lifestyle, should have is the heart rate monitor watch. The reason is simple enough. It tells you your heart rate as you are exercising so you know exactly at what level of intensity you are in. It is perfect to monitor your fitness and to prevent you from overworking yourself. The Timex Race Trainer Heart Rate Monitor does just that. Its 10-workout memory, 50-lap chrono with average heart rate per lap, and five interval timers with individual heart rate target zones makes training easier than ever. Like a personal computer, it will also save your latest workout information so you can review it later on.

How do you keep the time when you are a 100 meter below sea level? You certainly cannot use a regular watch; it would have been well damaged by then. This is where the Dive Watch by Ram Watch comes into the picture. An instrument with unidirectional bezel to provide alternative source of elapsed time to the diver, this diving watch is made from stainless steel and is water resistant for 200 meters. Don't worry about reading in the dark; the watch comes with luminous hands and markers for easy viewing. It is also a surprisingly good bargain; not expensive at all! If you want something pricier though, then put Tag Heuer's Link Chronograph Stainless Steel Watch into your consideration list. With a price tag of over a thousand, it had better be a perfect diving watch!

If you're a runner, you could choose between a heart rate monitor watch and a running watch. The former would be able to track the level of your intensity but the latter incorporates that with other features that a runner could benefit from. A good running watch should be able to record the mile times in races or lap times in speed sessions, as well as countdown timers. These are all useful functions to have during the training period. The Forerunner 310XT GPS-enable Sport Watch can do that, in addition to having GPS, a swim-proof trainer that tracks bike and run data, which also sends it wirelessly to your computer! How's that for an ideal watch? It's a watch designed mostly for runners, cyclists and even swimmers. You can easily transfer the watch from wrist to the bike using the optional quick release and bike mounts. It is water resistant for 50 meters, so you can take it down to the pool too (just not for diving sessions).

We all know that watches either come in analog or digital form. For an athlete, a digital chronograph watch is usually more suitable than an analog as it provides easier viewing. Most of the sport watches are digitalized nowadays anyway. The Suunto digital watches are very sleek in design and you can hardly tell that it is a sports watch by just looking. The TC3 offers guidance to the training without any electrodes or complex equipments. By providing information up to the second, TC3 is able to assist in maximizing your workouts or trainings.