Five Best Weekend Watches

Colorful accents, rubber straps, and rugged chronographs that you won’t mind beating up a bit
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Hey, it's Friday. Time to loosen up.

You wouldn't wear a tie with your polo shirt, so once happy hour rolls around, you should take off that slim perpetual calendar and put on something a little more appropriate for the farmers market (or your kid's soccer game). You can go full-on off-duty with a big, brash chronograph, or you can pump the brakes and opt for something that's informal but understated. Whatever watch you choose, steel and titanium will take the place of gold and platinum (and you won't have to manually wind anything).