So, the stage is set. That lakeside cabin or beach retreat is booked, the packing process is underway, you’re dreaming of filling up your YETI cooler with ice-cold beer and perhaps, you’re contemplating the watch (or watches!) you’re going to bring with you as part of your everyday carry essentials on a summer getaway.

One of the very best watches for men should be able to go anywhere you go, into the water and back on land — and back on the road — without missing a beat. And because a stylish watch for men is quite the investment, you should be shopping with confidence (and hopefully, giving yourself a bit of time to consider the timepiece in question). That’s where the handsome Shinola dive watch at the top of the page joins your packing list.

My past Shinola reviews have assuredly sung the praises of the brand, from its Mid-Century Shinola Runwell to hard-wearing, bold dive watches like the Shinola West Wind — this timepiece shown here is no slouch, either.

But if versatility, rugged construction and style points aplenty are what you seek, then you could do worse than the Shinola Lake Superior Monster Automatic Watch, a land-and-sea timepiece fashioned with great care from the modern icons at the Detroit lifestyle company. Yes indeed, if any company could craft a durable watch fit for the Great Lakes, it’d be Shinola.

And while we don’t talk about watches on this blog as frequently as, say, the best Oxford shirt or classic blue jeans, it’s a valuable piece to have in your arsenal, packed with both functionality and fashion.

At first glance, the black case and bezel, plus three-link stainless steel bracelet, might call to mind a certain famous, somewhat similar dive watch (ahem, the Rolex Submariner), but Shinola switches things up when it comes to the Shinola Lake Superior Monster Automatic Watch, shifting the date window and delivering this rugged dive watch in a 43mm build.

Fashioned from durable 316L stainless steel, this watch is also rated down to 1,000 feet — whether extreme diving or a quick dip in the ocean is your pursuit of choice, this watch can handle it. And the good news, you needn’t change it when it comes time to dress for dinner — it’s refined and yet highly functional, like, well, the Rolex Submaner.

The 26-jewel, 38-hour power reserve of the quite reliable Sellita SW200-1 automatic movement powers this watch, and marks a step up from Shinola’s earlier days of using quartz movements (let the debate among horological enthusiasts rage on as to which movement is really worth the price).

Its indices are given a green-glow treatment, Shinola notes of this hard-working, easily wearable watch. Whether paired with a polo and chino shorts or with a chambray shirt and linen trousers “the star quality of this timepiece is its performance,” and that’s a sentiment I wholeheartedly endorse as you prep for your next standout summer getaway.