If you want one mechanical watch that works with a suit on Monday and a polo on Saturday, the Tissot Carson Premium Powermatic 80 T122.407.11.031.00 deserves a serious look. A 40mm steel case, a silver dial with slim baton indexes and a matching bracelet make it the definition of a versatile dress watch.

The headline is the movement. Tissot's Powermatic 80 automatic caliber stores up to 80 hours of power reserve, so the watch can sit on a dresser over a long weekend and still be running when you pick it up. You can watch it work through the see-through caseback. Up front, the Carson Premium's double gadroon bezel, a stepped polished ring, gives the case a jewel-like edge that sets it apart from plainer dress watches.

At just over 10mm thick, it slides easily under a shirt cuff, and the steel bracelet with alternating polished and satin links closes with a push-button butterfly clasp for a clean, secure fit.

Carson Premium Powermatic 80, ref. T122.407.11.031.00

• Case: 316L stainless steel, 40mm diameter, 10.25mm thick
• Dial: silver with baton indexes and date
• Movement: Swiss automatic Powermatic 80 (ETA C07.111)
• Power reserve: up to 80 hours
• Crystal: sapphire; caseback: see-through
• Water resistance: 50 meters
• Bracelet: stainless steel, butterfly clasp; 20mm lug width

The everyday automatic dress watch, done right.