Watches

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*This guide is not complete, I will add more stuff, feel free to contribute in the comments. Last Edit: 23/02/2026

Buying a watch may seem simple, but there are five things you have to look out for first before buying.

  1. Fitting: There are many sizes of watches; some may seem big and heavy or too small on your hand. Picking the right size is very important. That’s why you should always try a watch on your hand first!
    Watch Size Guide: What’s the Perfect Size for Your Wrist?
    How to Measure Your Wrist for a Watch: A Step-by-Step

  2. Price/Budget: Ask yourself first, “How much am I willing to pay for a watch?” Then set a price range and search for the one you are looking for.

  3. Movement: Movements are the heart of the watch, what makes them operate every day, and so there are three movements to choose from: quartz, manual, and automatic.

    • 3.1 Quartz watch movement uses a battery as its primary power source to keep time. Quartz watches are also known for accurate timekeeping.

    • 3.2 Manual watch movements require the wearer to wind the watch by hand regularly. Turning the crown winds the mainspring, storing energy that powers the watch until it needs winding again.

    • 3.3 Automatic watch movements, also known as self-winding movements, harness the natural motion of the wearer's wrist. A rotor inside the watch spins with movement, winding the mainspring automatically.
      Different Watch Movements Explained
      Watch Movement Types Explained By The Experts

  4. Style/design: Whether you are looking for a dress watch, a diver's watch, or an everyday watch, you have to choose based on your style. Be sure to consider the colour of the case, the dial, the straps, the numerics (Roman or Arabic), and so on.

The Ultimate Watch Buying Guide
A Man’s Guide to Wristwatches: How to Choose a Watch


Watch Brand hierarchy/guide

ConsumerEnthusiastQuasi-Luxury
BulovaAlpinaAnordain
Calvin KleinArchimedeBall
CasioAristoBaume & Mercier
CitizenDamaskoChristopher Ward
DWDoxaEbel
FossilEdoxEberhard
InvictaFarerEpos
JunkersGlycineEterna
Mathey TissotHamiltonFormex
MondaineLacoFortis
MovadoLe JourGucci
MVMTLuminoxHanhart
NixonMarathonJunghans
OrientRevue ThommenLongines
PulsarSeiko ProspexMaurice Lacroix
Sea-gullSevenFridayMeister Singer
SeikoSqualesMido
SkagenSteinhartMonta
StuhrlingStowaMuehle-Glashuette
SwatchYemaOris
TimexZodiacRado
TissotFrédérique ConstantRaymond Weil
VictorinoxSinn
VostokTitoni
Tourby
Tutima
Union Glashuette/SA
Wempe
ZRC
Entry-Leven LuxuryLuxuryHigh-End Luxury
Bell & RossBreitlingBlancPain
BremontBulgariRow 2
Carl F.BuchererCartierChopard
ChanelChronoSwissCredor
GrahamCorumFrank Muller
HermesDiorGirard-Perregaux
Kurono TokyoGrand SeikoGlashuette Original
MinaseIWCHarry Winston
MingLouis VuittonHubolt
MontBlancOfficine PaneraiJaeger-Le-Coultre
NomosOmegaRoger Dubuis
TagHeuerZenithRolex
Tiffany & CoUlysse Nardin
Tudor
Vulcain
Ultra Luxury
A. Lange & Söhne
Richard Mile
Armin Strom
Arnold & Son
Audemars Piguet
Bovet
Breguet
CZAPEK
H. Moser & Cie.
Jaquet Droz
MB&F
Patek Philippe
Piaget
Ressence
Vacheron Constantin
Van Cleef & Arpels

AHCI (Académie Horlogère des Créateurs Indépendants)
F.P Journe
Philippe Dufour


Photo Guides
Watch Size Chart
Parts of the watch 1
Parts of the watch


Do you want to news about expensive watches and anything else regarding watches? Check these websites:
All Watch News
Monochrome-Watches
Watches by sjx
Hodinkee
A Blog to Watch
Worn & Wound
Fratello Watches
Quill & Pad
Watchicity
Time & Tide Watches

Where does solar fit in? I'm guessing the movement is quartz, but with power coming from light rather than (only) a battery? Also, and this might be outside the scope, what about mentioning kinetic watches? Many, many years ago, I asked a shop owner about fixing a kinetic watch and he pointedly told me that I had a self-winding watch, not a kinetic one. I assume (hope?) I'm not the only one who's made that mistake.

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