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12 Best Minimalist Watches

Characterized by simple and clean designs with pared-down dials, minimalist watches prioritize functionality and legibility and do away with unnecessary and fussy details. Not all, but many minimalist watches are inspired by Bauhaus design, a movement that emerged in the early 20th century, which emphasizes the principle of “form follows function.” In other words, the […]

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Top Skeleton Watches

Skeleton watches, also known as open-worked watches, are not timepieces decorated with skulls and other bones (although, those do certainly exist). Skeleton watches have open dials that allow for a view of the movement inside. What’s more, they sometimes have skeletonized movements that are engineered to hollow out as much as possible, which means you […]

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7 Affordable Day-Date Watches

As its name suggests, a day-date watch is one that displays the day of the week along with the date. Not only is it one of the most practical types of calendar watches you can own but it’s also simple to use and set. While the day-date is mostly associated with the exceedingly expensive and […]

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Top Affordable Watches to Gift for the Holidays

In between sips of egg nog and the third run-through of the Michael Bublé Christmas soundtrack this December, you will surely be thinking of what presents you’d like Santa to bring for all your loved ones, and *ahem* maybe even yourself. Whether you know someone that’s a budding watch enthusiast or you’re just looking to […]

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Quintessential 90s Style Watches

Fashion is cyclical – trends come and go. What’s in style today will eventually be overtaken by the “next best thing,” possibly returning as fashionable a few decades later. While watches are not nearly as vulnerable to changing tastes as clothes and shoes, there are definitely a few watch designs that were more popular in […]

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Five of the Best Automatic Watches Under $300 – Plus Two Bonus Entries

Mechanical watches have a reputation for being expensive timepieces, yet that’s not always true. There are indeed plenty of fantastic budget-friendly options out there in the vast automatic watch universe. To illustrate our point, here are five of the best automatic watches under $300, ranging from casual to sporty to dressy. Plus, we’ve thrown in […]