Buying Guides
Best Watches Under $500
Ten watches from Seiko, Orient, Citizen and Tissot, each chosen for a specific job, from dress and dive to travel and solar no-fuss wear.
Ten watches from Seiko, Orient, Citizen and Tissot, each chosen for a specific job, from dress and dive to travel and solar no-fuss wear.
Seven automatics and one hand-wound alternative for a first mechanical watch, with hacking, hand-winding, power reserve and accuracy explained.
A slim, integrated-bracelet Swiss automatic with an 80-hour reserve. We look at what the specs promise, where it falls short and who should buy it.
The hardest crystal is not always the toughest. How sapphire, mineral glass, Hardlex and acrylic compare, and which suits the way you wear a watch.