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The 38mm Aqua Terra in blue is, genuinely, one of the most wearable watches Omega makes and I will die on this hill. The teak-pattern dial catches light in this subtle, shifting way that rewards you t…
The Clé de Cartier is what happens when a watchmaker decides that the crown is not just a functional necessity but a design opportunity. That integrated winding crown integrated into the case at 12 o'…
Okay, the Bronze Gold Seamaster Diver 300M in black with rubber strap is genuinely one of Omega's most interesting offerings right now, and I don't think it gets enough credit. That warm bronze-gold c…
The Nomos Club Campus is my answer every single time someone asks 'what's a great first serious watch that won't make me look like I'm trying too hard?' The dial is so clean it almost feels radical. B…
Look, the Rootbeer GMT is one of those watches where I completely understand why people lose their minds over it. The two-tone Jubilee bracelet somehow shouldn't work - gold AND steel? - and yet it ab…
There is a Seiko 5 - the SNXJ90 - that I acquired at some point, I no longer remember exactly when, at a price I refuse to disclose. It is thirty-seven millimeters. It has a day and a date. The moveme…
A dive watch with diamonds set around the bezel. I want to be clear: I am not opposed to diamonds. I am not opposed to dive watches. I am opposed to the combination. The diamonds are for a wife, a mis…
The Casio F-91W is worn by men who have accepted certain things about their lives. I have not accepted those things and I never will. The watch itself is competent - it tells time - but competence is …
The Hublot. The Classic Fusion. Titanium and rubber. I do not understand this watch. Its wearer is announcing - loudly - 'I have money, but I could not decide what to spend it on, and someone in a bou…
The Submariner 5512. Crown guards. COSC certification - a small line of text at the six o'clock position that separates men who know what COSC means from men who do not. There is a hierarchy in vintag…
The Panthère de Cartier. Linked bracelet. Feminine? Perhaps. Elegant? Undeniably. I bought two of these to give as gifts to Evelyn - one in yellow gold, one in stainless steel. She could not tell them…
The Speedmaster Professional. Manual wind. NASA-certified. I own one - it is what one wears when playing at being 'casual.' It communicates that one is a serious person who understands watches without…
The Day-Date 18238. Sapphire crystal - the modernization one accepts. The President bracelet has a substantial, deliberate feel that lesser watches simply do not achieve. When I remove it in the eveni…
Yacht-Master in yellow gold. Some men consider this excessive. I consider those men to be men who cannot afford Yacht-Masters. There is a distinction between excess and correctness. This watch is not,…
The Batman GMT-Master II. Ceramic bezel in blue and black. Cerachrom, they call it - a name that suggests they consulted a linguist. I wear this when traveling to London for meetings. It is important …
The 5711/1A. Genta-designed integrated case in stainless steel. Blue dial with the horizontal grain. Discontinued, which of course only increases its desirability. I own one - two, actually - and I ha…
The President. Rolex Day-Date reference 1803 in yellow gold. This is the watch a man wears when he has decided that he is a man of consequence. I have three of these. The dial variations matter. The W…
The Datejust reference 1601 in stainless steel. Fluted white gold bezel. Oyster bracelet. Automatic caliber 1570 inside. My father wore a Datejust. His accountant now wears one, which is troubling, bu…