The watch market has never ceased to be hot. The prices are soar for all kinds of watches. The interesting models in the past are back to the limelight. And a wide range of styles are available for the casual enthusiast — one with no summer bonuses to blow on a Swiss-made block of metal — featuring never been wider. Unless you John Mayer, It’s easy to get overwhelmed by the multitude of options — let alone the confusing technical jargon used to describe them. (And if you to be John Mayer: Hello, sir! Thanks for reading. Like and subscribe.)
So for the latest episode of GQ Proposal Programwe’ve dived into the only five types of watches you really need to know, whether you’re a budding watch lover looking to build your collection or a watch enthusiast with a scary watch profound knowledge among the reference numbers of the previous decade.
To help illustrate our point, we called options worth about $115,000 from some the biggest watchmakers in the businessand analyze point by point what makes their watches so special. In the video below, you’ll hear exactly why we tapped them and a little (yes, a lot) of background on their pedigree. Take a preview to find out which is right for you and which you should commit to before common sense — and the impending rent bill — leaves you guessing at your decision.
See something you like? Keep scrolling to dig into each model—and maybe even grab one for yourself.
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1. The wristwatch
Slim, well-made, and fitted with a leather strap, the watch is designed to match your best outfit — and tends to be priced accordingly.
2. Dive watches
Dive watches were officially introduced in the 50s to help scuba divers keep an eye on their air supply underwater, but today they’ve made some of the most reliable everyday watches on the market. .
3. Racing watches
Race watches are chronographs that typically include a tachometer – a convenient complication used to measure the speed of the wearer – with a bezel. These are watches that help your wrist launch.
4. Pilot’s Watch
Identified by prominent, legible numerals and a noble crown, a pilot’s watch designed to handle the exposed cockpit turbulence in flight is an enjoyable atmospheric experience. Today, though? No goggles, no gloves, no problem.
5. Police at the scene
Rugged, durable and well-suited to mundane, non-combat situations, field watches have long been familiar to civilian collectors across the globe.
