Guides
Watch guides
Each guide is a list drawn from the catalogue by a stated rule, such as "movement type is manual" or "case diameter is 38 mm or less". Only values with a recorded source count. We hold no prices and do not test watches, so these are filtered lists, not rankings by quality.
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16 references
Hand-wound watches
Every reference in the catalogue with a sourced manual-wind movement, and what living with one involves.
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12 references
Quartz watches
Battery-powered references in the catalogue, with a short primer on how quartz timekeeping works.
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8 references
Watches with a 70-hour-plus power reserve
References fitted with a caliber sourced at 70 hours of power reserve or more, enough to last a weekend off the wrist.
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3 references
Titanium watches
References with a sourced titanium case, plus what titanium does and does not do better than steel.
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4 references
Gold watches
References with a sourced yellow, white or rose gold case, and a note on what the colours mean.
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15 references
Small watches (38 mm and under)
References with a sourced case diameter of 38 mm or less, smallest first.
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7 references
Large watches (43 mm and over)
References with a sourced case diameter of 43 mm or more, largest first.
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20 references
Japanese watches
Every catalogued reference from a brand sourced as Japanese, with a short note on the country's watch industry.
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8 references
German watches
Every catalogued reference from a brand sourced as German, with a short note on Glashütte.
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33 references
Swiss automatic watches still in production
Current references from Swiss brands with a sourced automatic movement.
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21 references
Discontinued watches
References whose sourced status is discontinued, useful when checking a listing against the current range.
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