Best Men's Watches Guide: Pick the Perfect Watch for Your Man

Best Men’s Watches Guide: Pick the Perfect Watch for Your Man : Are you looking for a gift for the man in your life? Whether it’s for a boyfriend, husband, partner, father, son, or any other special male, 2020 is the year to buy that man a watch. With so many people carrying a mobile phone, using a smartwatch or fitness tracker, you might think watches have seen better days, but they are just as popular as ever.

Before you rush out to buy one, there are a few watch buying tips, from Watches of Dublin that you might want to bear in mind.

Top Watch Buying Tips

There a few basic rules you should follow. Choose a dark leather strap for formal wear, a strap made from metal with a black face for wearing to the office, and for weekend adventures it has to be a chronograph.

Trends come and go in the world of watches. However, much the same as oversized hats and wearing shorts with suits, their shelf life is very limited. If you’re spending big for this special gift, you’re better sticking with the classics.

Watches have been around since the early years of the last century. Ever since then, the dial’s brand name has been a good indication of the level of quality. A “Manufacture” brand will produce their own watches, often with parts they’ve also manufactured. A “dial name,” on the other hand, will construct its watches using bought-in parts.

As a general rule of thumb, the higher the price, the more you should ask about your timepiece’s provenance.

4 Different Watch Types

Different occasions call for another type of watch. There are five classics you might want to consider.

The Diving Watch

This watch is designed to be worn when diving in the ocean, hence the name. However, most will never experience water. Diving watches are popular because of their rugged construction, hands and dials that are luminous, and a unidirectional bezel.

Cartier first coined the term, a pilot’s watch, when they developed a watch for a pilot called Albertos Santos Dumont in 1911. From that day, aviation watches didn’t look back. It combines technicality and classic touches perfectly.
The Dress Watch

A dress watch is a perfect accessory for those special occasions. It’s timeless and somewhat understated. Typically, it will come with a leather strap and be so super-thin that it’s unnoticed until the wearer needs to know the time.
The Minimalist Watch

If you think the man in your life would prefer a pared-back look a minimalist watch should tick the box.
The Driving Watch

Watches and motorsports always long had a special connection. All the best chronograph watches include a stopwatch feature, a tachymeter included on the bezel, and of course, something for measuring speed.

A well-made watch is a thing of beauty. Choose the right one and it can be worn with pride. To work correctly, it needs the best heart, and let’s not forget it also needs to be serviced regularly, so it’s always in tip-top condition.