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Do I Need A Surf Watch? 5 Best Models – Ultimate Guide
How do tide watches work? What watches work with Surfline sessions? All great questions we’ll answer in this article. After what seems to be a long winter, it’s time for the sun to come out and play and let summer finally welcome us with rising temperatures! I know some of us are tired of hearing …
Is Seiko A Good Brand Of Watch? Top 4 Facts & Models
Spend more than a few minutes doing some watch shopping and you’ll come across numerous Seiko’s. With options in most price brackets, but with a focus on quality watches with good value, Seiko’s are found in most watch shops and department stores. Larger Than Wristwatches Like many watch brands that date from the late 1800s, …
A Gaijin’s Travels 3/3: Touring the Citizen Watch Factory
This is the final part of our three-part series. Check out parts one and two. San: An Exclusive Look into the Citizen Watch Company Factory Our final part of this trilogy will start with something special. Before our trip, Gracious Watch reached out to various Japanese watchmakers to see if we can do something special …
A Gaijin’s Travels 2/3: Touring the Citizen Watch Factory
This article is part two in our three-part series. Check out part one here. Ni: The Eclectic Japanese Watch Market As we mentioned earlier, wristwatches are a part of Japanese life. It is a necessary tool in order to go about in their daily life. Wristwatches need to work when they need it the most …
A Gaijin’s Travels 1/3: Touring the Citizen Watch Factory
As we bring you to something special, we at Gracious Watch bring you a multi-part piece of traveling tidbit when it comes to watches. We go to one of the most timely countries in the world: Japan. Here we explore the culture when it comes to time and the importance of it, how wristwatches are …
Omega Watches: Contemporary Collectors Top 3 Models
Omega Watches: Contemporary Collectors Top 3 Models Omega is one of the legendary watchmaking brands in the world. It’s been adorned and cherished by some of the greatest people and has been part of history to change the world, both real and otherwise. While Omega has amassed a great lineup for anyone to choose from, …
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Stuhrling Original Watches: 6 Best Collections Guide
The entry-level market within watchmakers is a tough battle to be in. With the heavyweight brands keeping an eye on everything, making sure they capture every price bracket and specific tastes, niche brands will definitely need to provide a stellar product at the right price to stand out from the crowd. You have to create …
Curated: Mechanical Tissot’s Worth Wearing – Top 7 Models
Tissot has been at the forefront of creating wristwatches that offer great value for money. Being a part of The Swatch Group does give them some guidelines on what to produce but for the most part, Tissot has been churning hit after hit with every release. With a model range that encompasses every segment and …
Pocket Watches for All Price Points | Top 3 Categories Guide
A dapper gentleman oozes refinement and exudes confidence. Clothed in bespoke material, everything has been addressed to the fine details: the horn buttons, the tapered sleeves and pant legs, and a great fitting shirt that is both crisp and clean. Complete with well-shined shoes, the light bounces off and provides shimmer that is only achieved …
Collectible Seiko Watches Worth Investing In – 8 Best Models
With Seiko being known for producing great timepieces are introductory prices, it’s no wonder that it’s one of the leading Japanese watchmaking firms with significant market share. They are to create and provide forto wanting customers a great automatic watch, 100m water resistance, day/date feature, for less than $200. That’s a great deal if we …
Which Brand Of Watch Is Best? 15 Best Brands Guide
Post Navigation Entry-Level Mid-Tier Upper-Tier Last updated April 2018 There are myriad of options nowadays in the watch market, drowning consumers like yourself with information overload. With brands covering every possible price-point, it can be quite intimidating for a novice watch enthusiast to get their feet wet into the foray. It’s also more complicated nowadays, …
Curated: 16 TAG Heuer Watches Worth Wearing
TAG Heuer has a fun-filled history that deserves some time to be studied. Starting in the 1800s, Heuer became chronometer baron by providing innovative ideas to the market such as: First dashboard chronograph in 1911 First wrist chronograph in 1914 Autavia dashboard timer in 1933 By building a stellar reputation for accuracy within the automobile …
Buyer’s Guide: Casio Edifice Watches
Casio has a great stronghold on the casual watch market, with the successful G-Shock lineup taking over the wrists of today’s youth. The current consumer taste loves the luminous color, the immense features, and the chunky approach that G-Shocks offer today. The sales results speak for themselves but as those consumers grow up, their taste …
Seiko: It’s History, Watchmaking Achievements, & More
Founded in 1881, Kintaro Hattori opened a watch shop in Ginza, Tokyo, Japan. From there, he built a brand known collectively throughout for its craftsmanship and exquisite timepieces. In fact, that’s what the name Seikosha means, translated as the ‘House of Exquisite Workmanship’. As the years progressed, Seiko became one of the competitions that went …
Ultimate Style Guide – What Is Considered Haute Horology?
Fine Watchmaking is excellence in watchmaking The techniques of watchmaking in symbiosis with the applied arts High Horology is a philosophy where tradition and mechanical craftsmanship takes precedence in the world of wrist watches. It is a foundation that prides itself on embracing heritage and to cherish the aptitude required to build these very complex …
Curated: Luxurious Ladies Watches Worth Wearing
As we did our annual review of work, we realized that Gracious Watch has little to no coverage to women’s watches! We do apologize for that oversight and we are here to see what the market has to offer to our female enthusiasts. Today’s market gives more creative freedom towards women’s watches and isn’t afraid …
Curated: Japan’s Most Popular Watches
In the land of the rising sun, Japan has been a technological powerhouse throughout the years. Pioneering the technological movement, providing high-quality electronics at competitive prices, the Japanese changed the landscape and paved the way for the future and what it was going to look like. They also changed the landscape of wristwatches, which were …
The Comprehensive Guide to the Casio G-Shock
Introduction & G-Shock History Post Navigation Introduction G-Steel/MT-G Master of G MR-G There was a desire to create a durable wristwatch that would be able to withstand basically anything that Mother Nature had to offer. There were little to no offerings of such a watch during the 1980s. In comes Casio, who designed and brought …
Curated: The Most Popular Rolex Watches
Post Navigation Previous Page /Next Page Introduction Explorer Daytona GMT Master II Submariner Picture this: A well-aged man is relaxing in his bedroom, and contemplates his next luxurious adventure. He’s surrounded by the best offerings: high thread count sheets, various artwork, and bespoke pieces of furniture. One glance at this man will give anyone the …
Spring Giveaway. Win one of FOUR Watches – March 2018
Spring is here (according to the calendar, not necessarily the weather) which means it’s time to update your style for the new season. Enter this month’s giveaway where FOUR lucky readers will walk away with one cool, new ladies watch. A month or so back, CWT sent us four watches from their exclusive brand, Jones New York. …
12 Quality Watches for Today’s Teenage Watch Enthusiasts
Post Navigation Next Page Introduction Two Ultra-Affordable Brands Worth Wearing Seiko Timex Under $100 $100 – $250 $250 – $750 $750+ Last Updated: February 2018 Before the life-changing introduction of the smartphone, wrist watches were created and utilized with the primary goal of it being used as a tool for someone. Whether that watch needed …
Bulova Watches: An American Watchmaking Success Story
The modern watch landscape has changed throughout the decades: Companies have come and gone, while others drastically changed their philosophy altogether. One thing was definitely certain: Bulova grew from a small American Watchmaking firm to a global success. With a handful of world firsts, the New York firm was a vital contributor to the Art …
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The History of the Swatch Group: Watchmaking’s Most Notable Conglomerate
The creation of Swatch is a prime example of creating something out of necessity due to the changing landscape around them. The Swiss were forced to comply in order to avoid an economic downturn and it led to creating the world’s largest watchmaking firm, covering over 10 brands with various price points and demographics. If …