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For The Girls; The Best Women’s Watches Put The ‘Wonder’ In Watches & Wonders 2026

AR Staff — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:36:46 +0000

Let’s be honest. No matter how many times watch brands and new watch media proclaim that “all watches are unisex!” and “anyone can wear anything!” when introducing the latest 44mm clonker—while modelling said timepiece on an impossibly hirsute wrist, we might add—there’s no denying that watches are, to an extent, gendered. Beyond the obvious question of size, there’s often a certain degree of tension between fashion and function, with the argument made that women’s watches should address the former while […]

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The 10 Best Dress Watches For Women, For Every Budget

Arabella Johnson — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 10:15:19 +0000

Dress watches are a peculiar category. There was once a time when the majority of watches produced—excepting field and military watches—were, by default, dress watches. And, the first ones were made for women. Although pocket watches were popular, the first wristwatch was commissioned from Breguet by Caroline Bonaparte, the Queen of Naples, in 1810, followed by a commission from Patek Philippe by Countess Koscowicz of Hungary in 1868. Caroline Bonaparte’s commission was a quarter repeater (a complication that chimes the […]

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The 8 Best Cartier Crash Alternatives Are Surrealist Works Of Art

Theo Rosen — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 10:43:39 +0000

Now, the only real Cartier Crash dupe is to take a Baignoire into the flames and bash it with a hammer. But you don’t want that, do you? You don’t even really want a Cartier Crash alternative. No, mon chéri. You my dear are a cultured, worldly wise individual — perhaps a fan of the late Salvador Dalí. One of discernment and good taste. You want a surrealist representation of the inevitability—and ultimately, meaninglessness—of the passing of time. A refined […]

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The Best Loud Luxury Watches For Wealth That Shouts (!)

Theo Rosen — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 09:48:46 +0000

Yeah, yeah — quiet luxury this, quiet luxury that. The only true stealth wealth watch? Throw on a Timex and chuck the funds into some premium bonds (no, this is absolutely not financial advice). Sure, you could drop five to six figures to fly under the radar with a Parmigiani Fleurier Tonda PF Micro-Rotor or a Breguet Classique 7637, but if you’re going to put your money where your wrist is, you might as well let people know about it. […]

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Making A Case For The Engagement Watch

Tanisha Angel — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 23:57:49 +0000

Engagement rings have been around for centuries, with Pope Nicholas I declaring that a gold ring represented a man’s intent to marry in a letter to Boris I of Bulgaria in 860, however, it wasn’t until 1947 that the De Beers “a diamond is forever” slogan and campaign cemented diamond rings as an engagement necessity. While engagement – and more specifically, diamond engagement – rings have certainly enjoyed an illustrious time in the spotlight, conceptions around them are slowly but […]

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It’s Time; Cocktail Watches Have Returned. These are 10 Of The Best

Tanisha Angel — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 07:11:55 +0000

The earliest wristwatches were in fact cocktail watches. Both Breguet and Patek Philippe often lay claim to the accolade of having produced the first wristwatch. The former claims to have made the first wristwatch in 1810 for Caroline Bonaparte, the Queen of Naples, an oblong case mounted on a wristlet of hair and gold thread which allowed it to be attached to the wrist. Likely the earliest female watch collector in the world, Caroline Bonaparte was just 23 years old […]

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These Unconventional & Asymmetrical Watches Think Outside The Circle

Henry Blake — Mon, 26 May 2025 04:23:46 +0000

Regardless of whether you tend to gravitate towards tool or dress watches, it’s quite likely your watch of choice will be circular and almost certain it will be symmetrical. It’s only natural given watches are used to measure the passing of time in equal increments (just think back to all those primary school maths lessons visually depicting fractions in the form of pies or pizzas). Plus, wristwatches are derived from pocket watches, which were exclusively created in round shapes to […]

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15 Captivating Stone Dial Watches To Try In 2026

Henry Blake — Thu, 15 May 2025 06:07:35 +0000

Imbuing horology with a jewellery-like aesthetic, stone dial watches are something to behold. A relatively new addition to the watch world, stone dial watches are held in high esteem for not only their use of semi-precious materials but for the craftsmanship that goes into them. That, and the fact that colourful rocks are pretty. Using stones with intriguing patterns like malachite, tiger’s eye, and agate as well as monolithic varieties like opal, onyx, and mother-of-pearl, many manufactures crafting stone dial […]

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The Best Luxury Watches For Women With Small (& Tiny) Wrists

Tanisha Angel — Fri, 11 Apr 2025 14:39:52 +0000

There is no shortage of articles on the best watches for small wrists. However, the initial hit of excitement at seeing a story on recommendations for good small watches is invariably followed by a wave of disappointment upon realising the article in question considers a 6.5” wrist ‘small’ and said recommended ‘small’ watches are sized from 36 to 39mm. As someone with a 5.12” (13cm) wrist, even a 36mm case can have lug overhang, rendering the majority of these supposedly […]

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Shh! These Are The 11 Best Quiet Luxury Watches In 2026

Tanisha Angel — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 12:26:51 +0000

The old money aesthetic has dominated the collective consciousness of the style cognoscenti of late, with influencers, celebrities, and brands alike rather loudly touting the best recipe for ‘quiet luxury’. The trend towards quiet luxury proved a sartorial sigh of relief from the endless logomania that defined the previous decade, however ostentation isn’t limited to our wardrobes; it’s also present on our wrists. While there’s no shame in wearing a watch that appeals to — and is recognised by — […]

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