Price Guides
The Best Cheap Watches Right Now
Twelve watches under $150 that we would put on any wrist, chosen for how they are built and how they look rather than for the number on the tag, plus the four places cheap watches usually cut corners.
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Price Guides
The Best Affordable Watches of 2026
Affordable covers everything from an $80 quartz to a $500 Swiss watch, and the right pick depends on the job. Here are the best affordable watches of 2026, sorted by the six things people most often buy a watch for.
Gift Guides
The Christmas Watch Gift Guide 2026
A watch is one of the few Christmas presents that is still in use the following December. Here are our picks for everyone on the list, and the dates to think about before the stores get busy.
Deals
Black Friday Watch Deals 2026: What to Look For
Black Friday falls on November 27 this year. Here is how to judge a watch deal before you click, what a fair price looks like for the watches we cover, and which offers are running now.
Deals
Cyber Monday Watch Deals 2026
Cyber Monday is November 30, and it is mostly an online event. Here is a five minute checklist for buying a watch on the day, and the offer Lucky Fours is running now.
Deals
Buy One, Get One Free Watches: How the Offers Work
A buy one, get one free offer can halve the cost of a watch or save you nothing, depending on what you pair. Here is the arithmetic with real prices, the pairings that get the most from it, and the small print that matters.
Deals
When Do Watches Go on Sale? A Year of Watch Deals
Watch prices follow the retail calendar more than the watch world. Here is the year month by month, what tends to happen in each season, and how to use it without waiting forever.
Deals
How to Spot a Real Watch Deal
A real deal is a lower price than the watch normally sells for, from a seller who will stand behind it. Here is how to establish both, and the patterns that suggest a discount is not what it seems.