Watches for groomsmen, partners, graduations and anniversaries, and how to buy a watch for someone else.
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The traditional anniversary list has leather, steel, silver and gold on it, and the modern list names watches outright for the fifteenth year. Here is how to turn each theme into a watch, for him or for her.
Hannah Brooks·October 9, 2026·5 min read
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A good his and hers pair is two watches from the same family, sized for two different wrists. Here are five pairings that do it well, and why a two for one offer makes them the easiest joint gift in watches.
Hannah Brooks·October 9, 2026·5 min read
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Two identical watches in two sizes can look like a uniform. Coordinating is subtler and usually better. These are the six rules we use, with examples that show each one at work.
Hannah Brooks·October 9, 2026·4 min read
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A birthday watch can be a small treat or the gift of a decade. We have arranged our picks by budget first, then matched them to the milestone birthdays where a watch carries extra meaning.
Daniel Reyes·October 9, 2026·5 min read
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The gold watch at retirement is one of the oldest gift traditions in working life. It still works, with one change: the watch is now for pleasure, not punctuality. Here is how to choose one, alone or as a team.
Michael Chen·October 9, 2026·4 min read
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Choosing the watch is the enjoyable part. Getting it onto the right wrist, at the right size, with a way back if it is wrong, is where watch gifts fail. This is the checklist.
Hannah Brooks·October 9, 2026·4 min read
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A teenager's first watch should be easy to read, hard to break and cheap enough not to matter if it goes missing at camp. Here is what to look for, and the watches that get it right.
Michael Chen·October 9, 2026·4 min read
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