Watch Styles
The Best Skeleton Watches You Can Actually Afford
Michael Chen·10 min read
Watch Styles
Skeleton, chronograph, dress, field and dive style watches: what defines each look and the best affordable versions.
Watch Styles
The Best Skeleton Watches for Men
Michael Chen·6 min read
Watch Styles
Skeleton Watches: Automatic or Quartz, and Why It Matters
Two skeleton watches can look almost identical in a photo and be completely different machines. Here is what sits behind each kind of open dial, how to spot the difference, and when the quartz version is the smarter buy.
Michael Chen·October 9, 2026·5 min read
Watch Styles
The Best Green Dial Watches
Green has gone from oddity to one of the most popular dial colours there is. Not all greens are the same, though. We sort the best affordable green dials by shade and finish, and say which one suits which wearer.
Daniel Reyes·October 9, 2026·5 min read
Watch Styles
Gold and Green Watches: How to Wear the Combination
Gold and green is the richest colour pairing in watches, and the easiest to overdo. Here is how to choose the right balance of metal and dial, what to wear with it, and which affordable watches get it right.
Daniel Reyes·October 9, 2026·5 min read
Watch Styles
The Best Blue Dial Watches Under $150
Blue is the safest bold choice in watches: more interesting than black, easier to wear than green. These are the blue dials worth buying under $150, and the established brand blues to consider if you can stretch.
Daniel Reyes·October 9, 2026·5 min read
Watch Styles
The Best All Black Watches for Men
An all black watch is the most understated statement you can wear. It also has quirks a steel watch does not: coatings that can scuff, dials that can be hard to read. Here is how to choose one, and the black watches we would buy.
Daniel Reyes·October 9, 2026·6 min read
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The Best Silver Watches for Men
A silver watch is really a steel watch, and the difference between a good one and a dull one comes down to finishing and dial. Here is how to choose, and the silver watches worth buying at every budget.
Daniel Reyes·October 9, 2026·5 min read
Watch Styles
The Best Gold Watches for Men
A gold watch is the boldest thing most men will ever wear, and the right one depends on how much gold you can carry. We sort the best gold tone watches by type, and explain what to expect from gold tone at this price.
Daniel Reyes·October 9, 2026·6 min read
Watch Styles
Rose Gold Watches for Men: The Best Affordable Picks
Rose gold is warmer and softer than yellow gold and, on a man's wrist, often easier to wear. Few established brands make affordable men's rose gold watches, which is exactly where the direct to consumer brands step in.
Daniel Reyes·October 9, 2026·5 min read
Watch Styles
The Best Two Tone Watches
Two tone, steel and gold on the same watch, went from fashionable to dated and back again. Here is how the look is built, which proportions work, and the best affordable two tone watches for him and for her.
Daniel Reyes·October 9, 2026·5 min read
Watch Styles
The Best White Dial Watches
A white dial is the most legible and, in many ways, the most formal dial colour there is. Here is the difference between white, silver, cream and panda, and the white dial watches we would buy at every budget.
Daniel Reyes·October 9, 2026·4 min read