GQ How To Buy a Watch

GQ published How To Buy a Watch in 2007, and it’s still a valid watch buying guide today as it was then.

Of course GQ is a well known style magazine and so if you’re ready to invest in a watch, this GQ buyers guide is a good place to start if you’re not familiar with the basics. It is produced in the format of a step-by-step slideshow presentation.

It covers the following topics:

Five watch terms that will make you sound like a pro

Complication, Movement, Quartz, Self-winding, Water-resistant

Classic watches

Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner, Omega Speedmaster, Cartier Santos, TAG Heuer Monaco, Movado Museum, IWC Portuguese, Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, Audemars Piguet Royal Oak, Rober Dubuis.

Ranging in price from below £1,000 to well over £20,000 you’ll have to visit GQ to read the details.

About buying vintage watches

Some great advice on what makes a vintage watch, and what to look out for. It also covers the different types of metal watch and which brands are best to buy.

What makes an heirloom watch

If you’re buying an expensive watch, it would be nice to think it will be something you can pass on to the next generation. Find out which watches increase in value and why.

Formal watches

Find out which watch to wear with a tuxedo.

Best watches for every occasion

A watch for the office, the weekend or the athletics.

Watch servicing

How often and what kind of service your watch will need. Where to take and what to expect.

There is loads more fascinating and practical information in the GQ watches guide, we strongly recommend it!

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