Designer Men's Watches

The sleek lines and ultimate precision of men’s designer watches from brands ranging from Benrus to Tag Heuer speak to both state-of-the-art time telling and the utmost in sophisticated men’s accessories. Developing out of the rich field of iconic 19th-century watchmakers, today’s top designer brands for men’s watches are truly a timeless investment.

A relatively recent innovation, the wristwatch came into popular consciousness only in the early 20th century. Its predecessor, the pocket watch, had been the timepiece of choice for centuries, but the wristwatch offered an unprecedented level of portability and efficiency, beneficial characteristics particularly in an age of rapid modernization.

Alongside this utility, high-end designers began introducing increasingly elegant wristwatch designs, featuring luxurious materials and boasting some of the most cutting-edge complications. Today, the field of designer men’s watches is vast, yet many designer watches of the antique and vintage world that have truly passed the test of time.

Quick Facts

• Enicar Watch Company, established in Switzerland in 1913, took its name from its founder, Artiste Racine (“Enicar” is “Racine” backwards)
• Cyma watches are part of what’s known by avid collectors as the “Dirty Dozen” of watch producers. Alongside makers such as Omega and Jaeger Le Coultre, these twelve brands were most often employed by the military for their incredibly precise time-telling
• The "Dirty Dozen" sell for hefty sums; individually, though, prices very significantly. Cyma watches, for example, from the mid-20th century range at auction from a few hundred dollars to record prices set in the thousands