2020 Gift Guide: Luxury Watches

 
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I used to LOVE watches! I had all different kinds, sizes, and colors to match my outfits. But it seems like I haven’t really worn one since I got a smartphone.

I had a couple of expensive ones but mostly they were $25-$50 but they were all beautiful!

If you haven’t guessed it, today’s gift guide is all about Luxury Watches. Some of them are kinda pricey but hey, it doesn’t hurt to dream, does it?!

Check out the other great posts in this series: Krafty Planner 2020 Gift Guide Index

Michael Kors Slim Runway for men

 
 

Luxury watches are a great gift for men or women who spend their time attending an important meeting and formal events. A watch is an important accessory, and for many people, it’s a quick definition of what kind of person they are.

Having a good quality watch can instantly complete an outfit, whether it be a formal suit or more casual wear. Michael Kors is a very reputable brand in the United States, and his watches are well known.

The Michael Kors Slim Runway watch is a great example of their craftsmanship, being both made with quality while still being very practical and relatively inexpensive.

The first thing to note is that this watch is made with a stainless steel band.

Stainless steel is a great choice for a few reasons. It does still have the weight that you would expect with a full metal watch, so it definitely feels like luxury. However, the main point of stainless steel is that it’s very resilient, and will not easily wear or corrode over time, ensuring that this watch will be ready to last you for years.  

The face of the watch is made with a mineral crystal, which holds up very well under stress. Mineral faces can withstand most scratches fairly easily, and won’t crack if dropped.  

The Slim Runway features a quartz movement, meaning that it uses vibrations from a small piece of quartz along with a battery to tell the time and keep the hands of the clock moving.

This arrangement is fairly common in most watches today. This watch comes in a variety of different color arrangements, ranging from a gold and black design, to a full black or even a gunmetal (pictured above) and a rose gold design.  

The watch itself is fairly minimalist in its design, with notches for each number on the face and simple hands.

Surprisingly, this watch is actually waterproof as well. While you’re probably not going to be taking it swimming or diving, it is waterproof up to 50 meters. So if you happen to get it wet, or leave it on when you get in a pool, you can rest assured knowing that the watch is unharmed.

Michael Kors Bradshaw for Women

 
 

Any woman interested in fashion and accessories is very familiar with Michael Kors. They make very stylish accessories and are well known for their use of high-quality materials.  

The Michael Kors Bradshaw is a great choice for any woman looking to get a new watch, as they’re well built, fashionable, and come in a variety of styles. The watchband is a fairly simple and elegant design, with a 3 part band and a solid bezel and face.

The watch is made with a stainless steel band and case, which helps prevent things like rust and corrosion over time while still giving the watch a smooth, clean look. The dial window is mineral quartz, which withstands most scuffs and scratches that your watch would see in daily wear.

The watch face has a very classical design. It uses Roman numerals at the 12, 2, 4, 8, and 10 o’clock positions.

This watch does come in all kinds of different colors, some which only go well with a few outfits and styles, and some that are fairly universal. One of the most common options is the gold-tone and blush.

This has a mostly gold case with some very light pink accents on the band, with a face mostly colored in the light pink with gold accents. There is no shortage of colors to match different styles.

There’s an all-black, a hot pink with gold accents, a fully gold, a fully red, a deep purple, a rose gold (pictured above), and more.

No matter what your wardrobe looks like, you should be able to find a Bradshaw that matches the rest of it quite well. One of the options even comes with matching earrings to ensure that it all works well together.

JBW Luxury Women's Cristal

 
 

While some may think of luxury watches as a men’s accessory, it’s certainly not uncommon or rare to see women wearing luxury watches as well. They’re essentially just another form of jewelry, and many women like having a watch on them when they’re attending an event or a meeting of some kind.  

JBW is a well-known watch brand that tends to incorporate a lot of diamonds and precious metals into their watch construction. The JBW women’s Cristal is no exception.

Any woman who like wearing heavily diamond-embedded jewelry will find themselves right at home with this watch, as that’s likely the first thing you’ll notice about it.

The main construction of this watch is made with stainless steel, giving it a nice strong base that it builds off of. Solid gold doesn’t hold up too well in all kinds of circumstances, so having stainless steel as the primary material makes a lot of sense and ensures that your watch will hold up well. 

The stainless steel of the watch is actually gold plated with 18k gold. JBW goes to great lengths to make sure that their gold is authentic and that the stainless steel is plated evenly and entirely.

All around the watch band and face, you can see the Swarovski crystals that they’ve embedded for a dazzling look. Swarovski is an Austrian jewelry company that has been operating for many years, so you know you’ll be getting quality in that regard.

At each of the 12-hour marks, there is a proper, round-cut genuine diamond. The movement of this watch is a Swiss-designed quartz movement, which of course runs off of a battery.

The battery is long-lasting, so you don’t need to worry too much about that. It’s nice to know that it’s designed by the Swiss because they are one of the most reputable countries out there when it comes to watchmaking.  

Seiko Excelsior

 
 

While Switzerland is well known for its watchmaking skills, they aren’t the only high-end watchmaking country. Surprisingly, Japan is also known for excelling in this field, and one of its best luxury watch brands is Seiko.

Seiko has quite the pedigree in watchmaking. They introduced the first full production quartz movement watch, which is what so many watches today run off of. They’ve been making watches for over 100 years, and have specialized in things such as micro-gears and motors that all are made at Seiko specifically.  

Other watch companies may source parts from less reputable companies before adding them into their watches, but Seiko watches are entirely made by them. The Seiko men’s Excelsior is a great watch for daily and formal wear and has many interesting features that you might not typically find on other luxury watches.

It uses a gunmetal and silver-tone design with a black colored face, which means it pairs well with just about anything.

One of the first things you’ll note is the sub-dials. While some watches favor a more minimalist design, Seiko gives you more information than other watches with its multiple sub-dials that are cleanly worked into the watch face.

The top sub-dial is like a stopwatch of sorts. It goes up to 60 minutes, and after that, it stops automatically. This is helpful for keeping track of general time. Say you know that you need to leave in 20 minutes, but you don’t know exactly what time that would be.

All you have to do is set your stopwatch going, and when you see it approach the 20-minute mark, you know it’s time to leave.

The other sub-dials aren’t as interesting, but they still serve a good function.

The one on the left-hand side is a second counter for precise counting, and the bottom sub-dial is an alarm setter. On the right, there isn’t a sub-dial, but there is a date counter so that you’ll always know that day’s date.

This watch interestingly is powered by two sources. First, it uses your kinetic motion to power the watch, which is actually another feature that they invented. However, there’s a secondary option as well.

This watch can actually run off of solar power, surprisingly. So as long as you’re getting some sun and moving around regularly, this watch will be powered for quite a long time.

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