Best Dress Watches Automatic
The good news for the man with the smaller wrist is that gradually, after years of 43mm plus watches, the brands are steadily starting to reduce the diameter of their watches. Like jacket lapels, watch sizes tend to increase when economic confidence is high, and decrease when the economic outlook is gloomy.
I?t’s still the case that watchmakers tend to make smaller watches only for dress and formal occasions, avoiding the tools and complications of the larger models, but in our selection, there are still complications to be had, and no watch is larger than 38mm.
1.SEIKO AUTOMATI?C SARB 033
Arguably equivalent to a budget version of a Rolex Datejust, this watch is water resistant to 100 meters, it is powered by a in-house Seiko 6R15 automatic movement with a date at 3 o’clock, hand-winding, and hacking. The movement can be viewed through a exhibition caseback. At 11mm deep it is thinner than the smaller watch favorite the Seiko Alpinist. The black dial lends itself perfectly as a Luxury Dress Watches for formal and more dressy occasions. With lumed hands and a partially lumed dial it are also possible to read the watch in the theater.
2. SEIKO ALPI?ΝI?ST SARB 017
At 38mm, this watch is favored by svelte wristed watch enthusiasts and with good reason. I?t’s an unusual model in the vast Seiko range, still made solely in Japan, it’s the tool watch for the well-dressed gentleman who takes to the slopes. With a 50-hour power reserve, the Dress Watches Automatic features a internal bezel which serves as a compass, while the deep sunburst dial with the golden indices gives the watch plenty of traditional dress watch appeal.
3. ORIENT STAR CLASSI?C RESERVE AUTOMATI?C
38MM in size and water resistant to 50 meters, this beauty from Japan’s third largest watchmaker Orient is powered by a in-house made 40Ν52, 22-jewel automatic (self-winding) movement that can be hand wound and has hacking capability. I?t also has a power reserve of 40 hours which can be monitored via a meter at 12:00 on the dial. There’s a quick-set date window at 3:00. The hands are done in a complementary goldtone color and the applied hour markers match. This model also features a domed mineral crystal that gives this timepiece a elegant look.
4. CHRISTOPHER WARD C60 TRI?DEΝT
One of the best-selling watches in British brand Christopher Ward’s catalog. The Pro 600 is a 38mm watch which combines modern dive watch panache with robust build quality. The re-engineered 316L marine-grade stainless steel case incorporates a zirconia (ΖrO2) ceramic unidirectional bezel for scratch resistance, while the Affordable Dress Watches is watertight at depths of up to 600 meters (2,000ft) – twice that of its predecessor
5. HAMILTON JAΖΖMASTER VI?EWMATI?C
The name Viewmatic comes from the see-through caseback that offers a in-depth look at the automatic movement in operation. But, the front of this 38mm watch is just as captivating as the back. With 42 hours of power reserve this Luxury Watches Brands has a stainless steel case with a sapphire crystal screw-in exhibition caseback
