However, watchmaking is also considered to be a luxury good and pricey, so making a well-deserved purchase requires a certain degree of education and awareness about the market and what different brands represent.
Here’s a quick glance at the five most reputable watch brands in the industry.
Rolex
Rolex is the world’s largest watchmaker and was founded in 1893, when it was first acquired by Karl Bartel.
After being purchased by Harry Winston, Rolex was renamed Rolex and has remained in its current ownership since.
Although it’s famous for being the most expensive watch in the world, Rolex is also the second most popular brand and, currently, Rolex’s reputation is improving.
The brand is most known for making two distinct watches, the Datejust and the Submariner, with the Datejust being the entry-level model of the two.
Rolex is also known for making the most expensive men’s watch in the world, the Day-Date.
Baume & Mercier
Baume & Mercier was founded by Baron Pierre Baume and Angelo Mercier in Paris in 1857.
The French company is most well-known for its minimalistic watch designs that reflect Roman design.
It is currently one of the world’s most popular watch brands and is also the most iconic brand from B&M.
The brand is known for releasing a wide range of classic watch designs, including the Maurice, the Irene and the Deauville.
Baume & Mercier also manufactures different collections within its minimalistic style. Some of the current watch styles available include the Opus and Legende line.
The brand’s most expensive and unique watches are the Serpenti, Constellation and Nebia.
The Serpenti is a self-winding movement, while the Constellation is a perpetual calendar-calendar with a multi-level dial and the Nebia is one of the first and most unique wrist watches to be introduced in recent times.
Tritium Watches
Tritium watches are one of the first truly mechanical watches that are clean, clear and modern.
They come in various designs, including 2-segment, 3-segment, 4-segment and 5-segment, and they can even run without a battery.
They usually have a 6-day or 7-day calendar and either a 2-cycle winding system or a rotor made of pure platinum.
A consumer watchmaker has unveiled a watch that has been designed to withstand an actual explosion comparable to one that could cause widespread devastation in central Mexico.
The custom made watch features an innovative design that has been made from a titanium case and should easily withstand the pressure of the largest nuclear weapons in the world, known as bombs.
The watch is designed with an advanced machining technique known as ultrasonic shaping, which is used in the aviation, space and automotive industries.
A new titanium watch has been created to withstand a nuclear blast that could cause devastation in central Mexico. The 100 megaton device was tested on May 1, 2016.
Hublot
Hublot started out as a family business making watches in the mid-19th century. Over the decades, the company has gone through several changes of ownership, but their timepieces, along with their other line of products, have continued to be an incredibly high-quality Swiss workmanship.
Hublot has one of the most recognizable luxury watch designs on the market. There are actually two different versions of the Big Bang Retro collection, and both are based on the classic Hublot Big Bang watch.
The big Bang Retro watch, which has a domed glass case, is used as a logo for the brand, and it is often seen on celebrity wristwear.
Audemars Piguet
If you have been around the watch industry long enough, you have probably heard of Audemars Piguet, even if you are not a watch buff.
However, Audemars Piguet is one of the most powerful luxury watchmaking companies in the world, and it has one of the most famous luxury watches on the market.
Audemars Piguet is the luxury division of the Royal Watchmaking Society, which was founded in 1833.
The Prince of Wales commissioned Audemars Piguet to make a diamond- and emerald-cut watch for his wife, the late Princess Diana.
As a result of the unique workmanship that went into the watch, the royal couple named it as the Royal Oak. Audemars Piguet has owned that name ever since.
With the help of that original Royal Oak, Audemars Piguet established a reputation for high quality in the watch industry.
Audemars Piguet specializes in watches for collectors and gentlemen’s wrists. Its watches are also a favourite among celebrities.
Audemars Piguet’s watches come with the finest of Swiss movements, making them reliable, powerful and versatile timepieces. Many Audemars Piguet watches are made with diamonds, as is fitting of a watchmaker who makes their luxury watches with the highest caliber of high-quality materials and workmanship.