Rolex 1908 to Vacheron Constantin: 10 HEAD TURNING Dress Watches!

what is a dress watch simple yet refined displaying only the time and okay maybe a window to display the date I'll allow it a dress watch is a watch in its purest form elegantly styled and with a slim profile to slide under those dress cuffs a sophisticated classic looking dress watch is a must to complete your look for any formal occasion and a musthave for any watch Enthusiast and in this video I'm going to show you 10 luxury dress watches that are guaranteed to impress let's take a look beginning with the Rolex 1908 and for me this is the most exciting thing Rolex have done in ages sure if you want to pop up a mountain or nip down to the bottom of the ocean or you know just hang out with the boys on the yacht then Rolex has got you well and truly covered but this is a little different it's a Rolex unlike anything else in the current collection it's Slender elegant and classic it's named after the year in which a genie whispered the name Rolex to founder Hans wisdorf while he was riding on the upper deck of a horsedrawn bus in cheapside London and then later that day he rushed to the patent office to register the name for the brand true facts the watch has a simple and elegant form in a 39 mm polished case here in 18 karat white gold and it has a lot of attractive detail the bezel is smooth and domed on the inside and fluted on the outside there's a sword hand for the minutes and a brega hand for the hours and a small second display at the 6 hour mark there are slim faceted 18 karat gold hour markers and I was surprised to see that the dial is actually a charcoal gray color despite the fact that Rolex lists it as being intense black but I think it's for the better it's a bit different and it feels more refined to me but the farthest cry from rolex's usual sporty offering is the exhibition caseback which is something you hardly ever see them doing and through which can be seen the caliber 7140 a completely new self-winding movement unveiled in 2023 that finally shows off the beautifully finished Rolex movement at time of recording the RRP of the 1908 model is listed as 22,650 but currently you can pick one up pre-owned for around £20,000 next we have the Omega Devil trasor with the trasor line representing omega's most traditional and sophisticated pieces this is a banger in burgundy in a polished 40 mm case forged from omega's own 18 karat Seda gold that's a fiery rose gold alloy the dial is glossy and rich in a deep burgundy Sunburst and it's domed too as are the sedna gold indexes the curve giving the dial a plush appearance sloping smoothly into a polished bezel it's just clean lines all around and the opulence of the appearance of the dial is mirrored by the movement inside the caliber 8927 the metas approved manual winding movement is a beauty and a technical Powerhouse with a free sprung balance with silicon balance spring two barrels mounted in series allowing you to forget to wind it for up to 3 days and it's abundantly finished in Geneva striping in including the special sedna gold balance Bridge the burgundy is a bold look perhaps not as versatile as a black or blue dial but you can imagine it can't you dressed up with a burgundy velvet dinner jacket just like Eddie redm or dressed down even with a red velour tracksuit like paully walnuts Sublime at retail you can pick this up for £1 18,800 pre-owned it's more like £15,000 this is the grand SEO Spring Drive Skylake like Grand seiko's Flagship model the snowflake this watch too has a dial characterized by its texture that resembles fluffy fallen snow but blue and as with most grand seikos the dial is inspired by the natural environment close to and around the facility where it was created this time blue winter sky that colors the snow that covers the mountains nearby and also as with most grand seikos it's impeccably finished the edges of the hands and indexes are razor sharp and highly polished to a mirror finish as is the case and lugs the zeratu polishing technique allows for Distortion free image reflecting surfaces you could even use it to check you haven't got bits in your teeth which is an important feature for a dresswatch I think meanwhile you get the perfectly smooth Glide of the blue steel secondhand and a fan-shaped indicator on the lower left of the dial that measures the 72-hour power reserve of the 9R 65 Spring Drive caliber inside which can be seen from the back of the watch like the snow depicted on the dial this watch is crisp and clean and pure the regular retail price is around £ 5,600 the pre-owned price is around £4,000 now if you want a sophisticated dress watch go to Cartier end of but to elaborate slightly let me tell you about this rotund dearer watch now everyone talks about the tank from Cartier but I think this rotund is an underrated Choice it has all the defining Cartier features you know and love Roman numerals apple-shaped hands in blued steel and a fluted Crown decorated with a cabachon sapphire the silver dial features a minute track encircling a guos pattern in the center and there's also a power Reserve display and an indicator window if you want to know your weight I mean the date and as a bonus it looks a bit like that talking clock from that Disney film what was his name coder or something it's 40 mm but slender and with a thickness of 8.94 mm and it's in rose gold and inside is the manually wound caliber 9753 MC it's classical it's class it's a Cartier end of again before its discontinuation this would have run you around £4,000 but now you can pick one up pre-owned for about £4,000 an Lu watch from chopa epitomizes the highest standard of Swiss watch making meticulously crafted inhouse to exceptionally high standards and here we have the chopa Lu 16875 in a 38 mm white gold case the dial is clean and crisp and it feels quite reserved but there's actually quite a lot going on in there there's a swooping cresant Motif via an inser in the silver dial The Arc of which is matched by the large Arabic numerals which increase in size as they reach the bottom of the dial as do the markers of the small second sub dial and then between the shallow inset of the cresant shape and the thickness of the numerals you get a nice variation of heights which brings some depth to it too and it all sits together very nicely and feels subtle overall then on the opposite side you can see one of the legendary chopar calibers this is the 3.96 with its solid 22 karat micro rotor it's beautifully decorated and finished throughout for £7,000 pre-owned this is kind of a bargain comparatively speaking the level of outstanding Swiss craftsmanship you're getting with a precious metal case to boot it's hard to beat in that price range so that's lucky isn't it now Jac Dro are a watch brand outside of the mainstream you tend not to hear much from them because they're not pumping out watches left right and center but when you do hear from them it's with news of intricate new watches or gphg Award nominations like winning the mechanical exception category in 2015 for their tweeting bird inside a watch a lot of their offerings are automaton watches like this John how designed Dragon watch and other such high complication pieces so there's a lot of value to be found in their more traditional pieces like this Grand minut the case is simple round and immaculately polished the conical Crown looks a bit like a cupcake which is fantastic and the dial is minimal too save a few Exquisite details the navy blue Sur surf is finished with Geneva striping and there's a rectangular inser with a smooth bevel that slopes down to a date window and then there's crisp sword hands for the hour and minutes and an extra slim second hand powering the watch is the caliber 115p with a silicon escapement and a skeletonized rotor weight it pops off the wrist and it's just flare beyond measure and at currently just over £4,000 pre-owned this is watchmaking of the highest order at an entry level level price so I thought next we could talk about the ultimate dress watch transcending Elegance with its streamlined Aesthetics and effortlessly refined dial design if someone walks into a room wearing this watch the room actually gets tidier this is the jel Ault ultra thin Moon jlc famous for their pocket watch calibers of the early 1900s have imbued the design of their first ultra thin pocket watch of 1907 into this watch this watch is everything it's 39 mm in diameter but the dial feels broader it's minimal and spacious but yet balanced and it's both striking and understated at the same time that's the genius of Timeless design I suppose on the lustrous silver Sunburst stle there's slim rodium plated indexes and Polished Delphine hands an applied logo and of course the moonphase display with its deep blue sky and glinting stars and moon it's very very very Majestic the Timeless Aesthetics are contrasted by technical Mastery on the reverse where the 925 caliber can be seen in all its Glory designed manufactured and assembled Under One Roof at jlc HQ if you want to taste the Splender of the ultra thin Moon it'll cost you around £10,000 this is a Vashon constant turn traditionel for this model Vashon Constantine combines the UT oeri Traditions inherited from the 18th century with a massive dollop of restraint everything about this watch feels so expertly calculated and perfectly proportioned the case is white gold with a 38 mm diameter and an 8.2 mm thickness and the dial is sparse but the details are plentiful you get a small secondhand sub dial which is stepped with a metallicizm dial and you get a beveled date window and one gold dolphine hands it's restrained but the little dashing of pizzazz here and there sing really loudly like the stylized 12 and six hour markers and the grooved coin edge around the case back now simple and reserved is a really tricky look to pull off but less is definitely more with this watch but if you do want more then just look at the back of this watch where it's all kicking off with the automatic caliber 2455 with its oscillating weight in 22 karat gold and with its premium finish throughout this watch is discontinued but pre-owned you can pick one up for around £14,000 we're joined now by the PCH Philipe calatrava now when you think of the calatrava you might well think of legendary Purity I know I do and some say the very idea of the round wristwatch can be traced back to the calatrava I think PCH phip themselves say that actually and the calatrava is no doubt the essence of Timeless perfection in wrist watch form and this particular model the 6119 G is truly special it's 39 mm in a white gold case with a bezel that's guet with a hob nail pattern the charcoal gray dial is satin finished with a vertically brushed texture and the applied hour markers are white gold and faceted and then punctuated with a white gold pip again you get dolphine style hour and minute hands and a small seconds powering the watch is the caliber 3255 and in keeping with its lineage it's a pure manually wound movement the details are sharp and precise and catch the light from all angles and the play of light across the Geneva striped bridges on the back is particularly pleasing the watch costs around £28,000 retail or £20,000 pre-owned now before we get to my absolute favorite dress watch did you know you can find out about other amazing watches via our watchfinder newsletter to get exclusive access to new arrival be the first to hear about all our special offers and promotions and to get first dibs on our giveaways just head down to the link in the description to sign up now if you're looking for a technically optimized and aesthetically perfect mechanical solution to telling the time well then ARA and Zona has got your back friend with this saxonia automatic this is a perfect dress watch with a case diameter of 38.5 mm in rose gold and only 7 .8 mm thick the saxonia automatic is one of the thinnest self-winding watches ever created by arang and Zona the solid silver dial is clear and readable with crisp details you get sword hands and applied battered indexes that are long and thin just like solid gold German Pocky biscuit sticks inside is the insanely beautiful and meticulously crafted caliber L 86.1 with its engraved balance and open rotor weight which features a strip of Platinum around the edge for improved oscillations this is German watchmaking Perfection well there you are those were 10 dress watches guaranteed to turn heads at any Suare prom Gala barbecue you name it and if you want more amazing watches then why not head over to watchfinder tocom and browse hundreds of watches from all the Best Brands and find your next pre-owned luxury time piece check it out and I'll catch you next time goodbye