Christmas Mens Watches For Him Gift Guide – 2009 Update

Published: October 23rd, 2009

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This is a girl’s guide to buying a watch for your man. Buying a gift, especially a watch, will require you to know about your man, his style, taste, and his liking. It would not require you to think a lot but to follow your instincts to get the right one. Other aspects that would help you to make the right choice would be the type of his personality, whether he is a reserved kind of a guy or an outgoing one, the different colours or styles he prefers the most, etc.

We have therefore picked some of our favourite men’s watches for Christmas, check out our guide and top list to make the right choice this Christmas!

Knowing the fact that whether he would go for a more practical watch or would prefer a rather sleek variety, flashy or a rather classic variety should help you make your choice. Most men do like vintage looking watches as well, which speaks for their taste of antique and classy gadgets. You can also look for a watch that goes well with his job’s nature.

While buying a watch, apart from the personality aspects of your man, you might also need to focus on the size, colour, style and price. If your man is of a big stature, then you would need to buy a watch of a bigger size. As a piece of advice, men do not go for jazzy and flashy colours, they usually like the dull ones among where blues and browns are the most preferred, in their deeper tones.

Our favourite shops for buying designer watches online have to be Ernest Jones, Goldsmiths, Christopher Ward as they have a great selection of watches, and solid money back guarantees if the watch doesn’t quite fit.

Check out our favourite men’s watches by budget:

Mens watches under £80

Accurist men’s gold plated brown leather strap watch
Accurist men's gold plated brown leather strap watch
Stylish and reliable, the Accurist watch collection ranges from elegant cocktail pieces to casual sporty models. A classic men’s watch from Accurist. Featuring a brown leather strap, round gold plated case and date function. A stylish watch for a stylish man.GBP60.00

Cross Chicago men’s round dial brown leather strap watch
Cross Chicago men's round dial brown leather strap watch
Creativity, innovation and quality combined in a collection of luxury watches from Cross. Designed with a classically elegant feel, this luxurious men’s watch by Cross features a stainless steel case which contrasts beautifully with the engraved rose gold dial. It also has a date window and smart brown leather croc-embossed strap. A stylish gift for a stylish man.GBP75.00

Accurist men’s leather strap watch
Accurist men's leather strap watch
Reliable with a great sense of style, the Accurist watch collection ranges from pretty cocktail pieces to casual sporty models. Keep it simple with this elegant Accurist men’s watch. Its black leather strap and stainless steel tonneau-shaped case has a clean, silver-coloured dial with date function.GBP55.00

Diesel Unisex Watch
Diesel Unisex Watch
Diesel Unisex Watch, quartz movement, brown leather strap with stainless steel case, blue dial, water resistant to 100 metres.£69.00

Sekonda Gents Chronograph Rubber Strap Watch
Sekonda Gents Chronograph Rubber Strap Watch
Sekonda Gents Chronograph Watch, Black Batons Dial with Date Window, Stainless Steel Case, Black Rubber Strap, Quartz Movement, Water Resistant up to 100 Metres£79.99

Sekonda Gents Black Leather Strap Watch
Sekonda Gents Black Leather Strap Watch
Sekonda Gents Watch, Black Arabic Dial with Date Window, Stainless Steel Case, Black Leather Strap, Quartz Movement£29.99

Mens Watches under £200

Hugo Boss men’s watch and cufflink gift set
Hugo Boss men's watch and cufflink gift set
The BOSS watch collection combines unique and contemporary style with fine Swiss watchmaking. This stunning Hugo Boss gift set is perfect for the man in your life. Featuring a pair of stylish Hugo Boss cufflinks and a stainless steel bracelet watch with rectangular black dial and date function.GBP199.00

Emporio Armani Classic men’s leather strap watch
Emporio Armani Classic men's leather strap watch
Team sophistication with high fashion and the result is Emporio Armani’s beautiful watch collection. An elegant, contemporary men’s watch featuring a stainless steel case, masculine black leather strap and rectangular black face featuring silver roman numerals and the famous Armani eagle logo.GBP150.00

Tissot PRC200 men’s leather strap watch.
Tissot PRC200 men's leather strap watch.
With over 150 years’ Swiss watchmaking heritage, Tissot offers sports, classic and trend timepieces using innovative technology. This elegant men’s watch from Tissot features a leather strap, round dial and date function. Simply a stylish watch for men.GBP185.00

CK Calvin Klein Conversion men’s black strap watch
CK Calvin Klein Conversion men's black strap watch
CK’s timepiece collection breaks the rules – innovative and minimal with a funky, sexy vibe. A fashionable men’s watch from CK Calvin Klein. Featuring a padded style black strap, round dial and date.GBP195.00

Emporio Armani men’s brown leather strap watch
Emporio Armani men's brown leather strap watch
Team sophistication with high fashion and the result is Emporio Armani’s beautiful watch collection. A men’s watch with a rectangular case, amber-coloured dial and a second hand, teamed with an elegant brown leather strap – classic Emporio Armani styling.GBP150.00

Rotary men’s skeleton watch
Rotary men's skeleton watch
Rotary offers high quality, affordable watches in a fantastic range of styles from the contemporary to the classic. A stylish men’s watch with a skeleton dial from Rotary. Featuring a black leather strap, mechanical movement, fully waterproof and round dial, this is a modern classic from one of the world’s leading watch makers. Comes with Lifetime Guarantee.GBP135.00

Mens Watches under £300

Citizen Eco-Drive Calibre 8700 men’s stainless steel watch
Citizen Eco-Drive Calibre 8700 men's stainless steel watch
This award-winning brand produces distinctive and stylish watches, many of which are powered by Eco-Drive – light-power technology. This Citizen Eco-Drive men’s watch is from the Calibre 8700 collection. Its complications include a retrograde perpetual calendar, an alarm, dual time and month-day-date function. The round dial is a deep blue colour, combined with a chunky stainless steel case and bracelet. All of this is enhanced with Eco-Drive technology, which means you’ll never have to change a battery.GBP289.00

Rotary Les Originales men’s watch
Rotary Les Originales men's watch
Rotary offers high quality, affordable watches in a fantastic range of styles from the contemporary to the classic. A classic men’s watch from the Rotary Les Originales collection. Featuring a stainless steel bracelet, round dial and classic watch styling, this is the ideal watch for the gentleman in your life.GBP249.00

Emporio Armani Meccanico men’s watch
Emporio Armani Meccanico men's watch
Team sophistication with high fashion and the result is Emporio Armani’s beautiful watch collection. This stunning watch for men from Emporio Armani features a unique design with the watch mechanism exposed and a shard pattern on the glass. A stylish watch for men also featuring a black leather strap.GBP299.00

Emporio Armani Meccanico men’s watch
Emporio Armani Meccanico men's watch
Team sophistication with high fashion and the result is Emporio Armani’s beautiful watch collection. A stunning watch for men from Emporio Armani featuring a brown leather strap and stainless steel case combined with a stylish exposed mechanism dial. A modern watch with classic influences.GBP299.00

Mens watches over £300

Hamilton Khaki Mechanical men’s watch
Hamilton Khaki Mechanical men's watch
This men’s watch from leading American brand, Hamilton captures the spirit of adventure inherent in the Khaki range. American watch manufacturers Hamilton have been making ground breaking watches since 1892. Leaders in style and design, Hamilton were the first watch company to launch an electric watch in 1957 and the worlds first digital watch in 1972. Hamilton watches are all about quality, technology and design and are some of the finest watches in the world.GBP380.00

Burberry men’s black bracelet watch
Burberry men's black bracelet watch
Burberry’s timepiece range draws inspiration from its ready-to-wear collection and features iconic details from its long heritage. A chic men’s watch from Burberry featuring a black plated bracelet, round black dial. A fashionable gift for the man in your life.GBP475.00

Omega Seamaster Diver men’s automatic chronograph watch
Omega Seamaster Diver men's automatic chronograph watch
A prestigious brand combining flair with timekeeping precision, Omega has created iconic watches over its 150 year history. From Omega’s Seamaster collection, this men’s automatic watch has a self-winding chronograph, a chronometer and a power reserve of 44 hours. Its blue dial with date feature is housed in a stainless steel case with a diameter of attached to a stainless steel bracelet. Water resistant to 300 metres.GBP1970.00

Omega Speedmaster men’s chronograph automatic watch
Omega Speedmaster men's chronograph automatic watch
A prestigious brand combining flair with timekeeping precision, Omega has created iconic watches over its 150-year history. This Omega Speedmaster is a certified chronometer with automatic movement and features a 44-hour power reserve, chronograph and date function. It comes with a black dial and stainless steel case of 40mm with a polished and brushed effect.GBP1680.00

TAG Heuer Carrera Automatic men’s chronograph watch
TAG Heuer Carrera Automatic men's chronograph  watch
Prestige, performance and avant-garde technology: these keywords define TAG Heuer’s philosophy in creating its iconic watches. A truly aspirational watch from one of the most famous watch brands in the world. The TAG Heuer Carrera Automatic features a black strap, tachymeter, chronograph, automatic movement, luminescent diamond set hands and date function. A fashionable watch for a fashionable man.GBP1950.00

TAG Heuer Lewis Hamilton men’s watch
TAG Heuer Lewis Hamilton men's watch
Prestige, performance and avant-garde technology: these keywords define TAG Heuer’s philosophy in creating its iconic watches. The stunning limited edition Lewis Hamilton signature watch from TAG Heuer is a Swiss Made watch that exudes style and is packed with technical features. A perfect watch for the Formula 1 fan in your family.GBP2195.00

Raymond Weil men’s chrome bracelet watch
Raymond Weil men's chrome bracelet watch
This a classic men’s watch from Swiss watch makers Raymond Weil. Featuring a chrome bracelet and rectangular dial. For Raymond Weil, aestheticism is a preoccupation in the development of their luxury Swiss watches for men.GBP895.00

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