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August 25, 2022 / 8:00 AM / Essentials
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Whether you define luxury as a few hundred bucks or thousands of dollars, there are plenty of great luxury watches for men and women available to purchase online. Here are some of the best options for classing up your wrist in 2022.
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Stunning women’s Rolex: Rolex 2022 Day-Date (36mm), $53,586
Luxe look on a budget: Kendra Scott Alex gold-tone stainless steel watch (35mm), $248
Water-resistant Gucci watch: Gucci G-Timeless bracelet watch (36mm), $1,650
Something to note when purchasing a watch is its size. Watch diameters are measured in millimeters. We’ve provided sizing information for each watch we’ve picked below.
No matter your style, we’ve found a wrist watch for you. Our picks range from inexpensive (but luxe-looking) watches from brands such as MVMT and Kendra Scott, all the way up to five-figure, heirloom-worthy picks from Rolex and other top luxury watch brands. These luxury watches feature premium materials such as diamonds, gold and sapphire glass.
Check out the top-rated and best luxury watches you can buy online at Nordstrom, Saks Fifth Avenue, Kendra Scott and more. Whether from Gucci or Ted Baker, there’s a high-quality watch for your budget ahead.
If you’re ready to make a serious investment, a Rolex watch is a classic choice. This gorgeous women’s yellow-gold Rolex timepiece has diamond hour markers.
Rolex 2022 Day-Date (36mm), $53,586
This classic Swiss-made women’s watch is anything but boring. The bee and emblems on this stainless-steel, covered-in-gold-PVD Gucci watch offer a special touch.
Gucci G-Timeless bracelet watch (36mm), $1,650
This classic, casual men’s watch has an alligator strap and 18-karat, rose-gold-coated Roman numerals, indexes and luminescent hands. It has a domed sapphire crystal face, plus a blue seconds hand that adds a special touch.
Montblanc Star Legacy stainless steel and alligator strap watch (43mm), $3,235
If you’d rather stick with your Apple Watch 7 (now on sale at Walmart), you can make it look high-end with a band like this women’s one from Michele. It’s made of black ion-plated stainless steel and features black diamonds. It fits both the smaller and larger Apple Watch styles.
Michele Apple Watch ion-plated stainless steel and diamond bracelet band, $3,095
Don’t have an Apple Watch 7? At last look, Amazon was out of stock, but Walmart has all colors available — with some on deep discount. (Price varies by color.)
Apple Watch 7 (45mm), $329 and up (reduced from $429)
Don’t want to spend more on a wrist watch than you did on your last car? These top-rated wrist watches from MVMT, Ted Baker and more look fancy, but won’t break the bank.
Check out the stunning mother-of-pearl watch face of this women’s gold-tone watch from Kendra Scott. You can also find this watch style in three other color combinations. At $248, this watch looks more expensive than it is.
Kendra Scott Alex gold-tone stainless steel watch in ivory mother-of-pearl (35mm), $248
This relatively affordable, black-on-black men’s watch from MVMT never clashes with your look. It has a quality leather strap, and its case is made of ion-plated stainless steel.
MVMT Legacy Slim in panther black (42mm), $118
If you look closely, you’ll see raised “T”s on the face of this men’s Ted Baker watch. The watch has date, day and 24-hour subdials. Its strap is made of leather.
Ted Baker Phylipa multifunction leather strap watch (41mm), $165
First published on August 25, 2022 / 8:00 AM
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