GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE Hanaikeda SBGY026

Review of the Best Dress Watches of 2023

Dress up for the holidays with what we consider to be the best dress high quality replica watches of the year!

Seeing that the end of the year is approaching day by day, we are ushering in the holidays again. Christmas parties, New Year’s Eve celebrations and more dominate our agenda. It's truly the perfect time to whip out a fancy dress watch to pair with your cocktail dress or smoking attire, or if you prefer, a jumpsuit and comfy slippers. No matter how you "dress," we've taken a look at all the dress watches released this year and voted for five that we think are the best dress watches of 2023.

While chronographs and dive watches are among the most popular categories in watchmaking, the "less is more" dress watch category remains a staple in the watchmaking world. A watch as simple as possible, with just two or three hands telling the time, can still have a big impact. From the 100-plus new swiss replica Watches we covered that fit the term "dress watch" (yes, for us, that can include a seconds indicator), we've narrowed it down to just 5. Of course, there will be other contenders on your list, so feel free to let us know your picks in the comments section. That being said, let’s take a look at which watches made the list!

Chopard LUC 1860 salmon dial
The Chopard LUC collection is one of the best-kept secrets in the industry, but in recent years Chopard has put it in the spotlight. Watches like the Strike One, for example, really grab people's attention in a big way. However, the Chopard LUC 1860 Salmon is one of the most refined versions of this chronograph. The salmon dial is a favorite of the MONOCHROME team, and seeing it with gleaming Lucent steel, white gold hour markers and hands, and beautiful guilloché accents just makes us fall in love with it all over again. Perfectly sized at 36.5 mm in diameter and equipped with an excellent in-house micro-rotor Caliber 1.96, it is a real eye-catcher.

GRAND SEIKO ELEGANCE Hanaikeda SBGY026
If there's one Grand Seiko Best watches for men that impressed us all this year, it's the Elegance Hana-Ikada SBGY026. It combines the brand’s expertise in crafting beautiful dials with the luxurious appeal of a rose gold case and Spring Drive movement. The Hana-Ikada has a gorgeous pale pink Shunbun dial inspired by the cherry blossom petals set into the elegant Omiwatari-style case, and the combination works wonders. No less impressive on the outside than on the inside, the 9R31 movement combines the best attributes of mechanical and quartz watchmaking to achieve an accuracy of ±1 second per day. It’s one of the most beautiful dress watches released this year.

MORITZ-GROSSMANN TEFNUT friction silver plating
A few years ago we wrote a story titled "Do Germans Do Better?" ”, referring to the deep Saxon watchmaking style of the Glashütte region in eastern Germany. Moritz Grossmann is one of the region’s most impressive brands, known for its attention to finish and detail. Tefnut rubbed silver plating is One of the newest products made by the brand, it is stunning from top to bottom. Heat-annealed violet hands (it takes a craftsman a whole day to complete!), elegant rose gold case, immaculate A finicky movement, but most importantly; that dial! It is crafted using 19th century techniques, carefully applying a special paste made of silver powder, salt, cream of tartar and water to achieve an extremely fine grain. The dial is then carefully polished and fired in a kiln to achieve a superb level of detail, including hand-engraved and painted Breguet-style numerals. replica watches for sale

NOMOS TANGENTE rose gold NEOMATIK
We stay in the mountains of Glashütte to admire our next featured watch, the Nomos Tangente Roségold Neomatik. Celebrating more than 175 years of Glashütte watchmaking, this stunningly handsome Tangente watch is a true design icon, bringing back the coveted “Lange” dial. Inspired by the Bauhaus style, this two-tone cream and rose gold dial is inspired by watches made by A. Lange & Söhne and Stowa in the early 1900s. Set in a delicate Tangente case in rose gold, the effect is striking to say the least. Details such as delicate hands, burgundy numerals and hour markers, and slender silhouette give it an extraordinary style. The in-house DUW 3001 movement is only 3.2 mm tall, reducing the overall height of the watches replica high quality to just 6.9 mm. So cute!

Rolex Perpetual 1908
Last but not least is the Rolex Perpetual 1908, which was launched during the "Watches and Wonders" period to replace the Cellini. Rolex is best known for its instrument watches like the Explorer and Submariner, but it also knows a thing or two about elegance and sophistication. The new Perpetual 1908 takes us back to the brand’s early days in design, but it’s every bit the Rolex of today. The 39mm case is only available in yellow or white gold, with a white or black dial and an alligator leather strap. Through the back of the replica luxury watches, you can see the 7141 movement, which is equipped with a Chronergy escapement, Syloxi (silicon) hairspring, variable inertia balance wheel, etc. To make it even more eye-catching, it’s also decorated with Rolex’s new Côtes de Genève pattern, a small polished groove between the Côtes de Genève stripes.
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