5 Best Dress Watches | Watchfinder & Co.
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- The dress watch is perhaps the hardest watch to master. It has to be simple, it has to be manual wind, it has to have no complications-small seconds at a push-and it has to be small, both in diameter, but more importantly, thickness. This leaves very little for a watchmaker to hide behind, only the quality of the watchmaking itself left to do the talking. How do the very best brands in the world do it?
Featured Watches:
Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin 1292520
Vacheron Constantin Patrimony 81180/000G-9117
Patek Philippe Calatrava 5196R
Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars Extra-Thin 15180OR.OO.A088CR.01
A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Thin 201.027
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im more interested in the 1 star reviews on your trust pilot profile
Me: 'Oh sweet, I'm still looking for a nice dress watch.'
WF: 'This may be the cheapest one here at 12,500 pounds ...'
Me: 'God damn it.'
LMAO same here
Yeah, enter the Orient Bambino...
Enter Timex
@@JosephHHHoBoys, be a bit self respecting, you can do better than a Bambino... Get a Nomos... Junior A Lange & Söhne watchmakers wear them as well
Seiko SARB, Nomos, Omega Deville, Longines Master
When he said "as fresh as a glass of cold water" I had to get myself one
A glass of cold water, that is.
r/hydrohomies
@@Rr_9991 I fucking love water, I've been on it for like 19 years now. Can't seem to get off it.
I splashed out and had two glasses, damn the expense.
LMAO, you made my day bro
and you did...cause you could afford that...
Can we some how nominate this channel for an award? Every video belongs in a museum in Geneva.
Easily the best series of watch videos on TH-cam.
dont forget Glashütte...from the comments id say its equal if not better...
Nominate 'em for a Webby!
A Lange & Sohne Saxonia Thin 37mm topped all of them.
And the sky is blue. Are we going to state obvious facts all day?
That watch made me fall in love so hard that I save everything I can to get it as soon as possible.
@@alexbarcovsky4319 did you get one?
@@johanforslund5461 I think he’s still busy saving
no other I'd rather have but the A Lange Saxonia!
Perfect for the red-carpet slo-mo's?
or Jaeger-LeCoultre here. these 2 mastered simplicity to perfection
Out of those, the A Lange is an easy choice for me. £1K more than a JLC, and the most stunning watch of the three.
bigpops74 there were five watches, not three
I instantly choose Lange & Söhne
The Lange .... by a mile.
Nah Mate, the hardest part is not choosing... it's paying for your choice ;)
Yeah, at the end of the day you’re paying more than 15k for a white dial watch with two hands.
Why would anybody do shopping if they don't have money in the first place. 🤔
Hmmmm be a coin flip between JLC and ALS but I think I’d like the coin to land on ALS a tiny amount more
I think this is the first comparison video you've done where I want them all. Stunning. Great macros too.
My picks are A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia Thin and Vacheron Constantin Patrimony.
+1 for the Saxonia
I agree Vacheron Constantine Patrimony is the best
Same a Lange is my boy i want a zetwork
The holy trinity with patak
agreed
I think the Lange is the clear winner here. It has that perfect, very elegant, minimalist look. That, paired with the amazing movement and finish, and the fact that is among the least expensive here, makes this kind of a no brainer for me. If it was at all within my budget, that's the watch I would get.
I always pick the a lange when its in one of your list 😂
A Lange & Sohne 1st then Vacheron 1st then PP 1st then,,,,,,,
That Vacheron is pure class.
Is it just me who is shocked that the JLC / PP / VC all contain movements ridiculously small in comparison to the diameter of the watches? I know that JLC and PP have recycled older movements for this, which used to be in much smaller watches (not sure about VC), but it's still shocking that, especially at the price point of PP, they haven't bothered to provide an updated movement that fits the case. A.L&S the clear winner here, and it's not even close - even if the Calatrava is visually extremely attractive.
Video idea: the top 5 square dress watches? A few options:
A. Lange & Söhne Cabaret
Jaeger-leCoultre Reverso
Cartier Tank
Lang & Heyne Georg
Moritz Grossmann Corner stone
@@kaygurke5629 good choices! Maybe also the PP Gondolo and the VC Hisoriques Toledo for the swiss fans?
Nomos Tetra
Zenith port royal rectangle
Yes I would like to see that too. I have recently gotten into square watches and would love to see a nice spread of them that I can never afford. I just got a 1946 Bulova excellency off eBay as a stand-in until I can get a reverso and I am really enjoying it. And it has gotten the most notice of any watch I own.
A Lange is the sleekest
For me, the A. Lange & Sohne Saxonia Thin day in and day out.
The Saxonia Thin is a minimalist's wet dream 🤤😛
What about Breguet...? sure they have something in this category.
Damn! That shot at 6:00 😍 The escapement through the ruby
seconded!!! Amazing Amazing photography.
Well done watchfinder team.
I have never seen such a thing!
just beautiful
My two picks are the Lange and Patek
Pleasantly impressed by the AP but A. LANGE FOR THE WIN!
ALS for sure. Such simplicity and grace.
I was about to unsubscribe if you didn't include the Saxonia Thin in this list 😁😏
All hail Lange 🇩🇪
Embarrassing comment
@@samueleisenberg372 what's up with the comment..?
@@DesmondKarani you Germans should be ashamed of hailing anything after the hell you brought upon millions
A. Lange , Patek, Vacheron , JLC, AP in that order of choice for me. Tho you can’t miss with either, all are great
What i like about ALS is that the finishing is great even their cheapest watch, no compromises👍👍👍
The hours I've spent watching all these to pick a watch I couldn't afford - I could have worked and bought one. Thanks a lot.
me: idk if i should use my last $200 to get a bambino or what
also me: pfff the AP is using the JLC movement, hard pass
I love 💕 the Piaget altiplano ultrathin watch as a dress 👗 watch
Me too, particularly the Altiplano 60th Anniversary collection, and specifically the two white gold models with the blue crosshair dials. They are PIAGET perfection, in my opinion.
Agreed, the 900P is a work of art, true paper-thin. That dial! Speechless.
The Lange Saxonia would be my choice but due to funding will end up with the JLC Ultra thin moon at almost half the price, but doesn’t feel like I’m settling for too much less.
The JLC is my top choice, but that Lange & Sohne is an extremely close second. I'd buy both if I could.
LOL'ed at the completely unexpected bullet sound effect - next time please chase that with the Wilhelm scream.
Breathtaking macro photography and an AMAZING narrative.
For me:
1st = ALS🥇
2nd = JLC 🥈
3rd = VC 🥉
1. A. Lange & Söhne Saxonia
2. Nomos Orion Midnight Blue
3. Patek Philippe Gondolo 5109R
4. Grand Seiko SBGW251/252/253
ALS forever 😍👍🏻
N A Agree bro, it is a dn addiction, I already own 2 Langes but still I feel I need more hhhhhhh
N A Then explain what you mean, because my mother tongue is not English maybe I didn’t get you sorry 😇🙏🏻
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amyotrophic_lateral_sclerosis
That’s a terrible disease
1. ALS
2. PP
3. VC
4. AP
5. JLC
These are all high end watches for me, but the mastery of the narrator is so astonishing that I make it a hobby to view and listen to his videos every night before sleeping.
The Lange takes it for me because of the movement's finishing, but the JLC's dial is also extremely appealing. Beyond these, i would honestly consider the IWC Portofino too.
Richárd Holló it has a date on it. Not minimalist enough really
Also has a seconds hand.
My person favourite dress watches are the Breguet 7157, with enamel dial, and the Vacheron Constantine Malte small-seconds.
Both are classic dress watches in every sense (though not quite as thin as the examples here), yet each have a little something that sets them apart from these more conservative choices.
For the Breguet it’s that beautiful hand painted enamel dial, with the wonderful subtle small seconds dial at a quirky 5 o’clock, along with the usual Breguet flourishes like the coin edge case.
And the VC Malte is basically the Patrimony Small-Seconds, only in a tourneau case. Tourneau cases have really fallen to the wayside to round and rectangular cases in recent decades, but I like the compromise of an elongated case that is less severe than the standard rectangle (the relative scarcity of the case shape doesn’t hurt it in my book).
I believe breguet is missing on this list
The guy who does the narrating and macro shots is world class. Best horology content on the web. Period.
Lange... A watch or watches with these pedigrees should have a visual case back.
Have you ever owned one? I find a sapphire case back to be far less comfortable than metal. Perhaps owing to the fact that glass and metal have different conductive properties.
@@ZCT808 You know I actually have not and like them astechtically. You bring up a good point. 👍
Lange 100%
Best dress watch review
A.Lange absolut winner 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
I don t know in my opinnion A lange und Söhne is my favourite Watch barand
A. Lange & Sohne would be my pick without a second thought! That watch is stunning and beautifully executed. I can stare the movement of it all day
Lange for the win clearly..... the finish is top notch.
A Lange & sohne 1815 is what I would choose
My favorite is A. Lange & Sohne. Why? Because it is A. Lange & Sohne. Wow, most readers/TH-camrs here selected AL&S!
A lange and shone is the best in my opinion!
My top 5:
ALS
VC
H. Moser
JLC
GS
A L all the way !! Those guys make some super watches !! And expensive!!! Hahha
A. Lange & Sohne is my favorite, hands down. I am enthralled with its aesthetic and design both the dial and case as well as the movement itself. If I had the funds it would be part of my collection of German watches.
My favourite dresswatch is the Patek Philippe Golden Ellipse. It's as minimal as the ones mentioned in this video, but with that special shape. And the best part is that you can buy it used for 1/4 of the retail price, as value for money this really counts!
a lange saxonia. the 35mm with small seconds
Yep the A.LANGE & SÖHNE SAXONIA THIN is stunning. Hands down winner for me. 👌🏽
Lange is the one and only watch brand that keeps Patek Philippe up at night.
That Patek Phillipe 😍
I choose between Vascheron Contantine Patrimony or A Lange & Sohne Saxonia this both of dress watch so beautiful, minimalist, & awesome 👍🏻👍🏻
ALS all the way but another great option would be Vacheron Traditionelle instead of Patrimony
Refreshingly, the AP looks different.and has a depth to it..but I'm a fan of German engineering hence the Lange has to be the one!
Why is AP even considered a top 3 watchmaker anymore?
Because they are top 3
@@KalebRankinLeast worthy of the top 3
That bullet sound effect broke my trance and sent me straight to the comment section. Don't do that anymore lol
A. Lange und Söhne für mich 🇩🇪
Great vid. Lange.
I love your videos and the narrative is perfect. These are absolutely beautiful timepieces. My pick would be the JLC
Those A. Lange und Sohne watch are out of this world!!!
Lange all day long
A. Lange & Sohne clear is the clear winner, stunningly beautiful and just perfect 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍
Lange Saxonia: "Einfachkeit ist das Resultat der Reife" (Friedrich Schiller)
God, that A. Lange & Söhne is just gorgeous. Some day...🤞🤞
A Lange and Sohne is the one for me.
anyone knows what the kind of hands that ALS has is called? Thank you!
Alpha hands!
@@adrianboutsias2437 thanks man!
I've never gotten along with date windows, so the A. Lange & Sohne, or the Audemars Piguet. Thanks.
ALS has alien technology to get everything so perfect. I soooo want one.
This channel is so incredibly fantastic.
Only here can you watch a video about a couple of very expensive rather serious watches and be suddenly be confronted by a comic bullet sound at 9:28
That was so unexpected and so damn funny. I really love this channel.
I was wondering if anybody would mention that! It was very surprising! Spot on!
My favourite is the Saxonia, then the PP Calatrava, The Jules Audemars, the VC and the JL!
Of these 5 classics, the ALS is my favorite. But the HMC Venturer Small Seconds will give it, and the other 4, a run for their money.
The AP has got my vote by some margin. Prefer the style.
Same
The ALS has to my pick, followed by the PP, JLC , VC and AP.
1. JLC Master Ultra Thin - Smart and Elegant
2. VC Patrimony - Royalty and Exclusive
3. Pp Calatrava - Classic
4. ALS Saxonia - Teutonic and Masculine
There is no need to pick the “best” among them. It’s just a matter of preference
You missed the orient bambino brother
Despite my love for VC, I must admit A. Lange & Söhne edges it just on the more elegant proportions.
Patek on these dress watches , but I’m a big ALS FANBOY who aspires to owning one in the next few years
I have the Patrimony and the Saxonia Thin (40mm). They are a pleasure to wear every time and even though they are simple I never tire of looking at them. Both are also extremely comfortable on the wrist, especially the VC. Great list.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I'm in the market and am having a difficult but enjoyable time trying to decide which dress watch is my favorite. The dial of the Patrimony has really stood to me as simple and elegant. However, I am also a fan of JLC and ALS. I appreciate that you've pointed out that the Patrimony is very comfortable on the wrist. Do you have any other info that could help me decide these amazing makes and models? Thanks.
Josh Plett Hi Josh.THE most comfortable, and I think, elegant dress watch I own is the VC Patrimony Contemporaine (not the Traditionelle) in white gold. It’s only hours and minutes. Just pure understatement and modest design perfection. Second on my list would be the ALS Saxonia Thin (40mm). Also a very simple, elegant timepiece and extremely comfortable on the wrist. If you can pay more and want to go with Patek Philippe, I would not recommend the Calatrava. That design, to me, is rather more ordinary than understated. It’s not that comfortable. The Nautilus is incredibly comfortable and has the advantage of being swim-able and lumed, but it has a decidedly more sporty look. Thanks for asking and good luck with your search!
The exact two I’m looking at.
Top 5 brands, all are covered here. It's the dress watch where they truly compete. Lange is the prettiest IMHO.
Top 6: GS also.
I'd take the JLC or ALS over the rest every time. Patek can play catch up, but they never surpass. VC...well they Used To Be. AP never was.
I love the JLC
All beautiful watches but why is the A Lange & Sohne so captivating?? It is their movement isn't it??
A Lange & Söhne for sure
Lange & Söhne best by far. Its the aesthetics that do it for me, smart and understated but with distinct class....
Easy choice, the ALS. This glorious watch wins my vote because it has the clearest dial, it personifies elegance with its stylishly beautiful looks.
Now, I just need those lottery numbers to come up and I can put my order in for this wonderful timepiece.
Who says it has to be manual wind? Most manufacturers, even the so called "premium" ones, do not build their own movements and therefore have a huge design height. Nomos has build a 3,2mm Automatic Movement, the DUW 3001. Thats makes for a very sleek watch.
/And my favorite is the A. Lange & Söhne, ofc!
I really love that JLC but I can't seem to find it anywhere, their own website doesn't seem to have it anywhere
Simple choice for me: A. Lange & Söhne all day long!
I always pick the a lange when its in one of your list 😂