Watch Snob

Should you follow the old engagement-ring decree of three months' income?

If it doesn't tell the time, what does it do?

The Watch Snob weighs in.

The Snob settles the perennial debate over the modern vs. the classics.

This week, the Watch Snob sets a reader straight on a company whose wares he's been eyeing.

Your gramps gave it to you, but you're never going to wear it. Should you still keep it for your son?

When you're spending $20K, you just can't afford to choose unwisely.

The Snob was never into the whole "tool" craze, but there is one brand that changed his mind.

You'd email the Watch Snob to see which one is better, of course. Here is the battle of TAG vs. Breitling.

Take note, readers. Because this won't happen again.

This week, the Snob turns a critical eye to a revered brand and explains - once and for all - what it takes to be as Snobbish as him.

The Watch Snob lashes out at the oversized watch trend.

Being able to afford it is only the first step.

Well, "inexpensive" is a relative term. But as far as Snob-approved items go, this is a rarity.

If you're buying local, this is the way to go.

Even a Snob can bestow forgiveness.

The hard-to-please Snob has no taste for clocks - but this one passes muster.

The Watch Snob weighs in on this new model.

Also, are regulators a gimmick?

It's rare than anything not named Patek Philippe gets a nod from the Snob.

The Submariner isn't the only Rolex that meets this description.

This week, the Snob breaks it all down to a reader who is confused by newfangled technologies.

This is what happens when you mess with a good thing.

You want refinement, but you don't want daintiness.

The Watch Snob questions whether "becoming the next Patek" should be the goal of young watch brands.

A reader's choices miss the mark. Enter the Snob.