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Guides from DIFFRNT on choosing, sizing and caring for your watch.

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DIFFRNT Venoria two-tone women's watch in the open green DIFFRNT gift box on linen

Watch Gifts for Your Wife or Girlfriend: How to Choose

Watch gift ideas for your wife or girlfriend by her style, plus simple tips on metal, size and fit.

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Watch Gifts for Your Wife or Girlfriend: How to Choose

Watch gift ideas for your wife or girlfriend by her style, plus simple tips on metal, size and fit.

DIFFRNT Brone watch in all black on a wooden desk next to the green DIFFRNT gift box

Gifts for Dad: Watches He Will Actually Wear

Watch gift ideas for every kind of dad, from everyday and classic to automatic, plus simple tips on size, metal and fit.

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Gifts for Dad: Watches He Will Actually Wear

Watch gift ideas for every kind of dad, from everyday and classic to automatic, plus simple tips on size, metal and fit.

DIFFRNT N948 automatic dive watch by a swimming pool

What Is a Dive Watch? Features, Water Resistance and Style

What makes a watch a dive watch, which features matter, and the difference between a real diver and a dive-inspired style.

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What Is a Dive Watch? Features, Water Resistance and Style

What makes a watch a dive watch, which features matter, and the difference between a real diver and a dive-inspired style.

DIFFRNT Santos watch with an emerald dial on linen

Best Watches Under $200: Our Top Picks for Men and Women

What a budget of up to $200 gets you in a watch, with our top picks for men and women by style, size and movement.

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Best Watches Under $200: Our Top Picks for Men and Women

What a budget of up to $200 gets you in a watch, with our top picks for men and women by style, size and movement.

DIFFRNT Brone day-date watch on a notebook

What Is a Day-Date Watch? How to Read and Set One

A day-date watch shows the day of the week and the date on the dial. Here is how to read it, set it and keep it accurate.

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What Is a Day-Date Watch? How to Read and Set One

A day-date watch shows the day of the week and the date on the dial. Here is how to read it, set it and keep it accurate.

DIFFRNT Imperial watch with a two-tone bezel on concrete

Types of Watch Bezels: Fixed, Fluted, Dive and More

What a watch bezel is, the main types from fixed and fluted to dive and two-tone, and which style suits the way you dress.

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Types of Watch Bezels: Fixed, Fluted, Dive and More

What a watch bezel is, the main types from fixed and fluted to dive and two-tone, and which style suits the way you dress.

DIFFRNT Chronometer watch with a measuring tape

How to Measure Your Wrist Size for a Watch (3 Easy Ways)

Three easy ways to measure your wrist for a watch, plus a simple chart that matches your wrist size to a case size.

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How to Measure Your Wrist Size for a Watch (3 Easy Ways)

Three easy ways to measure your wrist for a watch, plus a simple chart that matches your wrist size to a case size.

DIFFRNT Spine skeleton watch on a walnut desk

What Is a Skeleton Watch? How It Works and How to Care for One

What a skeleton watch is, how it differs from an open heart, how the automatic movement inside works and how to look after one.

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What Is a Skeleton Watch? How It Works and How to Care for One

What a skeleton watch is, how it differs from an open heart, how the automatic movement inside works and how to look after one.

DIFFRNT Spine automatic watch on a leather desk mat

Best Automatic Watches Under $300: Our Mechanical Picks

Our automatic watches under $300 compared: two skeleton dials and an automatic dive watch, plus what to know before buying an automatic.

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Best Automatic Watches Under $300: Our Mechanical Picks

Our automatic watches under $300 compared: two skeleton dials and an automatic dive watch, plus what to know before buying an automatic.

Three DIFFRNT Caspian watches on a white wedding tablecloth

Groomsmen Gift Watches: How to Choose for the Whole Party

How to choose watches as groomsmen gifts: one model or mixed colours, budget, timing, sizing and presentation, with our picks.

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Groomsmen Gift Watches: How to Choose for the Whole Party

How to choose watches as groomsmen gifts: one model or mixed colours, budget, timing, sizing and presentation, with our picks.

DIFFRNT Nassau watch in the green Premium DIFFRNT Box

A Watch as an Anniversary Gift for Him: How to Choose

Why a watch makes a meaningful anniversary gift for him, and how to choose one that suits his style, his wrist and the moment.

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A Watch as an Anniversary Gift for Him: How to Choose

Why a watch makes a meaningful anniversary gift for him, and how to choose one that suits his style, his wrist and the moment.

DIFFRNT Lyra watch in the green Premium DIFFRNT Box

Best Gift for Her Under $150: Watches She Will Love to Wear

Watch gift ideas for her under $150, chosen by style: petite and classic, modern, minimal or statement. Plus tips on fit and presentation.

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Best Gift for Her Under $150: Watches She Will Love to Wear

Watch gift ideas for her under $150, chosen by style: petite and classic, modern, minimal or statement. Plus tips on fit and presentation.

DIFFRNT Santos watch in a green gift box with ribbon

Best Gift for Him Under $150: Watches He Will Actually Wear

Watch gift ideas for him under $150, by style: classic, modern, sporty and automatic. Plus tips on size, fit and presentation.

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Best Gift for Him Under $150: Watches He Will Actually Wear

Watch gift ideas for him under $150, by style: classic, modern, sporty and automatic. Plus tips on size, fit and presentation.