Purpose
ShowMeYourWatch exists to cut through the noise.
There are thousands of watches out there—but only a fraction are truly worth your attention, let alone your money.
The objective here is fourfold:
- Centralise useful, practical information on watches genuinely worth considering
- Help you understand what to look for—and what to avoid before making a purchase
- Create a platform for enthusiasts to share opinions, experiences, and collections
- Extend the conversation via YouTube, where I review real watch collections submitted by enthusiasts like you
In short: fewer regrets, better watches, smarter decisions.
Scope
This is a focused, opinionated platform.
- Mechanical watches (automatic & manual wind) mostly, virtually no quartz shortcuts here
- Price range: ~€300 to €15,000
- Selection philosophy: watches that offer strong value and that I would personally consider buying
If a watch is featured here, it has passed a simple test:
Would I spend my own money on it?
Who This Website Is For
This site is for:
- Watch enthusiasts who enjoy exploring, learning, and sharing
- Those looking to discover original, well-designed watches to add to their bucket list
- Anyone who has ever said: “This will be my last watch”… and meant it at the time
Yes—this is also for those of you with a watch addiction ... you are among friends here ... consider this a self-help group to feed the interest.
What You’ll Find Here
- top 95+ watch brands with detailed info in a structured manner
- Curated selection of ~200 models, filtered for quality, design, and value for money
- Clear, practical insights—not marketing fluff
- Honest opinions, independent from any brand influence
This is not a catalog. It’s a curated shortlist.
Website "as-is" vs what's coming
SMYW was launched on May 2 '26 with initial content, but still very much is under development
Ready "as is"
- Brand list
- 95+ brands
- individual brand template showing: history, sales estimates, design philosophy, price range, most famous models, ratings, watch types used
- Model list
- 200+ models
- individual model template showing: price range, functions, movement specs, measures, photo
- Knowledge Centre
- Watch Types: Dress, diver, pilot, race, field, tool, fashion, homage, Replicas, NOS, Vintage
- Movements
- concise info on other topics
Coming Next:
- General improvements to layout, functionality
- Knowledge Centre - expand content on
- Materials and Finishing
- Bracelets-Clasps-Straps,
- Terminology,
- Watch & Brand credibility,
- Price-Value-Buying,
- Storage & Care,
- Selling,
- Risk & Risk management
- Movement List
- 50+ Movements used by main brands
- individual movement template showing: specs (country of origin, frequency, Power reserve, accuracy, service interval, functions), photo, quality, OEM price, value for money rating, Brands using model
- Section on Icon watches
- Top 10, Top 20 list
- Models
- Add list of great women watches
- Add list of interesting Homage watches
- Search functionality
- Additional functionality & content based on user feedback - please send any suggestions to contact@ShowMeYourWatch.com
- Our favourites for different budgets: sub-200, 200-500, 500-1000, 1k-2k, 2k-5k, 5k-10k, 10k-15k
- Purchase guide to help you select your next watch(es)
- Ability for users to add ratings, add models to a wishlist
- Watch collection video-reviews - link to YouTube
- How you can send a 3 to 5m video of your collection, which I then add comments to and publish
About me
I’m a 58 year young watch enthusiast living last 12 years in Geneva—arguably the epicentre of watchmaking—
What started as curiosity turned into a full-blown passion:
- Design
- Mechanical engineering
- Complications
- Brand history
- And, inevitably… collecting
Over time, I’ve built a decent collection, made good decisions, and—more importantly—a number of questionable ones.
That’s part of the journey.
This site is my way of sharing:
- What I’ve learned
- What I got wrong
- What I’d do differently
So that you can make better-informed decisions when spending your hard-earned money.
My passion for watches started at the age of 8:
A Note on Independence
I do not receive payment for reviews
I do not promote watches I wouldn’t buy myself
Opinions are 100% independent
If something is featured here, it’s because I genuinely rate it.
Reality Check: The Watch Addiction Problem
Let’s be honest for a moment.
Buying watches can become:
A habit < - > A passion. < - > A mild obsession < - > …and in some cases, a financial strategy that makes absolutely no sense
If you’ve ever:
- Bought a watch you didn’t “need”
- Justified it as an “investment”
- purchased a watch which you didn't tell your partner about and kept it a secret ... until the right time
- hidden the real price from your partner
... then you’re in the right place.
There is a reason terms like: "WAF (Wife Acceptance Factor)" and "Watch Acquisition Syndrome” & exist.
Managing WAF is a skill. Mastering it? That’s next-level horology.
Final Thought
This site won’t stop you from buying watches, but it might help you:
- Buy better ones
- Avoid costly mistakes
- And enjoy the journey a bit more
