The watch now regarded as the Swiss manufacture’s trademark timepiece is the Tissot T-Touch watch. The watch incorporates a tactile sensitive crystal that activates 6 different digital functions. By tapping your finger over each labeled function the digital second and hour hands switch to that specific function’s reading. By activating the compass feature with the touch of a finger, the hour and second hands line up and automatically move to point northward. The alarm and chronograph functions are displayed in a small LED window at 6 O’ clock. An altimeter and thermometer can also be activated by tactile contact. The meteorological function is the final and most impressive feature on this tissot watch. When activated, this feature displays atmospheric pressure in the digital LED screen, and local weather trends with the hour/second hands.

Just as its counterparts in other Tissot watch collections, the T Touch has evolved into many variations. With a variety of features all variations incorporate a tactile sensitive crystal to active. Sea-Touch is now the latest variation of the T-Touch. This watch is specifically designed to cater to the needs of underwater scuba divers. From 1 meter below sea level the Swiss timepiece employs a diver’s log function that automatically initiates. A convenient rotating bezel allows divers to measure the time they have been underwater, as well as amount of oxygen remaining in their gear.

The Tissot TTouch is not only a watch for sports enthusiasts. It also makes life easier for the well-traveled individual. Want to view every single time-zone on earth with the touch of a finger, the T-Navigator watch can. For facilitated planning the watch also displays a calendar in the small LED window.

The Silen-T from the Touch watch collection is the only watch that does not have tactile functions. The watch is engineered for discreetness and/or the visually impaired. Silen T provides a silent alarm and time display function that alerts the user by silent vibration. This discreet way of displaying time through vibrations, allows anybody anywhere to keep an eye on their time without having to look at their watch. For the visually impaired it makes life a lot easier.

T touch technology is a truly exciting advancement for the world of digital tissot watches, as well as indicative of many new things to come from Swiss watchmaker Tissot.

A popular feature more so on Mens watches are Chronometers and these are watches that are designed to meet accuracy standards and many come with a certificate. Another benefit of a chronograph the other hand is to allow the owner to not only tell time with the watch but also use the watch as a stopwatch. For some people a must have watch feaure is a calendar and many watches come with calendars, and it is well thought-out to be a complication to bring the calendar up to the standard of a perpetual calendar, which is accurate for more than one year, and deals with corrections due to variations in year lengths for example. For watch owners who need to know what time it is even in the dark when being able to see the face of the watch might be out of the question, a difficulty is available which is known as a repeater. This is a chime that can be set to ring on the hour and even on the minute.

With the sale of high-end luxury watches slipping over the past year, leading watch makers have jumped on this fashion trend, and many have recently unveiled new lines of mid-priced fashionable watches for men. One of these new watches, which is quickly becoming a trend among New York’s power elite, is the Movado Museum Watch, particularly the one with the white strap, stainless steel case and black museum dial. It has the signature style of classic Movado watches, but with a certain élan and simplistic cache that is rarely seen in men’s watches.

Another, more sporty example of this new breed of watches is the Sector 600. With a corrugated polyurethane strap, Swiss movement, a titanium case, and water-resistance up to 200 meters, these watches are designed for active men with a sense of style. Available in eight edgy styles, the sapphire blue or the orange strapped watches are by far the most rakish of this collection.

For the vintage watch lover with a whimsical side, check out the latest creation of Jacques Lemans Men’s Classic Collection. With its 18 karat gold, oversized round case, textured black dial, and Roman numerals against gold tone Breguet-style hands, this most classic of watches has a retro-modern style all its own. Watches like this one capture an elegance of early watch making tradition and have a timeless appeal, but they are not just for the literary set; the dial is virtually scratch-proof sapphire glass, and is surrounded by a bezel of gold-plated fluting.

These three watches are just a small sampling of the many recent offerings from some of the world’s top watch makers, who have finally recognized that sometimes men want to make a fashion statement too. But the best news is that these watches are all available for under $1,000.

Breitling has always shared a close and essential relationship with aviation, sports, and industry. It is no surprise that the maker of the first wrist chronograph and first fully automatic chronograph would pursue a higher standard of precision in its designer timepieces. By appropriating itself of the entire movement manufacturing process for the B01, Breitling can now oversee every detail of the chronograph’s development.

The B01 project has created a revolutionary specialized assembly process that guarantees the integrity of each watch’s quality. Movement along the assembly chain is conducted by an ultra sophisticated computer program that monitors and routes each movement throughout the various paths of assembly. The program alternates the movement’s components in two phases. The first phase is fully automated and conducted exclusively by precise robotic arms. This ensures a better quality product as these machines have greater precision than a human hand. The second phase directs the components of the movement to a separate facility where partial manual assembly is required. Upon exiting the assembly chain, the movements are sent to the C.O.S.C. for extremely rigorous testing and analyzes.

The caliber B01 is available exclusively in its C.O.S.C certified version, with accompanying documentation to prove its clearance of highly meticulous precision testing. It is considered a high frequency movement at 28,800 vibrations per hour. The new Chronomat B01 features this new movement, and encases it beautifully in stainless steel, steel & gold, or 18k rose gold. This timepiece has been developed with endurance in mind and boasts 500 meters of water resistance. Another feature that has created excitement over this new Breitling movement is an optimized column-wheel device that provides a clean start/stop function without a jump of the hand. The movement is equipped with a 70 hour reserve which is an impressive feat considering its sleek shape. A patented self setting device for the resetting hammers does away with the traditional need to have a watchmaker correct each individual movement.

As the crowning achievement of this great watch manufacturer’s 125th anniversary, the caliber B01 ushers in a new era for chronograph movements, and validates Breitling as the world leader in precision time-keeping instruments for professionals.

Dior watches are a subsidiary of LVMH (Mot Hennessy Louis Vuitton) and is the combination of the artistic talents of John Galliano, Victoire de Castellane, and Hedi Slimane. 

Since 1999 Victoire de Castellane has proven his talents as Artistic Director of Dior Joaillerie.   She designed the very first collection of fancy jewelry watches by Dior.  Hedi Slimane is credited with designing the Chiffre Rouge series which is the first masculine watch from Dior.

Just launched this fall is the gorgeous Dior Christal designed by John Galliano.

Collection of watches from Christian Dior includes: Bagheera, Chiffre Rouge, Dior Christal, Dior Homme Black Time, La Baby D De Dior, La D De Dior, Malice, Chriatian Dior Riva, and Chriatian Dior Riva M Sparkling.

There are special models available of Christian Dior watches.

Bagheera CD092110M001- this series is exclusively designed for women.   Stainless steel bracelet watches, which include indexes endowed with diamonds create a more feminine look, which attracts the attention of more modern day urban women.

Chiffre Rouge CD084510M001- is the first automatic watch for men launched by Dior.  What accents the masculinity of this watch, is the standard stainless steel case in which it is enclosed.

Christal CD114315M002-has a dial set in white mother-of pearl which is adorned with 16 diamonds is equipped with a unidirectional rotating sapphire bezel.   A stainless steel bracelet with pink sapphires makes this particular model it one of the most elegant and attractive wristwatches of this exquisite Dior collection.

Malice Dior Logo Flowers CD052110A028- this limited edition series comes with a white mother-of-pearl dial in a stainless steel case.   The textile bandage band goes hand in hand with the pristine aesthetics of the watch.