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Brands: The brands for the elite range include: Tag Heuer, Breitling, Rolex, Bvlgari, Panerai, Ebel, Omega, and Cartier.

Price: Chances are you are familiar with these brands. We’ve named them with the elite status since they are the king to being well known. Prices are more attainable in the $1,000 to $20,000 and upwards range.

Steel watches produced by these watchmakers will cost you anywhere from a thousand to a few thousand dollars. If you want gold expect to pay $2,500 to $8,000, however, you’ll need to double those numbers if you want to band to match.

Style And Design: Well crafted and often recognizable by each brand’s own style. These watches are similar to the upper echelon watches above have two distinctive styles of their own. They can either be conservative and refined in appearance or perhaps slightly trendsetting and make bold statements. On the outside, you can elect for surgical-grade steel quality or 14 to 18 karat gold.

Parts of these watches are regarded as being mass-produced such as the case and bracelet, but don’t let that deter you. Sapphire crystals that are incredibly scratch resistance, and have a comfortable fit make them excellent choices. On the inside, again you’re looking at mass-produced movements, but these movements are top-notch quality. Usually, if not always the case, you’ll find stellar grades of quartz and chronometer-grade mechanical among these brands.

Market: These luxury men’s watches can be purchases at dealers of fine jewelry and a few select unauthorized retailers. The demand is definitely there as well as many men seek the pre-owned route to buy them at better discounts. However don’t let the new higher price tag sway you, because if kept in well-cared condition these watches are durable, and snatched up quickly when being resold.