r/Watches is a subreddit with 3.5M members. The most common kinds of discussions are advice requests and solution requests, and the community frequently discusses watch, tired, struggling, recommendation, and watch recommendation, and they frequently recommend/review dive watch, field watch, and dress watch.
A subreddit for discussion of wrist watches and pocket watches
Popular Themes in r/Watches
#1
Advice Requests
: "Thinking of buying my first “luxury watch” need some advice"
13 posts
#2
Solution Requests
: "First watch"
12 posts
Popular Topics in r/Watches
#1
Watch
74 posts
#2
Tired
18 posts
#3
Struggling
13 posts
#4
Recommendation
12 posts
#5
Watch Recommendation
: "[Question] Looking for a watch for my brother’s 30th (€500 budget)"
9 posts
#6
Hate
9 posts
#7
Question
9 posts
#8
Love
7 posts
#9
Looking
7 posts
#10
Watch Websites
6 posts
Products Discussed in r/Watches
Dive Watch
811 reviews
#1
Omega
4.4★ from 194 reviews
#2
Rolex
4.4★ from 110 reviews
#3
Seiko
4.5★ from 72 reviews
Field Watch
435 reviews
#1
Hamilton
4.7★ from 93 reviews
#2
Seiko
4.2★ from 53 reviews
#3
Timex
4.2★ from 43 reviews
Dress Watch
382 reviews
#1
Seiko
4.5★ from 81 reviews
#2
Orient
4.6★ from 29 reviews
#3
Tissot
4.2★ from 20 reviews
Flair Used in r/Watches
#1
Discussion
: "Thoughts on Xeric, Asterisk, and other "novelty" type watches"
78 posts
#2
I took a picture
: "[Seiko HDB006] I turn 29 in a few months, never owned a watch."
72 posts
#3
Identify
: "I built a free Chrome extension for Loupe This auction bidders"
20 posts
#4
Review
: "Sea master bracelet help"
9 posts
Member Growth in r/Watches
Yearly
+258k members(8.0%)
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Last updated: August 10, 2026