Mens Watches

Instantly recognizable for its trademark check pattern and exemplary tailoring, Burberry watches have been a fashion icon since it first opened a shop in 1856. As an outdoorsman, its founder was dissatisfied with the bulky, constricting outdoor attire available to him and focused his attention on improving it. The trench coat this company eventually designed for World War I soldiers cemented in the minds of customers its reputation of durable and handsome goods. Accessories like umbrellas and scarves were natural additions for the English brand. Later, timepieces were also added to the line as the company sought to attract a new, younger clientele to its brand.

What We Love About Burberry

Burberry has a long history of design from which it draws inspiration. It is known for its classic, sporty charm and has been putting forth a good deal of effort to modernize its look. It offers a number of different looks, from stately to unconventional. There is a men’s watch for nearly any taste, whether daring or reserved. Some models are the essence of British propriety, with conservative leather straps or stainless steel bracelets and round cases. Others use the famed Burberry check in bold and daring new way on printed or striped bands. A more subtle adaptation shows the lines of the legendary plaid etched into the links of the bracelet or face.

Good quality materials are used to construct this brand. Leather and stainless steel can be found in the bands of some models. Stainless is also used in their cases. Burberry uses mainly quartz movements in it timepieces. Quartz is largely recognized as the most accurate type of movement in use today. A quartz movement can also be made into thinner timepiece which is lighter and more comfortable for the wearer. It is the most technologically advanced of movements, which fits well with the brand’s intentions to be a forward-moving corporation.

Some Things We Don’t Like About Burberry

Fashion mens watches brands are typically more focused on the styling of their products rather that the engineering. These are unlikely to be the point of origin for the next great innovation in time keeping. Their focus is on a good-looking product with good performance, not a handcrafted marvel of mechanical gears. The quartz movements this brand employs keep excellent time but are not of the same caliber as the heirloom watches upon which they based. They will need their batteries replaced periodically, unlike finer automatic self-winding watches. A buyer should be satisfied with this brand as long he is simply looking for a fashion-forward accessory.

Company History

A former draper’s apprentice opened a little shop in Hampshire, England in 1856. Thomas Burberry was a forward-thinking 21 year-old with an eye upon the future. He focused on apparel for use in the outdoors, which led to his invention of a new fabric called gabardine. This light and resilient fabric’s yarn is water-proofed prior to weaving, allowing air to circulate freely through it. Their sturdy and handsome garments have been favored by Hollywood heavyweights, political powerhouses and even royalty. The company has added accessories to it line in recent decades, displaying its dedication to the ideal of “prorsum”, Latin for “forward”, expressed in the corporate logo.