Wristwatch Review: Tahari Two-Tone Dress Watch

Oops! I did it again. I bought another cheap watch. I couldn't resist. I got lost in the game. This time, I picked up another Tahari watch at Burlington. This one is a dress watch. It's a two-tone timepiece with black and silver tones in a coherent design that is carried through the bracelet, bezel, and dial.

Tahari Men's Two-Tone Dress Watch

Tahari Watch Style

This is my second Tahari watch. In my first Tahari review, I revealed that the brand is the brainchild of fashion designer Elie Tahari. She is best known for women's fashions and accessories. However, Accutime produces a limited number of Tahari-branded watches for men. 

This Tahari watch features a simple retro design with silver-toned  numerals to mark the time at 12 and 6 o'clock and silver-toned batons for the other hours around the black dial. The bezel appears to be round like the dial of a Rolex Explorer-style field watch. However, a closer look reviews subtle facets at the edge of the bezel. The sword hands are very readable in low light conditions.

Tahari Bezel Close Up

The watch fits my wrist perfectly, but it would be nice to have the capacity to adjust it to be just a little looser. The interior of the bracelet is pretty smooth and comfortable for day-to-day wear.  However, as with many watches with metal bracelets, this watch can get uncomfortable for extended wear at a computer keyboard. The weight of your wrist causes the bracelet to dig into your wrist a little. 

Tahari Watch Bracelet

The clasp of this Tahari watch is etched with the brand name which is a nice luxury touch at this low price.

Tahari Watch Construction

This watch is built under license by Accutime Watch Corporation. They do a great job for many different brands and make pretty good sports team watches.  This watch has a stainless steel caseback and stainless steel bracelet. Presumably, base metal is used for the case and bezel. The watch design uses black for the case and outer bracelet links. The finish is smooth and glossy for the black portions of the watch and shiny and highly polished for the bare metal parts.

Tahari Men's Two-Tone Dress Watch

As with many inexpensive watches, the watch bracelet is integrated into the case and would be difficult to replace. You won't be able to find an interchangeable strap.

This Tahari watch bracelet would not be easy to replace

According to the caseback, this watch has a Japanese quartz movement and uses a standard SR626SW watch battery. That should make changing a battery simple.

Tahari Two-Tone Men's Dress Watch Caseback

Tahari Watch Dimensions

The case is around 42mm in diameter and 9mm thick. From the tip of one lug across the watch to the tip of the opposite lug is about 51mm.  The bracelet is about 21mm wide tapering down to 19mm wide. The watch is nicely proportioned for a dress watch and would fit easily under the cuff of a shirt.

Tahari Two-Tone Dress Watch Out on the Town

Tahari Watch Overall Impression

I generally like this watch. It is comfortable for a few hours of wear, but it would be nice to have an extra link or an adjustment to loosen the fit just a little bit. Overall, it is a good looking watch in the $20 to $40 price range. I enjoy it for casual wear.

Where to Buy Tahari Watches

I bought this watch for about $20 at a Burlington store. You can also find them at affordable prices online at Belk and QVC.

A Tahari Dive-Style Watch

If you are interested in a review of my other Tahari watch, you can read it here on this blog!

Sharp Watch Shout Out: The Diella Automatic Starry Sky Globe Automatic

Diella watches are an interesting choice in attainable luxury watches. I'm still investigating this brand. Apparently, they are based on the designs of Swiss Watch maker Jeff Diella.  The novel thing about these watches is that they incorporate jade into their designs.  Apparently, when you illuminate jade with a bright light, the effects can be very cool looking. They have designs for men and women at a variety of price points on Amazon. This one: the Diella Automatic Starry Sky Globe Automatic caught my eye. The combination of eye catching design, intriguing use of jade, and an automatic movement earn this watch a Sharp Watch Shout Out!

You can check this sharp looking Diella watch out here on Amazon. For a limited time, this one comes with an 11% off coupon. It incorporates black jade for a smooth look!

My Grail Watches: Bulova Men's Archive Series Lunar Pilot

This post covers the second of the grail watches that I currently lust for.  It's the Bulova Men's Archive Series Lunar Pilot. The watch is a quartz reproduction of the Bulova that landed on the moon. It uses the original case design and complication layout with the famed Bulova Precisionist movement. With a 262 kHz movement frequency, these watches are among the most accurate and smoothest quartz watches in the world. The second hand sweeps like one of the finest mechanical watches.

The Bulova Men's Archive Series Quartz Lunar Pilot 

I like this watch because it combines history, classic vintage looks, and a modern movement that will allow the second hand to sweep gently around the dial. You can find this watch set on Amazon:

Bulova Men's Archive Series Lunar Pilot on Amazon

Some Amazon reviewers have noted that this watch has a 20mm strap not 22mm as noted in the product description.

Watch Deal Alert: Timex Expedition Gallatin at a Discount!

 If you are looking for a watch that gives off strong "operator" vibes. You might want to check out the Timex Gallatin. It's black. It's solar. It's provides a pretty cool look at a very affordable price point. It looks perfect for divers, commandoes, or cat burglars.

Timex Expedition Gallatin Solar Watch

It does offer 50-meters of water resistance, a black resin case, and a non-rotating bezel. Unfortunately, this watch does not have Indiglo backlighting. However, this Gallatin is really built for milder adventures like Call of Duty, World of Warships, or walking the dog in the park. It is currently (as of November 4, 2025) on sale as a great Amazon Deal. It's currently 23% off for a price well under $50. You can check this great looking watch out here on Amazon!

If you are looking for a Timex Expedition with Indiglo lighting, I've reviewed one here on this blog.

Watches A to Z: Fossil

Fossil is a well-recognized fashion watch brand.  It was founded in 1984 by Tom and his brother, Kosta, Kartsotis. It's recognized by most watch wearers in the United States. Fossil was a nickname for Kosta Kartsotis because he really liked retro aesthetics. The brand initially focused on importing inexpensive, but well designed, fashion watches for retailers. Fossil adopted collectible tins as packaging for their watches in 1990 and went public in 1993. The brand has grown in popularity since it was founded. But, with retreats in the watch market, it has dropped its forays into Smartwatches and has expanded more into leather goods and sunglasses.

Fossil owns the Fossil, Relic, Skagen, WSI, and Zodiac watch brands and the women's watch brand, Michele. The company also manufactures and distributes Armani Exchange, BMW, Chaps, Diesel, DKNY, Emporio Armani, Michael Kors, and women's watch brands Kate Spade New York and Tory Burch. 

At lower price points, Fossil is also thought to own or supervise the manufacturing of generic quartz watches stamped with FMD on the caseback. Some believe this stamp stands for Fossil Manufacturing Division. I believe this to be the case because--as of a couple of years ago--the warranty service address for FMD watches at Walmart matched the Fossil Headquarters address for North America. FMD makes many of the watches sold under the George brand at Walmart.

Could these George brand FMD watches be made by Fossil?

The Fossil brand makes excellent watches that sell at affordable prices. On Amazon, men's Fossil watches sell for prices between $80 and $350. The most expensive Fossil watches are skeletonized automatics. You can see them at my Amazon affiliate link here. It's very easy to overlook Fossil or denigrate them as a "fashion watch brand," but they make great looking watches that are satisfying to own and wear. 

If you live near an outlet mall with a Fossil outlet store, you should definitely visit. You an often find great deals there.

Watch Wearing Wednesday: Ghostface meets Frankenwatch Oris!

With Halloween right around the corner, me and my Frankenwatch vintage Oris had a close encounter with Ghostface!

Ghostface from the movie Scream and my vintage refurbished Oris

They warned me! Beware of Etsy watches from India! But, no, I didn't listen. I had to go down that corridor alone! I'm actually glad I did. I've found my refurbished Oris watch from India to be lots of fun and I enjoy wearing it. For more on this watch, read my Wristwatch Review: Vintage Oris Men's Manual Wind Watch from India. This little monster may only have an Oris movement, but it was authentically put together in a workshop somewhere in India and it's pretty cool!

Watch Spotlight: Tissot Men's Classic Dream Stainless Steel Dress Watch

If you are looking for a no nonsense dress watch that will bring form, function, an automatic movement, refinement, heritage and class at a good price, check out the Tissot Classic Dream Stainless Dress Watch. I've written about this watch before when it was one sale, but it is worth a look at its regular price, too.

Tissot Men's Classic Dream Stainless Steel Dress Watch

To me, this dress watch looks like a classic silver-on-silver design as far as the dial, bezel, markers and hands go.  However, the bracelet seems to alternate between high shine and slightly grey stainless steel.  It's a good look for the office that says, "Yes, I have a classic watch, but we have work to do."  The watch has a 42mm case that stands 11.53mm tall.  The bracelet is a 22mm wide and has a push button hidden clasp.

Tissot Classic Dream Stainless Steel Dress Watch Movement

If you did get this watch, you'd get a classic Swiss watch with an exhibition caseback and a 19 jewel automatic movemement with a generous 72 hour power reserve. The Swissmatic movement is based on the Swatch Sistem51 movement improved with more metal components.  It has a power reserve of up to 72 hours. 

I'll keep watching this one for deals.  But, at regular prices between $500 and $600, the Tissot Classic Dream seems fairly priced for a Swiss-made automatic watch. It has the looks of a Rolex Milgauss at a much more sensible price point.

You can check this timepiece out on Amazon here: 

Tissot Men's Classic Dream Stainless Steel Dress Watch