No matter your budget, taste, or experience in the hobby, it seems like the entire watch community is in agreement: it was a great year for watches. Not just for new releases, but for the watch community, for talking about watches, and for being involved in this strange but incredibly fun world. 
We asked our team of Editorial staff members and contributors to pick their Watch of the Year. It could be a new release that they own, or don?t own, an addition to the collection, or any watch that spoke to them in 2023. The selections are wonderfully diverse, and speak to the huge variety of watches we were able to collectively experience this year. More than that, they underline vibrancy of the watch world, and seem to point to a movement toward watches that are unique or special in some way.  We had a great time talking to you about watches this year, and we can?t wait to bring you even more from every corner of the watch world in 2024. Happy new year!  
Zach Weiss
My watch of the year is the Christopher Ward C1 Bel Canto. Yes, it came out in 2022, but this was the year I got to wear it?and wear it I did. And I think it also colored the watch world itself in 2023, setting a new standard, showing what brands that were formerly ignored by the industry at large can do. Proof of this was its well-earned GPGH award.

Now, I?m working on an owner?s review, so I don?t want to spoil that, but the gist is this: I can?t get over it. It?s a watch that still brings me just as much e...