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Versatile pieces that work for anyone

Unisex vintage watches.

Some of the most interesting watches in our collection sit outside traditional gender categories: pieces with proportions, dials, and personalities that work equally well on any wrist. Whether it's a cushion-case automatic from the 1970s or a clean-dialled dress piece from the 1960s, these are watches chosen for character rather than convention.

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What puts a watch in this collection

Size, mostly. Watches here tend to sit between about 30mm and 36mm, which is the range that reads as neither notably small nor notably large, with dials that make no particular claim in either direction. A plain-dialled Tissot from the 1960s or a cushion-cased Citizen from the 1970s belongs to whoever likes the look of it.

The categories elsewhere on this site follow the way watches were originally marketed, which was rigid in ways that have not aged well. This collection is the one that ignores it. If a piece here appeals and it is listed under a heading you would not normally browse, that counts for nothing at all against how it looks on your wrist.

Why mid-century sizing works for everyone

For most of the twentieth century a 34mm watch was simply a watch. The split into markedly larger and markedly smaller cases came later, and the mid-size pieces that predate it are the ones that still suit the widest range of wrists. That is the practical reason this collection exists rather than a stylistic one.

It also means these watches tend to be versatile in the other sense. A 34mm steel case on a leather strap is at home with almost anything, which is not something you can say of either a 26mm bangle or a 42mm diver. If you want to compare across the range, the men's and ladies' collections sit either side of this one.

Frequently asked questions

What size are the watches in this collection?

Most sit between roughly 30mm and 36mm across the case. Every listing states the exact size, and we can measure the lug-to-lug distance on request, which is the figure that decides how a watch actually spans your wrist.

Is a unisex watch just a small men's watch?

Not quite. The watches here were made in sizes and styles that were never strongly directed at one buyer or another, which is different from a large watch scaled down. Many are simply mid-century watches from a period when one size served everyone.

Can I buy one of these as a gift?

They tend to be the safest choice when you are not certain of someone's taste in case size, for exactly the reasons above. Our [gift collections](/categories/vintage-watch-gifts) gather other suggestions, and we can advise if you tell us a little about the person.

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