Knowing your exact needs can help you select the best watch that is most suited for your requirement.

This is the next step that is to be followed while trying to start a watch collection. There are four main categories of watches, which a watch collector should definitely know about. One thing to be noted is that there are only very few watches that can be worn for every occasion. If you are not aware of this fact, you may wear a rubber strapped watch with a Tuxedo, which would be a weird combination!

The Dress Watch: These types of watches are very thin and they come with a leather strap and a less complicated design. You can wear such watches on any formal occasions like an interview, or for weddings. Such type of watches does not go well with a jeans or a T-shirt. The Piaget Altiplano is one of the best examples among the Dress watches available.

The Sports Watch: these types of watches are very chunky with rubber or metal straps. They are suited for casual occasions and they usually come with some complicated features like the chronographs. They are best suited for the casual dress you wear and even if some of them look good with suits, it is better not to try out wild combinations! The IWC Aquatimer is one of the best in this category. It is a watch used by divers, and has a chronograph on it.

The Everyday Watch: such watches do not fall into the category of sports watches or dress watches and they can be considered to be the most useful of the watches available. They come with either a metal strap or a leather strap, and are moderately thick watches that can be used on any occasion.

These types of watches will sometimes have some complications on them, but they mostly go unnoticed. The Rolex Datejust, the IWC Portuguese, the Rolex Submariner etc are some of the most popular names in this category, and they are referred to as all-purpose watches. The Submariner is actually diving watch by design, but the sleek look of the watch is now a favourite among men and most men use them along with suits also. All these can be worn along with any outfit, may it be for a beach party or for a very formal gathering.

The Complicated Watch: This type of watches have a movement that provides great features to the user. For example, a tourbillon in the watch can remove the gravitational force and  a perpetual calendar in the watch can give you accurate timing and dates until 2100, so that you do not have to reset your watch till then! Such watches are very costly and they are meant for the top class people in the society. They are actually same as dress watches, but with exclusive features that make them way expensive, and something to be taken care of and used on special occasions only.