The best wedding watches for the groom and bride (UK, 2026)

The best wedding watch for most grooms is the Tissot Le Locle: a Swiss automatic dress watch with a silver dial, slim enough to slide under a shirt cuff. Under £500, the Seiko Presage Cocktail Time is our pick, and for a luxury watch, the Longines Master Collection. For the bride, we'd choose the Longines PrimaLuna.

A wedding watch is usually a dress watch: slim, simple and elegant, so it looks right with a suit on the day and goes on to be worn every day after. Many are given as a gift between the couple, often engraved with the date. This guide covers watches for the groom, watches for the bride, matching his-and-hers pairs and what to engrave.

All the watches below are sold new by Goldsmiths, a UK authorised retailer. Prices are Goldsmiths' own on the date shown, and they update when we re-check them.

How we chose

We looked for watches that suit a wedding suit or dress: slim cases, classic dials and leather straps or refined bracelets. We read each brand's own product page for the movement, thickness and crystal, and where the brand's page couldn't be read, we used Goldsmiths' description and say so. Every watch is sold new by a UK authorised retailer, from £149 to over £4,000.

Best for the groom: Tissot Le Locle Automatic

Best for the groomTissot Le Locle T0064071103300 · 39.3mm · Automatic · 30 m water resistant £665Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

The Le Locle is a classic Swiss dress watch for well under £1,000. Tissot's page lists a Swiss automatic movement with up to 80 hours of power reserve, a sapphire crystal, a date and a see-through case back, so you can see the movement. Tissot gives the case as 39.3mm across and 9.75mm thick, so it slips easily under a shirt cuff. The silver dial has Roman numerals and, according to Goldsmiths' description, a texture inspired by the clock on the church tower in Le Locle, Tissot's home town.

Good to know: water resistance is 3 bar (30 metres), so it's fine for rain and washing your hands but should come off for swimming. Because the back is see-through, any engraving would need to go somewhere else on the case: ask Goldsmiths before you buy.

Tissot Le Locle 20 watches at Goldsmiths, £600 to £900. Shop the Le Locle

Best for the groom under £500: Seiko Presage Cocktail Time

Groom, under £500Seiko Presage Cocktail Time SRPB41J1 · 40.5mm · Automatic · 50 m water resistant £370Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

Seiko's Cocktail Time watches have dials inspired by cocktails, and this one is a deep blue. Seiko's page lists the 4R35 automatic movement (about 41 hours of power reserve), a box-shaped Hardlex crystal and a date, in a 40.5mm case that's 11.8mm thick.

Browse all 92 Seiko watches£260 to £3,550 at Goldsmiths→

Good to know: Hardlex is Seiko's hardened mineral glass, which scratches more easily than sapphire. The matching women's version is below, in our his-and-hers pairs.

Luxury for the groom: Longines Master Collection 39mm

Luxury for the groomLongines Master Collection Automatic L29494736 · 39mm · Automatic · 30 m water resistant £2,250Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

If you're spending more, the Master Collection is a beautiful classic. Longines' page lists a self-winding movement with up to 72 hours of power reserve, a sapphire crystal, a date and a silver "barleycorn" dial (a fine, textured pattern), in a 39mm steel case on a steel bracelet.

Good to know: Longines doesn't give the thickness on its page. Water resistance is 3 bar (30 metres).

The dream groom's watch: Omega De Ville Prestige Co-Axial

Omega De Ville Prestige Co-Axial O43413402003001 · 40mm · Automatic · 30 m water resistant £4,300Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

If the budget allows, this is a watch for life. Omega's page lists the Master Chronometer-certified 8800 movement with a 55-hour power reserve, a domed sapphire crystal, a sapphire case back and a 40mm case just 9.93mm thick, on a leather strap. Its smaller quartz sister makes a matching bride's watch (below).

Best for the bride: Longines PrimaLuna

Best for the brideLongines PrimaLuna L81424716 · 30mm · Quartz · 30 m water resistant £1,200Price at Goldsmiths, 28 October 2026 Full specsSee it at Goldsmiths

Longines describes the PrimaLuna as inspired by the moon, with graceful curves. This 30mm steel version has a sunray silver dial, a sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides, and a steel bracelet with a push-button folding clasp, according to Goldsmiths' description. It's a quartz watch, so there's nothing to wind. Water resistance is 3 bar (30 metres).

More wedding watches for the groom

• Tissot Gentleman Automatic (£690): a 38mm Swiss automatic with an 80-hour Powermatic 80 movement and sapphire crystal (Tissot's figures). A little sportier than the Le Locle.
• Hamilton Jazzmaster Open Heart (£990): an opening in the dial shows the movement at work. Hamilton lists an 80-hour automatic and sapphire crystal, 40mm across and 11.05mm thick.
• Raymond Weil Toccata (£850): a 39mm Swiss quartz watch with a white lacquered dial and Roman numerals, according to Goldsmiths' description.
• Frederique Constant Classics Moneta Moonphase (£995): a 37mm quartz watch with a moon phase at 6 o'clock, according to Goldsmiths. A romantic choice.
• Longines Master Collection 39mm (£2,250): a classic automatic dress watch with up to 72 hours of power reserve and Longines' 5-year guarantee, according to Goldsmiths.
• Omega De Ville Prestige (£4,300): 40mm and 9.93mm thick, according to Omega, with a Master Chronometer movement. See our best dress watches for more.

More wedding watches for the bride

• Tissot Ballade 34mm (£320): a slim, elegant Swiss watch, 8.25mm thick with a sapphire crystal (Tissot's figures).
• Seiko Presage Cocktail Time 34mm (£360): a small automatic with a light pink dial inspired by the Cosmopolitan cocktail, according to Goldsmiths' description.
• Rotary 1895 (£149): a 28mm watch with a mother-of-pearl dial and textured "bark" bracelet. The least expensive here.
• Longines PrimaLuna Automatic (£2,400): a 34mm automatic with a 72-hour power reserve and Longines' 5-year guarantee, according to Goldsmiths.
• Omega De Ville Prestige 27.5mm (£2,800): Omega's quartz 4061 movement and a domed sapphire crystal (Omega's figures).

Our guide to the best luxury watches for women has more ideas.

Matching his-and-hers wedding watches

Some couples choose watches from the same family, so they match without being identical.

• Seiko Presage Cocktail Time: the blue 40.5mm for him (£370) and the pink 34mm for her (£360). Both are automatics from the same series, each with a dial inspired by a cocktail.
• Omega De Ville Prestige: the 40mm Co-Axial for him (£4,300) and the 27.5mm quartz for her (£2,800), both with blue dials.
• Tissot: the Le Locle for him (£665) and the Ballade 34mm for her (£320): two Swiss dress watches with sapphire crystals.

Side by side

Wedding watch engraving ideas

An engraving turns a watch into a keepsake (we have ideas for retirement watches too). Goldsmiths says its engravers can engrave the case or case back of a watch, from initials to family crests. A few ideas that work in a small space:

• The wedding date, such as "14.06.2027"
• Both sets of initials, such as "A & J"
• Initials and date together, such as "A & J · 14.06.2027"
• A short line that means something to you both, or the place you married

Before you engrave: check the watch fits and works first, because engraved watches usually can't be returned. And check the case back: watches with see-through backs, like the Tissot Le Locle and Omega De Ville, have less room for engraving, so ask Goldsmiths what's possible.

What to look for in a wedding watch

Slim enough for a cuff

A dress watch should slide under a shirt cuff. Look for a thickness of about 11mm or less: the Le Locle (9.75mm), Omega De Ville (9.93mm) and Tissot Ballade (8.25mm) are all comfortably slim.

A classic dial

White, silver and blue dials suit almost every suit and dress, and won't date. Roman numerals and slim baton markers look more formal than big sporty numbers.

Strap or bracelet

A leather strap is the most traditional choice with a suit. A steel bracelet is more practical for every day after the wedding. Many watches here come with quick-release straps, so you can have both.

Automatic or quartz?

An automatic is mechanical and has a story to tell, which suits a gift meant to last a lifetime. A quartz watch is more accurate and needs no attention. Our movement guide explains the difference.

Where to next

For more slim, smart watches at every budget, see our best dress watches. For the bride, our best Cartier watches and luxury watches for women.