Whether you’re an obsessive vintage watch shopper or you feel compelled to keep up with the latest G-Shock releases, there’s an app for that. There are many, in fact, but a few apps absolutely deserve a spot on any watch lover’s home screen.
We’re not talking about smartwatches or the smartphone apps that accompany them: we’re talking about apps specifically for people with an insatiable appetite for wristwatches and everything to do with them. There are many ways the horologically hungry can feed their fixation and enjoy their hobby, whether it’s connecting with fellow enthusiasts, buying and selling, or following news and watch journalism — and apps can facilitate all of these. If you want to get even nerdier, there are apps to help catalog your collection, track its estimated value and even analyze certain indicators of your watches’ health.
Everyone from watch brands, retailers, enthusiast publications and forums might have their own applications, but you probably don’t need all of them cluttering up your screen and consuming your device’s memory. Below are a few apps that’ll absolutely enhance any watch enthusiast’s experience — and inevitably increase your screen time.
Watchville
CourtesyIf you don’t have any watch-specific apps yet, start here. Owned by the website/store Hodinkee (which, yes, also has its own app) and created by tech entrepreneur Kevin Rose, Watchville is your go-t0 daily dose of aggregated watch content and news from many of the top publications in the field. What watch people are talking about is all here. You’ll also end up regularly using its super handy clock function — with everything from moon phase to perpetual calendar data — to set your watch.
