Editorial Policy
The rules we follow when we write about watches, and what readers can expect from us.
Opinions and verdicts
Reviews, comparisons, awards and buying recommendations on Wristmetric are editorial judgments. They reflect the view of our editors, based on the specifications, the price and what we know of a watch’s design and history. They are opinions, and we try to show our reasoning so readers can disagree with it.
Specifications
We check every specification against the manufacturer’s published information at the time of publication. When a maker does not publish a figure, we confirm it with a reputable secondary source or leave it out. When sources conflict, we do not print the disputed figure.
Specifications and prices change, sometimes without notice. Before you buy, confirm the details with the manufacturer or an authorized retailer.
We do not claim hands-on testing, wear time or timing results that we have not carried out. Accuracy figures in our articles are the manufacturer’s ratings.
Sponsored material, affiliate links and loaned products
Any sponsored article, affiliate link or product loaned to us by a brand will be clearly identified on the page where it appears. In an article, that takes the form of a disclosure note at the top of the page.
Commercial relationships do not determine our editorial conclusions. A brand cannot buy a verdict, an award or a place in a buying guide, and no brand reviews or approves an article before it is published.
How comparisons are judged
Each comparison works through the same categories, including price, movement, case dimensions, crystal, water resistance, accuracy, finishing and long-term ownership. In the comparison table, we mark the stronger watch row by row, and only when the facts clearly support it. Where two watches are equal, or the difference is a matter of taste, the row is left unmarked.
Awards such as Best Value, Best Movement and Editor’s Pick follow from that analysis. We discuss how a watch wears from its published diameter, thickness and lug-to-lug length, not from imagined time on the wrist.
Pricing conventions
We quote the price the manufacturer charges in the United States at the time of writing, in US dollars. Where a maker does not sell a model directly, we give the typical price at authorized US retailers and say so.
We compare watches at the regular prices their makers charge. Short-term promotions come and go, so they do not decide our verdicts. For Orient, prices are those charged by Orient Watch USA, the brand’s official US store.
Photography
Some articles use licensed stock photography. Every photograph is credited, and the full list is on our photo credits page.
A photograph may show a related model rather than the exact reference being discussed. When it does, the caption says so. Some stories use a general image, such as a close-up of a dial, to illustrate a subject rather than a specific watch.
Corrections
If we get something wrong, we fix it. Send corrections to editors@wristmetric.com with the article’s address and the detail in question. When a correction changes a fact, a figure or a verdict, we note the change and the date at the end of the article. Small fixes to spelling or formatting are made without a note.
Independence
Wristmetric decides what to cover and what to conclude. Advertising, where it appears, is labeled and kept separate from editorial content. If a commercial relationship ever has a bearing on a particular article, that article will say so.