Here’s a hot take: fall is actually the best season to be wearing a watch. After months of sweltering summer weather, the arrival of cool autumn days means you can expand your repertoire beyond the sweat-proof, swim-proof utility of steel sports watches. It’s also the ideal time to move beyond the punchy blues, yellows, and reds of summer into the cooler, muted palette of fall earth tones. Here are a few examples that fit the bill to a tee, and will look right with suede jackets, flannel trousers, cordovan boots, and the other wardrobe staples that have been patiently waiting in the wings all summer.

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL 41 watch shoot 8-2025 1.

ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL 41, ($8,400).
CARTIER SANTOS DE CARTIER BREITLING SUPEROCEAN HERITAGE B31 AUTOMATIC 40 PIAGET POLO SKELETON

CARTIER SANTOS DE CARTIER, ($17,400); BREITLING SUPEROCEAN HERITAGE B31 AUTOMATIC 40, ($7,750); PIAGET POLO SKELETON, ($42,200).
VACHERON CONSTANTIN PATRIMONY MANUAL WINDING OMEGA SEAMASTER RAILMASTER IWC PORTUGIESER CHRONOGRAPH

VACHERON CONSTANTIN PATRIMONY MANUAL WINDING, ($35,200); OMEGA SEAMASTER RAILMASTER, ($8,200); IWC PORTUGIESER CHRONOGRAPH, ($11,500).
SEIKO PROSPEX SPB485 RADO CAPTAIN COOK HIGH-TECH CERAMIC CHRONOGRAPH LONGINES LEGEND DIVER

SEIKO PROSPEX SPB485, ($1,495); RADO CAPTAIN COOK HIGH-TECH CERAMIC CHRONOGRAPH, ($8,400); LONGINES LEGEND DIVER, ($4,550).

This Season, Men’s Watches Are All About Mellow Tones & Muted Palettes

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ROLEX OYSTER PERPETUAL 41, ($8,400).

This Season, Men’s Watches Are All About Mellow Tones & Muted Palettes

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CARTIER SANTOS DE CARTIER, ($17,400); BREITLING SUPEROCEAN HERITAGE B31 AUTOMATIC 40, ($7,750); PIAGET POLO SKELETON, ($42,200).

This Season, Men’s Watches Are All About Mellow Tones & Muted Palettes

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VACHERON CONSTANTIN PATRIMONY MANUAL WINDING, ($35,200); OMEGA SEAMASTER RAILMASTER, ($8,200); IWC PORTUGIESER CHRONOGRAPH, ($11,500).

This Season, Men’s Watches Are All About Mellow Tones & Muted Palettes

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SEIKO PROSPEX SPB485, ($1,495); RADO CAPTAIN COOK HIGH-TECH CERAMIC CHRONOGRAPH, ($8,400); LONGINES LEGEND DIVER, ($4,550).

Photography: Marc Santos

Photo Assistant: Sara Fleiszig

Prop Styling: Erica Morga (Cadre Artists)

Styling: Haley Dach