Best Skagen Watches in 2022

Skagen Sundby Stainless Steel Mesh

The deep blue sunburst style face of the Sundby lends a distinct pop of color to Skagen’s catalog, but that doesn’t mean that it abandons their minimalist sensibilities. The neat, simple print of the numbering evokes an art deco flair, while the inset numbers for military time is a nice touch if not entirely necessary. Skagen watch bands are typically built in to the construction of the larger timepiece rather than detachable, and that’s the case here as well.

With the Sundby, it’s a comfortable mesh band that suits the polished stainless steel body. It’s a handsome casual watch, distinct enough to be a conversation piece in your daily life but classy enough to not look out of place in the office.

Skagen Connected Falster 2

The Falster was already one of the prettiest smartwatches in existence, but Skagen has outdone themselves with its sequel. The Falster 2 blends together the expectations of what a traditional dress watch should look like and integrates a standard array of smartwatch features in a smart, accessible, and eminently presentable manner. All the fundamentals are here: heart rate monitor, GPS, and notifications from your smartphone.

It even integrates Google Pay through its NFC functionality so you can make payments by just tapping the face of your watch. But its pretty face is what really sets itself apart. The Falster 2 can go well with everything from gym clothes to a suit and tie. And with scheduling and exercise tracking built in, you’ll want to wear it everywhere you go.

Skagen Hald Hybrid Smart Watch

You wouldn’t know that the Hald was a smartwatch by looking at it, and you can trust that’s by design. Skagen is known for creating watches that are as elegant as they are understated, and that’s a design sensibility that’s been applied to this Skagen hybrid smartwatch. Unlike many other smart watches, the Hald uses a connected smartwatch app to oversee its functions. It’s an approach that allows for easier navigation while also maintaining the integrity of the watch’s design.

The three buttons that occupy the right side can be assigned specific functions for more versatility. But this is still a watch with some very smart features. Text, voice call, and app notifications are all included, and they can each be assigned different color values to make them easier to interpret at a glance. There are also some basic activity tracking features.

Skagen Mens Nordstrands

Most of the Skagen men’s watches available exude a sense of unostentatious refinement, and that’s as true of this model as anything. Despite being one of the better cheap Skagen watches, this Skagen men’s watch sports a hefty design with a real sense of weight, while the white face and simple Arabic numbers make it easy to check the time with just a glance.

It’s a look complemented by the basic tan design of the leather strap. The mineral glass protecting the face is highly scratch resistant, while its water resistance means it’s safe to wear out and about even in the rain.

Skagen Aaren KW6468

While the blue on the Aaren SKW6468 resembles that of the Sundby, there’s a bolder confidence in its use. Rather than making use of a textured fade, it’s solid throughout, the face of the frame, and the lack of the 24 hour time scale inset into the more traditional face creates a flatter look that evokes 1950s sensibilities.

Adding a little more versatility to the watch is a 60 second subdial set above the six o’clock hour line. This Skagen men’s watch sports a lighter weight and a slimmer profile, putting off a sense of power without the need to overstate it.

Skagen Sonder SKW6066

Moving away from the sheer stripped down simplicity of many watches in the Skagen catalog is the Sonder. And while Skagen has made room for both day and date dials in the face of this timepiece, nothing feels cluttered. That’s in large part due to the muted contrast of the watch.

A simple mix of gold, white, and black, the Sonder understands that sometimes less is better, and that’s as true of Skagen’s approach to price as it is of their design sense. Adding an extra layer of depth is the textured leather band which looks great while still feeling comfortable.

Skagen SKW6108 Grey IP Mesh

Many of the watches in the Skagen catalog have an air of mid-century sensibility to them, but the Ancher SKW6108 has a refreshingly contemporary feel. Ironically, it looks more modern than the throwback smartwatches Skagen likes to produce. Everything but the fundamentals have been stripped out here. Minute markers have been stripped out, leaving only the bold silver hour lines left, and there aren’t even any numbers to identify what time it is.

Combined with the dark gray face, it’s a confidently minimalistic approach even by the standards of simplicity that Skagen is known for. The mesh band, meanwhile, adds the one notable sense of contrast in this lovely timepiece.

Skagen SKT1305 Connected Titanium

If the Hald hybrid is the technological flagship in the line of Skagen women’s watches, the Connected Holst is its male equivalent. Both watches seek to marry traditional dress watch design with smartwatch features, but this hybrid piece takes its aesthetic inspiration from one of Skagen’s most popular traditional watch designs. It hits the same standard notes with the same level of cleverness.

Notifications are available for phones, texts, and practically any social media app you could imagine, and the iOS and Android app makes adjusting the settings a breeze. The customizable buttons contribute greatly to the watch’s ease of use. They allow you to handle everything from navigating your music collection to manipulating your sleep and activity tracking. It’s not the most versatile smartwatch on the market, but it’s easily one of the most elegant.

Skagen SKT1112 Signatur

The Skagen Signatur is another hybrid, and while the other Connected watches in Skagen’s line offer a streamlined but traditional look in terms of the faces, cases, and bands, the Signatur is in a class all its own. With offset numbering, an inset subdial, and dots in place of traditional tic marks, this looks more like an esoteric and specialized measurement device than it does a traditional timepiece.

That being said, it’s easily one of the prettiest watches that Skagen offers, and that’s taking into account that they produce some truly handsome models. In terms of features, the Signatur is built off of the same operating system as the other Connected models on our list. All of the features you find in the other hybrids are available here as well. It won’t be a replacement for a traditional smartwatch, but it splits the difference admirably.

Skagen Mens SKW6086 Watch

The SKW6086 has a lot in common with the SKW6108. It rocks a very similar minimalistic design with its complete lack of numbers and its dark gray veneer. But there’s a more polished look to the face surface here that adds some nice texture and a silvery sheen. Additionally, two subdials are built in that can track both the day of the week and the date of the month. The design may be casual, but this is a watch that’s equally as suited to the country club or the boardroom as it is to a night out on the town.

Skagen 358SGSCD Quartz Two-Tone

The Freja is one of the better Skagen women’s watches available. While many of the men’s watches opt for something eminently casual, there’s a somewhat more high street personality to this model. That’s not just a reflection of the gold toned case but also of the crystal designed hour markers and the elegant shape of the arms. The slim 14mm band is comfortable, and the case itself isn’t too weighty.

But despite drawing its sensibilities from the cultural capitals of the world, there’s still a sense of Scandinavian design to this timepiece. It’s utterly simplistic in design, and there’s nothing here that doesn’t need to be here. It’s simply a case of taking a luxurious approach to applying those fundamentals