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Top 10 Moonphase Dress Watches – 121 Reviewed Under & Over $3K

My Watches with Ben

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Welcome to My Watches with Ben! 🌕⌚
If you're into elegant complications, this is the ultimate moonphase showdown: I reviewed and scored 121 analog moonphase watches available today (focusing on those where moonphase is the primary feature—no crazy perpetual calendars here).

From affordable gems under $3,000 to high-end luxury pieces, I break down aesthetics, sizing, materials, movements, and my custom scoring system tailored for dress watches (with tweaks for moonphase practicality like quartz boosts and softened thickness penalties).

We cover:
● Why the moonphase is the most romantic complication (lunar cycles on your wrist!)
● True vs. 31-day moonphases
● Dress vs. sport styles (and why formal wins for me)
● Raw scores for 57 budget + 64 premium watches
● Subjective runoff rounds (formal looks, moon splendor, etc.)
● My Top 10 Moonphase Watches + 5 runners-up
● Plus, a special "Bible Time" segment continuing the Beatitudes series: Matthew 5:7 – "Blessed are the merciful..." with Greek word study and practical application.

Links:
0. Scoring System Best Dress Watch Series Preview: Scoring S...
1. Budget (Under $200) TOP 10 Simple Dress Watches (Under $200)
2. Affordable ($200 - $400) Best Affordable Dress Watch ($200 - $400) ...
3. Quality ($400 - $1,000) Best Quality Dress Watch ($400 - $1,000) T...
4. Premium ($1,000 - $2,400) Best Premium Simple Dress Watch ($1,000 - ...
5. Luxury ($2,400 - $10,000) [link TBD]
6. Ultra-Luxury (Over $10,000) [link TBD]
7. Moonphase Top 10 Moonphase Dress Watches – 121 Revie...
8. Single-hand Oddballs: Single-Hand Dress Watches – Top ...
9. Chiming Watches that make noise! Top Ten Chiming w...

Timestamps:
0:00 – Intro
5:52 – Background
8:13 – What’s Next
9:15 – Scoring System
14:56 – Raw Scores – 57 Moon Phases Under $3,000
1:02:27 – Raw Scores – 64 Moon Phases Over $3,000
2:05:30 – Runoff Rounds
2:10:22 – Top 10 Moon Phase Dress Watches
2:21:00 – Runners-up
2:25:08 – Bible Time

If I missed any current moonphase watches, drop them in the comments with links!
What complication will be next? Single-hand, regulator, jump hour, chiming? Let me know below!
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📖 Bible Segment: Matthew 5 Beatitudes, #5, Matthew 5 verse 7 “Blessed are the merciful, for they will be shown mercy.”

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15 Comments

@patrickhartmann1540 3 months ago

Excellent review of the moon-phase landscape! Thank you!

@anthraxcrab2222 2 weeks ago

The Shelton m1’s default dial is MOP. They do have a meteor model tho

@johanvandersandt8904 6 months ago

I am watching this in parts haha!

@Hexsyn 5 months ago (edited)

Speaking to moonphase utility, I work in the medical sector and my wife used to work 911 dispatch, so a moonphase could be useful for when to expect the extra crazy to hit at work lol. I am probably in the minority here but honestly I would like a decently nice quartz movement, take the cost savings and reinvest it on the dial, case, and strap/bracelet. Benefit of not having the moon phase fall off timing (which I appreciate you mentioning), keeping it thin, and not having a second hand at all would be ideal towards the dressy look in general IMO while avoiding the dead giveaway that it is quartz at a glance.

@Kluneberg 6 months ago

Thank you for making these videos. It's such a good way to check what's out there, a lot of these I've never seen/heard of. Chiming watches next, please :)

@dudemanbroke 6 months ago

Amazing video as always, so many Moonphase watches are truly stunning. I'm looking forward to the Single Hand watches, only contrarian dress category I can think of where the luxury brands typically avoid them in favor of complications. Even though they might be the most true to the dress watch idea.

@lvvalleyrez 6 months ago

So many talking heads have bagged on Breguet in recent years, but when they want to prove a point, Breguet really brings it. The latest top tier stuff they’ve done have been miles ahead of anyone else. It’s nothing I would ever wear, even if I could afford it, since I’m not a suit dude, but if they can translate this craftsmanship into more attainable watches, they will be right back in the conversation with the biggest players.

@guillermopardo1965 2 months ago

I didn't see on the video this one. Baume & Mercier Clifton 10758, but I may have missed it.

@artificeintel 3 months ago

Glashutte moonphase built that watch before Lange built theirs, so it's the opposite here.

@aldojesus5119 2 months ago

I believe several aspects were carefully analyzed and evaluated, and I must congratulate you on the video. The only point I felt was missing was a discussion on the accuracy of the moonphase complication in relation to its underlying mechanism. In some cases, certain models appear to rely on a simple adaptation of the date wheel to drive the moonphase display, resulting in a 31-day cycle that is astronomically inaccurate (e.g., Ageloser).

@repodonkey 6 months ago

Great timely video. I need a moon phase and a single hand . I want one of each type of watch. Unfortunately I don’t love anything in the top 5 under 3k.

@johanvandersandt8904 6 months ago

Finally finished! Quite a few watches I like here including that Raymond Weil!

Mercy is a great topic.

Matthew 5:7
Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.

God bless you Ben! Have a great weekend!

@Ringmaster30 1 month ago

Can't believe you didn't include the Citizen radio controlled moonphase which is the only moonphase that isn't a chore to set and never needs resetting.

@AJHall-y4z 1 month ago

Thanks for such an engaging video! I’m curious if you've ever encountered the ultra-rare Seiko Spring Drive SNR011. It's a 200-piece limited edition with a stunning, 29.5-day true moon phase dial. I have not seen such a moon phase dial on any other watch with an exception of Credor. I'd love to get your take on it! Cheers.