Watches: 72 companies
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank How grades are decided
Ranked by grade, best first. How we rank
Good first, then On Track, then the two poor grades. Within a grade, stronger evidence, fewer problems and lower-risk countries come first, and stars move Good companies up. How grades are decided
146 brands rated so far in Jewellery & watches. The major jewellery chains and watch brands, and a selection of independent jewellers. Read the Jewellery & watches guide for what goes wrong in the industry and what earns each grade. Missing one? Ask us to research it.
Grade
Any grade 72Best available in Watches
Chopard is the strongest of 72 watches brands rated. None is Good yet, but this one has no serious red flags and is working towards a living wage or paying one.
61NixonUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesAction-sports watches and accessoriesShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed62Obaku DenmarkUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesMinimalist Danish-design quartz watchesShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed63Prouds the JewellersUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesMid-range jewellery and watch chainPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified64SekondaUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesAffordable quartz watchesShows little about where or how its products are made.Lacks transparencyLittle disclosed65Abbott LyonUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesPersonalised jewellery and watchesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified66Ice-WatchUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesColourful affordable fashion watchesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified67MVMTUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesAffordable fashion watchesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified68Olivia BurtonUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesFashion watches and jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified69TimexUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesAffordable analogue and digital watchesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified70SkagenUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesMinimalist watches and jewelleryPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified71TitanUntraced mined materials · Jewellery & watchesMid-priced analogue and smart watchesPublishes some details, but doesn't show its workers are paid and treated fairly.Lacks transparencyPartly verified72MontblancUnpaid or underpaid wages, last recorded in 2022 · Jewellery & watchesLuxury pens, watches and leather goodsHas recent confirmed harm to workers that it hasn't put right.Harm on recordPartly verified
- Good and goes above and beyond (3 to 6 stars)
- Best available: the strongest in a category with no Good brand yet
- Est. = estimated, nothing found about the company itself
- * = self-reported