Visiting the Watch Department at Kohl's

Kohl's is one of my favorite places to shop for watches.  Over the years, I've gotten some of my favorite watches from Kohl's.  If you haven't visited lately, you don't know what you are missing. [As of 2024, the Kohl's watch department is pretty much gone. Sunglasses and a Sephora makeup section have replaced the freestanding jewelry counter in many locations.]

One of the coolest watches that I ever found at Kohl's is this Relic Moonphase watch.  It's amazing to have moon phase features that you'd normally find on a expensive European watch on a quartz watch that costs less than $100.

 

A Relic Moonphase Watch from Kohl's

I found one of my best diver-style watches at Kohls. It was a Caravelle by Bulova with a rotating bezel. [2025 update: Unfortunately, the strap became brittle quickly and just didn't last long.]

  

Caravelle by Bulova from Kohl's

This Relic Sawyer looks slightly nautical in battleship grey. It looks even better by a Battleship.

 

Relic Watch at Kohl's


As of 2025, you can still find watches at Kohl's.  While the watch department is gone, you can still find off the shelf watches from brands like American Exchange, Caribbean Joe, Geneva, and Timex. This December 2024 visit to Kohls shows what you can expect to find.

 

Sears is a good place for watch hardware!

As the holiday's approach, it will be time to start shopping for Christmas gifts.  While there are plenty of places to shop for watches online, if you prefer brick'n'mortar experiences, I've found lots of cool watches at an unlikely place:  Sears.

Photo by Gars129 (Own work) [CC-BY-SA-3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

If you are looking to expand your personal watch collection or get a gift for a man, you'll find watches that appeal to all ages.  Younger watch afficionadoes might like this watch:

A Structure Watch from Sears

A more fashion forward man might like a square watch that looks a bit like a Bell & Ross:

If mechanical mechanisms and bronze would be more appealing, this Elgin quartz/mechanical watch might be a more dressy alternative:

Finally, if you are shopping for a more business-oriented man, you can't go well with a basic Bulova watch like this one:

All in all, it's a pretty amazing variety of watches to find in one basic department store.  Plus, Sears/Kmart Rewards program is an awesome way to save money.  If you have car repairs or buy tires at a Sears Auto Center, there's a good chance that you'll be able to save big money on a nice watch.

[In 2024, it saddens me that Sears is essentially gone. Only 10 stores remain in the US mainland and 1 in Puerto Rico.  They still sell some interesting watches online through vendors at sears.com.]