Explore Kenneth Cole

Kenneth Cole’s watches take their cues from the same urban wardrobe as his shoes: clean lines, restrained colors, and details that work with a jacket rather than compete with it. The American business began in 1982 with footwear, and that fashion-first perspective remains useful context for its watches. These are designs built around how a watch looks on the wrist, with movement choice following the visual brief.

Kenneth Cole New York is the name to know for dressier designs, including slim quartz watches and automatics with exposed mechanisms. Skeletonized dials are a recurring theme, trading the simplicity of a conventional dial for bridges, gears, and glimpses through the movement. Others keep things quieter, using baton markers, spare dial layouts, and leather straps to carry the design.

Kenneth Cole Reaction takes a more casual direction, with sportier cases and bolder dial treatments. Across both lines, the interesting contrast is between straightforward quartz displays and mechanical watches that make their workings part of the composition.