Free USA ShippingWith optional to 2-day shipping available.
Waterproof WarrantyGuaranteed 100% ocean-ready.
Two Straps StandardOur 20mm straps are interchangeable
The D5 combines best-in-class durability with timeless design and the distinct characteristic of full USA Assembly. Simultaneously rugged and refined, the Vaer D5 represents our vision for the future.
Why we love it
"The perfect combo of style, durability and value."
- Huckberry
This watch is perfect for swimming and surfing, and it's protected by our waterproof warranty.
Our success has been built on delivering exceptional value to our owners.
Our vision for the perfect everyday diver. Simultaneously traditional and modern, elegant and rugged - this watch is an unrivaled, everyday-wearer, with the specs and credentials to put $3000+ watches to shame.
1. Ocean-Ready
Life is unpredictable. The perfect everyday watch needs to provide peace of mind in all conditions. Whether you're heading out in the rain or taking a jump in the pool, this watch never needs to be left on the sidelines.
2. Scratch Resistant
Impact is inevitable. When it happens, you want to be sure your watch won't scratch. That's why we use premium sapphire crystal to protect our dials (the second hardest material after diamond).
3. Easy Customization
Every day is different. And the easiest way to switch up the look (and functionality) of your watch is to change straps. That's why every Vaer watch ships with 2x quick-change strap options.
Watches for Every Budget
Many of our watches look similar, though have very different prices. This is due to movement type (the watch's power source), and assembly origin. Below you can find a chart comparing how different models stack up.
Collectors & Enthusiasts
W20 X1 Grade Lume (25x Layers)
Daily Outdoor Use
Self-Winding Movement (Automatic)
Solar Quartz
Quartz Battery
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
'-5 /+10 sec/day
'-10/+20 sec/month
-10/+20 sec/month
USA
USA
Hong Kong
Our mission at Vaer is to make products that will last and become more important and personally significant over time. While luxury and technology have a place in modern life, the products we love the most are durable everyday items that promote values of simplicity and independence.
Every watch we've ever sold has come standard with two interchangeable 20mm Vaer straps. This cross-compatibility across our entire product line, gives owners increased functionality and value, with the option to easily change up their strap.
Whether it's our ocean-based roots in Venice Beach,our thousands of five-star customer reviews, or our unique position as the largest independent assembler of watches in the United States, there's a lot to talk about with Vaer. We firmly believe that the more you learn about our watches and company, the more likely you'll be interested in supporting our brand. If you have a more detailed question, feel free to visit our FAQ below.
You can absolutely swim, surf, snorkel, scuba do anything else in-water with your Vaer watch. If you didn't know it already - ALL Vaer watches include a waterproof warranty. Which is our way of saying, if you can flood it, we'll replace it (as long as your crown is sealed and your within your 2 year warranty).
Many Vaer watches are proudly assembled in the USA. While no modern wristwatch can claim to be 100% Made in the USA, we are deeply committed to supporting American craftsmanship and maximizing domestic sourcing wherever possible.
Our USA-assembled watches, especially those featuring Ameriquartz movements and paired with leather straps, stand out with some of the highest U.S. source origin on the marketâexceeding 60% USA content. This is an industry-leading achievement, reflecting our dedication to investing in American manufacturing and supply chains.
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We work hard to ensure that you receive your Vaer watch as quickly as possible. All orders are fulfilled directly from our own fulfillment center in Kansas City, Missouri, giving us full control over the process and ensuring fast, reliable service.
For USA-based orders, we offer the following shipping options:
For international orders, delivery times will vary depending on your location and chosen shipping method.
Our fulfillment team processes orders promptly, so whether youâre in the United States or overseas, you can count on us to get your Vaer watch to you as efficiently as possible!
At Vaer, we design our watches with versatility and comfort in mind, offering most models in multiple sizes to ensure a perfect fit for a wide range of wrists. To help you select the ideal size before purchasing, we encourage you to visit our Vaer Watch Sizing Guide for detailed references and guidance.
Most of our straps and bracelets are made to fit wrists ranging from 6.4 inches to 8.6 inches in circumference. If you receive your watch and donât love the fit, you have options:
Weâre committed to ensuring your Vaer watch not only looks great but also feels great on your wrist. If you need further assistance, our customer support team is here to help!
Yes, weâre happy to ship Vaer watches anywhere in the world! To date, weâve shipped to 83 countries, and our global customer base continues to grow. Whether youâre in Canada, South Korea, Japan, the UK, or beyond, weâre committed to getting your watch to you safely.
While we are proud to offer international shipping, please note the following:
If you have any concerns or questions about international shipping, our support team is always ready to assist.
Vaer offers a 2-year limited warranty on all watches, covering any defects in materials or workmanship under normal use. If a watch experiences issues due to these defects, Vaer will repair or replace it at no cost to you.
The warranty does not cover:
To make a warranty claim, youâll need proof of purchase and should contact Vaerâs customer service team. Full details and instructions for submitting a claim can be found on the Vaer support page.
Yes, you can! All Vaer watches feature interchangeable 20mm straps, making them fully compatible with any other 20mm straps on the market. This means you can easily customize your Vaer watch with third-party straps to suit your style or needs.
Alternatively, you can use your Vaer straps with any other 20mm watches, which is the most common lug-width size in the watch industry.
Please note, however, that our metal bracelets are custom-fit to each specific watch case due to the precision form-fit of the end-links (where the bracelet meets the case). These are not interchangeable with other watch models or third-party bracelets.
No, Vaer does not currently operate any retail stores. However, you can use our Store Locator page to find authorized locations near you where Vaer watches may be available.
We are actively working to expand this list and make Vaer watches more accessible. For now, we remain focused on delivering exceptional service through our online store, ensuring that every customer gets the best possible experience when purchasing directly from us.
We came up with the name "Vaer" in the summer of 2016, about six months after starting the company. The name is our invention, created to be unique, easily identifiable, and meaningfulâqualities that were critical for securing a trademark and building a recognizable brand.
While Vaer is deeply rooted in American identity, we also wanted a name with universal appeal that didnât tie the brand to any specific nationality. Inspired by horologyâs strong European heritage and our personal interest in 20th-century European modernist design, we drew inspiration from a variety of languages across the region.
Here are a few of the linguistic roots and associations for "Vaer":
Ultimately, we chose the name Vaer because itâs a pleasant-sounding word with positive meanings across a variety of languages, perfectly aligning with our values of craftsmanship, resilience, and universal functionality.
Overall rating: 4.72562 / 5 from 605 reviews.
The D5 Meridian Navy Auto is a highly praised watch for its durability, timeless design, and full USA assembly. Customers appreciate its modern and sleek appearance, perfect wrist size, and high-quality band. The watch offers amazing value and a wonderful aesthetic design, making it a popular choice.
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"This watch looks even better in-person than online. As someone who prefers muted colors, but wanted a watch that stands out from everything else I own, this fit the bill perfectly. I’m a big fan. More people have asked what I’m wearing compared with any other watch I’ve owned."
"The size of any watch is subjective. The Anacapa is a fantastic watch! Its quality is top notch and it looks amazing. But, the 39mm size isn't for me. I hope that you produce this in the 42mm size. I have your D4 Meridian Solar 42mm and it's perfect on my wrist. If you do, I will be on the list to purchase one and sell (or trade?) in the 39mm. It will be like new as I won't wear it that often. BTW. . . . I will also purchase the Fairway if that ever becomes available in the 42mm size."
"Beautiful timepiece! It has become one of my favorite watches. Thought 39mm would be a little too small on wrist but it turned out to be perfect. This is my second Vaer timepiece. Highly recommend this brand."
"I collect watches. This watch really stands out from the average diver. I was interested in this watch when it first came out. I’m glad I waited. The added indices markers and extra lume have made this watch even better. Also the hour hand is more pronounced with the larger arrow on the hand. The watch has kept excellent accuracy for an automatic. The price point for this particular watch is right on par. Also 39mm is a perfect size. I have a smaller wrist and this watch is just right. It wears a little smaller due to the dial design. This watch is one of my absolute favorites. I have trouble taking it off because it is more unique than anything else I have. This is a quality product for a good price. Thank you VAER."
"I missed out on this watch previously so when I saw it was available again I grabbed it while I could. I absolutely love it. The proportions are spot on, the short lugs means it fits perfectly and the shades of green really make it pop on the wrist. The minute track is kinda interesting - this might not be the watch for you if you need to know the time to the nearest minute, but the overall esthetic is just so good, the way the green, white and orange colors just work so well this has become my daily desk diver. Oh, and the customer service from the guys at Vaer is great too. It's great seeing an up and coming brand like this just getting everything right."
"A truly beautiful and amazing watch. There’s nothing even remotely close to its looks. Well done Vaer! Home run with this watch."
"Love the look and feel of this watch. Got a few extra straps but the bracelet is amazing!"
"Love the watch and even get compliments from non-“watch” people."
"Just got my D5 Tropic and I love it. Support team was great prior to receiving it. Presentation is elegant yet sporty and the watch popped right from the beginning. Super comfy on the wrist. I will say the straps feel just a tad lower quality but I’m looking forward to braking them in. Can’t wait to test it out in the water. I will be recommending this for sure!"
"I want to be clear - the watch is perfect and absolutely five star. I am in love with it, in fact, so much so that before it came in i searched exhaustively all over youtube watch content to get in depth details of this watch and could only find the first iteration of the watch which is around six years old as far as i could tell online. the watch is significantly more premium now than it was then. in fact, this part is absurd but for full transparency- the watch content space was so devoid of information on this watch i literally filmed my unboxing and resizing and everything therein because i was very seriously considering beginning a watch channel with the express purpose of highlighting this watch. not because anything was offered to me but i just love this watch that much and wanted to shout it from the digital rooftops. even with the buying process, i didnt have to sign up for a newsletter or anything they automatically gave me the 10% off and threw in a hat because of a fathers day deal. so far so good. i love that reagan is all over youtube responding to comments; again all of this was going to force my hand in becoming an unpaid ambassador for them, actually in some sense ive already done this because after recommending this brand (before i ever even placed an order) my friend bought a thousand dollar gmt from vaer. again, influencing for free, for the love of the game, because i believe in vaer. but. within a week of owning the watch the bezel popped off. i came home from work and rushed to my watch box to take off my apple watch and throw on my new vaer, i threw a load of laundry into the dryer and went to my bezel to time it and it just clean popped off along with a rod/wire. i was in shock but with the warranty and having had it less than a week i was confident customer service would handle it with urgency. i was wrong. i took pictures and emailed customer service (no phone number to call, which is maddening but not altogether unheard of). 24 hours goes by and i hear nothing. i submit a request online and ANOTHER 24 hours goes by before i hear anything. off to a bad start but i ignore it. eric, my customer service rep, expresses chagrin for what happens, sends me a return label and tells me to send it back, just the watch and broken pieces not the bracelet. upon dropping it off at USPS, per eric, send him a picture of the tracking number or receipt so they could release a brand new replacement, not the repaired watch. suddenly, the wait was worth it. and yet, this is not what happened. that very next day, i send it back i send him pictures of the package, of the items in the box, of the note he asked me to write and include and AGAIN another day or two go by before i hear anything. this has been a theme throughout the entire process, waiting 24-48 hour minimums between individual email responses. this to me is utterly unfathomable and unacceptable. either they have SO MANY customer service inquiries they cannot keep up with volume (scary thought) OR eric is on the other side of the world on a totally different time zone as all of his responses were made between 3 and 4 am. thats not the worst thing to happen yet. i ordered this watch to have for a specific event which is why according to eric they were gonna send me the watch once they saw the receipt. this is not what happened. after waiting days to hear back from eric he informed me their facility in missouri would need to receive the parcel, confirm the missing pieces are indeed there and THEN confirm all of this with eric and vaer to then release the replacement watch. i was extremely annoyed to hear this because of course this is not at all what eric told me they would do. i expressed my discontent with eric and asked him to escalate me to someone who could speak to me more than once every other day, he ignored that request. i sent him a screenshot of when the broken watch was delivered and of course did not hear from him. apparently the warehouse in missouri didnt let him know for another three or four days. again no contact. during this time, i decided rather than the 3 link bracelet i originally ordered i wanted to wear it on jubilee. i asked eric to send the new watch out on jubilee and id return the oyster style and pay the $30 difference. i was hoping vaer might offer to comp the nominal difference since the process had become so insufferable and id expressed as much to eric. he sent me a return label for my original bracelet, and and order for a $30 jubilee bracelet and an email letting me know the new watch will come on jubilee and id only pay the $30 difference because the five link is being returned. we are now two weeks out from my original email and i only just now got an email saying my replacement watch is being shipped out. i genuinely hate to leave this review because in my opinion, this watch is a piece of art ive missed every single day and cannot wait to have back. it just seems impossible in 2026 to spend nearly a thousand dollars on a watch and have such shotty customer service. all of this could have been resolved so swiftly and yet took needlessly long and so much following up on my behalf i dont feel i should be the one doing. i feel when you stand behind your product the onus is on you to rectify these things. i debated so long whether or not to leave this review because i think more people should own this watch, but ultimately what made me decide to leave it was knowing that anytime someone asks me about my watch, i will not in good faith be able to recommend it without first giving them a detailed warning about customer service. that breaks my heart. i have a fair amount of watches and have simply worn other watches throughout this time. but i was thinking about a kid who saved up to buy his first proper watch and then had to deal with this kind of mishandling. i realize that nearly any complaints associated with this hobby are first world problems and we all have much bigger fish to fry, but i couldnt just swallow this and let it go because it's no way to do business, microbrand, independent or otherwise. also, for the price, there should really be on the fly microadjust. especially when being marketed as a sports watch and youre paying $90-$120 extra for the bracelet."
Shop the 2026 Lookbook
Our 2026 Lookbook highlights a few favorites from the current lineup, styled alongside the kinds of clothing and environments that naturally fit the brand. The overall aesthetic leans toward American classicsâdenim, canvas work jackets, knit sweaters, boots, and the occasional vintage piece from the 1970s and 80s.
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