Watch under 500?

[zyxwvu44]

Check out Wilk Watch Company here: http://wilkwatchworks.com/ . A small brand out of Canada but they make beautiful pieces! 

 

 

[cookj1]

There are so many options under $500, it's not funny.  There are expensive crap Swiss watches, to cheap but great Japanese watches, and everything in between.  Asking for a watch suggestion is like asking for a cigar suggestion.  The fun is finding the right one for you.

I have loads of watches: expensive and cheap.  You know the two I have a lot of satisfaction with?  Two that I found on Kickstarter.  It's not for me to suggest what you should buy, but consider the fulfillment of helping someone's project come to fruition and being part of that.  It's a bit of a marketing ploy, but almost all of them offer "Founders Edition" options for people willing to get in early.  A simple "watch" search will net dozens of results and there's bound to be something that catches your eye.

...certainly more of a topic for discussion than some of my multi-tens-of-$$ Swissies.  

...just a suggestion.  Good luck with your watch hunt.  That's half the fun.

[torsion]

This thread could be the fuel to fire for me-been searching for the SARB065 and I've not worn a watch in probably over 20 years!!!??

[kuma]

all good watches on this thread.  One of my fav.'s is made in Denmark and it is called "Skagen".  Great bang for the

buck.  Ultra thin and light made of Titanium.  Right now the one I'm wearing is a black one w/black metal band

and dark blue face.  Slim Japan Quartz Mov't. Super Hardened Mineral Crystal.  Just another option.

Good luck.

[Fosgate]

+1 for Tissot OR Seiko

[mygar]

Thanks for all the help folks. I have been learning more about watches... reading about movements, etc.

I ended up purchasing a Oris Artelier Automatic Silver Dial Brown Leather Men's Watch 733-7670-4071LS.

With the sale, reward points, and no shipping and tax.. mangaged to get it for 400. Seems like a good deal and i like the look of it.

Calibre 733 movement i guess is a modified Sellita SW-220. So not in house movememt... but that can be a whole another thread discussion.

The number of brands models etc is mind boggling... so hope i did ok for my first purchase

[Fuzz]

3 hours ago, mygar said:

Thanks for all the help folks. I have been learning more about watches... reading about movements, etc.

I ended up purchasing a Oris Artelier Automatic Silver Dial Brown Leather Men's Watch 733-7670-4071LS.

With the sale, reward points, and no shipping and tax.. mangaged to get it for 400. Seems like a good deal and i like the look of it.

Calibre 733 movement i guess is a modified Sellita SW-220. So not in house movememt... but that can be a whole another thread discussion.

The number of brands models etc is mind boggling... so hope i did ok for my first purchase

The Sellita SW200 movement is basically a copy of the ETA 2824-2, with some adjustments. Oris then go in and make a few more in-house adjustments. In-house movements are not necessarily better than mass-produced movements, and vice-versa.

[Auspaul]

Nice choice Oris make some attractive watches

[mygar]

5 hours ago, Fuzz said:

The Sellita SW200 movement is basically a copy of the ETA 2824-2, with some adjustments. Oris then go in and make a few more in-house adjustments. In-house movements are not necessarily better than mass-produced movements, and vice-versa.

Yes, i have read that. Suposedly Oris modifies the sw200 to thier specs which improves accuracy. One modification i guess is the addition of a thicker spring. 

And in house movement is more than my budget ha. Then the topic of asking what qualifies as an in house movement.... as all parts are not made in house.

[mygar]

4 hours ago, Auspaul said:

Nice choice Oris make some attractive watches

Thanks!

[mygar]

10 hours ago, Fosgate said:

+1 for Tissot OR Seiko

I was intrigued by the grand seiko with its unique movement.

Also, intrigued with tudor. Their heritage is interesting and like the look of the date day models... i like the vintage style

But for first watch, wanted to stay on budget. I want to learn more before i spend too much

[mygar]

23 hours ago, magste said:

 

I second this. Very beautiful watch indeed. Model number is SARB065. Its just been discontinued and replaced by new models in the SARY series, but can be found online for $350-400.

 

 

 

 

 

Nice looking for sure