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The Best Men's Watches for that Perfect Christmas Present

By Computerjnkman4:12 AMCitizen, Jack Mason, Orient, Seiko, Watch under 100, Watch under 20000, Watch Under 50, Watch under 500No comments

Christmas is still more than three months away, but I think it is as good a time as any to talk about Christmas presents for your favorite man in your life. Personally, I think watches are a wonderful choice for Christmas presents, and I do not know how anyone can think different...

Really though, if you have a man in your life that likes watches, and you would like to add to his collection, I would like to give you a couple options for possible Christmas presents.

The Best Men's Christmas Present for under 50 dollars

Seiko

Series 5 Sports

Model: SNK809

Case: 37mm, stainless steel

Band: 18mm, black leather

Movement: Seiko Calibre 7S26 Automatic

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Day, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 30M/100ft

I have been unashamedly pushing this watch since I originally found it a few years ago when I started my watch love. I think it is a fantastic watch, especially for the price. I do cheat and call this an under 50 dollar watch, but it is actually more like 55-60 dollars. It is well worth breaking the budget. It is by far one of the best watches you can find for the price.

It is a Seiko 5, and it is in the field watch style. This particular one is black, but they do make multiple colors. I believe green, blue and cream. There may be others, I am just going by memory at this moment.

You can find the specs for this watch all over this blog. I am pretty sure I have written about it at least 4 times. It is a great watch, it is a automatic movement, and it is a Seiko.

All that make for a nice daily wearer. It also makes for a great Christmas present for anyone who likes field watches or Seikos. It is a great entry point for either.

The Best Men's Christmas Present for under 100 dollars

Citizen
Drive

Model: BM6980-08E
Case: 42 mm, Stainless steel
Band: Black leather
Movement: Japanese Quartz (Eco-Drive J165)
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Day
Battery:
Water resistance: 100 M/333 ft.

Citizen, like Seiko, is another one of the great Japanese watchmakers. They have been making timepieces for over 100 years, and have carved out a nice spot for themselves. They are really big on the solar power movements, and they do a great job with them. Eco-drives are in nearly all of their watches, and they are great. No winding, no battery replacement, no ugly solar panel on the front of your watch. They really do make a nice looking watch.

The Drive watch here was covered previously in my Best Men's watches under 100 dollar post. The one for 2017. I really like the looks of this watch. It is clean and easy to read.

I think this makes a great Christmas present for under 100 dollars. It gets someone a Citizen watch, which is usually not a possibility for under 100 dollars. It gives them a watch that should last a lifetime and more.

The Best Men's Christmas Present for under 200 dollars

Orient
Starfish Classic

Model: FEM7J00AW9

Case: 42 mm, Stainless Steel

Band Width: 22mm, Leather

Movement: Orient Automatic Calibre 46943

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Day

Battery:

Water resistance: 50 M/165 FT

We are on a Japanese watches roll right now!! Seriously, I think this will be the last one. But I have to tell you, like Seiko, I think Orient makes a really nice watch, and I like that they are not a company that has started purchasing movements from ETA or some other company. They continue to produce their own in-house movements, and they continue to make a really nice watch.

They are owned by Seiko now, but they still seem to be their own entity. I like Seiko a little more, as a whole, but for the right price I would definitely own a Orient watch.

While the Orient Star watches are some of my favorite watches, the Starfish is a nice entry point into the Orient watches. I believe that whoever gets this watch will be pleasantly surprised.

It is another automatic watch, it has the hour, minute, second, day and date, it has a leather band, and a nice, clean look to it. I love this watch for under 200 dollars, and think it would make a great Christmas present.

The Best Men's Christmas Present for under 500 dollars

Jack Mason

Nautical Automatic 42mm
Model: JM-N103-001
Case: 42 mm, Stainless steel
Band width: Leather
Movement: Mechanical Self winding
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery:N/A
Water resistance: 100 M/330 ft

I am quickly becoming a fan of Jack Mason watches. They are an American watch company that I have recently stumbled across. This watch in particular was talked about here on the best men's watches for under 500 dollars. I think they have a cool look to them. A little Mid Mod, a little retro.

They do not make their own movements, but I do think they are using quality Miyota movements. I think that any Dad would love to own a watch like this. That they would like the looks and the idea that they are made in the USA. They have several different watches to choose from, but the prices do vary. I would recommend you check out the Jack Mason website for yourself thought. You might be pleasantly surprised.

Wrap up

All these watches have made my lists before. I love them all and I will probably talk about them again. If you do not like the watches you see here, I would recommend you look at the specific price points you are looking for. I have plenty of watches listed at under 50 dollars, and 100 dollars, and 200 dollars, as well as 500 dollars. And higher, if you have a bigger budget.

The Best Men's Mechanical Hand Wind Watches for 2017

By Computerjnkman5:02 AMHand Wound, HMT, Laco, Mechanical, Parnis, RGM, Watch under 100, Watch under 1000, Watch under 2000, Watch Under 50, Watch under 500, Watch under 5000, WeissNo comments

One of the most popular posts on this blog was the original best men's mechanical hand wind watches post. So, I figure I might as well go ahead and write another one, I mean it is a couple of years old now, and there are some new products out there that I would like to talk about.

Also, in the original post, it was broken up into 3 parts. I am not going to do that this time, I am going to put it all into one big ass post. I am not in a hurry to get my posts published anymore, so I can take a week or two to get this one done.

The Best Men's Mechanical Hand Wound Watches for 2017

The Best Men's Mechanical Hand Wind Watch for under 50 dollars

HMT

Pilot

Model:

Case: 35 mm, Stainless steel

Band: 18mm Leather

Movement: HMT 0231 Mechanical

Functions: HH, MM, SS

Battery: N/A

Water resistance:

If you have read The Best Men's Watches under blog in the past, you will be aware of the fact that I am a big fan of HMT watches. In particular, I am a big fan of the Pilot. I can't even remember how many times I have pushed this watch now. At least 5 times. I love this watch, and I own two of these watches. They are refurbished and I got them off Ebay, and I love them. They are the perfect knock around watches in my book. I think everyone should own at least one.

If you look on my original best men's watches under 50 dollars, or on the first part of the best men's hand wound watches, you can find all the specs and more details about the HMT pilot. I suggest you take a look. I have to figure that at some point, these things will start to become worth more than the 10 dollars you can buy them for right now!

The Best Men's Mechanical Hand Wind Watch for under 100 dollars

Parnis

47mm Black Dial

Model: H2113

Case: 47 mm, Stainless steel

Band: 24mm Leather

Movement: Sea-Gull 6497

Functions: HH, MM, SS

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 30M

I will start by saying I love Vostok Komandirskie. In the original best men's mechanical watches, this spot was filled by a Komandirskie, and generally speaking you can find a few different Russian watches that will fall into this same slot, if you look around. But I am going out of the box a little bit. I own a watch with a Sea-Gull movement watch, it has always worked well for me. I cannot complain at all, and the Parnis watches have generally been found to be really well built watches, even though they are Chinese. In general, I would not steer you toward a Chinese watch, but the Parnis watches are pretty cool and there are a lot of people out there who have had great luck with them. Just don't expect any customer service if anything goes wrong with it.

This watch is BIG, it has a 47mm stainless steel case, it has a smooth bezel, and a rather pronounced crown. It has a domed lens with a black dial face, and Arabic numerals at all the hour markers, except the 9 o'clock, which is where the sub dial is for the seconds hand. The band is wide, at 24mm and made of leather, and it has a buckle style clasp. For 100 dollars I think this is a winner, as long as you don't get yourself a dud.

The Best Men's Mechanical Hand Wind Watch for under 500 dollars

Hamilton

Khaki Field Officer Handwinding

Model: H69419363

Case: 38mm Stainless Steel

Band: 20mm Canvas

Movement: Sea-Gull 6497

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 50M/165ft

Hamilton is not new to this blog. I am a fan of Hamilton watches. They were originally an American company and have a very long American history. But, in 1974 they were sold to Swatch. So, now they are a Swiss company, but they still do have an American look to their products.

The field watches have made my lists several times now. I love the field watches. I love the hand wound version most of all. This watch is really what I would expect from a field watch. It is not overly huge. It has a 38mm stainless steel case. I is unassuming, the bezel is smooth and the crown is located at the 3 o'clock position. The dial of the watch is black and the Arabic numerals are white and coated with a luminous material. Along with the hands, and tick marks.

The band of the watch is a canvas strap, with a buckle style clasp. The clasp is also stainless steel.

All-in-all this is a nice little watch. It is well built, and even sports a sapphire lens. It should be durable, and nice looking for many many years.

The Best Men's Mechanical Hand Wind Watch for under 1000 dollars

Laco

Memmingen

Model: 861746

Case: 42 mm, Stainless steel

Band: 20mm Leather

Movement: Laco 04 Hand Winding

Functions: HH, MM, SS

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 50M

I have talked about Laco watches before on this blog. I might have even covered this particular watch, but I am having a hard time tracking it down if I ever did. Doesn't matter much though, because we are gonna talk about this one today.

The Laco Memmingen is a nice looking watch, if you are into Laco that is, because it is not going to dazzle you with bling or wow. But mostly if your into that kinda jazz, you are probably on the wrong blog right now. I do not like it, I like this Laco though.

German made and looking like it, the Laco Memmingen is 42mm in diameter, and it is 13mm thick. It is a fairly big chunk of stainless steel. It has a over sized crown located at the 3 o'clock position and a flat, thin bezel, which gives you a lot of watch face.

The watch face itself is black with white Arabic numerals. There is a triangle at the 12 o'clock position with two small dots on each side. It is all coated in a illumination. The band is 20mm and made of leather. It has over sized rivets, and a stainless steel buckle style clasp. It all gives the watch a rugged, and solid look to it.

The Laco 04 movement is actually a modified ETA 2804. I do not have the specifics on how it is modified though.

All-in-all, I think this is a really nice looking watch. And a really well built watch. Definitely something worth looking at, at the 1000 dollar price point.

The Best Men's Mechanical Hand Wind Watch for under 2000 dollars

Weiss

Limited Edition American Issue Blue Dial
with Cal 1003

Model:

Case: 42 mm, Stainless steel

Band: 20mm Leather

Movement: Weiss Cal 1003

Functions: HH, MM, SS

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 110M/330ft

Bam!
I love Weiss watches. They are one of my favorite watchmakers. And they are all American. They even make their own movements. The 1003 movement is a mechanical movement. It runs at 21,600 bph, it has a 46 hour power reserve, and it has a hacking sub second dial. It is really nice. And this one is only being made as a limited edition. 200 watches will be released.

I have covered Weiss before. They are a California based watchmaker that has been making watches for about 4 years now. Cameron Weiss is the owner/watchmaker, and he has found a wonderful little place. The Weiss field watches are some of my favorite watches, and I would love one for Christmas this year.... Hint, hint.

The American issue limited edition blue dial is a 42mm stainless steel field watch. It has a crown located at the 3 o'clock position. It has a thin bezel with large lugs, giving it a substantial look to it. It has a blue face with large Arabic numerals indicating the hours, and smaller Arabic numerals indicating the minutes, in five minute intervals. It has a sub dial for the seconds located at the 9 o'clock position, and the hands and numbers are coated with a luminant. The band is a 20mm leather band with a buckle style clasp.

I love this watch. I love this watch for the 1995 price tag as well. I think this is one hell of a watch.

The Best Men's Mechanical Hand Wind Watch for under 5000 dollars

RGM Watch Co.

Model 222 (921 movement)

Model: 222

Case: 41 mm, Stainless steel

Band: Leather

Movement: Hamilton 921 Movement

Functions: HH, MM, SS

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 50M/165ft

RGM watches is another American watch maker that I really really like. And I am so happy I was able to include one of their watches on this list. The Model 222 is not the only product they have. In fact, they have quite a few watches, and they are all something unique. The Model 222 had a bit of a Mid Mod look to it, and that may be why I am drawn to it, but I think it is an impressive looking watch.

The Model 222 has a 41mm stainless steel case, with a smooth bezel and the crown located at the 3 o'clock position. The dial face is silver, with large tick marks marking the hours and small marks indicating all the minutes. There is a sub dial for the seconds located at the 9 o'clock position, and the hands of the watch are blued steel. The band is leather with a buckle style clasp.

I really like this watch, and I really like this company. I think RGM is a wonderful American watch maker. I would love the opportunity to own one of these one of these days.

Wrap Up

I know that sometimes I go to higher in my price points, but I do not think I need to go much higher than 5000 dollars. These are all really good watches, and I think you would be happy with pretty much any of them. I am a fan of the HMT for a cheap knock around watch, and I love the RGM and Weiss because of what they are doing as a company. Hamilton is a proven and wonderful brand name. The Parnis might be a bit of crap shoot but a lot of people have had really good luck with them.

I hope you like this list of the best men's mechanical watches, I am a pretty big fan of it!

The 5 Best Men's Watches for under 2000 Dollars in 2017

By Computerjnkman5:32 PMAtlantis Pro, Ball, Carrera, Classima, Engineer Master II Aviator, Meister Singer, Perigraph, Smith & Bradley, Tag Heuer, Watch under 2000No comments

Wow, this blog has come a long way from where I started! I am now up to over 50 posts. And we have done this before. We have already talked about the best men's watches for under 2000 dollars. I am going to include a couple of watches from the original list, mostly because I love them and they totally deserve to be here.

Everyone has different tastes in watches, and something I worried about a lot when I first started this blog, was how was I supposed to make everyone happy. Especially if we are talking about thousands of dollars. That is a lot of money! At least it was for me.

I decided the only thing I could do was to fine the best men's watches I could find. Taking all aspects into account. That includes looks, and hope that some people out there agree with me. But more than anything, I want to let people experience some brands and models that they otherwise would have never heard of before.

I hope that I have done that. I hope that I will be able to continue to do that for all of you out there.

The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 2000 Dollars

Meister Singer

Perigraph Single Arm

Model: AM1008

Case: 43mm, Stainless steel

Band: 19mm, Leather

Movement: Automatic, ETA-2824-2

Functions: HH, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 50M/165ft

There is something about Meistersinger, that just makes me happy. I am putting this watch on this list, for a second time, because it just makes me happy. Blue face and all, I love this watch. Seriously, it has one hand! How can it be any cooler.

Anyway, this watch made the best men's watches for under 2000 dollars last time. And it might make it again next time if they don't stop making this model.

I am not going to write a whole lot about it because you can go back to the previous article if you want more details about this watch. All I am going to say now, is I think it is cool and it makes me happy to look at.

You can find this watch all over the place for like 1500 dollars, and I think it is a wonderful buy at that price. This thing is one of my favorites. I know I say that a lot, but I just can't help myself when I start looking at some of these watches.

Ball

Engineer Master II Aviator

Model: NM1080C-N5J-GY

Case: 46mm, Stainless steel

Band: Canvas strap

Movement: Automatic Ball RR1102

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Day

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 100M/330ft

Ball watch company is an American company that has been making watches for over 100 years now, and the company was started for very good reasons.

Webb C Ball started Ball watches because he was seeing way too many fatal rail road accidents that were related to time keeping. If multiple engineers were sharing the same track, they had to know the exact time. If they could all be on the same time, they would be able to know when each train would reach certain points, and at what time they had to stop and make room for other trains.

Webb C Ball came up with the RR standard, and he made watches to go along with that standard. And this forced other American watchmakers to keep up with him.

Ball is still an American company, but they are now located in Switzerland.

Wow, I totally just rambled, but the Engineer Master II Aviator was on the original best men's watches under 2000 dollars, and I believe it is one of the best watches around. I love the Ball name and what they mean to American history.

Smith & Bradley

Atlantis Pro

Model:

Case: 44mm, Stainless steel

Band: Stainless steel

Movement: ETA 2824-2

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 200M/660ft

Smith and Bradley has been on the best men's watches a few times now, I love what these guys are doing. They are making some quality watches with a military look and feel. They are doing it in a way that makes them recognizable to me as a Smith and Bradley.

The Atlantis Pro is no exception. I am not the biggest fan of dive watches, but I love this one. I think it has a great look. It has a 44mm stainless steel case and a stainless steel bezel. I like the look of the bezel, it has a different look from what I am used to in a dive watch. The dial face is black with tick marks to signal the hours and a upside down triangle to mark the 12 o'clock position. The watch has a liberal amount of C3 superluminova on the hour markers and the hands. The band is stainless steel, and a tri-fold style of band. The lens is sapphire, and it is extra thick for strength.

I love the Smith and Bradley lines of watches, and this one definitely deserves to be acknowledged, the watch can be had off the Smith and Bradley website for 1750 dollars, and I think it is a great buy at that price, you are getting an American made watch from a company that is working really hard to make really nice products.

Tag Heuer

Carrera Calibre 5

Model: WAR211C.FC6336

Case: 39mm, Stainless steel

Band: Alligator

Movement: Calibre 5

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 100M/330ft

Tag Heuer has not been on The Best Men's Watches Blog. I have no idea why, but they have never made an appearance here. They are a old company that makes great watches, and they are exactly what I like to look at on this blog. I originally had a hard time with Tag Heuer because they were not just Heuer anymore.

Originally Uhrenmanufaktur Heuer AG, the company was founded by Edouard Heuer in 1860. Edouard Heuer was a very impressive watchmaker. He had his first chronograph patented in 1882, and in 1887 had the oscillating pinion patented. Something that is still used today in some mechanical chronographs.

Heuer was bought by Tag group in 1985. And later, in 1999 had a majority purchase by LVMH.

Currently Tag Heuer makes watches and is still very involved in automotive racing. They have several nice time pieces, and several nice movements that they utilize in their line up of watches. Again, I am not sure why I have not given them more love.

The Carrera is a classic looking 39mm stainless steel cased watch, with the crown located at the 3 o'clock postion. The bezel is thin and the lens is a sapphire. There is a date window located at the 3 o'clock position and it uses tick marks for the hour symbols. The dial face is black and it has an alligator leather band, with a buckle style clasp.

Generally speaking, this is exactly what I am looking for in a Sub-2000 dollar watch. In fact, if you look you might even be able to find this watch for under 1500 dollars. But I would expect to pay 1600 through most retailers.

I think it is a nice buy at that price, and would not hesitate to suggest it.

Baume & Mercier

Classima

Model: 10334

Case: 42mm, Stainless steel

Band: Stainless steel

Movement: Sellita SW200 Automatic

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 50M/165ft

Baume and Mercier have been on the best men's watches blog quite a few times. It really is no big surprise to me that they are making it onto one of my lists again. They make nice watches at reasonable prices.

The Classima is no exception. In fact, it is very possible that I have already written about this watch, but at this very moment, I am being lazy and would prefer not to go searching for the review. We ill just go ahead and make a new review!

So, the classima is a automatic movement dress watch, made of stainless steel, and sporting a nicely sized, 42mm case. The crown is located at the 3 o'clock position. The crown is fairly low profile. The bezel of the watch is smooth and thin, giving you a very large dial face.

The dial face is white, with Arabic numerals on a very outer ring, indicating the minutes, at 5 minute intervals. There is a inner ring or Roman numerals to mark the hours. The dial has a date window located at the 3 o'clock position and it has blue watch hands to give the watch a little pop.

The band is a 3 link, stainless steel band with a tri-fold clasp. It is a nicely styled band, and I think it slows well with the rest of the watch.

On the Baume and Mercier site, this watch has a retail price of 2400 dollars. But you can find this on other sites for a much better price. More in the range of 1700 dollars. And, at 1700 I think this watch is a really nice buy.

Wrap Up

For one reason or another, I had a really hard time with this list. Finding 5 men's watches for under 2000 dollars was way harder than I had expected. Even though I had done it before.... Repeatedly.

But I did it, and I love the watches on this list. My favorite being the Meister Singer, just for the uniqueness, I love the blue face and the single hand style. The Ball watch is great, and I would hope to own one some day.

The Smith and Bradley, I think, is one tough looking watch. It looks tank-like. And both the Tag and the B&M watches are classy luxury watches at really good prices.

I think you would be happy with any of these watches.

Thank you

The 5 Best Men's Watches under 1000 in 2017

By Computerjnkman3:46 AMAutodromo, Citizen, Junghan, Magrette, Watch under 1000, WeissNo comments

The best men's watches under 1000 in 2017 is another do again. I originally wrote the 5 best men's watches under 1000 dollars about 2 years ago, and I figure it is about tome to revisit it, along with a lot of the 5 best posts. Things change, even in the world of watches, and my knowledge of watches and opinion on watches has definitely changed over the last couple of years.

So far, I hope you have enjoyed this blog. If you have any comments or suggestions, I welcome them in the comment section. For one reason or another, this blog does not get a whole lot of commenting on it. I am assuming there really isn't a whole lot of room for discussion.

So, let go ahead and get on with the best men's watches under $1000...

The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 1000 Dollars

Weiss

Standard Issue Field Watch
Model:
Case: 42 mm/Stainless steel
Band Width: 20 mm, Canvase
Movement: Weiss Caliber 1001 Mechanical
Features: HH, MM, SS
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 100M/330 ft

The Weiss Standard Issue Field Watch made the original 5 best men's watches for under 1000 dollars. It is a wonderful American made watch. It is one of the most American made watches around. Weiss makes their own everything! movements and all.

I think that the fact that you can buy this phone for under 1000 dollars is really awesome. If I didn't have a new favorite in this price point, this one would have continued to be my favorite watch for under 1000 dollars.

As far as I am concerned, there is no way I would take a watch like that off a list like this. I will not redo a review I have already written about the watch, so just go over to The 5 best Men's Watches for under 1000 dollars and ready what I wrote there if you want to know more. But seriously this is a fantastic watch that I think would be extremely satisfying to own.

Autodromo

Stradale
Model:
Case: 40 mm, Stainless Steel
Band width: 18 mm, Leather
Movement: Miyota 9015 Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 50M/165 ft

I have no idea why I have not found Autodromo before. I love these watches. They make some of the coolest looking watches I have seen in some time.

From what I know, Autodromo was started some time around 2009 in Brooklyn, New York. They took their design ques from old Italian sports cars. And they have been done extremely well. I am super excited by this company. They are even using automatic movements now.

The Stadale is a 40mm Stainless steel watch, it has a crown at the 3 o'clock position and a thin, smooth and rounded bezel. It has a large face covered by a sapphire lens. The face is black with white Arabic numerals, and a date window located at the 3 o'clock position.

The minute hand is read and the hour hand is gray, and as a whole, the dial looks a lot like a gauge on a sports car. And with the red leather band, it really accentuates the overall look of the watch.

The movement is a Miyota automatic 9015. It has a 42 hour power reserve, and has hacking seconds. It is a nice movement that has been produced for quite a few years now. I really can't say enough about this entire watch. It can be had for about 875 on the Autodromo website, and I could not help myself but put it on this list. It might be my favorite watch on this list.

Citizen

Promaster Navihawk
Model: CC9030-00E
Case: 47 mm, Stainless steel
Movement: Mechanical self winding movement
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Chronograph
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 200M/660 ft

Citizen has some watches that, well they are just insane with what they are capable of doing. I have criticized them for being too busy sometimes. But I am not feeling the same way I used to. Citizens are busy, but I have learned to respect them and really appreciate what exactly you are buying when you get yourself a Citizen.

The Promaster Navihawk is no exception. This watch is crazy. It has a 47mm diameter stainless steel case, with a crown located at the 3 o'clock position. It also has function buttons at the 2, 4, 8 & 10 o'clock positions. There are 3 sub dials for the chronograph. It has a date window located at the 4:30 position. It also has a leather band with a buckle style clasp.

The watch has more, it has Eco-Drive. It has GPS time keeping. It has time adjustment for 40 different time zones. It has a power reserve indicator and it has an alarm.

It is a really cool looking watch, and it has a whole lot of functionality going on with it as well. It is a watch that would serve you well if you were a traveler, and one you should never have to worry about. The Eco-Drive will keep the watch running as long as it gets light. Don't throw a Citizen in a drawer... Ever.

Junghans

Max Bill Automatic
Model: 027/3500.00
Case: 40 mm, Stainless steel
Band: 20mm, Leather
Movement: ETA 2824-2 Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: Splash resistant

Junghans is actually a old time German watch maker. They have been in business since the 1920's, and they have had some serious success over the years. A lot of that credit has to be given to Max Bill. He created watches and clocks for Junghans for years and years, and he had a wonderful eye for the Dutch modern (Mid Century Modern) look.

The Max Bill Automatic is Junghans Homage to Their very best designer that they have ever had. It has a 40mm stainless steel case, with the crown located at the 3 o'clock position. It has an extremely thin bezel and a large plexiglass lens. It has an outer ring or Arabic numerals to mark the 5 minutes, and it has a set of inner Arabic numerals to mark the hours. There is a date window located at the 3 o'clock position and the hands of the watch are thin, with a very elegant look to them.

The watch comes with a modified ETA automatic movement and if finished off with a black leather band, with a stainless steel buckle style clasp.

This watch is near the top of the budget. It is available on the Junghans website for 965 dollars. But, if you shop around a little, I believe you will be able to find it for around 700-800 dollars, which is a much more reasonable price.

Magrette

Leoncino
Model:
Case: 42 mm, Stainless steel
Band:
Movement: Myota 9015 self winding w/hacking second
Functions: HH, MM, SS
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 200M/600 ft

I put a Magrette in this position last time. In fact, I put a Leoncino in this spot before. These are really cool, retro looking dive watches, and they have been doing these for quite a while now.

This Leoncino has a 42mm stainless steel case, with a crown located at the 3 o'clock position. It has a retro shape to the case. It has a tapered bezel. The hours are marked with Arabic numerals at the 3, 6, 9 and 12 o'clock positions. It uses tick marks on the remaining hours.

This watch took some design ques from the watches of the mid 60's. And they did a good job with it. The watch is really nice and it is one of the cheaper watches on the best men's watches for under 1000. They sell this watch on their website for about 625 dollars, plus shipping. I personally think it is a nice buy at that price.

Wrap Up

I loved putting the best men's watches under 1000 dollars together this time. I think every single watch on this list may be my favorite now. The Autodromo is really cool looking, the Weiss is a wonderful example of where the American watchmakers have gone in a fairly short time, The Junghans is a lovely retro watch made in Germany. The Citizen is a big box full of bells and whistles, and the Magrette is another nice retro watch from a company that is making some nice time pieces.

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The 5 Best Men's Watches for under 500 Dollars in 2017

By Computerjnkman12:04 PMCitizen, Hamilton, Jack Mason, Shinola, Tsovet, Watch under 500No comments

At one time, the idea of spending 500 dollars on a watch seemed a little bit ridiculous to me. Now, while that is still a lot of money to spend on myself, I am less put off by the idea. A watch is more than just a personal time piece. It is a piece of jewelry, it is small machine on the wrist. It is something that can be given to our children, or our children's children as heirlooms. But it is so much more than just a watch.

In today's market, 500 dollars will not buy you what it could have bought you, say 25 or 30 years ago. But it can still get you something to be proud of, and something people will notice, if they have any idea what they are looking at.

This is the second time I have written the 5 best men's watches for under 500 dollars, and I hope to bring you some interesting and new options with this post.

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