The Best Men's Dive Watches for Under...Part 1

We have covered a lot of different types of watches, here at the best men's watches under, but I realized I had not yet done a best men's dive watch list.  I was actually surprised of that.  So, here we are.  Today I am going to be covering the lower cost dive watches,  we can call this part 1.  Then, soon I will also write part 2, to cover the high end watches.

The Best Men's Dive Watches for Under... Part 1

The best men's dive watch for under 50 dollars

Vostok

Amphibia 1967

Model: 0900380

Case: 41mm Stainless Steel

Band: 22mm, Stainless steel

Movement: 2416B, Automatic

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 200M/660ft

This spot was supposed to be taken by the watch that appears on the 5 best men's watches under 50 dollars list, the Momentum, but that watch has been price creeping and is now selling for 100 dollars.  So, instead I will give the nod to Vostok.  You can never go wrong by strapping a tank to your wrist.

The Vostok Amphibia is a tough watch.  I have talked to people about their Vostoks, who have said they would be willing to throw it off a roof, or run it over, they are so confident that the watch would continue to work.  It is the first thing that grabbed my attention with Vostok.  

This Amphibia sports a 41mm Stainless steel case, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  The case has a pillow shape.  There is a functional dive bezel.  The watch face is black and uses indexes for the hour markers.  There is a date window at the 3 o'clock position, and the hands are polished steel.  The band of the watch is 3 link, stainless steel style with a folding clasp.  

The movement for the Amphibia is a 2416B, automatic.  It is a 31 jewel movement with a 33 hour power reserve.  It is a decent little movement, especially at the price point we are covering with this dive watch.

The watch can be found in a few places.  You can get it on amazon, but I personally would suggest you try a different location.  Maybe Chistopolcity.com would be my first suggestion.  There are several different versions of this watch that vary in iprice from about 50-65 dollars.

The best men's dive watch for under 100 dollars

Momentum

Torpedo

Model: 1M-DV74B7B

Case: 44.15 mm, Solid 316L Stainless Steel

Band: 22mm, Nato Nylon

Movement: Japanese Quartz analog

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: 371 silver oxide cell (3-5 year)

Water resistance: 200M/660ft

This is the watch that originally showed up on the 5 best men's watches for under 50 dollars, but there was a bit of a price creep, so, since I still consider Momentum watches a quality purchase, I decided that it was a good choice for the best men's dive watch for under 100 dollars.

The Torpedo has a 44.15mm stainless steel case, with a crown at the 4 o'clock position.  Putting the crown at the 4 o'clock position minimizes the dig that you can sometimes feel when the crown is located at the 3 o'clock position, especially with some of the bigger watches.  The bezel is a functional, bi-directional bezel.  The face is black with indexes marking the hours and minutes of the watch.  The watch has a date window located at the 3 o'clock position.  The hands are black with lumination on the ends.  It utilizes a Japanese quartz movement (Miyota). There is also lumination on the indexes.  The band is a Nato Nylon strap with a buckle style clasp.

This watch can usually be found for right around 100 dollars through online retailers.  It is a quality and tough little watch for under 100 dollars.

The best men's dive watch for under 200 dollars

Seiko

Series 5 Marine

Model: SRP489K1

Case: 44mm, Stainless steel

Band: Stainless steel

Movement: 4R36, Automatic

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Day

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 100M/330ft

The Seiko Series 5 line of watches are some of my favorite, lower priced watches.  They are well built and they have been in production for a very long time.  They have automatic movements, they have day and date windows, and overall, they are just great little watches.

The Series 5 Marine is no exception.  It has a 44mm stainless steel case, with a crown at the 3 o'clock position, that has a guard around it.  The stainless steel has been blacked out on this watch.  The bezel is a functional dive bezel.  The face of the watch is black with large, indexed hour markers.  all imbued with lumination.  The watch has a day/date window located at the 3 o'clock position.  The watch hands are over sized, and also imbued with lumination.  The band is stainless steel, with a folding style clasp.

The movement for the is a Seiko 4R36 automatic.  It is a 24 jewel movement with 41 hours of power reserve.  It runs at 21,600 bph.  These are nice movements for the price.  And Seiko has a great history with their movements.

The Seiko Marines I have been able to find, have been for around 165 dollars through online retailers. They are a great purchase, in my mind.  But I do have an affinity to the Series 5 watches.

The best men's dive watch for under 500 dollars

Orient

M-Force Delta

Model: SEL07002B0

Case: 49.1mm, Stainless steel

Band: Stainless steel

Movement: Orient Automatic 40N5A

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 200M/660ft

Orient watches, in my mind, are some of the finest Japanese watches around.  Of course, there is Seiko and Citizen, and I would put Orient in the same category as those two companies, as far as quality of product.  They are an old time company that has been making watches for a very long time.

The M-Force Delta watch is one of Orients' contribution to the Dive watch world.  It has a 49mm stainless steel case, with a crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has a 120 click, fully functional, unidirectional dive bezel, in black stainless steel.  The lens is sapphire crystal, The dial face itself is also black with luminscent hour markers, in the indexed style.  The hands are easy to read and also imbued with luminance.  There is a date window at the 3 o'clock position and a power reserve meter located at the 12 o'clock position.  The band is stainless steel and has a folding style clasp.

The movement is a Orient 40NSA hacking, automatic movement.  It has a 40 hour power reserve.  It is a 21 jewel movement that runs at 21,600 bph, it has hacking second and hand wind option.  It is an in-house movement.  It is a great complement to the form and function of the watch.  It may be the most well rounded dive watch on this list.

The M-Force can usually be had for around 350 dollars on most online retail sites.  It is well below the 500 dollar price point, and gives you a great little (or, not so little) dive watch that should give you years of great operation.

The best men's dive watch for under 1000 dollars

Citizen

Eco-Drive ProMaster Aqualand Depthmeter

Model: BN2029-01E

Case: 53mm, Stainless steel

Band: Polyurethane

Movement: Eco-Drive J250

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Depth Meter

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 200M/660ft

Citizen watches, quite honestly, do not get enough love on the best men's watches under blog.  They make great watches with great technology, for great prices.  This ProMaster Aqualand Depth Meter, is a perfect example of some of the wonderful options you can get from Citizen watches.

The Watch, first off, is huge.  It is a 53mm stainless steel, cased watch with the crown at the 4 o'clock position.  It has two other buttons at the 8 o'clock position and the 10 o'clock position.  They are related to depth meter.  There is also a water pressure sensor at the 9 o'clock position.  Giving this watch one of the most busiest outer edges I have seen on a non chronograph watch.  The bezel is a fully functional dive bezel, and the lens is a anti-reflective mineral crystal.  The face of the watch is black, and the hours are marked with index marks.  There is a depth meter inner ring with arabic numerals.  There is a date window at the 3 o'clock position.  The hour hand is white, with luminous material imbued.  The minute hand is red with a luminous tip.  The second hand is red, and the dept meter hand is blue with luminous material imbued into it as well.  The band of the watch is polyurethane, with a buckle style clasp.

The movement it the Promaster is a Eco-Drive J250.  It is pretty impressive.  It utilizes the Eco-drive technology, meaning it is a solar powered watch.  It is a quartz movement, and it includes a depth meter.  It has date as well.

This watch can usually be had for around 750 dollars.  It is a whole lot of watch for the price.  It is not every day you find a sub-1000 dollar watch with a depth meter in it.  And although that most professional divers will have a dive computer to provide that information, it never hurts to have a second source of information.

Wrap Up

The best men's dive watches for under, part 1, took a seriously Japanese turn.  I can honestly say, I had no idea that I would have 3 Japanese watches the first part of my dive watches review.  That being said, they offer a nice watch, and ones that surprised me in their features and functions.

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The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 20,000 Dollars

20,000 dollars on a men's watch.  It is beyond what most of us would consider reasonable.  But, there are a lot of people out there in the world, who would consider spending 20,000 dollars, if the watch was a perfect piece of timekeeping, and jewelry.  If you are one of those individuals, I hope to give you exactly what you are looking for, on this list.  If this is not something within your budget, I would still suggest that you call pull up a chair and lets see what 20,000 dollars worth of watch truly looks like.

The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 20,000 Dollars

U-Boat

Chimera Sideview Gold
Model: 7225
Case: 46mm, Rose Gold and Stainless steel
Band: Alligator
Movement:
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Chronograph
Battery:
Water resistance: 100M/330ft

U-Boat is a new company here on the best men's watches under blog.  At this point, that's not something that happens every day.  And, in usual fashion I want to give a brief history on the company.  Only trouble is I have been a little hard pressed to find much about this company.  Here is what I have though.

U-Boat was not an official company until around 2000, but the designs of the watch came from a much longer time ago.  Ilvo Fontana, who was an engineer was an Italian engineer, was commissioned by the Italian navy to create highly visible, accurate and durable watches for the navy in 1942, but once his designs were completed, the project was scrapped for unknown reasons.

Then, Italo Fontana, Ilvo's grandson, came into the old designs, and the idea began to percolate.  Wish some slight tweeks to the design, Italo began designing his own watches, the U-Boat company began. In 2002 Mounir Moufarrige Joined France Luxury group, which owned U-Boat, and really began to scale the company towards a flourishing luxury product company.

The Chimera Sideview Gold is a common example of the U-Boat watches.  It is large, it has a 46mm, gold and stainless steel case, with the crown located at the 9 o'clock position.  It is a chronograph, and has the chronograph function buttons at the 10 & 8 o'clock positions.  The crown has a functional guard, all in gold.  The lens and back of the watch is sapphire crystal, and the bezel is screwed down with five screws.  The dial face is black, with Arabic numerals located at the 2, 4, 8, 10 & 12 o'clock positions.  The other hours are marked with double indexes.  All the hour markers are gray in color.  There are three sub dials, one the 12 o'clock, one at the 3 o'clock and one at the 6 o'clock position.  The band is alligator with a buckle style clasp.

Well, I am stumped, I am not sure if U-boat builds their own in house movements (I highly doubt it) or if they use some sort of modified ETA (I am almost sure). But the specs for the movement was available.  It is a 25 Jewel automatic movement.  It has a 48 hour power reserve and it runs at 28,800 bph.

I see this watch through the online retailers for around 19,200 dollars.  It is a pretty neat looking watch for the price, and U-Boat has definitely improved their product quality over the years, and are now making a very nice watch.



Rolex

Cellini Date Rose Gold
Model: 50515
Case: 39mm, Rose gold
Band: Leather
Movement: Calibre 3165 Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 50M/165ft

I have definitely changed my position on Rolex.  Originally, before I started the best men's watches for under blog, I assumed Rolex was a whole lot of hype.  I was totally wrong, there is an immense amount of substance behind the popularity of the grandfather of all watchmakers.  This watch, the Cellini is a perfect example of top notch watchmaking.

The Cellini Date Gold has a 39mm diameter case, made of rose gold.  It has a double bezel, the inner being domed and the outer being fluted.  It has a sapphire crystal lens, and a crown located at the 3 o'clock position also made of rose gold.  The dial face is a pearled white, with the Rolex crown occupying the 12 o'clock position, and the other hour markers defined by index marks.  The outer ring of the dial face also sports a fluted design.  There is a sub dial located at the 3 o'clock position, for the date, and the hands are all manufactured of rose gold as well.  The band for the watch is alligator, with a gold buckle style clasp.

The movement for the Cellini is a Rolex 3165 automatic with date.  It has 31 jewels, it also has a 48 hour power reserve, and operates at 28,800 bph.  The movement is chronometer certified, and has a small date hand located at the 3 o'clock position.

Common online pricing varies from about 12,600 to around 14,500 dollars.  I am not positive about the fluctuations, I assume the less expensive models may be last years version of the watch.

It is a beautiful watch.  If I were to own a Rolex, this could very well be the one I would want (not that it will be happening in the near future)  But the watch has class and style not seen every day.



Omega

Seamaster Planet Ocean
Model: 232.63.46.21.01.001
Case: 45.5mm 18K, Red Gold
Band: Leather
Movement: Omega 8501 Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS,Date
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 600M/

Again, I cannot stress enough that Omega watches are my favorite.  It might even skew my judgement when I am making my lists.  I almost will always see what Omega has to offer in a price range I am searching.  And, it might be that there are more Omega watches on the best men's watches under blog, than any other brand.  That being said, I really like the Seamaster Planet Ocean watch.  It is high end watchmaking at the most highest level.  The materials and looks and, on top of that, it is a highly functional dive watch.

The Seamaster Planet Ocean is a fairly large faced watch, measuring 45.5mm, the case is made of 18k red gold.  It has a large, red gold crown located at the 3 o'clock position and a helium release valve at the 10 o'clock position.  The functional dive bezel is of unique construction, being black ceramic and gold imbued.  Omega calls it Ceragold.  The dial face is black, with white Arabic numerals at the 6, 9, and 12 o'clock positions.  The watch has indexes on the remaining hour markers.  The dial also has a date window located at the 3 o'clock position.  The hands of the watch are gold with luminescence imbued for viewing in dark.  The band of the watch is leather, with a buckle style clasp.

The Seamaster Planet Ocean uses an Omega automatic 8501 movement.  It has 39 jewels and a 60 hour power reserve.  It is a certified chronometer movement.

This watch can usually be found on the online retailers for about 20,000 dollars.  Sometimes a little more and sometimes a little less.  I have seen it for as much as 21,000 dollars,  so you will have to shop around for a deal.




Hublot
Big Bang Unico White Ceramic
Model: 411.HX.1170.RX
Case: 45mm, White Ceramic
Band: Structured rubber
Movement: HUB1242
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Chronograph
Battery: N/A
Water resistance:

Hublot is another company I have not had the chance to talk about yet here on the best men's watches under blog.  They are a fairly new company, they were founded in 1980 in Nyon, Switzerland.  Carlo Crocco was the founder.  He invented the first natural rubber band.  The company sold 2 million in the first year.

The Big Bang Unico White Ceramic is a large watch.  It has a 45mm white ceramic case with a screwed down white ceramic bezel.  The crown is located at the 3 o'clock position and the chronograph buttons are located at the 2 & 4 o'clock position.  The dial face is skeleton.  It has Arabic numerals at the 2, 4, 6, 8, 10 & 12 o'clock positions, and uses indexes as the remaining hour markers.  There is a sub dial at the 3 o'clock position, and one at the 9 o'clock position, for the chronograph.  The date window is located at the 3 o'clock position.  The band is the natural rubber that Hublot is known for.

The movement is a Hublot HUB1242.  It is an in-house movement.  It has 38 jewels, and 72 hours of power reserve.  It runs at 28,800 bph.

This watch can usually be found for around 15,000 dollars through the online retailers.  It is another unique watch company that makes quality watches.  They are something that should be looked at.



Breitling

Navitimer Cosmonaute Red Gold
Model: RB0210B5/BC19/743P/R20BA.1
Case: 43mm, Steel & Red Gold
Band: Leather
Movement: Breitling 02 Hand Wound
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Chronograph
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 30M/99ft

Breitling is not a newcomer to this blog.  They have made an appearance on a few posts, like The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 10,000 dollars, and The Best Men's Chronograph Watches for Under.  I am pretty sure they have made it on one or two more, but they are not coming to mind right now.

Needless to say, I consider them great watches.  I consider the company, a great company.  They have been around since 1884, they were also one first watches in space, when Scott Carpenter approached Breitling, asking for a watch with a 24 hour ring.  Breitling did produce such a watch, a Navitimer Cosmonaute.

The Navitimer Cosmonaute on the best men's watches under 20,000 dollars is an homage to that watch.  It is a fairly large watch, at 43mm.  The case is made of steel and red gold.  It has a crown at the 3 o'clock position, and the chronograph function buttons located at the 2 & 4 o'clock positions.  The bezel is a bi-directional slide rule, and the lens is sapphire crystal treated with an anti-glare.  The dial face is black, and it is busy, which is normal for Breitling.  The outer ring of digits are Arabic and denote the minutes, and an inner ring of Arabic numbers for the 24 hour clock.  There is a date window at the 4:30 position and a units window at the 12 o'clock position.  There are also 3 sub dials located at the 3, 6 & 9 o'clock positions.  The hour and minute hands are polished steel, with all the minor hands being red.  The band is leather with a buckle style clasp.

The movement in this Breitling is a hand wound Breitling 02.  It is an in house movement.  It has 39 jewels, and a 70 hour power reserve.  It runs at 28,800 bph.  It has chronograph and date functions.  It is a solid movement that they have been producing for around 8 years.

The online retailers usually sell this watch for around 16,000 dollars.  I really like it.  It might be my second favorite watch on this list.

Wrap up

The Best men's watches for Under 20,000 dollars was actually much harder than I thought I would be.  I had a really hard time, trying to decide what makes a watch worth nearly 20,000 dollars.  I settled on my old faithful as far as criteria, with reviews of the products.  The materials of the product.  The age and reputation of the company.  Looks, and, just so much more.  I did end up finding a new favorite watch in the form of the Rolex Cellini.  I think that might be one of the best looking watches I have ever seen.

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The Best Men's Bell & Ross Watches for Under...

Bell & Ross watchmakers have only been making watches since 1992.  The were founded and are currently headed by Bruno Belamich and Carlos Rosillo.  Belamich was the original watch designer, creating watches that were intended to replicate the appearance of the instrument of a aircraft cockpit.  They were originally produced by Sinn, a German watch maker.

In 2002, Bell and Ross broke ties with Sinn and opened their own production facilities in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.  Over the years they have made some impressive looking and functioning watches.  Utilizing highly accurate Swiss movements, and adding special functions for specific uses.

I generally don't focus in on the younger watchmakers here at the best men's watches under blog, because I think a 100+ year track record carries a lot of weight behind it.  But the Bell & Ross watches have really stood out to me, and I could not resist giving them a company review.

The Best Men's Bell & Ross Watches for Under...

The Best Men's Bell & Ross Watch for Under 2000 Dollars

Vintage Original Beige

Model: Br123-Original-Beige

Case: 41mm, Stainless steel

Band: Leather

Movement: Automatic

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 100M/330ft

The Bell & Ross Vintage line is one of the more classic looking watch lines they offer.  In fact, it may be the only real classic looking lines of watches they have.  It is a great place to start, for those of you who are not completely sold on the square case style they lean toward.

This watch has a 41mm stainless steel case, with a crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has a sapphire crystal lens covering the dial face.  The beige original version has a beige face, with Arabic numerals marking the 3, 9 & 12 o'clock hours, and indexes marking the remaining hours.  All the markings are in black.  There is a date window located at the 6 o'clock position and the hands are black, imbued with a super luminova to provide nighttime use.  The band is a brown calfskin leather, with a buckle style clasp.

The Bell & Ross Br123 uses a ETA 2892 movement.  It is an automatic movement with 21 jewels.  It has 42 hour power reserve.  It runs at 28,800 BPH.  they are proven movements, and are used in a tone of watches today.

The online retail price of the Br123 averages at about 1800 dollars.  A couple hundred below the price point of this review, and stacks up nicely in comparison to a lot of my previous 2000 dollar watches.  The biggest downfall for me with this company is longevity, and I do believe if they keep their unique looks and quality build, they could be a long standing company.

The Best Men's Bell & Ross Watch for Under 5000 Dollars

Aviation
Model: BR-03-94-Heritage Ceramic
Case: 42mm Ceramic, PVD
Band: Calfskin
Movement: Bell & Ross automatic movement, BR-CAL.301
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Chronograph
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 100M/330ft

This is not the first time the Aviation Heritage Ceramic has made my list.  This was my first experience with Bell & Ross, and I completely enjoyed the looks of their watches.  It is why this post was made.

The Heritage Ceramic has a 42mm Ceramic and PVD, square case.  The crown is located at the 3 o'clock position and the chronograph function buttons are located above and below the crown, basically at the 2 & 4 o'clock positions.  The case and buttons are all black, and the lens is sapphire crystal.  The dial face is also black, with Arabic numerals at the 6 & 12 o'clock positions, and with indexes marking the other hours.  there are two sub dials, located at the 3 & 9 o'clock positions, one being for the chronograph and the other being a small seconds.  The watch uses the large central sweep second hand for the chronograph functions. There is a date window at the 4:30 position.  The hands are black with imbued, super luminova on them for nighttime usage.  The band for the watch is leather, and it has a buckle style clasp.

The movement is called by Bell & Ross, a BR-CAL.301.  This is basically a ETA 2894-2 modified movement.  It has chronograph functions, Date, HH, MM, and a small seconds.  It has 37 jewels and a 42 hour power reserve.  It runs at 28,800 BPH.

Generally, I can find this watch through the online retailers for around 4200 dollars.  It is a pretty unique piece of wrist art, that will get lots of looks, and is a very well built product.  It should last a lifetime.

The Best Men's Bell & Ross Watch for Under 10,000 Dollars

Marine Automatic

Model: BR02-92-Rose Gold and Carbon

Case: 44mm, Rose Gold & Steel

Band: Rubber strap

Movement: Automatic, Sellita SW200

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 1000M/3300ft

Something of a forgotten, or unrealized fact about Bell & Ross.  They make some pretty nice dive watches.  In fact, at some later date, this watch may make the best men's dive watches under list.  They are slightly unconventional looking, but pretty much all Bell & Ross watches are.

The BR02-92 Marine Automatic has a 44mm steel and gold case, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  There is an additional button at the 2 o'clock position for the bezel.  The bezel is an internal, unidirectional, 60 minute dive bezel.  The watch also sports a helium release valve at the 9 o'clock position.  The lens is a sapphire crystal.  The dial face is black.  It has white Arabic numerals at the 3, 6, 9 & 12 o'clock positions, and uses indexes for the remaining hour marks.  There is a date window located at the 4:30 position.  The hour, minute, and second hands are black, with a photo luminescent coating for nighttime viewing.  The band is a rubber with a gold buckle style clasp.

The best I can say about the movement on this watch is, the blue and orange faced version of this watch uses the Sellita SW200, but I am unable to confirm that this version of the Marine Autos use it too.  I am assuming it does, it only makes sense, so I am going to go with it and say that the Sellita SW200 has 26 jewels and a 38 hour power reserve.  It runs at 28,800 bph.  It is a common movement, in several different watches on the market today.

I have been able to find this watch for around 7700 dollars.  It is a really nice, full function diver, made with high dollar materials.  Bell & Ross did really well with this watch.

The Best Bell & Ross Watch for Under 20,000 Dollars

Aviation Carbon Forge
Model: BR-X1
Case: 45mm Titanium and Ceramic
Band: Woven black rubber
Movement: BR-CAL.313 automatic
Function: HH, MM, SS, Date, Chronograph
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 100M/330ft

The Aviation Carbon Forge is a limited edition watch.  It is a skeleton square case chronograph made with cutting edge materials.  The case is 45mm square and made from titanium and ceramic.  The crown is at the 3 o'clock position and the chronograph buttons are at the 2 & 4 o'clock positions.  The lens is sapphire crystal.  The face is a skeleton face, it uses indexes to mark the hours.  The sub dial at the 9 o'clock position is a 30 minute timer, and the sub dial at the 3 o'clock position is a small seconds.  The central sweep second hand is the chronograph counter.  The hands of the watch are chromed steel with super luminova, for night time viewing.  And the Band is rubber with a buckle style clasp.

The movement for the Aviation Carbpn Forge is a Bell & Ross BR-CAL.313.  It is a ETA 2894-2 base, meaning it has 56 jewels, and a 42 hour power reserve.  It runs at 28,800 bph.  Again, this is another very popular movement, that you can find in a lot of watches.

I find this watch through online retail outlets for around 17,500 dollars.  It is a very pricey watch, but its use of materials and design and features call for a high price tag.  Then throw in the fact that these are limited edition watches, it is no surprise to me that this is nearly a 20,000 dollar watch.

Wrap Up

The best men's Bell & Ross watches for under was a fun list for me.  I really enjoy these watches and hope that I was able to show some people a watch brand that they have never heard of before.  The best men's watches for under is glad to have been able to assist you in finding a new watch for you or for your loved one.

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The Best Men's Baume & Mercier Watch for Under...

The best men's watches under blog is going to review Baume & Mercier watches today.  Baume et Mercier is a Swiss company that has been making watches for a long time.  They were founded in 1830.  It was originally opened by the Baume brothers, and by the late 19th century had built an international reputation for accuracy, wining a number of competitions.

In 1918 William Baume, a descendant of the original Baume brothers partnered with Paul Mercier to form Baume and Mercier.  The company specialized in wristwatches of unique shapes, and in 1919, were awarded with the Geneva Seal, the highest distinction for watchmaking excellence.

In 1988, the company joined the Richemont Group, a conglomeration that focuses on high end luxury products.

Today we will be covering the best men's Baume and Mercier watches for under multiple price points.

The Best Men's Baume & Mercier Watch for Under...

The Best Men's Baume & Mercier for under 1000 dollars

Hampton Quartz

Model: 10153
Case: 29.2mm x 42.6mm, Stainless steel
Band: Leather
Movement: Swiss quartz
Functions: HH, MM, Date
Battery:
Water resistance: 50M/165ft

The Hampton quartz is a wonderful, entry level watch into the Baume & Mercier watch world.  It has a pretty strong art-deco feel to it.

The case is rectangular, 29.2mm x 42.6mm and stainless steel.  It has a crown at the 3 o'clock position.  The lens is a sapphire crystal.  The dial face is white, with Arabic numerals marking the hours.  The hands are matte steel, and there is a date window located at the 6 o'clock position.  The brown leather band has white stitching and a buckle style clasp.  And the watch comes with a Swiss quartz movement.

I can't lie.  I cheated a little here, and you should know, if you have read the best men's watches under blog, that I do this from time to time.  I usually find this watch on the online retailers for around 1,050 dollars.  I busted the budget, but, I figured it was so close, I had to.

The Best Men's Baume & Mercier for under 2000 dollars

Classima Auto Silver
Model: 10214

Case: 40mm Steel

Band: Alligator

Movement: Swiss Automatic

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 50M

The Baume & Mercier Classima Auto Silver has made its way onto the best men's watches under blog before.  It was on the 5 best men's watches for under 2000 dollars list.  And that is for a good reason.  The watch is high quality for a great price.

The Classima sports a 40mm stainless steel case, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has a sapphire lens for both the front and the back.  The Dial face is white, with Romant numerals at the 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock positions, and index markers for the remaining hour markers.  The hour makers are gold along with the hands.  There is a date window located at the 3 o'clock position and the alligator leather band has a buckle style clasp.

The movement is an automatic, it has 26 jewels.  It has a 38 hour power reserve, and runs at 28,800 bph.  I am not sure who makes the movement, my guess would be ETA but I am not positive.

This watch is well within the 2000 dollar budget.  It runs around 1700 through the online retailers.  It is a really nice watch, it may very well be my favorite watch on this list.

The Best Men's Baume & Mercier for under 5000 dollars

Capeland

Model: 10064
Case: 44mm, Stainless steel
Band: Stainless steel
Movement: La Joux Perret 8120 automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Cronograph
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 50M/165ft

The Capeland is a vintage chronograph line by Baume & Mercier.  They are good looking watches with nice movements.  I feel like they hit the mark with this watch.

The case for the Capeland is fairly large.  It measures 44mm and is made of stainless steel.  It has the crown at the 3 o'clock position and it has the chronograph function buttons located at the 2 & 4 o'clock positions.  It has a sapphire lens in both the front and back of the watch.  The dial is white with Roman numerals in black marking the hours.  The hands are black with Superluminova inbued for easy nighttime viewing.  There is a date window at the 4:30 position and there are three chronograph sub dials located at the 3, 6, and 9 o'clock positions.  The band is a stainless steel, 3 link style.  It has a folding clasp.

The movement is a La Joux Perret 8120 automatic.  It is actually a ETA 7750 base.  It has 25 jewels.  It also has a 42 hour power reserve, and it runs at 28,800 bph.

I find this watch online  for around 3000 dollars.  But for some reason this watch has some very wild pricing.  I have seen it for as low at 1800 dollars.  You will just have to shop around.

The Best Men's Baume & Mercier for under 10,000 dollars

Clifton

Model: 10060
Case: 42mm, Red gold
Band: Alligator
Movement: La Joux-Perret 7381
Functions: HH, MM, SS
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 50M/165ft

The Clifton is a classic looking watch, made with high end materials.  It is one of those watches that are jewelry as much as they are a useful wrist tool.  It is a fine looking watch, with very nice lines.

The case of the watch is a large 42mm, 18K red gold type.  It has a crown at the 3 o'clock position, which is also 18K red gold.  It has a sapphire lens on the front of the watch, as well as the back of the watch.  The dial face is opalescent white, with gold hour markers, staggering between Arabic numerals and index marks.  The hour and minute hands are gold, and the small seconds hand is blued steel.  The band is alligator and the clasp is a buckle style clasp in gold as well.

The movement is a La Joux-Perret 7381.  It has 21 jewels, and a 90 hour power reserve.  It runs at 21,600 bph.  This is a hand wound movement, not an automatic, but the 90 hour power reserve is a nice perk for a hand wound.

This watch generally falls right under the 10,000 dollar price point.  I see it in the online retailers for about 9,800 to about 9,950, shop around a little bit for it, you might be able to save a few hundred dollars.

Wrap Up

Baume and Mercier watches are wonderful watches with great reputation.  They have a very classic look, generally, and occasionally, they offer some nice retro style watches that appeal to me, personally.  They currently have 4 basic collections of watches, all covered here on this list.  Within those collection they offer a lot of options.  

This has been the best men's Baume and Mercier watches for under.  I hope you enjoy, and hope to see you back here at the best men's watches under blog real soon!  

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The Best Men's Hamilton Watches for Under...

Hamilton watches are a long running company.  They started as an American company.  Incorporating in 1892.  They produced their first watch, the 936, in 1893.  They produced pocket watches and wrist watches from that point on.  In 1971 the Omega/Tissot group purchased Hamilton, creating the three primary companies that was later to be named Swatch.

Hamilton watches are no longer made in America.  They have been solely produced in Switzerland since the mid 1960's.  But they tend to have an American feel to them, at least to me.  I think they are great watches, and are well deserving of a post here on the best men's watches under.

The best men's Hamilton watches for Under... 

The best men's Hamilton watch for under 500 dollars

Pilot Pioneer Chrono Quartz

Model: H76552955

Case: 41mm Stainless steel

Band: 22mm Canvas

Movement: Quartz CAL.G10.211

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Chronograph

Battery: 

Water resistance: 100M/330ft

The Pilot Pioneer Chrono Qaurtz is a homage to the military aviation watches from the 1970's, this one was very similar to the model that Hamilton designed for the British Royal Air force.

The case is a 41mm stainless steel style, with large band lugs.  The crown is located at the 3 o'clock position and the chronograph function buttons are located at the 2 & 4 o'clock positions.  The lens is stainless steel.  The white dial face has black Arabic numerals marking the hour indexes.  The 12 o'clock numeral has super luminova for nighttime view-ability.  There is a date window at the 3 o'clock position, and there is a chronometer minute timer at the 10 o'clock position and a second counter at the 6 o'clock position.  The hands flare before tapering back down to fine points, and are also imbued with the super lumminova illumination.  The band is a NATO canvas material, with a buckle style clasp.  This watch was also on my best men's chronograph watches for under... Part 1.  It is a fine watch.  The biggest negative I can give it is the quarts movement.  But it is a swatch group watch, and they are known for making good quartz movements.

I can usually find this watch through online retail stores for right around 400 dollars, give or take 15 dollars.  It's a nice, entry level option, if you would like to own a Hamilton watch.  It should be robust and last for a nice long time.

The best men's Hamilton watch for under 1000

Titanium Auto
Model: H70575733
Case: 42 mm, Titanium
Band width: 20 mm, Nylon
Movement: ETA 2824-2 Automatic movement
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 100M/330 ft

The Titanium Field Auto is a watch designed for active lifestyles.  It is a 42mm titanium case with the crown at the 3 o'clock position, both with a matte black finish.  There is a sapphire lens on both the front and back of the watch.  The dial face is black is Arabic numerals marking the hours.  There is a date window at the 3 o'clock position and the hour and minute hands, along with the hour markers are imbued with the super luminova, for easy nighttime viewing.  The band is either a NATO canvas or Titanium.

The movement for the Titanium field watch is a ETA 2824-2 automatic movement.  It is a highly used automatic movement for the Swatch Group.  It very well may be the most popular movement currently in production.  The movement has 25 jewels, and runs at 28,800.  It is a quality movement.

I can usually find the Titanium Auto for around 650 dollars from the online retailers.  Well below the 1000 dollar price point.  In fact, the value of this watch was good enough for it to make the 5 best men's watches for under 1000 dollars.

The best men's Hamilton watches for under 2000 dollars

Jazzmaster Maestro Auto Chrono
Model: H32766513
Case: 45mm, Stainless steel
Band: Leather
Movement: Cal.H-21 Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Day, Chronograph
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 100M/330ft

The Jaszzmaster Maestro is a big watch.  No doubt about it.  It is a 45mm stainless steel cased watch.  The crown is at the 3 o'clock position, and the chronograph buttons are located at the 2 & 4 o'clock positions.  The watch has a thin bezel to give the face a much more prominent look with the watch.  There is a sapphire lens on both the front and the back of the watch.  The face is white with gold toned hour markers in Arabic numerals.  The day/date window is located at the 3 o'clock position, and the chronograph dials are located at the 12 o'clock and 6 o'clock positions.  The watch hands are gold, this includes the chronograph sub dial hands.  The band is a brown leather band, with a buckle style clasp.

The movement is a Caliber H-21 Automatic, This is a ETA 7750 base movement.  These movements have been in production since 1974.  They have remained almost the same for nearly 40 years.  They are wonderful movements.  They are large, hence the large watch.  But they are great movements.  They have 60 hour power reserves.  They have 25 jewels, and run at 28,800 bph.  they have chronograph function as well as day and date.

This watch can usually be found in the online retail shops for around 1300 dollars.  Again, it is well below the 2000 dollar price point, and it appears to be a great watch for the price.  Something to definitely consider if you are looking for a larger watch.  The movement is a proven winner, and the company is definitely quality.

Wrap up

Generally I like to have at least 4 watches on these company specific lists.  But, most Hamilton watches don't go above 2300 dollars.  So, it made it really hard to go above the 2000 dollar price point.  But, like I will always say, the point is about presenting companies as much as it is to review watches, here at the best men's watches under.  Hamilton makes good watches.  These watches on this list are good watches, and they have other lines which are as good.

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The Best Men's Oris Watches for Under...

Oris watches have been around for a very long time.  They are a company I would compare to an Orient, or Baume & Mercier.  Upper middle range watches that seem to be a good bang for your buck.

Oris was founded in 1904 and has been considered mechanical movement specialists of sorts.  They have made and do make quartz watches, but it is not their bread and butter.  They are a company I would always consider when writing posts for the best men's watches under...

The Best Men's Oris Watches for Under...

The Best Men's Oris Watch Under 1000 Dollars

Classic Date

Model: 01 733 7594 4034-07 5 20 11

Case: 42mm, Stainless steel

Band: Black Leather

Movement: Oris 733 Automatic

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 50M/165ft

I haven't covered Oris much on the best men's watches under, but it just hasn't fallen into place for them.  The company makes good watches, watches that I should have included but they just fell through the cracks a little bit.

The Classic date has a 3 piece, 42mm, stainless steel case, with the oversized crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has a sapphire lens, and a polishes steel bezel.  The black dial face has a 3 dimensional depth to it, it has Arabic numerals at the 12, 3, and 9 o'clock positions.  And uses index's as hourly markers in the remaining positions.  The watch has a date window at the 6 'clock position, and has polished steel hands.  The band is black leather, with a buckle style clasp.

The movement on the Classic Date is a Oris 733, automatic. It is a Sellita SW 200-1 modified automatic movement.  It has 26 jewels, and has a 36 hour power reserve.  The movement runs at 28,800 bph.

I can usually find this watch online for around 725 dollars.  I think it is a nice watch for the price, and it falls well under the 1000 dollar price point.

The Best Men's Oris Watch Under 2000 Dollars

Pro-diver Date

Model: 01 733 7682 7154-07 4 26 34TEB
Case: 49mm, Titanium
Band: Black rubber
Movement: Oris 733 Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 1000M/3280ft

It feels like it has been awhile since I have done a diver.  But this is a real diver, not a 200 dollar diver that can go 500M, or 600M.  This is rated for 1000M, or 3280ft.  IT is a rugged watch that is not only diver, but a good watch that will hold up to a active lifestyle.

The Prodiver Date has a huge 49mm Titanium case.  It has a over sized crown at the 3 o'clock position, with a crown guard. The crown has a automatic helium release, and there is a rubberized bumper that rings the crown.  And the watch has a ceramic minutes outer bezel.  The face is black with large indexes marking the hours.  It has a date window at the 6 o'clock position.  The hands are large and imbued with super luminova.

The movement is the Oris 733 automatic.  It is the same as the watch above.  It has 26 jewels, and a 36 hour power reserve.  The movement runs at 28,800 bph.

This watch can be found all over the internet for around 1900 dollars.  It is a rugged watch that should be able to take a beating.  I believe it to be a wonderful watch for the price.

The Best Men's Oris Watch Under 5000 Dollars

Calobra Chronograph Limited Edition

Model: 01 676 7661 4494-Set LS

Case: 44mm, Stainless steel
Band: Leather
Movement: Oris 676, Automatic
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Chronograph
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 100M/330ft

Chronographs are nice, they are useful and they are seriously cool looking.  This one is no different.  It looks a little cluttered, but chronographs often do.

The Calobra Chronograph has a 44mm stainless steel case, with a crown at the 3 o'clock position, along with the auxiliary, chronograph function buttons at the 2 & 4 o'clock positions.  It has a black ceramic minutes bezel, and sapphire crystal lenses on both the front and back of the watch.  The dial is black with large Arabic numerals marking the hours.  There are three sub dials, located at the 3, 6 & 9 o'clock positions.  It also has a date window at  the 6 o'clock position.  The band is leather with a folding style clasp.

The movement is a Oris 676 automatic movement.  This is a modified ETA 7753.  It has 27 jewels, a ball bearing rotor.  It has a 44 hour power reserve, and it runs at 28,800 bph.  It has been in production since 2002.

I usually find the Calobra for around 3000 dollars.  Sometimes a little over 3000 dollars.  It is a nice watch, and the mechanical chronograph is nice.  It's not something that is ever had for cheap.  That along makes this watch a 3000 dollar watch.

The Best Men's Oris Watch Under 6000 Dollars

Artelier Calibre 111

Model: 01 111 7700 4061-Set 1 23 71FC
Case: 43mm, Stainless steel
Band: Leather
Movement: Oris 111
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 30M/100ft

I know the under 6000 dollar price point is kind of strange, it should have been under 10,000 dollars, but there seems to be a window that goes from 5000 dollars, up to around 15,000 dollars where there is not much being offered by Oris.  And instead of trying to force something that just didn't fit, I just changed my rules a little bit.

The Artelier series of watches for Oris are their high end watches.  These are the watches they offer to compete with the big dogs, like Omega and Rolex, and the like.

The Artelier Calibre 111 has a 43mm stainless steel case, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has sapphire crystal lenses on both the front and the back of the watch.  The dial face is silver, with Arabic numerals at the 12 & 6 o'clock positions, and indexes at the remaining hour markers.  There is a small seconds at the 9 o'clock position and a power reserve indicator at the 3 o'clock position.  There is also a date window at the 9 o'clock position.  The hands are polished steel, imbued with super luminova, for night vision.  The band is leather, with a folding style clasp.

The movement is an Oris 111.  It is a 10 day power reserve movement.  This is an in house movement, and only the second in house movement Oris has made in the past 35+ years.  With their 110 year anniversary, in 2014, they released their first movement, the 110.  And the 111 is the new, updated version of that movement.  The movement offers 40 Jewels, and a 240 hour power reserve.  It runs at 21,600 bph.

This watch is usually had online for just over 5000 dollars.  I would have made this the watch for the under 5000 if I could reliably find it for under 5000 dollars.  But since I could not, I made the special category because I believe it is a great value for the watch.

The Best Men's Oris Watch Under 20,000 Dollars

Artelier Gold Calibre 111

Model: 01 111 7700 6062-Set 1 23 86

Case: 43mm, Rose gold

Band: Leather

Movement: Oris 111

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 30M/100ft

The Artelier Gold Calibre 111 is basically the same as the watch above.  It is just the high end version of the high end watch.

The Artelier Gold has a 43mm rose gold case, with a rose gold crown located at the 3 o'clock position.  The watch also has sapphire crystal lenses on both the front and the back of the watch.  The dial face is brown, with the same power indicator and small seconds dial, as well as the date window, which is located at the 9 o'clock position.  The watch hands are also rose bold, and the band is brown leather, with a folding clasp.

The movement is the Oris 111, it has 40 jewels, and a 240 hour power reserve.  It runs at 21,600 bph.  It is a high end movement, it's not every day that you will get a mechanical movement with a 10 day power reserve.  Often, anything over a 40 hour power reserve is considered rather impressive.

This watch is often found online for around 16,000 dollars.  Not cheap, but you are getting a true gold watch.  Not gold plating.  And you are getting a watch with a 10 day automatic movement.  It is a quality timepiece, and would be considered the cream of the crop from the Oris company.

Wrap Up

I have enjoyed writing the best men's Oris watches for under...  It has been one of my favorite posts here on the best men's watches under.  I knew that Oris made high quality watches, but before I started this post, I did not know that they had their own in house movement.  I love companies that make their own movements.  It tells me that they are dedicated to watchmaking, not just the design of a watch, but complete functionality.

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The Best Men's Citizen Watches for Under...

Citizen watches have been around for a long time.  They are what I would consider one of the premier Japanese watchmakers.  Between Citizen and Seiko and Orient, I think you are looking at the top three watch makers in Japan.

Citizen has been making watches since 1924.  They do not only produce watches.  They make industrial machinery, electronics, and jewelery.  After the purchase of the Bulova watch company, they became one of the largest watchmakers in the world.

The Best Men's Citizen Watches for Under...

The best Men's Citizen watch under 100 dollars

Eco-drive

Model: AU1040-08E

Case: 40 mm, Stainless steel

Band: 20mm, Black leather

Movement: Japanese Quartz (Eco-Drive J165)

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Day

Battery:

Water resistance: 10 M/33 ft.

This watch has already been on the best men's watches under blog.  Making its first appearance on the 5 best men's watches under 100 dollars list.

The Citizen Eco-Drive is a classic looking watch.  It has a large, 40mm Stainless steel case with a screw down stainless steel back, and the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  The dial face is black and uses indexes as the hour markers.  It has a date window at the 3 o'clock position.  The hands are polished steel with imbued lumination for nighttime viewing.  It has a leather band with a buckle style clasp.

The Eco-drive is a solar powered quartz movement that utilizes a solar panel under the watch face in order to power the units.  They do have a battery to hold residual charge, but the Eco-Drive system is nearly battery replacement free, being it relies on solar energy to power the unit.

The AU1040-03A falls just under 100 dollars.  I have been able to find it for around 98 dollars to be exact.  It gives you an entry level Citizen watch at a reasonable price.  It is nice looking, and could be wore in many different situations.

The best men's Citizen watch under 200 dollars

Eco-Drive

Model: BM7251-53L

Case: 41 mm, Stainless Steel

Band Width:

Movement: Eco-Drive E111

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 333 ft

This Eco-drive has already been covered on the best men's watches under blog.  It was on the 5 best men's watches for under 200 dollars.

The Eco-drive has a classic look with 41mm stainless steel case, the size is not too big.  It has a crown at the 3 o'clock position and has a sapphire lens covering the face.  The dial face of the watch is blue.  It utilizes indexes to mark the hours, with a set of double indexes marking the 12 o'clock position.  There is a date window at the 3 o'clock position.  The hands are polished steel, and have lumination imbued in them.  The band is stainless steel and constructed of a 5 link design, with a folding clasp.

It sports the Ecoo-drive movement.  The solar powered, quartz movement that has really been a success for Citizen.

The Eco-Drive is a lot of quality watch for under $200.  Under 170 dollars, actually.  Amazon sells it for around 170 dollars, which is about the cheapest I was able to find it, but there are a lot of sites it is available on though.

I don't think you will be disappointed with a Citizen watch.  They are continuously improving their line, and have been making quality time pieces for a very long time.

The best men's Citizen watch for under 500 dollars

Ecosphere

Model: CA4184-81E

Case: 48mm, Stainless steel

Band: Stainless steel

Movement: Japanese Quartz

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Chronograph

Battery:

Water resistance: 100M/330ft

This is another watch that has made a list here on the best men's watches under blog. It was originally on the best men's chronograph watches under... Part 1.

The Citizen Ecosphere chronograph is a big dark monster.  It is a 48mm black stainless steel cased watch with a big black crown at the 3 o'clock position.  it also has the chronograph function buttons at the 2 & 4 o'clock positions.  The dial face is black and the hours are marked by indexes, with a triangle marking the 12 o'clock position.  There are 3 sub dials located a the 3, 6 & 9 o'clock positions, and the date window located at the 4:30 position.  The hands are gray, and the band is polyurethane with a folding clasp.

The Chronograph functions are 1/5 second, a 30 minute and a 24 hour.  The watch is impressive.  I don't very often find a watch like this very visually appealing, but I do like the way they did this one.  I like it a lot, and being it can usually be found for under 350 dollars.  It appears to be a really solid buy for someone looking for a chronograph watch at a reasonable price.

The best men's Citizen watch for under 1000 dollars

Grand Touring Sport

Model: NB1036-50E

Case: 44mm, Stainless steel

Band: Stainless steel/Rose gold

Movement: Citizen 9012 Automatic

Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date

Battery: N/A

Water resistance: 300M/1000ft

The Grand Touring Sport is really nearing the penultimate for the Citizen watch line.  These watches are big and bold and offer a lot of the high end features expected for a watch that is nearing the 1000 dollar price point.

It has a large, pillow shaped 44mm stainless steel.  with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  The crown has a large guard over it as well.  The watch also has a functional, bi directional dive bezel and sapphire lenses on both the front and the back of the watch.  The dial face is black and the hour markers are gold plated indexes.  There is a date window at the 3 o'clock position, and the hands are large and imbued with luminated material.  The band is a 5 link stainless steel type with a folding clasp.  The gold embellishing is gold plating.

The movement is a Citizen 9012 automatic type.  It is actually a Miyota 9000 series movement.  Miyota is owned by Citizen, so, it makes complete sense.  And it is a really nice movement.  It has 24 jewels, and runs at 28,800 bph.

This watch is going to cost pretty close to 1000 dollars.  Generally, I find it on the internet for around 925 dollars.  give or take.  It is a 300 meter, automatic diver made by Citizen.  That is a whole lot for under 1000 dollars.  I would consider this an excellent buy.

Wrap Up

The best men's watches under hopes you have enjoyed the best men's Citizen watches under.  Citizen watches are quality watches that have a long history and a strong following.  It would not surprise me if some of these watches might be considered collectible someday.  

There are more expensive Citizen watches.  I considered doing one more.  A Citizen watch for under 2000 dollars.  But quite honestly, they are all eco-spheres and they are almost all chronographs.  Not much different than the 500 dollar watch I have on the list.  So I left it be.  Thank you for reading.

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