The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 50 Dollars

The 5 best men's watches for under 50 dollars. Bulova, HMT, Casio and more. There are a lot of great options for budget minded individuals.

The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 100 Dollars

The 5 best men's watches for under 100 dollars gives you even more possibilities, companies like Seiko, and so many more watches for men.

The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 200 Dollars

The 5 best men's watches for under 200 dollars really is exciting, it offers you so many new options, and starts to show what higher priced men's watches can offer.

The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 500 Dollars

The 5 best men's watches for under 500 dollars will give you the chance to see some men's watches that could be considered family heirlooms. Something that should last multiple lifetimes.

The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 1000 Dollars

The 5 best men's watches for under 1000 dollars will include Hamilton, and Victorinox, Magrette, and Dievas, and Weiss as well, great watch companies and great watches.

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Monday, May 2, 2016

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

Who can even say how many Swiss watchmakers there are? I truly have no clue, without doing some heavy research.  Which worries me.  This could be a rather taxing series indeed, to make a list of the best men's Swiss watches...

Whatever the case may be, I am taking it on, in this first part, we will be covering Swiss watches up to 500 dollars, and there will probably be a part 2 & 3 for this series.

So, I hope you enjoy these watches, I am excited to see what I will come up with.



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

The best men's Swiss watch for under 50 dollars

Invicta
Specialty Black
Model: 11199
Case: 48mm, Stainless steel
Band: Leather
Movement: Quartz #517
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Day
Battery: 
Water resistance: 100M/330ft

Best men's Swiss watch under 50Invicta is a company I tend to not give much love to on the best men's watches under blog.  Mostly because I consider Invicta viable options only under around 300 dollars.  This is not me talking poorly about the product, it is just the way things work out. On most of my lists, I found watches I preferred over the Invicta watches.  The only reason this watch didn't make the best men's watches under 50 dollars, was due to the HMT Pilot.

The Invicta Specialty Black sports a 48mm stainless steel case, that has been toned gold.  It has a gold toned crown located at the 3 o'clock position.  It has a flame fusion crystal lens, covering a black dial face.  It has white Arabic numerals indicating the minutes at every 5 minutes.  There is an inner ring of small Arabic numerals, marking the hours.  The hands are gold toned as well, with an illuminated material imbued into the hands.  There is a day/date window located at the 3 o'clock position as well.  The band is leather with a buckle style clasp.  The movement of the watch is a Swiss made quartz movement.  The model number is 517.

I can usually find the Specialty Black for right at the 50 dollar mark.  It is a nice looking, Swiss made watch that should offer a good shelf life.  I think it is a stylish option for a daily wear watch.



The best men's Swiss watch for under 100 dollars

Swatch
Silver Glam Analog
Model: SOUZ147
Case: 42.7mm, Plastic
Band: Silicone
Movement: ETA Quartz
Functions: HH, MM, SS
Battery:
Water resistance: 30M/100ft

Best men's Swiss watch under 100I think this is a first for me, here at the best men's watches under.  I do not believe I have ever had a Swatch watch make one of my lists.  There are reasons.  I tend to shy away from plastic watches, especially for men.  We tend to be rough on our stuff, and plastic does break.  I am still not 100% on the choice, but options were limited for this price point.  It was either this or probably another Invicta.  I just could not do that.  As much as I am reviewing and giving general specification on the watches on this list, I am also trying to make people aware of companies, and options.

So, with that, Swatch has made the lists.  Swatch was founded in Switzerland in 1983.  They were started by ETA SA, in an attempt to recapture the entry level watch market.  They had some very good success with that, choosing plastics over the more expensive steels found in most watches.  They played a huge role in re-establishing Switzerland as the quintessential watch making country, and went on to create a huge group of companies within the Swatch name.  Companies like Omega are now owned by Swatch, along with countless others.

It makes up for the plastic :)

The Glam Analog is standard fare from the Swatch Watch Co, it is a 42.7mm plastic cased analog watch.  It has a crown located at the 3 o'clock position, and it has a acrylic lens.  The dial face of the watch is a steel outer ring with holes marking the hours.  The center of the dial is skeleton, allowing you to look in and see the inner workings of the watch, it has black hands.  The band is black silicone, and has a buckle style clasp, and the movement of the watch is a Swiss quartz, presumably an ETA.

The watch can be found through many online retailers for around 60 dollars, making it a cheap option if you are trying to find a watch for under 100 dollars.  It looks pretty cool, with a modern flare, and would be an easy watch to knock around in.



The best men's Swiss watch for under 200 dollars

Mido
Dorada
Model: M1130.3.13.1
Case: 34mm, Stainless steel
Band: Stainless steel
Movement: ETA Quartz
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery:
Water resistance: 30M/100ft

Best men's Swiss watch under 200Mido is another new brand of watches to the best men's watches under blog.  It was founded in 1918 by George Schaeren, in Switzerland.  In the 1920's, Mido made a name for itself by releasing fashionable women's watches, and shortly after that, with watches that resembled automobile grills.  In 1945, Mido was the first company to produce a central read chronograph.  And in the 1970's they became well known for their water resistance.

Mido is a Swatch company, and are not extremely well known, but in the circles of watch geeks, we all know that, generally speaking, Mido watches offer great bang for your buck.  You are getting higher end watches at reasonable pricing.

The Mido Dorada is a 34mm, stainless steel watch, in a gold toned stainless.  It has a crown located at the 3 o'clock position, a sapphire lens covers the brown pearled face.  The hours are marked with gold toned indexes and the hands are gold toned as well.  There is a date window located at the 3 o'clock position, and the band is a small linked, gold toned stainless steel version, with a folding style clasp.  The movement is a ETA 956.112, a quartz movement that is considered a higher end quartz movement produced by ETA.

The Mido Dorada 34mm Gents watch can usually be found online for around 190 dollars.  In my opinion, it is a whole lot of watch for your dollar, and should be a company you look at if you are in the under 200 dollar price range, and are hoping to snag a honest to goodness Swiss timepiece.



The best men's Swiss watch for under 500 dollars

Victorinox
Alliance Mechanical
Model: 241668
Case: 40 mm, Stainless steel
Band width: Leather
Movement: Mechanical Self winding
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery:N/A
Water resistance: 100 M/330 ft

Best men's Swiss watch under 500The Victorinox Alliance Mechanical is not new to the lists here at the best men's watches under blog, it was on the best men's watches under 500 dollars list, Victorinox is an old company.  Not an old watchmaker though.  They make Swiss army knives.  In fact they are the company that makes the famous Swiss army knife.  And since the late 80's they have been making quality Swiss watches for reasonably prices.

The Alliance mechanical has a 40mm stainless steel case.  It has a crown located at the 3 o'clock position and a sapphire lens covering the black dial.  The dial sports Arabic numerals at the 3, 6 & 9 o'clock positions and uses index marks for the other hour markers, with a Victorinox shield at the 12 o'clock position.  There is a date window located at the 6 o'clock position.  The hands are polished steel, with a red second hand.  The band of the watch is leather with a buckle style clasp.

The watch can usually be had for around 400 dollars through the online retailers.  It is a great looking, and well built watch for the money.  If you are looking for a great Swiss watch for a reasonable price, you would be hard pressed to find a watch much better than what you can get from Victorinox




Wrap Up

The first part of the best men's Swiss watched for under, ended up being a much more difficult list than I could have expected.  The pickings for Swiss made watches for under 500 dollars are actually much more limited than I knew.  This was a learning list for me.  One that really taught me the hardships the Swiss watchmakers have actually been going through.  I have heard, in passing that the Swiss watchmakers had had a difficult time in the recent past, remaining the preeminent watch making country in the world, and I now see that a big problem is the lack of ability to be competitive.

I hope you have enjoyed part 1 of the best men's Swiss watches for under.  Part 2 will be coming soon.

Monday, February 1, 2016

The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 1000 Dollars

This is exciting for me, I cannot tell a lie.  I have not been in a position to spend much over 500 dollars for a watch, the Shinola being my biggest purchase at this time, so to watch shop for watches for 1,000 dollars is fun. It makes me drool just a little bit.

I was thinking, that for The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 1000 dollars, I am, again going to look for brands from around the world.  Finding the very best men's watches I can come up with.  I love the Russian and German Watches, and maybe we will even stumble across an honest to goodness American watch.  We will just have to wait and see...

1,000 dollars is a substantial investment for someone like me, so, I will do my due diligence to find the best watches available.

The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 1000 Dollars


Weiss Watch Co

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

Weiss might very well be the most American watch you can buy today.  The majority of the movement parts are Swiss made, but the entire movement is supposed to be build here, in California.  Along with the case, and dial and everything else being made in America.  In my personal opinion, that carries a lot of weight.

Initially, since I own a Shinola, I thought I would give this spot to the Shinola company.  But Shinola still only offer Quartz movements.  That's not terrible.  I own one so I obviously am not Anti-Quartz, but, generally speaking, I want mechanical.

That all being said, the Weiss Standard Issue Field watch is not going to be all flash and sizzle.  It has a very unassuming look.  But it is a well built watch by an american company that I expect to only grow.

The watch consists of a 42mm stainless steel case case, with a crown at the 3 o'clock position.  The front and back are covered with sapphire lenses. The dial is white, with an outer ring of Arabic numerals for the minute marking, and an inner ring of Arabic numerals for the hours.  There is a small seconds sub dial at the 9 oclock position.  The hour and minute hands are black with lumination imbued in them for nighttime reading.  The watch comes with a NATO canvas band, with a buckle style clasp.

The Movement is a Weiss, mechanical movement, calibre 1001.  It is a ETA 6497 base.  17 Jewels, running at 18,000 vph.  It has a 46 hour power reserve, and it is a hand wound type of mechanical movement.

The Weiss is a really nice watch to me, I have to say I love the fact that it is made in America.  I am excited to see that more and more watchmakers are slowly coming back to the US.  They sell their watches on their own website for 950 dollars.  If I would have seen this one before the Shinola, I might have opted for this one. Even though Shinola's are made in my own home state.



Hamilton Watch

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

Hamilton makes pretty good watches.  At first I was having a hard time with this company, because it was originally an american company that was purchased by the Swatch Co.  And is no longer made in america.  But, I have softened.

The Titanium Auto Field watch is nice.  It has a 42mm Titanium case, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has a sapphire lens covering the black dial face.  The face has an outer ring of Arabic numerals showing the minute markers, a middle ring of Arabic numerals indicating the hours, and an inner ring of numerals, indicating a 24 hour clock.  There is a date window at the 3 o'clock position and the hour and minute hands are umbued with lumination.  It also has a NATO canvas band with a buckle style clasp.

The Movement is an automatic ETA 2824-2.  It has 25 jewels, and it is a automatic, and runs at 28,800 vph.

It is unique with the Titanium case.  It has a ETA movement made by the Swatch Company, it has a Sapphire face, and a nylon wrapped leather band.  The watch looks great, and is a very nice daily driver.  It is black and easy to read.  I could not help but put it on my list.  It is a quality watch and well priced at about 695 dollars on Amazon.



Victorinox

Alliance Mechanical
Model: 241666
Case: 40 mm, Stainless steel
Movement: Mechanical self winding movement
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 100M/330 ft

The Victorinox Alliance Mechanical, like the Hamilton and Weiss, is not a flashy watch.  It doesn't need to be.  It is build strong, and built well.  It shares the same movement with the Hamilton.

It is a 40mm stainless steel case, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  It has a Sapphire lens on both the front and back of the watch.  It has a silver dial face with Arabic numberals at the 3, 6, and 9 o'clock positions, with a Victorinox sheild at the 12 o'clock position.  The hands are polished steel and there is a date window at the 6 o'clock position.  It has a leather band with a buckle style clasp.

The movement is a automatic version,  I didn't find a model number for it though.  I assume it is probably an ETA, but I am unsure as of this time.

This watch has a really clean look.  And it is made by a company know for building quality product.  It is a solid choice for under 1000 dollars, and if you want to save a little money, you can often find last years models for under 500 dollars.

New, the watch runs around 750 dollars at sites like Amazon.



Dievas

Vintage
Model: 3646
Case: 47 mm, Stainless steeel
Band: Leather
Movement: Unitas Mechanical 6497 (Hand winding)
Functions: HH, MM
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 30M/100ft.

Dievas is a company that really has not made any of my lists in the past, I believe.  If so, I apologize for the abundance.  But they are a fairly new company, only being founded in 2006 in Germany.  They are putting together some very nice components in a very stylish package.  I couldn't help but put them on this list.

The Vintage is a total retro watch.  The case is a bit on the big size, at 47mm.  It is made of stainless steel in a square shape, with the crown at the 3 o'clock position.  The black face is fairly simple, with Arabic numerals at the 3, 6, 9, and 12 o'clock positions, and luminated hour and minute hands.  The lens is a sapphire, on both the front and the back, and the leather band has a buckle style clasp.

It uses a Unitas mechanical movement #6467, which is a 17 jewel, hand winding style movement.

It is a cool watch.  And on top of that, it is a watch you will not find easily.  There is a few Dievas watches on Amazon.  But you may have better luck with Long Island Watch.  On Long Island it runs for around 890 dollars.



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 have not had a Magrette watch on any of my lists yet.  Mostly because they are a smaller company, that gears their watches towards diving and active lifestyle.  Similar to Momentum, but probably on a higher scale.

Magrette is located in New Zealand,  They are like a lot of the companies that made this list and the under 500 dollar list.  They don't make many of their own parts, but purchase high quality parts to build their watches.

The most unique part of these watches is their water resistance.  The Leoncino is not even near to being the highest rated and this one can go 600ft.  They have some watches rates over 1000 ft deep.  And these are under 1000 dollar watches.

Another unique thing about Magrette is they only release their watches on limited editions.  They may only make 1000 of these watches, or less, and once they are gone, that is all there will be.  This gives you a chance to own low quantity build watch.

The Leoncino has a square case, and see through back.  Both lenses are Sapphire, and extremely strong.  The watch has a very vintage look to it, and should be extremely durable.

It is a great looking watch, and it can be had well under 1000 dollars, being available on the Magrette site for around 625 dollars.  I think this might be a best buy at that price.



Wrap up

I hope you have enjoyed The 5 best men's watches under 1000 dollars.  I enjoyed searching through watches for hours, to put it together.  And I hope you all come back for my future posts.  I will be covering higher price ranges, and very specific types of watches in the weeks to come.

It was nice to dig up some lesser known companies for this list.  I hope this helps broaden your horizons, I think all of these companies have very bright futures, and I particularly am fond of Weiss, if you haven't noticed. It is one of the reasons I started the best men's watches under.

Thursday, January 28, 2016

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

Some people will be particular to a specific watch brand.  And I can completely understand that.  We are going to cover Victorinox today, a company that has only been making watches for around 14 years, but has a long history and is best known for swiss army knives.  Their watches has become high quality while remaining fairly competitive price-wise

So lets go ahead and get right into it!


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


The Best Men's Victorinox Watch for under 500 Dollars


Alliance Mechanical
Model: 241668
Case: 40mm Stainless steel
Best men's Victorinox watches under
The Alliance mechanical
is a nice, clean looking watch
Band width: Leather
Movement: Mechanical Self winding
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery:N/A
Water resistance: 100 M/330 ft

This is a really hard price point for Victorinox.  It seems like about 50% of their watches fall in the under 500 dollar price range, but above the under 200 dollar price range.  This watch is actually on the 5 best men's watches for under 500 dollars list.

It is a great watch, in my mind.  Mechanical, Swiss, and stainless steel.  By a company that has been making swiss army knives for more than 125 years.

The watch itself has a 40mm, polished stainless steel case with a crown at the 3 o'clock position.  The black face has Arabic numerals on the 3, 6 and 9 o'clock positions. with the Victorinox shield at the 12 o'clock position and dashes at the remaining hour markers.  The hour and minute hands are polished stainless steel and the second hand is red.  The Leather band has a buckle clasp.  And the Alliance has a sapphire lens on both the front and the back.

The Victorinox is a very nice watch.  I see it often for around 455 dollars, and personally believe it is a very nice watch for the price.  It occasionally goes a little over 500 dollars, the price can vary wildly, so buyer beware.


The Best Men's Victorinox Watch for under 1000 Dollars

Alpnach Mechanical
Best men's Victorinox watches under
The Alpnach offers its owner
a tough product that should
hold up to a beating
Model: 241685
Case: 44mm, PVD coated stainless steel
Band: Fabric Canvas
Movement: Mechanical Self Winding
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Water resistance: 100M/325ft

If your tastes don't go the way of the G-shock, but you are in need of a watch that can take a beating, the Alpach may be what you are looking for.  This is one tough customer.  Its 44mm stainless steel PVD coated case will be scratch resistant, as well as the triple coated sapphire lens.  The crown at the 3 o'clock position is also coated in PVD, and has a guard.  The black face has easy to read numbers with Indiglo and hour, minute and second hands that contrast nicely with the black face.  The canvas band is durable and has a leather strip for extra strength and the mechanical movement is being touted is a very tough movement.

While I am not a big fan of the looks of this watch, I have to say, I would take one in a heartbeat over a G-Shock.  And even though it may not be as tough as a G-Shock, it would only have to be cloes for me to take one of these over a G-Shock.  I'm sorry to all G-Shock fans, I am not trying to hate on the watch.  It has a very good reputation and a well deserved one.

The price point for this watch is around 670 so it will cost a bit more than a G-Shock, but I do believe you will be getting a good quality watch.



The Best Men's Victorinox Watch for under 2000 Dollars

Airboss Mechanical Power Gauge
Best men's Victorinox watches under
The Airboss is a stylish watch
with a very refined look
Model: 241576
Case: 42mm, Stainless steel
Band: 22mm, Leather
Movement: Automatic Mechanical
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 10M/330ft

The Airboss Mechanical Power Gauge is a good looking watch.  With its 42mm stainless steel case, and brown leather band with white stitching, it has a very stylish look to it.  The dial face is white and the hour markers are Arabic numerals for the most part.  The Hands are silver, with Indiglo embedded through the middle.  The power reserve gauge is at the 7 o'clock position.  The Airboss has a sapphire front lens and back lens as well.  It also has a date window located at the 3 o'clock position.

The Airboss is usually found around 1700 dollars.  It is personally more than I would pay, it is why this watch did not make it onto my 5 best men's watches under 2000 dollars.  But if you are a fan of Victorinox, or Swiss made watches, this watch may just suite you.



Wrap up
The Victorinox watches are very nice.  Before I started the best men's watches under, I had never even heard of Victorinox, at least not as a watchmaker.  But they have a nice looking, and quality product.  

I think almost anyone would be satisfied with a Victorinox product, and hope to own one someday myself.

Monday, January 25, 2016

The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 500 Dollars

For your average Joe, the idea of spending 500 dollars on a watch will either seem like a substantial investment, or more likely, completely out of the question.  With that in mind, I expect the list of the 5 best men's watches for under 500 dollars to be a list of watches that could easily become a family heirloom. I don't think that's an unreasonable expectation.  I think all these watches should be from highly reputable watch makers, preferably have mechanical movements, and be made from high quality materials.  Either that, or such a unique piece, that I am left with no choice but to add it.  I want quality for such an investment, and expect my readers would want the same.

So, let us see what I was able to come up with for this installment of the best men's watches for under...

The 5 Best Men's Watches for Under 500 Dollars




Victorinox

Alliance Mechanical
Model: 241668
Case: 40 mm, Stainless steel
Band width: Leather
Movement: Mechanical Self winding
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date
Battery:N/A
Water resistance: 100 M/330 ft

Best men's watches under 500
Victorinox is the swiss army knife company.  Maybe you knew that, because that is really what they are known for.  They have only been producing watches since 1989.  But the product they make is quality.  They manufacture their own movements.  They use a multiple crystal hardening process to make a lens surface that is extremely resistant to scratches.

The Alliance mechanical is a self winding mechanical watch.  It is a stainless construction, 40mm case and has a black face with black leather band.  The face has Arabic numerals at the 3, 6 and 9 o'clock positions, and it includes a date window.  It also includes a see through back case, along with the Sapphire lens.

I like the Victorinox brand for a quality, reasonably priced watch.  They are an old company, even though they have not been producing watches for that entire time.  They are still a company that should stand behind their product.

In my previous Men's Best Watches Lists, I couldn't really find a Swiss made watch I felt would fit the bill, but this one definitely fits well in this under 500 dollar price range, falling in the 400 dollar range.



Orient

Explorer
Model: FDH00001W0
Case: 44.5 mm, Stainless steel
Band width: 22 mm, Leather
Movement: Automatic hacking 48K40
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Dual Time
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 50M/165 ft

Best men's watches under 500
This Orient Explorer is a whole lot of watch.  I really am attracted to this Orient watch, the value is solid.  The watch has Dual time zones, it has a slide rule calculator on the Bezel, it has a Sapphire Crystal lens, and a power gauge.

Not to mention great looks, and a mechanical auto movement, which is made in-house.  I like the Orient brand, for the appearance, as well as the fact that they are not using pieces from other companies.  It's not something you find in many sub 500 dollar watches.  In fact, its not something you will find for watches in general, but this Explorer does it for around 485.

The face is a bit busy for me, but I think it could be something I could get used to.  Orient is quickly becoming a company I look at when looking at watches of any price.  The watches are priced well, and they are not quite as mainstream as Seiko or Citizen, in the Japanese watch market.  It gives them a uniqueness factor that you cannot get from the mainstream watch companies.



Laco

1925 Pilot
Model: 861688
Case: 42 mm, Sand blasted stainless steel
Band width: 20 mm, Leather
Movement: Laco 21 self winding
Functions: HH, MM, SS
Battery:N/A
Water resistance: 50 M/165 ft

Best men's watches under 500
German pilot watch. That is what this is, and nothing more.  The Laco 1925 nearly the same watch the German pilots from World War II wore.  You get a simple black face, big numbers and large, easy to read arms.  It has big rivets in the bands and the sandblasted, 42mm stainless steel case has a nice finish, that is a nice break from all the polished and chromed cases we usually see.

On top of that, the watch also has a sapphire lens, and a see through back.

I love this watch.  And if you spend any time in the watch world, you will see that a lot of people love these watches, and have loved them for a very long time.

It might be my first choice in this under 500 dollar list.  I think there are a lot of nice possibilities in the German watch market, it might just be difficult to get them in the U.S sometimes.



Bulova

Automatic
Model: 97A109
Case: 45 mm, Stainless steel
Band width: 20 mm, Leather
Movement: Automatic movement
Functions: HH, MM, SS
Battery: N/A
Water resistance: 30 M
Best men's watches under 500

Bulova.  What can I say, I love Bulova.  But besides that, this watch has style.  The gold plated stainless steel case looks great, the large, bold face and partial skeleton, black face with large gold hands, and brown leather band rounds this watch out quite nicely.

Bulova is a old watch name, and although they are no longer American made watches, they are still high quality, and more than any specific watch, I would almost always recommend you consider a Bulova, if you are looking for a quality mid ranged wristwatch.

At 338 dollars, this watch falls well under the 500 price limit set on this list, making it a bargain.



Vostok-Europe

Gaz-14 Limousine 2426/5601058
Specs:
Case: 43 mm, Stainless steel
Band width: 
Movement: 2426 Vostok self wind mechanical
Functions: HH, MM, SS, Date, Dual Time
Battery: N/A
Water Resistance: 50 M/165 ft

If you have heard the name Vostok, it is important to know that Vostok-Europe is a completely different company, that makes watches in Lithuania. But, there is a business connection.  And this particular watch actually uses a Vostok movement.  It is why I consider this a great watch.  The Vostok movements are known to be tough.  And the watches look good.  They have a very European look, and will definitely give you something unique.

The company itself is fairly new, opening its doors in 2003, but the looks and the fact that they use the Vostok movement or, in some cases Seiko movements, tells me the company is doing things right.  They are not strictly fashion watches, they are watches built for quality.

The Gaz 14-Limo is a big watch.  The case is 43mm stainless steel, with a gray metallic, 3 dimensional face.  It has a crown located at the 4 o'clock position, and an additional crown for dual time functions at the 2 o'clock position.  The watch has a sapphire lens, and a leather band.

It also has a Vostok, self winding, mechanical movement.

I see the watch on Amazon for around 360 dollars.  And it looks to me that it is a great buy at that price point.  Something I would consider a good investment, if you are looking for a Euro style watch.



Wrap up

I hope you have enjoyed The 5 best men's watches under 500 dollars.  I enjoyed searching through watches for hours, to put it together.  And I hope you all come back for my future posts.  I will be covering higher price ranges, and very specific types of watches in the weeks to come.

The best men's watches under blog will continue to also do brand specific posts, and hopefully will throw in a few other variations of the best under style lists.  I hope to give you all as much information as you could possibly ever need, regarding men's watches.