The Best AFFORDABLE Watches
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Love this format and the dipping into cheaper watches for us on a more modest budget. More please!
I used to collect Rolex's [sold them all before the boom LOL] - I now collect vintage Seiko 5's. I get no less joy out of a great condition rare £100 Seiko 5 than I ever did from a Rolex.
If you are a watch enthusiast the price is not part of the attraction.
1400 - not cheap . Properly priced?
$60 is very inexpensive.
$16 is cheap. Cheap is not a good thing.
The answer to this for me is to go on eBay and find a vintage Seiko 6139 or a vintage King Seiko. Prices have gone up lately but I don't think that there is anything that can beat the value proposition of the 6139 in particular.
got it. knew that laughed sounded vaguely familiar. It's Beavis from Beavis and Butthead. hehe heh heh
So does Tom now one a PRX 35 in blue waffle? We must know!
if Tissot scaled that down they would get even more customers. Its the only reason I didnt pull the trigger on the PRX.
If you need a watch that looks good, tells the time and still leaves enough in the piggy bank to pay the gas bill then the Timex is a fine choice.
The only problem is that it's quartz driven, If you are contemplating starting a watch collection then it would be wise to lean toward mechanical - or at least 'kinetic' or 'solar'.
My father started collecting watches. They were all quartz. We had this ritual where he would ask me to fit a new battery to the watch he was wearing. As I was pinging the case back off he would say "by the way, there may be a few more that need replacing". By "a few more" he meant at least ten.
I had a lot of fun building a small collection of affordable Japanese, Indian and Russian mechanical watches. No battery changing. If I get bored with one then I Ebay it or give it away.
Oakey Coke made me laugh so hard. Very well done "podcast"
This is turning into the Smith and Sniff podcast but for watches, though with bits of car crossover. Quite enjoying it.
BAHAHA I kinda like this different format! Great video. Man I’ve got such a soft spot for the Tissot PRX!
Good news for smaller wirsts. Tissot will introduce 35 mm PRX (Quartz) in April 2022.
Seems like they won’t have the waffle variant for the 35mm, which is going to be a shame for some.
Then it will be Ringer for the the real predecessor,The early Quartz Tissot Seastar. YES PRX, I AM YOUR FATHER AHA HA HA!!
When will it be released?
wooo
Great for women and small children.
Burst out laughing at the blue waffle dial bit 😂
I almost spat my drink out! :D
This part was too funny!!!! The mental image 🫣
only us folk of the old internet can appreciate and lament the PTSD
Loving this new format of videos, I love the usual content but the back and forth between you two is genuinely funny and so natural; hope you continue to do them!
If Tissot made their PRX smaller it would be a fantastic fit for more people. I'd sign the petition!🙋♀️
There is a 35mm PRX being released soon. Like within 1 or 2 months
@@HRM.H ooh I knew they had something like that in the works but is 35mm going to be too small now?!🤔 (never happy are we!😂)
@@TheWatchBoxDiaries If 35mm can work for Nomos models without integrated bracelets, 35mm will definitely work for a watch with a case shape that causes it to inherently wear large on the wrist. My prediction is that the sizing will be perfect.
Yeahhhh those lugs could add some size.. I'm intrigued! Can't wait to try one on!
The smaller vintage Seastar upon which the PRX is based is still out there!!
Great fun and informative. The word on the street is PRX in 35mm coming to an AD near you.
Perfect size since it has an integrated bracelet
I love the Furlan Marri, but hate their business model... I mean it is great to build up hype and drive up secondary market prices (currently between 3 to 4 times retail I think). But clearly they do not care about frustrating customers. I also wonder when they are going to run out of sensible dial colours for their "stories". Maybe then they will have to go back to the reverse panda and hide behind a slightly different shade of black^^
I like their watches, too. But I rather get lorier or a baltic
@@quatrical I can recommend Baltic! I am really happy with my diver and their chronograph looks great aus well.
Furlan Marri i's just an homage watch with a mecaquartz. I don't understand why for them it's ok to sell Patek homages and it even becomes hype...
@@boe466 Baltic is an awesome brand. The quality is great
Citizen is one of the rare fully integrated watch companies. The new 0100 movement is accurate to ±1 second per year! A truly amazing watch company that is miles ahead of any of the other watch brands mentioned in this video.
I bet that Citizen will NEVER offer one of their 8-megahertz quartz movement watches, even a lower-grade one with a reject crystal not good enough for an 0100 and maybe +-5 seconds a year, outside of Japan. I’ve worn a radio-sync Citizen for nearly a decade and I resent their apparent unwillingness to sell their most beautiful and highest-tech watches outside Japan.
Ive been following you guys for the last couple of years. This video is by far the funniest (and informative) watch related content I've ever had the pleasure of listening to. The snap pivot back to the Citizen was pure comedy. Keep up the great work.
Can't sleep on Orient. Their Kamasu, in particular, is a very nice watch at a VERY nice price.
True! People overlook at Orient and the Kamasu is just a great watch with great value!
What does that mean? I don't personally sleep with my watch on, but they should be robust enough to do so!
@@GeorgeFrideric71 It's an expression. It means that people ignore or forget about this.
Alas, I had the same experience with the PRX as Tom. Those end-links extend the lug-to-lug to about 54mm which is way too big for approximately 85 per cent of the human population.
This format is brilliant. Well done watchfinder. 👏🏽
Totally agree. There’s a lot of watch podcast content nowadays but this has quickly become one of my faves along with TGN. I love that you go through the trouble of actually accompanying the audio with visuals. And the default of the old fashioned mics is a nice light hearted touch. Keep it up, fellas.
I hope that having arm hair pulled is not an issue for you, because that timex is a bit of a torture device. Honestly your money would have been better spent at some seiko offerings. Nice content though!
All solid choices at their price points - personally I couldn’t get on with the Tissot PRX for the same reasons you guys outlined - the Tissot Gentleman was a better fit for me so I went with that - I also have the Hamilton which is basically the Submariner of field watches - imho it’s the pick of this bunch - I have owned a few Citizen divers and have to say they are solid - and you can’t knock Timex for charm and value - fun video :)
Nice video - intriguing content - provocative. That's great! But being (as I am inclined to be) ever attentive to little details, the mic switch on that Shure 55SH is in the 'off' position. Would you please flip the mic switch to the 'on' position? Drives me nuts!! :-)
The tissot prx powermatic is easily one of the best sub 1000 dollar automatic watches you could buy. I think if you wanted a one watch collection for under 1k there you go. Versatile, water resistance for what 99% of people need it to do, good level of finishing/detailing, and comfortable. It’s amazing how much it hands with watches above it’s price point but does have a few short comings of course compared to watches 5x it’s price. For instance the dial does just not look as high def at instant glance like my omega or Rolex.
What’s your opinion about tissot seastar 2000 ,which one would you choose between both of these
@@mohamedfarsin7305 the sea star is also very impress for the price and has some cool models available. I believe it even has a hydrogen release value that you don’t see a lot for that price point. For me since I already had other dive watches when it was time for me to buy a tissot I went with the PRX. It is more versatile, you can still take it swimming although no screw down crown, I think it’s a better looking watch, and it’s just fun. You can’t go wrong with either but that’s what I did.
Tudor Oyster Prince is available under £1000
I was with my son buying a new winter coat at the shopping mall and I passed by a watch store selling a bit of everything, they had a waffle dial prx, lady was asking 1200$ CDN, that's like 11 months later. I'll keep buying on the internet 🤠
@@LaurentiusTriarius woah that’s way to high. I think with the current conversion rate it should have been more like 915 CDN or 675 USD
How can the Furlan Marri be a bargain when you can have a virutally same looking Dan Henry for half the cost?
Because "Swiss made" and because it's heavily marketed on Revolution watches... And it won that award on GPGH for best newcomer.. Surprise surprise the owner of Revolution watches was also a judge.. Whole thing is a sham. I'm sure it's a fine watch but definitely not worth the hype / money for what is essentially a homage of past Patek designs with a mechaquartz movement.
I absolutely love the fact that both of you guys are not people who are super spendy with watches, you just like gazing at them. It makes it a lot more relatable than some knob like producer Michael showing you his 12 million dollar watch collection.
in front of his Ferrari lmao
Its that lifestyle thing that is so annoying. Its so vapid and lacking in substance. What is especially irritating is how Procuck Micheal constantly talks about how the watch company "listened to him" and made changes to the watch.
Like dude, we know that companies offer customization on their watches if you are willing to pay. He acts like he has special access and influence when all he did was pay for a service that is provided to customers regularly.
I have the citizen diver and I love it. The titanium is also less blingy which makes it a bit more understated. Easily my favorite watch purchase on 2021
Same here. Great piece and love the light weight of it as well.
I bought a Promaster automatic (NY0085) for around $140 USD and it smashes the SKX in quality. Citizen is definitely an underrated brand atm especially considering Seiko's recent price hike.
Does anyone here know the model shown in the video with the White dial? 17:02
@@tommywd40 Its a citizen chronomaster "washi" or paper dial.
@@KeymanxPolo thank you
I unexpectedly found a Tissot boutique on my walk in an unfamiliar place, so I decided to go in and check out the PRX.
Yea, I ended up leaving the boutique with the powermatic! Very cool watch and definitely worth it (even if its approx 730 USD here in Japan)
I googled Blue Waffle dial.....
.....well that was a mistake. 😔
Citizen eco-drive has been fantastic for me so far. Can pretty much forget about it, with them facing the window to get the most light and they just keep ticking, and ticking, and ticking. Quite accurate thus far too.
Yeah I have one, no, 2, both I got for 150 pounds, one is field + True GMT, another one is Dive + Chronograph
If you like the Furlan Marri you should look at the Dan Henry chronograph. It is very similar in specs and design and is quite cheaper.
Actually, Powermatic 80 in that awesome Tissot PRX is upgraded and modified ETA 2824-2. It is not based on Swatch System 51. Tissot actually got System 51 in their offering in their Classic, V8 and Everytime collections, and it is called Tissot Swissmatic. Apples and oranges, really, because Powermatic 80 is based on a trusted and tried architecture, it is fully serviceable and is reserved for Swatch Group's mid-to-higher-end offerings. On the other hand, Swissmatic or System 51 is an entry-level movement, it is not serviceable (if it breaks, a movement swap is required) and it is aimed toward young watch lovers as their first mechanical watch. Other than that, great video and channel!
It uses Sistem51 technology. The Swatch movement is named after the tech, the tech is going to continue to spread throughout the group.
@@TalkingTimepieces it uses some bits, of course, but implemented on ETA 2824-2. Like I said before, System 51 is called Swissmatic by Tissot and it is reserved for the brand's lower end products.
@@vukotabrajovic5988 do some more research and we'll discuss this further.
10:44 There’s no 21 PM, when you use 24h format, there’s no AM or PM… when you’re above 12, you know it’s PM anyway, so 21h00 is obviously PM.
For a real budget watch, I have a 37mm quartz two-toned blue Invicta watch. It is very accurate. It looks of course like a Rolex Submariner. It has a Seiko movement. It cost $49.00.
It is very nice looking. I actually like it.
Citizens are very well made..mine are all still working..the eco charges with all light my best one is a all black and has little diamonds for the numbers..i got a great deal on it two..i think is was 575.00 for retail but i got a 15% for using my Zales card and ithad a 10 or 15 % so both i ended up paying like 315 ish
I own the hamilton khaki field mechanical pvd edition. excellent stuff
I was watching another video yesterday where they stated a smaller version of the Tissot PRX showed up on official Tissot websites in Mexico and India recently. The web page showing them was only active for 30-45 minutes before being taken down. I'm also one who likes the PRX but who has small wrists, so I'm anxious to see if this is an actual watch that goes into production.
With the money saved, Tom can join a gym... and thicken up his girlie-man wrists. 45mm this time next year, yes Tom? Ah... Tom?
Tom, good news. A PRX 35 is on the way this Spring.
Andrew, your mic is switched off. (Hint: look at the pic.)
Wel now even Fed has given you guys a shout. Not that it matter he isn’t at your level. I will say that, watchfinder is the only TH-cam vid I play that my dog calms down for and watches.
why is orient not in this video?!?!?😡 Literally the god of value...out performs seiko at every price point
Absolute enjoyment listening to you two! Thank you for the production of these segments,
Casio MRW-200H-EV1
Best super affordable watch ever.
Casio Oceanus is something worth mentioning in another video for Japanese made. They start in the low to mid range and can get quite pricey, all high end end solar quartz and titanium. Feel like they don't get mentioned enough
You really want a watch that says ANUS on it? Lol
Hi Mikes. Is there a difference between Citizens Eco drive and SEIKOs Solar? Actually they both have replaceable batteries that are charged thru a solar panel.
I'm an avid viewer and thanks to you, I've amassed a small collection of watches over the year. Starting with a humble Casio Edifice through to an Oyster Perpetual 36. I thank you for all of your hard work and your efforts in terms of your videos.
I must say, I much prefer the traditional style of presentation than this new 'podcast' style, but that's just me and just my feedback. I don't mean to offend or upset, just wanted to share my opinion with you.
Thanks!
YO! Love this format! Keep it up!
I’ve had one of those eco drives for 8 years and it’s still 100% accurate
Alternative to the Hamilton: the Bulova Hack costs less with very similar looks, and Bulova has an even more distinguished role in American history and culture. I know, I know... the Hamilton is made in Switzerland...
Blue waffle hahaha, whatever you do don't google that. Especially not in the pictures section.
Tom needs the Timex and then he still has enough left over to build a Seiko diver out of parts!
Having Tom and Andrew build a Seiko diver would make for a fantastic episode.
blue waffle… haha… hahaha…😬
Great you guys back and forth about watches, I hope it works out for you. The watch are lovely. Thanks friends stay safe 🙏
I have the Hamilton. Love its simplicity and size. People think I bought it in a petrol station but I know the history and quality.
I would have gone citizen. I am to afraid that the Timex would pinch out all my armhair 😂
as somebody with skinny wrist problems I have found that while the modern resurgence of the 70's aesthetic would be great if these watch companies didn't go and hit the supersize button when dusting off the old plans since my current watch is a king seiko vanac 5256-6010 and a modern version would be excellent due to it suffering from 70's band quality and design but it would end up being to big for my wrist if a modern version was made.
Just having a stressful day trying to contact DVLA to report a fraud, someone using my address. I need a time out with a cup of tea. Thanks for this upload.
I too would love to see Hamilton to come back to America. Bulova and Ball
as well.
Superrrr funny banter very entretaining good episode
He laughed at Blue waffle…what a man of culture.
*TISSOT PRX* there is an identical Seiko 5 from the 1970's - I have it - the same bracelet, same case, same sward hands - sunburst dial the only difference.
As a seiko 5 evangelist that sounds awesome! Do you know the model number?
Sorry Seiko. Citizen Promaster is the REAL tuna. Comes in those little cans. No bones!
Great episode as always. Laughs and a few new wrinkles in the brain. Self-healing titanium! Yacht Master 2022?
Is Sonic available on Netflix?!?!?
Hamilton WR should be higher for a field watch. Get a citizen tough Ray Mears instead.
I’ve never spent over US$300 for a watch. I was given a roughly 1964 Omega Seamaster that had probably never been serviced (about 25 years) that was later stolen. It kept poor time and a watchmaker who cleaned it said that the bearings were worn and it needed more service than I really wanted to pay for then. It’s all been quartz otherwise, usually with radio sync, with a Citizen for nearly the past ten years.
So?
You both cracked me up today :-D Please keep doing this format as well (Thumbs UP!!!)
I like the program! It's a lot of fun.
Very good episode.....
After watching almost all of your episodes and having subscribed about 2.5 years ago, I came to know your name ....
Funny video guys. Liking this format. With Tom’s mighty wrists and budget in mind: Smiths Everest (can’t have one straight away), Seiko ‘ Dress-K-X’. Laco Augsburg. Studio Underd0g chrono. Baltic MR-01/Bi-Compax. Casio GWM5610 square. Timex Marlin (another excuse to use that voucher code)
I'm early ! Glad to see this upload
Is the difference between the Khaki Field & Khaki Aviation that the latter has a a Nivachron antimagnetic balance spring?
Seiko and Casio both have solar quartz. If I wanted a decent Japanese quartz watch, I think I'd to Casio Oceanus...I think they're really attractive!
Yea...Oceanus all the way.
Love your videos guys. Idk if you follow others but Federico talks watches just gave you guys a big shout out today and he said you're the only channel he really watches. Great work guys I love the long format a lot.
LOVED this video, thanks a bunch guys!
I’d recommend the citizen nb1050 59, a super good watch especially for the price. You got miyota 9000 mvt, nice design and finally 38mm case with 100wr
blue waffle... got me cackling
Havent they already announced a smaller PRX?
35mm quartz rumoured to show up in April.
The PRX is probably one of the best watches of 2021
I use the bezel on my Tudor BBB to help remind me when to take my meds 🤣. So many practical uses.
And I also consider it my luxury fidget spinner.
What watch would you buy if you had 6k USD?
You're my weekly drug, thanks for this moment! 😁😁😁
Spinach can beef up your forearms 😁😁
2:10 The Blue Waffle Dial almost got the narrator laughing. Nice Save.
Tom should enjoy playing with his Timex since he isn’t going to be playing with his marbles that he’s clearly lost…🤪
To each their own, whatever floats Tom's boat....any watch is better than none ( except for the evil smart watch, obviously) ...look forward to seeing Andrew do a full on Watchfinder review on it !!!
I'd have recommended one of the newish 5kx's, tho may be a bit big.
Excellent video thank you Gentlemen 👍🏻👍🏻
Come on ... we know you guys are really rockin' matching white track suits and rainbow rollers. 🔥🔥😳
If Tissot scales it down, they have got 2 customers now.
Elvis is generally associated with the triangular 'Ventura' Hamilton watch. There are a few micro brands that assemble watches in the US - for example, Vaer have a good value range of quartz, manuals and automatic field watches and dive watches. Not US made, but 'US Assembled'
Blue waffle?? 🤣Obviously referencing the dial
YOU missed Baltic MR01.
The Hamilton khaki field mechanical is £298 at Francis & Gaye atm, can't go wrong at that price.
He laughed when he said 'blue waffle')
I haven’t even finished the video yet and I’m so thrilled at #1. The Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 was my first “real” watch purchase several weeks ago. I treat it like it’s a Rolex. I stare at it every time I wear it.
I just don't get the Hamilton hype, I find them extremely boring looking watches
I think they are supposed to look that way they are basic field watches for the most part
Please don't Google blue waffle.
The blue waffle dial PRX is truly awesome. For that price it can’t be beat. I have some expensive watches and this one still finds time on my wrist.
This was so entertaining! Can't wait for the next episode.
28:03 Well....that's a complimant for watch.
"....it's a watch!"
😅
You nailed it.
It's is.
Not more....but maybe less.
Does anyone know what model the Citizen knock off of the Grand Seiko is?
It´s gorgeous. After some intensive googeling, it´s AQ4091-56A
Gentlemen!!! One quick suggestion: ADD chapters. In addition, the name of one of the watch brands is Furlan Marri. It is not easy to understand from the conversation. Add CC, please.
this is incredibly entertaining