10 Best Minimalist Watches Under $200 - Daniel Wellington and MVMT Alternatives
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- Опубліковано 9 лип 2024
- BRONZE: Cadisen
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$45 Timex Fairfield
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$110 Orient Bambino ver 3
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$55 Stührling Original 3997Z.2
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$72 Braun
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$140 Calvin Klein
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$140 Tissot Everytime
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$179 Bulova Classic Automatic
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$150 Swatch Sistem 51
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$190 Mondaine
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Very nice selection, Dave. I was really surprised by the Kalvin Klein watch - a fashion brand making a pretty decent watch. Cool.
Oh and I just LOVE Mondaine.
Great video!
I always like your presentations. Good information spoken clearly. A great channel for the new collector.
Your intro explained perfectly that I'm at the right video! I'm not a watch nerd nor ever plan to a collector - but a great quality minimal aesthetics is what I'm looking for.
That Cadisen has the nicest aesthetic, closely followed by the Tissot
I'd have a Vostok Amfibia Neptune GMT (white dial) as my budget one watch collection. It costs under a 150 dollars, and it is one of the most versatile watches out there.
Good and enthusiasatic video as always Dave - very nice picks in the category.
I was meandering through my local Wal-Mart and spied a generic in-house brand (George? maybe) minimalist watch. High-polished stainless case, quartz movement, plain black face, 38mm diameter, chrome hands and hour markers. It was mounted on a terrible brown "leather" band, with 22mm lugs. Price? $9.99. I bought two. I mounted one on a red/white/blue NATO strap and the other on a black alligator band. Now I don't even need to bother swapping the band to go from casual to formal, and they've both kept perfect time. The unbranded face keeps the watch snobs guessing and gives the impression of something exclusive. Winning!
Nice selection there, Dave.
My first thoughts on the one watch collection would be Sieko SNKL83 or SNKL23.
Wear it on a leather strap at the office and a bracelet as a casual wearer and a Nato for the beater.
I mean, it's black dail and a little shiny case you can't miss.
Really enjoy your channel Dave. Great variation of watch reviews and always presented well! 👍🏻
Thanks Paul, appreciate the support!
For a small wrist size like mine, the Citizen 'Stiletto' AR3010 65E fits me better but for under USD200. I got mine just around USD150 during sale
One of my favorite "minimalist" watches is the Timex Metropolitan 40. I prefer minimalist watches without a second hand, only hour and minute (and no date).
As for a one-watch collection, perhaps the Casio MDV106-1A diver. Not a huge diver fan, but it looks great in any environment, is very well made and reliable, and a heck of a good price. It's hard to imagine it won't make the list as it's so widely loved.
These are great suggestions for gifts for people who like the fashion watches. Thank you Dave 😊👍
Best one watch Seiko SNZK, SKX & SARB (I know it is outside of the range - Platinum level); Tissel Explorer & Vintage Sub; Tiger Concept 5513p; G-Shock
One of the best inexpensive watches you can buy:
Casio Edifice EFV-100D-7AVCR
White Dial with Black Accents. Stainless Steel. Excellent Casio Quartz Movement. Date Complication. The bracelet has solid links, hollow endlinks, but is remarkable for the price.
The down side is the Chinese origin of the watch. Right now, some may not be up on this idea.
That said, for the money, it is incredible value. Usually around $60-$75 USD.
"Right now, some may not be up on this idea."
Why? At this point the US, Italy and Spain have more infected people than China (total numbers) and Switzerland has certainly more infected people per capita. Also, funfact, no virus survives very long on metal surfaces to begin with. That would be a straight up insane argument against that watch.
@@Alias_Anybody I wasn't talking about the virus, but people's reaction to where the watch was produced. This is four months later, but I would say you were reading into something that wasn't there.
Gracias. Nice review
I have two CK ETA movement watches and love them. They wear amazingly well, great size and great case finish. It does have the low end of the ETA 2824-2 movement, meaning it was not regulated better than +20 sec. 'Pound for pound' can't do better.
Nice video bro!
Thanks P!
I think the Cadisen c1032 is the perfect everyday watch, pair it with a $10 leather nato from Eache for casual wear and dress it up with a $10 suede strap from Eache. The watch has a 5bar rating so you can take it for a swim, sapphire crystal so you don't have to worry about scratches, the case is all polished so it's easy to polish with a bit of Cape cod and it has a seiko nh36 movement, wich is simply amazing. Get a $10 Casio F-91W for your dirty jobs.
1 watch collection? I'd suggest the Pagani Design Submariner for around $65, it has NH35a movement, sapphire crystal, 100m WR, 90-click bezel, display caseback and a fairly decent bracelet.
I've got three Pagani's love and wear them all, could have gotten a fourth, and will be picking up a fourth.
The three I have: 2720k mecha-quartz chrono, Rolex Daytona homage - also mecha-quartz, and the 43mm Hulk submariner homage (at the time they did not make a 40mm version and still don't make a 40mm Hulk). The one I passed on was the Pagani GMT, but I picked up the Parnis GMT because I had not had a Parnis before, liked the jubilee bracelet better and the solid black with orange GMT hand instead of a two tone bezel. The one I will get this fall or winter will be the Datejust.
Karl Senula funnily enough I have bought the same 3 pagani design watches this year. Not so happy with the chronograph but the Daytona homage is superb.
the Seiko SUR009 makes a great one watch collection. Its on the dressy side like a sarb033 but its still versatile and can be dressed down on different straps.
Also the orient commuter series is a great balance of pretty much everything you could want in a watch
Another great watch to add to your minimalist list: the Casio LTP-E148. Cracking watch. 👌🏼👍🏼
good recommendation Kit
A nice selection of minimalist watches there Dave. I really like a minimalist looking dial myself. Quite a lot of my collection so far is fairly minimalist. One of my favourite probably being my Reef Tiger RGA8238. I just love the minimalist dial combined with the domed sapphire crystal. I'm just a sucker for that combination.
I've really been impressed with what I've seen from Reef Tiger lately, gonna have to check something from them out sometime.
@@JusttheWatchYou definitely should. I have reviews of a review of mine on my channel, if you want to check then out.
Another great video Dave. One watch collection Seiko SARB033!!
One watch collection? Sounds like a field day for Casio - the Duro, Edifice or Royale come to mind.
Austria has exactly the same train station clock design and I'm not sure if I wanted that on my wrist.
Casio Royale on a leather strap would be a banger of a dress watch.
Casioak? Can even mod it to look closer to the Royal Oak. Just one more watch did a mod video about two weeks ago.
Yeah I've got four Casios already and will be picking up my first g-shock this winter over the holidays.
I just picked up the Cadisoak (Cadisen Royal Oak homage).
A number of years ago I bought a Braun sports watch. The style was so simple and understated it looked so good. The direct comparison with most of my cycling buddies was of course the Casio G Shock which for looks & style just could not compare to the Braun, everybody just loved its simplicity. Alas! After that the comparison ends. The G Shocks for all their complicated dials were rugged reliable and durable. The Braun on the other hand eat batteries; you’d be lucky to get 6 months out of it. Somewhere between a year and eighteen months the minute hand gave up the ghost and flopped down to the 6 o’clock position and that was that. It was a terrible pity for such a cool looking watch and coming from such a reliable brand as Braun. The old saying that all that glitters is not gold applies here in spades, such a pity.
In my collection, if I had to cut back to one watch I would either go with my Seiko SNK793 or my Pagani Design PD-2720. Both easily in the bronze tier.
The Frederique Constant hybrid smart watches are on a huge sale from Jomashop right now if you're into that type of watch.
Great list. I'd add the Orient Defender as an absolute top watch at that price.... One watch collection? Orient Kamasu black dial
1 watch collection under 200$:
*Timex Expedition® Metal Combo* - the one and only! It's watch & tool all in 1! It looks good on a strap and on bracelet.
Thanks for this! I've been going down the watch-rabbit hole and came across a lot of MVMT bashing. I guess I can see why from a watch geek point of view, but I just keep coming back to MVMT because that's the watch I like the look of. I don't care about the movement and other stuff, don't even care it won't last for 50 years. Just want a watch that tells the time, looks good. So thanks for putting the light on brands like MVMT being a decent pick for people like me. I'll look into these watches too.
Do you thinks Seiko 5 SNK809 is still worth it right now at $80?
Nice video Dave. But for a one watch video under $100 i would always recommend the Casio G shocks. I have a DW5600 but the GW5610 is an amazing choice. You have a watch that can handle anyting and looks cool for any occasion. Not as a dress watch of course but still 😊😊😊👍👍. Have a good weekend
One watch collection, for me would be the Seiko SNZG13/15 field watch. Does it all
I love my DOXA dress watch. I use it for 10 years, and still work.
In this list, I love tissot.
I recently stepped across a Seiko Solar SUP855P1, a very beautiful minimalistic watch, no seconds hand, Roman numerals, black dial with a little sunburst in it, a very slim profile, hardlex crystal, and a black reflective case... At a little less than 120 USD.
Unfortunately mine arrived damaged so I had to return it, but will definitely look forward to acquire one.
A good affordable one watch collection option would be the Seiko SNKL41. The white dial is very easy to pair with a wide variety of straps and outfits. Add a good bracelet, different colours of leather strap, a good perlon strap or even some nato straps. Its 38mm diameter is a sweet spot for most wrist sizes and the 18mm lugs make it easier to find straps and bracelets. The 7S26 movement may be an entry level movement but it has been a reliable one for many years. The hardlex crystal is definitely not on the level of sapphire, but I have yet to scratch mine despite the almost daily use and abuse. It is also water resistant to 50 meters. A good watch to consider. Thank you.
Any Seiko 5 will do
Lol shocked (pleasantly) when my name popped up recommending the Sistem 51. Always good when you feel like you can make a contribution.
Citizen BM8180, they use to sell for $85 on Amazon but the have gone up to $120 recently. 100m water resistance eco drive quartz. The band is very casual, but it looks good on a leather strap.
this cadison looks realy nice
Some ideas for next month
Timex harborside, timex southview multifunction, timex easy reader, seiko snkl23, Casio duro, citizen at2141-52l, loreo dive watch
Hi Dave. A bit late for this video, but maybe you’ll do another at some point, so I thought I’d throw a watch in the ring that nobody has put in the comments. I’ve heard negative comments about the build quality of the Braun (see Ben’s Watch Club channel amongst others), so my alternative is the Bering Max Renè, model 15540. Really nice 2 hand minimalist watch that should be more reliable than the Braun. I just picked up one today with the white dial and yellow strap and interested to see how I get on with it.
Great list Dave👍🏼 I saw Oleg’s review of the CK...I just can’t pull the trigger on it!🤪🙏🏻🤣 I have a vast collection of watches from Casio, Tissot, Omega & Tudor. But if I asked my 21 year old daughter to name a brand? “DW!” Obviously I haven’t raised her well. 😔 🤣
"This watch is modeled after the train station clocks in Switzerland".... :-))
Didn't know that. We (used to) have the same ones in Belgium and in lots of other European countries.
Very nice watch.
Thanks for another informative review
Cheers
That Calvin Klein watch is pretty amazing. I came close to buying one but the size stopped me. It made me want to research affordable Swiss watches, though, which led to me eventually buying a Hamilton Khaki Field Auto, a Tissot Le Locle, a Glycine Airman, and a Glycine Combat Sub. Whoops...
A one watch collection... a polarizing choice, but the Invicta Pro Diver fits the bill. It's a functional 200m automatic dive watch that's shiny enough to wear to work. I got one for $46 on Prime Day but they're probably around $80 now.
In the bronze one-watch category, I nominate the Timex Expedition Metal Field quartz, 40mm diameter, just 9mm case height. I have the gray dial, but you can also pick green or cream. $55 retail, with indiglo, 50M WR, date 20mm lug width. Field watch, but clean enough design to be versatile. For the silver category, I nominate the Casio WaveCeptor WVA-M630D, gold dial, solar quartz, Multi-Band 6 radio updates, 42mm diameter (wears smaller), 11mm high, easily adjustable metal bracelet. Analog hands, digital display with multiple functions. Retails above $120, but available new under $100. Clean design, tremendous value as every-day watch.
For one watch collection, my pick in under 60$ is Casio Edifice efv-100d
Starking is making some nice minimalist watches .. on Aliexpress .. who are having an anniversary sale right now. Not fantastic specs but good look for a great price. TM0915 & TM0917.
Fantastic videos and recommendations. Love your watch channel and all of your great reviews and information. Here's where I stand, and why your channel is so practical and useful:
I do not get my jollies by possessing expensive stuff when I can get quality "generic" or non-big name items at much lower and reasonable costs. That includes watches. For example, if someone were to, say, offer me the choice of an authentic, new $10,000 Rolex or other high end watch for $5000, OR a free $400 watch I like, but with the condition that I could not flip or sell the $10,000 watch; I would take the $400 watch and cheer. That's what meets my cost to benefit ratio.
Thanks man! I think I'd make the exact same choice!
I love indiglo. 🥰
What about Starking? With double sapphire, hi-beat movement, date, and applied markers for $50 - $70?? AM0184 or others is a deal.
plm2879 Agreed. It’s a great looking watch for the money
good suggestion
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AM0171 is an updated miyota version for people who are interested
Interesting video, subscribed, Regards, Giorgia Mondani.
I ended up purchasing the mondain watch, thank you for the recommendation. I'm very glad with the purchase. I'm very angry MVMT ripped me off. I'm not super into the "watch scene", so I didn't know any better.
Seiko SNK793. I have it. It works well with everything.
My recommendation for one watch collection will be Seiko SPC131P1 or SPC133 or SPC129P1 a chronograph and perpetual calendar, 10mm thick so can be worn as a dress watch and will hide nicely under a cuff all for less than $200
Where do you buy a Bruan for $72? The cheapest I saw is $250 on amazon, where? Used?
Amazon US has it for that price link is in the description of the video.
Knowing someone that works at ETA, I can confirm that 2021 is the last year CK will be using ETA mvmts. Afterwards it is probably going to be some Chinese stuff as all the other fashion watches. Therefore right now, you can have nice deals on CK watches.
Just picked up the Carnival Nomos Tangente homage for under $50 (in the last Aliexpress sale). I believe it might have a seagull automatic movement - it is automatic however.
Hi Dave. I had to think long and hard about a ‘One Watch Collection’. In fact I didn’t think I was going to be able to come up with a contender.
Then I looked at the Invicta Speedway Pro 9223 on my wrist today and thought “That’s it”!
A Daytona-esque (some would say homage and they are possibly correct) design but it has a great gloss waffle dial with a small wave effect near the rotor pin, which is more subtle than it sounds and really plays with the light beautifully. A chronograph with the perfect Daytona dimensions, 3 sub-dials surrounded by stainless steel, beautifully applied stainless steel baton indices with lume, perfectly proportioned lume’d baton hands and crisp white printed minute / second markers around the dial all surrounded by a polished Stainless Steel bezel with tachemetrè on a brushed & polished case.
It comes on a good but not great bracelet, has triple screw down crown & pushers and sports 200m WR! All for $70!
I wear mine on very nice but not very pricey vintage style leather strap.
This watch can be worn with shorts and a T, or to a black tie event and look equally at home.
www.jomashop.com/invicta-9223.html.
Check it out and see if you are as bewitched as I am!
It did take me a couple of months to REALLY appreciate this piece.
Thanks and I hope you and your loved ones are staying healthy and sane. ✌🏼️
Oh good pick! We're doing good so far. Our little town in Japan has so far managed to avoid most of the chaos, but we're trying to be cautious.
Just the Watch - Glad to hear it!
I'm back again! I haven't read through the comments so this won't be the 1st nor the last (l suspect) comment about a Rolex explorer homage in particular the Explorer 1016. Since I'm currently saving for the Smiths 1016 homage the 'OG' has been on my mind of late.
It is - in my opinion the greatest 'One Watch Collection' of all time.
And I want to be really clear here!: not a Rolex Explorer - The 1016 Rolex Explorer.
But again, won't be the 1st or last!
Just out of interest, have you seen the Smiths Explorer 1016 homage? It's not cheap for an homage watch with a Miyota 9 series mvmt., but it has pedigree (Hillary was wearing a 1016 on one wrist and a Smiths watch on the other when he summited Everest. It has an incredible bracelet and a significantly domed sapphire crystal...and my name on the dial!!
£330? That's around $700AUD by the time it gets to me. It will be the most I've ever spent on a watch.
I have some sentimental reasons to buy this piece. My dad wore a 1016, it is with my older brother and this, as I said has Smiths on the dial. I've always ridden British motorcycles, who used Smiths gauges so I feel a connection to the brand.
It'll be a long 6 months until I can buy it...
Sorry for the l o n g post. I'm bored!
With love and health to you and yours and all who may one day read my drivel...
Anthony Smith.
The only one I'd add is the Citizen au1080, very minimalist, solar, sapphire, 38mm, white or black dial, around $100.
My 'one watch' rec might be the Citizen stiletto ar3070-55e.
One watch collection - my pick would be Casio Sapphire. So sad it’s not launched in India. But amazing specs !
The new Timex Marlin is SO nice! They've just released a really alluring green dial version that I think would be suited for a video on your channel. What do you think? I'll buy the watch, send it to you, you review it and send it back?
The Truth - This is a moot point for me because I already have 3 "dress" watches and they get very limited wrist time, I'm not really a dress watch guy and I rarely need to don a suit for an event.
But the best dress watches are vintage watches (or vintage style) IMO.
So if you are running 20 secs out a day but only using it as a dress watch, no problem.
But yeah, a full 2 minutes per week? Not good for an everyday wearer.
Great review! Was surprised you didn’t list Citizen #NH8350 40 mm automatic (Miyota 21 jewel). A stunning minimalist dress watch in various face colors, textures, etc. Currently at $109 on Amazon. Note: hand-winding but no hacking. Can be back-hacked.
the CK i think is a great deal, the watch looks great swiss movement swiss made, i dont cara about the name on the dial, anyways two of my favorite cologne, the only thing is that is made for big wrist, i got 7.5 wrist so still look good for a dress watch, almost forgot, it's sapphire but no AR
Many years ago I bought a Calvin Klein watch from a well known jewellery store.
Eight months later the battery died so I brought it back to the same jeweller, after the guy replaced the battery he told me that inside the watch was filthy and it needed a service.
To this day I don't know if he was trying to con me or not.never got it serviced and it's been in the back of a drawer ever since
One watch collection is a watch that offer comfortable to wear everyday, suits every occasion such as office or labour works, cassual or formal, in door or out door, good looking, but solid build, it must be accurate time keeper, but maintenance free and everyone can afford to have.. ..... The answers is Citizen eco drive aw1430-86a. New trend looks with 43mm, large numeral display dial for easy to read the time with any angle of the watches, 100m water resistant, accurate as +/-5sec per month or +/- 1minutes a year. And only for a little as $150.
Talking about plated brass - I'm planning to take one of those watches apart, take out crown, movement, dial and straps and put the case into hydrochloric acid to dissolve chrome and nickel and have an actual brass watch. Has anyone of you ever tried that?
Not sure that's a good idea, it may be plated for a reason. If you try it give us an update and let us know if it tarnishes quicker.
I don't know how the watch would do, but I totally want to see what would happen! You should make a video if you do it.
I've read a little bit into that and brass should just like bronze form a protective patina. Have also heard about cases where pockets of zinc "rottet out"and left brittle copper behind, but I don't really know how/when that happens. Not every brass alloy is the same, and for example brass parts in lighters hold up very well in my experience. Either way, I'd try it on a Chinese watch for a few bucks first, won't hurt if something dramatic happens.
I'm lacking the equipment for a useful video but I'd absolutely post a small article on Reddit or somewhere else including pics. Only issue: Due to the current situation I won't be able to get watch and acid before Easter.
I love the look of naturally patinad brass but it may turn your wrist green
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The backs are nearly always stainless steel on plated brass watches. I'd obviously remove them before putting it into the HCl. ;-)
Excluding a Pagani Design submariner homage, I love my Tissot V8 swissmatic T106.407.11.051.00
The new Cadisen C8176g (aka Cadisen Royal Oak) should be in your list next month.
With the Mondaine, you finally have a reason to always be late.
Thanks for the video! Could you give me a lug-to-lug measurement for that Cadisen please, the 1st watch in the video? If I could only have one watch it would probably be a Casio Oceanus OCW-S100. It's the watch I've been afraid to buy because I fear I won't be able to take if off again, thus rendering the rest of my modest collection useless, lol
I measure it at 49mm lug to lug.
@@JusttheWatch That would be just about doable then, 49 is my absolute max. Thanks a lot for taking the time to check it, much appreciated.
Casio efv -110d... One watch collection
ANY SKAGEN, ORIENT MAESTRO AND CASIO SAPHIRE COME TO MY MIND
The Calvin Klein watch is worth it to strip for it's movement and build a better watch.
I recommend victorinox Inox for the next video .
I love watching your videos..keep it up ..
Edifice efv 100
Maybe bliger explorer..
Best one watch collection under $100: Casio edifice efv -100d (40mm) or efv-110d (35mm)
When I found this video on the phone
It literally said “10 Best Minimalist Watch Under $200 - Daniel Wellington...”
I almost freaked out lol 😂
I'm in the market for a watch and this video was super informative and helpful. Thanks, Dave.
Bulova is my favorite affordable brand.
I bought a Casio Edifice efv-530d for less than $100. For less than $200 , I would pick a Tissot Heritage quartz watch.
The Bambino is an incredibly underrated line of exquisite and elegant watches. Stuhrling is definitely a better choice than DW or MVMT.
Are you wearing your jacket indoors to save on heat to buy more watches? That's something I would do...
Japan is weird. For all it's technological advancements, central heating is still a luxury. I have a little kerosene heater in my office, but, it's loud, so I have to turn it off when I'm recording. And my walls and windows are basically made out of thin wood and paper.
Sad that the dinner plate sizes dominate so much, especially in this design. Junghans solves it with the short lug-to-lug on some models. Shouldn’t be that difficult to get a lug-to-lug under 47mm. Next list suggestion: Best watches under(for example) 250$, with a lug-to-lug between 40 and at the very maximum 47 👍😊
For a One watch collection I'd go with a black or blue dial Submariner style or dive watch ... you can always swap out straps for different looks ... bronze tier I'd look at the Pagani Design or Parnis homage ... San Martin also makes a nice Submariner homage for a higher price. Uber cheap would be a simple dial Vostok Amphibia (no scuba dude, or submarine or paratrooper etc.) or the Casio Duro (hey Bill Gates wears one). Plenty of brands and looks and price points in this style.
Maybe the Alpha Explorer for next month? It's a 36mm Rolex Explorer Homage with Sapphire, 50m WR and a Seagull 2824 clone (which have been getting better over the years and basically match the original nowadays). I know homage watches are looked down upon but for about 100$ it makes a very good "one watch collection"
Parnis Expedition is an amazing looking homage of Rolex Explorer for £50 on Ali
With Stuhrling, some watches are Swiss made, some are not. Include this distinction in your specs; I own a Stuhrling (Swiss) and am happy with it.
First "one watch" I thought would be the Lorier Falcon, but it probably Platinum tier.
Check out this cool looking budget watch Seiko SNKL41
pls make underrated casio watches
For a one watch collection I think you'd want something that isn't too fussy and has the ability to be dressed up or dressed down. I'd suggest something like a Citizen Eco-Drive BU4013-07H.
Nordgreen watches could be on consideration 😉👍
Please do affordable green dial watch. Under 200.
I love green dial watches!
Orient Maestro green dial.
Noob question here, what is a lug?
It's the little part that sticks out that the strap attaches to. The lug width is the distance between the to lugs on one side of the watch, and that determines what size strap can be installed on the watch. The Lug to lug is the distance from the tip of one lug to the tip of the lug on the opposite side of the watch, which usually is the widest distance across the whole watch, and is sometimes also called the watches wingspan. The lug to lug distance is important for figuring out how the watch will wear on your wrist. If you have a small wrist and a watch with a large lug to lug, then the lugs might extend past your wrist and look awkward.
Thank you for answering that. You're kind
Orient Kamasu
citizen BM7251-53L eco drive
seiko SNE525 solar watch
A one watch collection?
Seiko SNA411
Please include the Seiko Solar SNE166 in an upcoming review. It has been around for a while but received little attention due to the ultra-CRAPPY quality of online promotional photos. But make no mistake, it looks extremely nice in person w/two-tone metals, AP-inspired bezel, and glinty applied indices which lean closer to GS territory than base Seiko. No joke.
It SLAYS the Seiko 5 "baby nautilus" which is hideously overpriced anyway. Also, despite being a bit of an automatic/hand-wound snob, having a solar option in the collection is a nice way to shake things up.
Check it out man! Was an impulse buy the other day but turned out to be a nice surprise.
Wow that looks like a really cool watch. Unfortunately it's a lot more pricey in Japan in the US, but I'll check around and see if I can find a good price ...
@@JusttheWatch It is still attainable in the under-$100 range from the grey market (Amazon, eBay, etc.). It's just crazy-good at that price. You'll see the difference between it and, say, the Cadisen/Guanqin's of the budget watch world in the quality of the indices alone. Throws light from every direction.
WTH! That CK almost made me spit out my morning coffee. ETA automatic with sapphire for 140 bucks :D WHAT