Any watch collector on a budget should start right here.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a36041960/orient-watches/
A great dress watch doesn't have to cost as much as a car.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a106050/best-dress-watches-under-1000/
Plated and PVD rose gold watches are little discussed, but great examples are out there — and they cost fractions compared to their solid-gold brethren.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a118101/best-affordable-rose-gold-watches-for-men/
It’s more for divers than coffee shop dwellers — but the new Anstead Oceanis 001 still has character.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a109274/time-is-money-a-week-with-the-anstead-oceanis-diver/
While testing out the new Braun BN0035 Chronograph, I find out why the midcentury modern design makes me (and many other watch collectors) feel uncomfortable.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a106924/time-is-money-review-braun-bn0035-chronograph/
The Weiss Watch Co. Standard Issue Field Watch was built with a bold purpose — that of an affordable, American-made heirloom.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a105951/review-weiss-standard-issue-field-watch/
There are a couple of things that sober up a man. A grievous insult to one’s woman in a bar does it; cold night air is surprisingly effective; some swear by a black cup of coffee.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a105452/time-is-money-mondaine-stop2go/
At 36mm, the JPT-PW36 is the smallest watch Tsovet makes.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a103291/affordable-watch-review-tsovet-jpt-pw36/
Do fighter planes have clocks? I ask myself when I look at Luminox’s P-38 Lightning GMT ($500+). If they did, they’d certainly look like this one.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a104282/affordable-watch-review-luminox-p-38-lightning-gmt/
Amid affordable watches, the Seiko 5 line stands tall.
https://www.gearpatrol.com/watches/a103290/time-is-money-seiko-5-sea-urchin-dive-watch/