The Best Automatic Watches Under $500 (2020)
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The deeper I get in watches, the more I tend to appreciate watches at affordable prices. There are no doubt more bad watches than good being sold under $500, but in this video, we look at some of the best automatic watches that you can buy for under $500.
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I am 72 and just started a new hobby of watches. I just can't get enough of these videos. I learn so much in such a short time.
I started 1 year ago when i was 16 haha! Im scared im gonna get addicted 🤣
@@spoon2986 for me its 10 months and its too late😂🤷♂️
It’s a rabbit hole, be careful.
Jumped back in headfirst 5+ years ago And I’m over 30 at this point. Casio, Orient, Seiko, Zelos, Citizen, some Chinese specials, Several micro brands, Tissot, Hamilton and the list goes on...Time to downsize? Nah!
Lmao Welcome to the hobby 😈
Timestamp fur watches!
- Divers -
Seiko SRPC91 'Turtle': 1:44
Timex Navi XL: 2:57
Orient Kamasu: 4:09
Vostok Amphibia 120486: 5:32
- Dress -
Seiko SARY055: 6:52
Orient Bambino v4: 7:44
Seiko Presage SRPD37 8:39
- Field/Pilot/Everyday -
Nodus Sector Field: 9:43
Marathon General Purpose Mechanical: 11:09
Laco Augsburg: 12:48
Baltic HMS002: 13:27
Timex Day/Date Marlin: 14:24
Seiko 5 SRPE53K1: 15:14
Orient Maestro: 16:23
>$500
Hamilton Khaki Field Auto 38mm: 17:25
Tissot Visodate Heritage: 17:41
Thanks fur the great content!
I truly love how "not snob" your RUclips channel is. I lot of us would love to have a great luxury watch collection, but can't afford it (even though we like to watch the videos and dream about it). You dont mind talking about Casio, Orient, Seiko, etc. Kudos to you. Keep the good work.
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Probably one of the best watch review channels on RUclips. I am, however, concerned by the number of watches that I now want to buy.
Give it a break, stop watching so much watch media and wear what you already have. In a month or two you'll realize your current collection is probably far more than you need.
Yup, I’m now on a major downsizing and refining. Good luck
@@Mister_Phafanapolis I'd say it's better to buy fewer of higher quality and more desirable by one's self than just go for cheap volume. Quality has a quantity of its own.
@@HiroNguy Yes, obviously, but better and buy less. Nobody here is advocating the man buy more watches.
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This guy even gave us the courtesy of including the "lug to lug" measurement. Something even retailers and watch sellers don't bother to do most times. This measurement is just as crucial as diameter in my opinion.
They don't bother anymore because people would realized 90% of the production don't match the wrist size of most mens. When I see so called "watch enthousiasts", wearing watches where lugs are not even touching their tiny wrists...it's like loving nice suits, and buying them no matter what size they are. It ruins it all.
@@GBO76 yeah there's this concept called the "70% rule" that states the watch should be no larger than 70% of your wrist.
@@ElectricSwordfish thats stupid imo. some watches e.g. pilot watches are meant to wear big, and some watches are meant to wear small
I couldn’t justify paying $500 for a watch without a sapphire. It costs these companies nothing, if I can get one for around $20-$30 I can only imagine what they pay wholesale.
I am soo happy he put the Tissot Visodate in at the end, this was my first watch as an 18th birthday present. I love the heritage design behind the watch.
I gifted that exact Bambino to my brother as his first mechanical watch and God, it's beautiful. That navy blue sunburst dial is stunning. Maybe little bit bigger but he was used to even bigger watches so actualy it's a nice step down for him :D
A few more:
Tissot Everytime Swissmatic
Tissot Gent XL Swissmatic
Vaer Field USA
Vaer Dive USA
Glycine Combat Sub
Cincinnati Watch Co. Diver’s Edition
Cincinnati Watch Co. Field V2
Boldr Venture
AVI-8 Flyboy
Axios Flagship
The Tissot Everytime Swissmatic is really nice. Worth every penny.
I love tissot's, also add the Deep Blue Master 1000
Your pretty much on point.
There’s something to be said about affordable pieces and the value they bring, should you find a good one. Nice video
Brilliant no nonsense presentation. You cover a lot of ground in a short amount of time while still keeping it on a personal one-to-one basis.
I own the green and the red Orient Kamasu. Absolutely love them! Fantastic value.
I like that Timex with green dial. Very nice.
The Laco is an insane amount of heritage for the retail, also very impressive pieces. Love the Orient range at the moment also, taking up Seiko's value position.
what you think about the Laco quartz version (type A similar to the one in the vid)?
Teddy, thanks for thinking of us bigger wristed people, and including 40-42mm sized offerings too. I also appreciate you still covering the entry level automatics for those that are likely just getting into watches, or just don't have the budgets some of us wish we had (or can get buy off on from our significant others hah!). I would be curious to see a future video covering trends you're seeing as far as styles/sizes/colors of watches after you've been selling all these watches a bit longer. Even a blog post would be interesting, if that fits better.
I’m DENNIS and 70 years old enjoying my new hobby with these videos and looking for honest watch repair in BALTIMORE area
This is the video 2020 needs 😂
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@@TeddyBaldassarre are you OK? From the video, it looks you are out of energy. Pandemic effect? All the best, dude!
Great topic Teddy, especially in these days.. Some folks have less benjies these days..
The seiko 5 looks so nice. I got the divers style but now I also like the everyday version haha. Great video, Ted!
At the end, I have to agree with you about the Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic 38mm. I bought mine last fall and seriously, it never leaves my wrist except when I shower. I have more expensive, more striking watches, but this is simply one great, comfortable daily wearer that I almost obsess over!
I'm just getting into watches this month which has focused my ambitions & your videos have really helped. I'm looking to buy my first watch (Orient Pilot) Blessings form the UK🇬🇧
Every time I watch Teddy’s RUclips videos, I learn something new about watches. Really interesting. Will definitely help me when I buy my first automatic watch.
Amazing compilation and information provided to make a perfect decision
Also makes a reference point for a gift list for the holiday season
Keep up the great work
Where the hell is Citizen? Got mine 8 years ago. Doesn't need a battery, never needs to be wound, keeps perfect time. 390.00 dollars. What makes Seiko so worthy of attention as opposed to Citizen?
And the most accurate Bulova is nowhere to be seen. He said 1 seiko, but there were like 5 lol.
my boy ted BACK with another banger. that green timex day date is sooo good
Haha thanks Alex! And agreed on the timex 🙌🏻
bought kamasu last year. best 280$ ive ever spent. its just a fantastic watch for the price
I have a Seiko Presage 'Negroni" (absolutely beautiful dial), an Orient 'Helios' with blue dial, and a Hamilton Khaki Field Auto. The Seiko is such a beautiful watch I only wear it on special occasions as I'm afraid of scratching it (I'm kind of hard on watches). The Orient was my daily watch for a while. Very comfortable, beautiful dial, and kept very good time. Then I got my Hamilton and since then, it's hardly left my wrist outside of the shower. Just a very attractive an d comfortable daily wearer. It doesn't have the striking good looks of the Seiko, which has drawn attention when people see the play of light across the dial. The Hamilton also falls at a perfect size on my small wrist: not too small, not too big. I was able to find it in the low $400s for the Automatic, which is easy to do with minimal shopping online.
That black Timex is a good look, impressive.
Me: That’s my guy Teddy, top watch picks just before Black Friday ! 😀
My wallet: Ah s*#t, here we go again...🤦🏻♂️
I own an orient mako[$150] and a Victorinox infantry automatic[$300] ( it retails for $695, but nobody should pay that) both are excellent stainless steel watches with a nice movement and sapphire crystal. You can’t go wrong. I feel like victorinox is an under appreciated Swiss brand,
Invicta Pro Diver 8926OB. $50-$80, with a Seiko movement. Don’t sleep on it, one of the only respectable Invictas out there. 99.9% of people on the street aren’t watch snobs and won’t say, “It’s a Submariner knockoff”. Just wear and enjoy. Looks great on a nato too. Btw, love the channel!
By far the best watch channel on RUclips. Practical, honest, educational videos.
Would love to see a Strela review, I feel like they are really underrated.
Love the video !
Really happy to see Timex stepping up into the quality automatic market. Believe me I love Seikos as much as the next guy but it's nice to see a similarly historical brand competing with the all too ubiquitous Japanese giant.
The Timex pieces are quite attractive for the price.
Awesome overview as always Teddy, thank you. I have recently bought the bambino cream dial and Casio 5600 reverse display on your advice, now onto a Hamilton khaki or seiko alpinist, undecided on this purchase
That timex is striking
Thank you for another amazing video for those of us who collect affordable watches - The blog post is fantastic 😊👍
I purchased the Seiko SRPE53 based on your recommendation. Honestly, I'm super happy with it so far. Mine has been keeping +3-4 seconds a day which is incredible. I have been talking in love with this watch more each day.
Thank you for the recommendation Teddy and thank you for the great content!!
Earlier this year, I ended up buying a Mido Baroncelli Heritage off Jomashop for $600. Great value, elebore grade ETA 2892-A2, 39mm diameter with 43mm at the lugs, only 7mm thick, 20mm lug width, and beautiful eggshell textured dial. Spent an addiitonal $100 for a shell cordovan strap and I've been using it as my daily. Ran 7-10s/d depending on how much it was charged and I started storing dial down for the last couple weeks - runs 5-6s/d now. The Mido Chronometer-grade Baroncelli are actually below $500 on Joma now.
Teddy, your making the whole world of watches come alive for me. Great job on offering both sides of the watches, expensive and less expensive. Quality of the content Is amazing, well done! I would like to see one where you show us maybe some in the $1,000- $3,000 range. Again Great job.
I swap between a SARB033 and SKX (light mods)
Now 2+ years my love hasn't diminished.
Love the videos Teddy, keep it up.
Teddy speaks like a true gentleman. All class teddy!
watching these are just so soothing. teddy the man!
The Hamilton Field Khaki is going for $400 on Amazon, so I think you CAN include this one in your list. I love mine.
I just tested my khaki field auto accuracy over a week and the time loss/gain is -1 second
@@KevAlberta I'm running about 10 seconds fast so far, but just breaking it in.
@@iKumala in the beginning my watch ran 7 seconds a day fast. I find on lower power reserve it can still gain a few seconds a day. High or full power reserve it’s dead on or a second behind. In normal use those usually cancel out
Incredibly accurate watch ,, one of my favourite watches .
its $550
I am pleased to know I have several of these watches. I definitely was hoping the Kamasu would make the cut. Such a fantastic little piece!
I personally own the SARY055 and it’s an amazing watch. The pictures don’t do the dial justice. Wears great on my 7.5 inch wrist.
Orient ray 2... Have had it for over 5 years now.. My daily driver, has been with me to 15 countries, sky and scuba diving.. And still kicking like a horse
Good to be here! Really good that you picked Laco here! I have been searching for that one!!!! ❤🌷🤩😘😘😘
I got into the watch collection addiction. It is madness! However out of that experience I have some noteworthy pieces.
A COSC Invicta Pro diver is my favorite for about $750.
I really like tritium and titanium. I'm going to look at Marathon. Thanks!
My Laco is unbeatable for that price!Full of History, solid tool watch and running in chronometer numbers -4s per day
I actually purchased my new Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 for a great price of $500, can't be any happier 🙂
Orient Maestro is going to be my first automatic watch. It's gorgeous.
Amazing I love your videos. Your concise, clear and very helpful in finding a watch. I also love your luxury watch videos!
I rather put a 100 or 200 dollars more in the budget and get one of Tissot powermatic 80, Certina powermatic 80 or Hamilton powermatic 80.
Got my eyes on a Certina DS-1...
Couldn't agree more, a great movement , put a touch more in and you can get one that is a certified chronometer ⌚👌
Great video as usual Teddy, keep up the great work! Would be great if you focused more and showed the movements/showcase on the back of the watch. For me personally, it's one of the main attractions of a mechanical watch.
Hi Teddy!! I'm one of your avid subscribers from the Philippines 🇵🇭(where watches can get really really pricey compared to the pay that we're getting hahah) I just want to let you know that I really enjoy watching your videos and because of you, I bought an Orient Bambino as a gift to my partner. I also want to start a watch collection and your videos are definitely helpful!
Question, what do you think of Technomarine and Fossil? Those are some of the brands that are pretty famous here... ( aside from Daniel Wellington that I don't really like haha) I haven't seen you review them. Also, i haven't seen you review fashion house watches like Hermes, Bvlgari, etc. Anyway, again, HUGE THANKS to you Teddy!
Really good video. Always appreciate your knowledge and information. Keep up the good work
Teddy, can you do a video on News anchors and their watches? There are few people in front of a camera more than news anchors. Would be interesting to see who wears what (regardless of politics)
If you don't have the wherewithal to purchase the Tissot Visodate and a Swiss watch is your thing, save your money. An extra $175 in the watch world is a drop in the bucket. That's a sharp looking watch. I purchased one for my brother years ago, and its been his daily driver.
These are really nice offerings. Thank you for bringing to our attention.
Hey Teddy, nice video, but why no love for the Glycine Combat sub? Very reliable and one of thinnest automatic divers under $500.
The Vostok Classica is a awesome dress watch that looks every bit as good as that green Seiko green SRP dress watch, and much better value, and and better than an Orient Bambino.
It is a hand wind though.
The Vostok Classica cost $165 when you can catch them in stock at Meranom.
After months of researching I decided to grab the SARX035 used for 600€ as my first automatic watch and it's arriving tomorrow
What? No Tissot PR 100! Swiss auto, 80 hour power reserve, 100m WR, COSC, all for less than $500. Incredible value.
Great watch, great value..
Seiko and Orient are good watches but I would rather get something with a Swiss ETA movement. Hamilton Khaki Field is king by a land slide. Another extremely good offering is Steinhart. They start at around $500.00 You could try get a like new used one easily at $500. Ocean One Vintage red is fantastic. Also you missed the Glycine Combat Sub at around $350 and it has the Swiss ETA.
I have them included in the blog. Had over 40 selected so I couldn't fit them all in the video. was already closing in on 20 minutes for the video.
I bought the green Orient Maestro from Teddy and just got a Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical for $306 from the base. Very happy with both. They will be my beaters.
Learned so many watch maker brands. Too many nice , wealthy information in this video to note for a watch lover. 😍🤝🏻👌🏻
I have the turtle save the ocean, I love it it's my favorite dive watch in my collection.
Recently the Seiko presage line has drawn me in to the point where the cocktail time blue presage is my daily watch.
have a good weekend.
Great you included Laco. Thumbs up
Have bought SRPD65 and am super happy with it
BB58 OG, Black dial dress KX and Casioak is my £3000 collection.
Nice mix of watches there.
My compliments Teddy. This is the way to make a solid review...
Green dial with mesh bracelet orient stole my heart.
Great video, thanks!
My best buy this year is my Phoibos Eagle Ray - very comfortable, great size and specs and from o/+2 per day.
Is anyone else more interested in where Teddy gets his jackets? Lol
Taylor and Stitch
I am starting a new hubby of watch collection so I am doing my research. I will be starting with one for my 47th birthday, 31 December and one for xmas. Six of the ones mentioned in this video are exceptionally attractive. Gotta narrow it down to two, then close one. Thanks man.
Another nice alternative to the SARB033 and SARY055 is the Orient Star AU0402b00b "basic date", can be had for $380 or so.
Great video! Now we need a similar list with only hand-winding watches
Nice list. I have the first one on the list : Save the Ocean Turtle. Such a great watch and you’re right - amazing dial. But rather than waves, apparently (according to the Seiko blurb) the lines on the dial are meant to resemble the ventral pleats of a blue whale. Which I think is rather cool. Super interesting dial for such a relatively affordable watch!
@TeddyBaldassare Now this is helpful bcoz of the price range. I can actually buy one of these! I read your blog on Military watches 😃 Loved it😍
Great list especially with Christmas just around the corner. Thanks Teddy!
I’m surprised the Vostok Amphibia made the list, but I’m glad you included it. I believe it’s the best automatic for beginners. It’s durable, cheap, and it even has a completely in-house, European (by a few hundred miles 😅) movement.
Can you do reviews on Sector and Panzera watches? Great videos, keep up the awesome work on the channel.
I am looking for a lightweight, small to medium size, no more than 39 mm, one that I can see read in the dark, well made, under 5K, a good movement, and probably with a strap, versus metal bracelet. And not a Diver's watch. An suggestions???? Al
I miss Orient Star watches , but still a nice video showing some interesting watches.
Timex should charge a little more and offer their autos with sapphire aalthough some have acrylic. If it is good enough for a Speedy...
Tissot Visodate Heritage was also my first ever Swiss watch!
great video, Presage power reserve is not mentioned, that one is a beauty.
Love the style of that Baltic.
I wish you would've included the SEIKO SRN models, they are such a beautiful piece and affordable!
Love it love it love it. Seiko and Orient Dominating. Seiko and his little brother. SEIKO IS KING !!!
... This is hilarous, I had been looking at vostoks for ages as a beater when my tudor gmt beater would be a bad idea, and then you mention it as im looking through them again XD
I’m going for the Kamasu in red. Thanks Teddy
Love watching your videos.
I only have 3 watches.
1. The Sternglas Naos Automatic
2. Tissot Le Locle Powermatic, which is my default dress watch.
3. Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic which is my daily watch.
All are affordable. I’m not rich but I am fascinated by watches. So I only buy what I can. Been saving for a Nomos Orion, or Tangente. Hopefully before the end of the year.
Teddy: Thanks for introducing us to some very attractive and yet affordable time pieces. As conforming people become fascinated by certain high-tech time gadgets, I am glad we can still keep our individuality with wrist watches. Cheers! - From Taipei, Taiwan.
I watch with my green Orient kamasu on... I love that watch.
The Orient Maestro is the perfect “wear everyday to the office” watch collection starter, well worth the money and super versatile.
Hello Teddy.
I did not excpect a Vostok in this video but I am glad you had it in there. I have a bright yellow Vostok Kommenderski and it's by far the one I wear the most.
Stay safe and take care.
great, great collection of affordable watches, good job!
Thanks for the run down on these mechanical watches. I'm excited to get my first. Anyway, I wonder how many people are actually diving with these? My guess is very few.