Watchfinder & Co No kidding, we're a lot of simple mortals who dream with nice watches, but, these "affordable alternatives" are even so expensive for some of us. Me included. Can you be so kind to recommend us something else?
jeaz103 I can ! For the sub you would go for steinhart. For the iwc Flieger you could go with victoronix Swiss army (military look with the eta automatic ) for the Patek you could go with with Casio or Seiko chrono ( but I am afraid those would be quartz ) ( the last one is sloppy of course as there are no good cheap chronograph... it’s just an expensive complication )
I mostly agree, Claudius Kundanmal, but that 4:30 date window looks like an afterthought - throws off the otherwise beautiful balance of the face, imho.
@guess what No need to be curt, Mr or Mrs "I am totally objective in all things." I wasn't challenging you, it was a legitimate question because I don't know. Its ok man, you can lower your defenses a little bit. There are nice people out here.
If I am not mistaken, it was Longines, who patented the first Chronograph, it was Longines Hour Angle watch, that Lindbergh used, when he made the first flight across the Atlantic .... and it was Longines stop watches that timed Olympic sports events from the beginning of modern games. The Longines watchmaking history goes way back to 1832, nigh on 20 years before Patek Philippe came to existence. There are obviously few differences between movement finishes e.g. Patek watchmakers spend considerably longer time, scallopping and hand polishing movements, which in many instances, are Swatch (Lemania) made movements. Patek throughout their history, have been known to buy complete movements from other watchmakers ... so to me, that devalues the brand, when compared with luxury brands like Breguet, Jaeger LeCoultre, or Girard Perregaux. Longines brand has been around for a long time and unlike Patek Philippe, they have never got bust .... so that must count for something.
I think "affordable" should always be thought of as a comparative, not an absolute. First, a thing can be affordable in relation to your income potential. I currently don't make any money, so I think of an affordable meal as about 3€. My girlfriend makes almost 90k CAD/year so to her, an affordable meal is 20CAD. Second, a thing can be affordable in relation to other things that compete with its purpose. Average rent for a studio in downtown Helsinki is about 900€/month, so if you can find a studio that only costs 750€/month, then that studio is affordable in relation to most other apartments.
vegass04-As a youngster I wandered into a Rolex dealer. Asked about the most affordable piece, which happened to be an Air King. It came on a strap only, in steel, in a fine wooden case. $375. The Day-Date at that time was $4000, which also came in a nice wooden box.
@@ThorntonValiant Oh yes.. I wear my dependable G- SHOCK all the time. Sometimes I don't take it off for weeks, just a bit of scrubbing of the skin beneath the rubber strap during a shower and voila...Also I have the Seiko SKX007 and I consider that my finer piece...LOL... Just like the bushy haired genius once said "Things are relative".....They sure are.
@Christopher Schuster Same here man. I sure as hell ain't here cause I can't decide.. Daytona or Speedmaster, Patek or A. Lange.. Choices, choices... I come here to drawl, and enjoy the finer things in life - via a laptop monitor of course.
I dream of the day we get to see these guys review a Casio (classic G-Shock, or the F91-w for example) or a cheaper Seiko. Would be interesting to see what they have to point out or how it would look. Maybe on an April 1?
Please, spare us. Working people with university education and successful careers barely afford 150k euros for houses in western Europe and you wanna persuade someone that 5k for a watch is affordable.
Affordable means the price at which a person can make a purchase with ease or without loss of a significant amount of that person's disposable income. These watches are priced at amounts that most people watching cannot afford. They cannot make the purchase easily; they would have to work and save for a long time. Or, making the purchase would hurt and likely represent a significant loss of that person's disposable income. Even top earners in the American university educated professionals do not have 5k to toss around after all other expenses (student loan debt, rent or mortgage, utilities, healthcare costs, food and supplies, other expenses such as insurance costs and discretionary spending). Only, the elite earners of society can "afford" these watches. Everyone else has to save to buy one or
£250 (at whatever the US exchange rate is today :) ) is probably an upper limit I'd maybe consider approaching just once. Fortunately my tastes are sufficiently plebeian that there're only a couple of watches over that price that I'd really want, and I already have both of 'em. :D For the rest, it's Timex, Seiko, (gasp!) Casio, and maybe if I get really lucky on eBay, a Longines as a restoration project.
My first watch purchase was a Seiko Sarb017. I see a lot of people speaking bad about seiko in the comments but I worked hard for that watch and I loved it. So much so that I'm gonna buy it again since someone stole it. I like watching your ch. because it makes me shoot for a dream and to work towards it. One day I'll own a IWC I guarantee it! But for now the knowledge you give and the beauty that you show makes me appreciate watches like I didn't before. Thanks for that.
Personally, I think the seiko flightmaster is a great alternative to a navitimer. I'm a broke student so the $8000+ price bracket is way out of my range right now, and the seiko gives a similar feel, for an easily attainable price
That Longines Heritage is dope! Do a review on fashion watches, i.e. Nixon, G-Shock, etc. I just want to hear what you have to say. Please and thank you. You guys are the best!
There are tons of Seiko reviews out there, and comparisons between closely related Seikos at that. The 5 is what it is, great value for small money. If you like the look of one, the rest falls into place without the need for too much research.
My personal alternative to the Rolex Submariner is the Tag Heuer Aqua Racer 500M WAK2110.BA0830. I've owned it for a little over 3.5 years. I bought this watch before I knew anything about watches. The movement isn't anything to write home about but I love the way it wears and how it looks. Especially the horizontal textured lines on the black dial. No regrets. Love your channel!
"...treated with more dignity than your average member of the Royal family." Brilliant. I was surprised by the Mont Blanc. Surely the alternative to the IWC would have been a Stowa Flieger Classic Chrono? It has the same heritage... both companies were commissioned by the Third Reich to produce these watches. The Mont Blanc might be the more interesting watch... a different take on the theme, but if you want something that is close, and has the history associated, then I don't think you should overlook the Stowa.
Or you could buy a Seiko 6139 and get a column wheel automatic chronograph with more historical significance than any modern Longines for around $300-$500.
Agreed.... Same basic movement as some of the older submariners, just as well made, just as water resistant and just as good looking, but for a fraction of the cost. Was my first Dive watch, and I love it.
As a contrast to the budget diver, the Oris. I personally think that as a young high school equivalent student, you don't really have even 1500£. But something as the Seiko Prospex divers (i have a SRPA21K1) are, to me, really something
Magnus Cohen I have a weakness for blue dials and that is probably what drew me in. I'll buy the watch in about a week or so. Question: did you change the bracelet for another bracelet or strap on your SRPA21K1?
one of the older Atlantic Worldmasters with 52 jewels was about 300-400$ a year or two ago. i got one that belonged to my great-grandfather and i really love it, a true classic!
I would you to suggest me an affordable alternative to Patek Philip 5170g black dial/breguet numerals . It’s my favorite watch but it costs a fortune and I can’t find something similar in an affordable price ! Thanks in advance
Alternative to PP5960 is the Maurice Lacroix Master Annual Calender Flyback Chronograph. What it lack is day, day-night indicator and power reserve indiactor. But it has a nice Big date though. Fraction of the price of PP5960.
In the field of dive watches it is easy to go to Rolex or Omega, as you mentioned mostly very costly. Next to the beautiful Oris 65 the Tudor Fifty Eight is a great alternative. I feel that people who buy a watch like Oris or Tudor dont always go for the money aspect, these people did their homework and looked a little futher. Thank you for an other great example of how a video must be made.
There IS no alternative to an expensive watch. (but there are great watches in their own price bracket that are affordable - Sinn, Seiko, Ball and others)
3175 euros for the montblanc with a basic ETA mouvement when you can find a Tudor with inhouse mouvement for about 200 euros more.. It's totally overpriced for a Montblanc.
That Longines looked the best out of all 6 watches! Stunning colors of Hands! My affordable alternatives would only be from Japanese watchmakers like Seiko or Citizen. Seiko makes every kind and type of watch with amazing finish and quality+durability.
A basic Seiko would beat them all. Sadly according to your prices it is considered as an alternative to the alternative to the alternative to the alternative to expensive watches
@Ali Alexander you can go with a gshock with 50bucks Max and claim undefeated forever, why should we fight over the accuracy game when the answer is stupidly simple. I think the only reason that someone buys a patek is to patron an old art which is perfectly legit and respectable to me
I think the Christopher Ward c60 Trident makes a great alternative to the Rolex Sub. You get a ceramic bezel, a sapphire crystal, excellent finishing and the same movement as the Oris all for under $1500 and it's available in a COSC version also.
@@eyeheartsushi2212 I own the red bezel version and it has been an excellent watch. It runs regularly at around 3.5 seconds a day witch is neck and neck with my Breitling Superocean Professional. I couldn't recommend it enough.
Please make more videos like this. Im pretty sure a lot of rich collectors enjoy this channel but Im confident the larger portion of subscribers cannot afford Pateks and A.Langes. Its really nice to discover decent alternatives that we might be able to afford. Anyway, thanks for the video!!!
I have owned the Longines Column Wheel watch since 2012 and recommend it highly for guys with a small wrist. It looks awesome and feels like relatively high quality. The strap is not that big/wide though and the clasp feels like plastic.
A nice nomos sets you back at least 4k, sin is even worse and please dont mention the sin 104 as a cheap alternative. There's no blander watch on history :D
A Seiko divers would of been a great affordable alternative to the deapsea. The look very similar and both with last decades and still be timeless fashion wise
guess what I’m saying he could of used that as an alternative for THE VIDEO, is not exactly an affordable alternative vid is it. It’s just a bit less expensive but still £7-8k video
Seagull ST19 movement is very affordable and column-wheel, companies like poljot as well as some chinese brands take advantage of this to deliver pretty good chronos at the ~4-500 range. Only downside is they're manual wind. Poljot Strela is a pretty amazing looking watch, Seagull 1963 ain't a slouch either. If you're looking for truly inexpensive mechanical chronos (200-400) with a storied history those two might be your best bet. Maybe people aren't such a big fan of eastern manufacturing (for some reason), but the Seagull 19 movement is a true successor to a swiss movement, and a feat of engineering in its own right.
With watches I’d strongly suggest saving up for years to buy your heart’s desire rather than purchasing watches that cost a quarter of the purchase price as they will never satisfy in the long run and you’ll just build up a collection of lesser priced watches that could add up to the big purchase anyway in terms of servicing, straps and repair. Try to offload these cheaper watches and you’ll take a haircut. If you want a decent beater watch go quartz and stick with Tissot and their market segment. If you bought the Rolex Sub you’d be able to sell it at 90% plus for example. Mid range watches are a false economy in my view but just my 2c.
the Epster You make a valid point, but if a person's "heart's desire" is a popular Rolex model, then that changes everything. It'd be nice if anyone that saved money for a Rolex Sub could buy one at retail price. Sadly, that is not the case these days.
True only to a certain extent. I've never been truly impressed with a watch as I have just now seeing that patek philippe. Does that mean I'll stick with a Casio until I'm 70 years old to blow a chunk of my savings on a watch at that age?
I saved up for a while to purchase a Submariner or a Sea Dweller outright. I was disappointed with the F&F of a 8-11 thousand dollar watch. I ended up buying a Steinhart and I'm very pleased with it...though I still have that money set aside should I ever change my mind. I do agree, save up to buy the watch you want then decide if you want it.
Why are these videos so good!? No but seriously, love the work you guys are putting out, definitely the best watch channel on youtube (to me at least).
A Tag Heuer Aquaracer instead of the Submariner, Bell&Ross Aeronavale instead of IWC and Baume&Mercier Clifton instead of Patek...this are the first that come to mind.
I wish Ball did more with Ceramic bezels. I have been eyeing their Green Beret watch for a while, here's to hoping they're going to do another special campaign to drop the price tag.
Very nice alternatives for the original luxury timepieces. You have avoided the usual cheap versions of the originals and have chosen great horological examples of affordable watches. Thanks for sharing!
And now have Tissot the Swissmatic watches, the worst kind of movement for a watch. I have a Tissot, but you can't see the "100 years more ecperience".... Btw... Tissot have "only" 50 years more "experience"
Longines is the best value luxury watch. They have the same quality as Omega or very near and some of the very very best heritage. much better than an Oris or Rado, Tag etc
Most of steinhart watches are just strait up rip offs. The ocean 1 and the 39 and 44 replicate a Rolex so much it's actually distasteful. As with their Nav-B replicating a Big pilot. If anything I'd say the titanium model or the Ocean 2 are decent buys.
@@vangledosh yeah I know the difference. A steinhart onean 1 has the same hands, same crown, same bezel, same font, same case design almost everything is designed to be the same. Thats not a hommage. That's a rip off. The Oris is a hommage.
@@vangledosh So, if I use your logic. And purchase a Fake rolex from China with the rolex brand names removed. The watch is now a homage. And this okay?
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How about affordable alternatives to the affordable alternatives? That’s where I live!
HAHAHAHAHAHHA!!!
Haha, too bloody right
Watchfinder & Co No kidding, we're a lot of simple mortals who dream with nice watches, but, these "affordable alternatives" are even so expensive for some of us. Me included. Can you be so kind to recommend us something else?
jeaz103 I can ! For the sub you would go for steinhart. For the iwc Flieger you could go with victoronix Swiss army (military look with the eta automatic ) for the Patek you could go with with Casio or Seiko chrono ( but I am afraid those would be quartz ) ( the last one is sloppy of course as there are no good cheap chronograph... it’s just an expensive complication )
For the Rolex it could be a Seiko Sport 5 SNZH55K1
Great watch and great price about 140$
3 Expensive Alternatives To More Expensive Watches. :)
you are on a watch channel and 1k is something you can save your money for if you have at least a decent job its about how much you want it
An alternative to Rolex is Steinhart ocean one with ETA 2824-2.
@@Andrewg820 Oris is alternative, Steinhart is a straight copy (homage). Tho I got Ocean 2 premium, original and slick design. very nice watch.
@@jabeju4392 too much money to spend on just a watch. better to save it for something important.
Nailed it!
The Longines is just gorgeous.
I mostly agree, Claudius Kundanmal, but that 4:30 date window looks like an afterthought - throws off the otherwise beautiful balance of the face, imho.
Best watch of the bunch
I saw it in person and i left a piece of my heart in that jewellery
@guess what why do you feel that way about Longines?
@guess what No need to be curt, Mr or Mrs "I am totally objective in all things." I wasn't challenging you, it was a legitimate question because I don't know.
Its ok man, you can lower your defenses a little bit. There are nice people out here.
i cant stop watching these videos, they are all so brilliant
If I am not mistaken, it was Longines, who patented the first Chronograph, it was Longines Hour Angle watch, that Lindbergh used, when he made the first flight across the Atlantic .... and it was Longines stop watches that timed Olympic sports events from the beginning of modern games. The Longines watchmaking history goes way back to 1832, nigh on 20 years before Patek Philippe came to existence. There are obviously few differences between movement finishes e.g. Patek watchmakers spend considerably longer time, scallopping and hand polishing movements, which in many instances, are Swatch (Lemania) made movements. Patek throughout their history, have been known to buy complete movements from other watchmakers ... so to me, that devalues the brand, when compared with luxury brands like Breguet, Jaeger LeCoultre, or Girard Perregaux. Longines brand has been around for a long time and unlike Patek Philippe, they have never got bust .... so that must count for something.
Affordable? Maybe attainable, but I don't know if I've ever thought to call £1500 "affordable."
It is affordable
@FabioPanucci Fucking elitists.
I think "affordable" should always be thought of as a comparative, not an absolute.
First, a thing can be affordable in relation to your income potential. I currently don't make any money, so I think of an affordable meal as about 3€. My girlfriend makes almost 90k CAD/year so to her, an affordable meal is 20CAD.
Second, a thing can be affordable in relation to other things that compete with its purpose. Average rent for a studio in downtown Helsinki is about 900€/month, so if you can find a studio that only costs 750€/month, then that studio is affordable in relation to most other apartments.
you're in the wrong hobby then
i think that low - entry level price already
Make more Longines videos please!
Totally agree. I love the Longines Avignation Bigeye Chronograph.
Absolutely. The Big Eye is lovely, as is the Flagship Heritage.
yep. i'm saving up for a Legend Diver.
Yes sir please and Oris too. This watch brands are great and deserves attention. Thanks.
right!! It deserves way more Attention...
My financial situation is such that these "cheap" alternative would be the ones I would need an affordable alternative for.
vegass04-As a youngster I wandered into a Rolex dealer. Asked about the most affordable piece, which happened to be an Air King. It came on a strap only, in steel, in a fine wooden case. $375. The Day-Date at that time was $4000, which also came in a nice wooden box.
You're not the only one. Casio all the way for me.
@@ThorntonValiant Oh yes.. I wear my dependable G- SHOCK all the time. Sometimes I don't take it off for weeks, just a bit of scrubbing of the skin beneath the rubber strap during a shower and voila...Also I have the Seiko SKX007 and I consider that my finer piece...LOL... Just like the bushy haired genius once said "Things are relative".....They sure are.
@Christopher Schuster Same here man. I sure as hell ain't here cause I can't decide.. Daytona or Speedmaster, Patek or A. Lange.. Choices, choices... I come here to drawl, and enjoy the finer things in life - via a laptop monitor of course.
I dream of the day we get to see these guys review a Casio (classic G-Shock, or the F91-w for example) or a cheaper Seiko. Would be interesting to see what they have to point out or how it would look. Maybe on an April 1?
I guess since watchfinder doesn't sell this kind of watch, its highly unlikely .
Yeah, I don't think they will ever do it. But they did have a video featuring an Apple watch, so maybe an April 1st video with a Casio could be done.
Simos Nasiou Not just that, there’s not that much to review on a Seiko.
Hodinkee did a couple of reviews on Casios and G-Shocks recently
But we all know that was click bait... even before we clicked it. = P
Longines is so underrated!!!
For those who are claiming these watches aren’t affordable , they aren’t cheap but for quality watches they’re affordable.
Please, spare us. Working people with university education and successful careers barely afford 150k euros for houses in western Europe and you wanna persuade someone that 5k for a watch is affordable.
@@JohnyMcNeal I mean it is affordable. As in, you can afford it. Affordable is not the same word as cheap, or value-for-money
Affordable means the price at which a person can make a purchase with ease or without loss of a significant amount of that person's disposable income. These watches are priced at amounts that most people watching cannot afford. They cannot make the purchase easily; they would have to work and save for a long time. Or, making the purchase would hurt and likely represent a significant loss of that person's disposable income. Even top earners in the American university educated professionals do not have 5k to toss around after all other expenses (student loan debt, rent or mortgage, utilities, healthcare costs, food and supplies, other expenses such as insurance costs and discretionary spending). Only, the elite earners of society can "afford" these watches. Everyone else has to save to buy one or
@@TheNotSoFakeNews Idiot.
That Longines is beautiful!
When you said affordable I was thinking around the £250 mark!
Robert T This is why Invicta is so popular, LOL! You can get something with a Seiko Automatic movement for under $100.
I can't even afford that unless I stop eating for a fortnight
I was thinking under 1k at least
@@legalbulldog invictas are ugly imo. They shout cheap bling.
£250 (at whatever the US exchange rate is today :) ) is probably an upper limit I'd maybe consider approaching just once. Fortunately my tastes are sufficiently plebeian that there're only a couple of watches over that price that I'd really want, and I already have both of 'em. :D For the rest, it's Timex, Seiko, (gasp!) Casio, and maybe if I get really lucky on eBay, a Longines as a restoration project.
Longines make some great watches and with its history, a great watch brand.
My first watch purchase was a Seiko Sarb017. I see a lot of people speaking bad about seiko in the comments but I worked hard for that watch and I loved it. So much so that I'm gonna buy it again since someone stole it. I like watching your ch. because it makes me shoot for a dream and to work towards it. One day I'll own a IWC I guarantee it! But for now the knowledge you give and the beauty that you show makes me appreciate watches like I didn't before. Thanks for that.
Personally, I think the seiko flightmaster is a great alternative to a navitimer. I'm a broke student so the $8000+ price bracket is way out of my range right now, and the seiko gives a similar feel, for an easily attainable price
Of course the 3 inspirations are incredible, but I do really love that Longines for the affordable options!
Poor Longines, stunning looks, tons of heritage and at an affordable price and still not getting the recognition it deserves.
Absolutely amazing video as usual! Love the oris diver
the montblanc looks even better than the IWC
If only they didn't use the fake patina lume paint
Agree !!!
You're crazy.
I love IWC but I was thinking, that MB looks pretty sweet! I like those "cathedral" hands and the diminished size.
The IWC is really ugly.
That Longines Heritage is dope! Do a review on fashion watches, i.e. Nixon, G-Shock, etc. I just want to hear what you have to say. Please and thank you. You guys are the best!
Longines Legend Diver in mesh bracelet one of the best value dive watches out there
When will you cover the Seiko 5?
I think he mostly covers watches he sells. Are you sure Seiko 5 is on sale?
There are tons of Seiko reviews out there, and comparisons between closely related Seikos at that. The 5 is what it is, great value for small money. If you like the look of one, the rest falls into place without the need for too much research.
@@davidconroy8553 I like the cinematography though of the shots though. I would love to see how cheap japanese designed watches look in comparison.
@guess what .... someone got triggered.
Oris Aquis, Nomos Power Reserve and Longines Big Eye are my favorite alternatives to higher priced sea, land and air inspired watches.
My personal alternative to the Rolex Submariner is the Tag Heuer Aqua Racer 500M WAK2110.BA0830. I've owned it for a little over 3.5 years. I bought this watch before I knew anything about watches. The movement isn't anything to write home about but I love the way it wears and how it looks. Especially the horizontal textured lines on the black dial. No regrets. Love your channel!
That Patek is amazing 🙂
The price of the alternative and a link to buy them would be helpful.
I feel the Breitling Superocean GMT is a great alternative to the Submariner. 500m waterproof and three time zone gmt with date. It’s perfect!
I was never interested in Longines watches, until I watched this video. As always, thanks for all the great videos.
Affordable? I still need to sell my kidneys for these. 😅
And a leg 😂🤣
The best thing about this channel is the high def closeups, that Patek is just incredible to look at.
"...treated with more dignity than your average member of the Royal family." Brilliant.
I was surprised by the Mont Blanc. Surely the alternative to the IWC would have been a Stowa Flieger Classic Chrono? It has the same heritage... both companies were commissioned by the Third Reich to produce these watches. The Mont Blanc might be the more interesting watch... a different take on the theme, but if you want something that is close, and has the history associated, then I don't think you should overlook the Stowa.
Or you could buy a Seiko 6139 and get a column wheel automatic chronograph with more historical significance than any modern Longines for around $300-$500.
Longines Hydroconquest - a great watch for a decent price.
muqaddim durrani Agreed!
Agreed.... Same basic movement as some of the older submariners, just as well made, just as water resistant and just as good looking, but for a fraction of the cost. Was my first Dive watch, and I love it.
Please make more video of oris, montblanc and longines
As a contrast to the budget diver, the Oris. I personally think that as a young high school equivalent student, you don't really have even 1500£. But something as the Seiko Prospex divers (i have a SRPA21K1) are, to me, really something
Magnus Cohen The SRPA21K1 will be the first watch of my collection. I fell in love with it.
Eye Heart Sushi it's a brilliant piece in my eyes, and the blue dial is absolutely stunning
Magnus Cohen I have a weakness for blue dials and that is probably what drew me in. I'll buy the watch in about a week or so.
Question: did you change the bracelet for another bracelet or strap on your SRPA21K1?
@@eyeheartsushi2212 Buy a red silicone strap or blue with red in the middle nato. Both will make the watch pops really well. Great choice btw.
svetlin petrov Thanks. Will make a note of those. So you no longer use the bracelet?
one of the older Atlantic Worldmasters with 52 jewels was about 300-400$ a year or two ago. i got one that belonged to my great-grandfather and i really love it, a true classic!
Yeah almost all the alternatives look more unique than the former.
I would you to suggest me an affordable alternative to Patek Philip 5170g black dial/breguet numerals . It’s my favorite watch but it costs a fortune and I can’t find something similar in an affordable price ! Thanks in advance
That longines chronograph is beautiful! Thank you for featuring these affordable alternatives!
Alternative to PP5960 is the Maurice Lacroix Master Annual Calender Flyback Chronograph. What it lack is day, day-night indicator and power reserve indiactor. But it has a nice Big date though. Fraction of the price of PP5960.
In the field of dive watches it is easy to go to Rolex or Omega, as you mentioned mostly very costly. Next to the beautiful Oris 65 the Tudor Fifty Eight is a great alternative. I feel that people who buy a watch like Oris or Tudor dont always go for the money aspect, these people did their homework and looked a little futher. Thank you for an other great example of how a video must be made.
Good comment. I totally agree 👍
Hey :-) Isn't it a Longines L2.750.4.56.0 in the video?
Great piece. Really nice longines
How do you get your hands across these expensive watches
East Indian and Vasaikar Songs They sell watches.
There IS no alternative to an expensive watch.
(but there are great watches in their own price bracket that are affordable - Sinn, Seiko, Ball and others)
I love the Mido Baroncelli Big Date gray color dial!
3175 euros for the montblanc with a basic ETA mouvement when you can find a Tudor with inhouse mouvement for about 200 euros more.. It's totally overpriced for a Montblanc.
HuGoT Berry Agree + I wouldn’t put my money on a fountain pen manufacturer. Omega or Tudor are best at that price point.
That Longines looked the best out of all 6 watches! Stunning colors of Hands!
My affordable alternatives would only be from Japanese watchmakers like Seiko or Citizen. Seiko makes every kind and type of watch with amazing finish and quality+durability.
Yeah the rose gold hands are quite a sight. and with lume it looks hypnotic
A basic Seiko would beat them all. Sadly according to your prices it is considered as an alternative to the alternative to the alternative to the alternative to expensive watches
@Ali Alexander a quartz Seiko will. Easily.
@Ali Alexander you can go with a gshock with 50bucks Max and claim undefeated forever, why should we fight over the accuracy game when the answer is stupidly simple. I think the only reason that someone buys a patek is to patron an old art which is perfectly legit and respectable to me
I'll consider seiko sbdc line up for divers and sary/sarx for casual to dress watch
50k for a patek is CHEAP THATS A GREAT DEAL
Enjoyed the video guys. Keep them coming !
I recently bought Seiko SSB265P1 and very happy with it sure coz i earned it
I think the Christopher Ward c60 Trident makes a great alternative to the Rolex Sub. You get a ceramic bezel, a sapphire crystal, excellent finishing and the same movement as the Oris all for under $1500 and it's available in a COSC version also.
Anthony Vierra I checked out the CW C60 online the other day and have to agree. I was very impressed at what it offers for the price. Beautiful watch.
@@eyeheartsushi2212 I own the red bezel version and it has been an excellent watch. It runs regularly at around 3.5 seconds a day witch is neck and neck with my Breitling Superocean Professional. I couldn't recommend it enough.
Anthony Vierra Amazing. Thanks.
The Bulova Moonwatch is a solid, cheap alternative to the Omega Speedmaster in my opinion
My only complaint is that it is a little too big.
It's also mechanical vs quartz, but otherwise, I agree.
There’s one for £360 on eBay. Looks really nice! Good suggestion 👍
Please make more videos like this. Im pretty sure a lot of rich collectors enjoy this channel but Im confident the larger portion of subscribers cannot afford Pateks and A.Langes. Its really nice to discover decent alternatives that we might be able to afford. Anyway, thanks for the video!!!
That moment when it hits you that a Patek costs as much as a bmw @4:05
I have owned the Longines Column Wheel watch since 2012 and recommend it highly for guys with a small wrist. It looks awesome and feels like relatively high quality. The strap is not that big/wide though and the clasp feels like plastic.
That MontBlanc is gorgeous!!
I agree!
I have it and it sits well on the arm and it is an even bigger stunner in person!
I actually would settle down for a Nomos Glasshutte Ahoi, not too expensive nor indecently cheap, just worth it in my opinion
IWC , quite ugly to be honest , Stowa has nice fliegers tbh
Please review the oris big crown pointer date bronze, it’s a very handsome piece.
Another alternative from a storied Swiss brand that goes under most radars: Fortis. They have some cracking watches at this price.
Wish you would do one for brands like Orient and Spinnaker
Sinn, Nomos , and Mido are my relatively affordable alternatives brands with high quality time pieces
nomos ""cheap".... wut?
@@waferpie123 meant affordable in comparison to the expensive ones presented
Sinn is no longer "affordable" these days.
Shipmate It depends what you consider affordable.
A nice nomos sets you back at least 4k, sin is even worse and please dont mention the sin 104 as a cheap alternative. There's no blander watch on history :D
What about seiko alpinist,
Or tag heuer carrera,
Fortis?
All of these are great watches, but I was expecting really affordable options. Longines and Montblanc are not really “affordable” lol
A Seiko divers would of been a great affordable alternative to the deapsea. The look very similar and both with last decades and still be timeless fashion wise
guess what I’m saying he could of used that as an alternative for THE VIDEO, is not exactly an affordable alternative vid is it. It’s just a bit less expensive but still £7-8k video
Not exactly affordable alternatives, obviously living indifferent worlds
Seagull ST19 movement is very affordable and column-wheel, companies like poljot as well as some chinese brands take advantage of this to deliver pretty good chronos at the ~4-500 range. Only downside is they're manual wind.
Poljot Strela is a pretty amazing looking watch, Seagull 1963 ain't a slouch either. If you're looking for truly inexpensive mechanical chronos (200-400) with a storied history those two might be your best bet.
Maybe people aren't such a big fan of eastern manufacturing (for some reason), but the Seagull 19 movement is a true successor to a swiss movement, and a feat of engineering in its own right.
With watches I’d strongly suggest saving up for years to buy your heart’s desire rather than purchasing watches that cost a quarter of the purchase price as they will never satisfy in the long run and you’ll just build up a collection of lesser priced watches that could add up to the big purchase anyway in terms of servicing, straps and repair. Try to offload these cheaper watches and you’ll take a haircut. If you want a decent beater watch go quartz and stick with Tissot and their market segment. If you bought the Rolex Sub you’d be able to sell it at 90% plus for example. Mid range watches are a false economy in my view but just my 2c.
the Epster You make a valid point, but if a person's "heart's desire" is a popular Rolex model, then that changes everything. It'd be nice if anyone that saved money for a Rolex Sub could buy one at retail price. Sadly, that is not the case these days.
True only to a certain extent. I've never been truly impressed with a watch as I have just now seeing that patek philippe. Does that mean I'll stick with a Casio until I'm 70 years old to blow a chunk of my savings on a watch at that age?
I saved up for a while to purchase a Submariner or a Sea Dweller outright. I was disappointed with the F&F of a 8-11 thousand dollar watch. I ended up buying a Steinhart and I'm very pleased with it...though I still have that money set aside should I ever change my mind.
I do agree, save up to buy the watch you want then decide if you want it.
Rusty Shackleford What is F & F?
@@eyeheartsushi2212 I'm not shackle, but I think he means fit n finish
I recently purchased a Longines Avigator Titanium Big Eye Blue Dial. Aesthetics and value, an incredible timepiece.
Why are these videos so good!?
No but seriously, love the work you guys are putting out, definitely the best watch channel on youtube (to me at least).
is there a review of the heuer Monaco?
Nice video!! But can you make an alternatives version for these alternative for the poorer people lol
Oris big crown is a good IWC alternative too.
Provide a solution for Removing Scratches from Wrist watches.
A Tag Heuer Aquaracer instead of the Submariner, Bell&Ross Aeronavale instead of IWC and Baume&Mercier Clifton instead of Patek...this are the first that come to mind.
What is your opinion of Grovana automatic dive watches?
I'd buy a Tudor over that Oris anyday.
Sean Blackburn Same.
The new Ball Challenger 18 Limited Edition I think is a great alternative to a Rolex Submariner.
I wish Ball did more with Ceramic bezels. I have been eyeing their Green Beret watch for a while, here's to hoping they're going to do another special campaign to drop the price tag.
That Montblac is gorgeous :O
But holy moly have you seen the Montblanc 1858 Geosphere? Do want.
Very nice alternatives for the original luxury timepieces. You have avoided the usual cheap versions of the originals and have chosen great horological examples of affordable watches. Thanks for sharing!
Tissot is good and has literally has about a 100 years more experience in watch making than rolex
As Lange (and independents galore) shows, the number of years as a brand isn't a great indicator of anything.
And what does Tissot have that rivals Rolex and their sky dweller collection, or Daytona ceramic collection?
And now have Tissot the Swissmatic watches, the worst kind of movement for a watch. I have a Tissot, but you can't see the "100 years more ecperience"....
Btw... Tissot have "only" 50 years more "experience"
And had been made and worn by the royalities
I really love the dual shots where the second hands are synchronized. Art.
This is the “ Let them eat cake” version of the watch world!🤪
Love the longines but can’t find the version with the gold hands anywhere.
When most of us saw the title of tfhe video we thought more like 300-500 MAX affordable.
I might look at something like a Stowa rather than a Montblanc for the IWC replacement -- better heritage at the same price point.
£1500 affordable ? 😂😂
comparatively.
In the sense that mortals will be able to save up to buy one (without getting murdered by their significant other).
+Runoratsu 😂too true👍
It's an advert what do you expect?
@@eiloncheung well yeah, in comparison to the ISS, a super yacht is affordable, that doesn't make it AFFORDABLE
I would like to see a comparison between a audemars piguet royal oak (chronograph) and a maurice lacroix aikon (chronograph)
0:49 It's a fake Rolex Submariner
Is it column wheel or Colin Weil?
This Longines has a great look!
I agree.
Longines is the best value luxury watch. They have the same quality as Omega or very near and some of the very very best heritage. much better than an Oris or Rado, Tag etc
Stowa Verus or Klassik Flieger over that Mont Blanc.
Ps- We know Richemont bought you, don't rub it in our faces. Plis.
I would also like your opinion on the Ginault Ocean Rover
STEINHART will be good enough of a diver for me, for a third of the price of an Oris
Most of steinhart watches are just strait up rip offs. The ocean 1 and the 39 and 44 replicate a Rolex so much it's actually distasteful. As with their Nav-B replicating a Big pilot.
If anything I'd say the titanium model or the Ocean 2 are decent buys.
@@vangledosh yeah I know the difference. A steinhart onean 1 has the same hands, same crown, same bezel, same font, same case design almost everything is designed to be the same. Thats not a hommage. That's a rip off. The Oris is a hommage.
@@vangledosh
So, if I use your logic. And purchase a Fake rolex from China with the rolex brand names removed. The watch is now a homage. And this okay?
I really dig that Longines. Really sharp, classic.