10 Reviewers Reveal 10 BEST Affordable Watches
I set 10 KZhead watch reviewers a CHALLENGE! I asked them to reveal their ACTUAL favourite affordable watch... So feast your eyes on the 10 best affordable watches, chosen by watch reviewers.
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I'm set on owning a Orient Kamasu *red dial*. It'll take me a couple of years, due to how life is in my country. But it'll be a long term goal.
That's a great goal watch, It's an awesome piece!
Where you live?
Just got mine
Great watch! I own two (on red and one sort of a smoke color)
Oh, the price to heat your house for a week in the UK? I live in the north east,,, looks like I can afford a cheap Rolex. 🤔😂.
Wow! A great video as always Keirin and I can see the value in everyone’s choices! Thank you for including me, here’s to many more collaborations!!
Thanks for featuring Chris, loved your microbrand shout! Thanks for sharing the history with us 💪
I wanna give a quiet nod to my two affordable watches of 2023. The Tissot PRX is a little over the $500 budget, but its the hill I will die on. I love this watch. It may not fit everyone but it sits on my wrist like a dream. It's thin enough to slip under the cuff which is ideal for my suited and booted work life. My second pick, which I'm wearing currently is the Sherwood Commander. Released in September 2023, its a handsome diver with a gorgeous bracelet, a clean sunburst dial, a subtle arrow theme, and a rotating bezel with no numeral markings, which I think I actually prefer, over the other divers I own. Specs are your usual for a microbrand diver. 200m WR, screwdown crown, sapphire crystal and the ideal 40-20 sizing that makes it a strap monster and wrist diva. Powered by the Miyota 9039 automatic caliber movement, its an affordable automatic which wouldn't look out of place on the wrist of a British secret agent
Kieren!! - What an effort. thanks for putting this together and thanks to all other reviewers. Love the Kamasu. I believe the sub 700 one looks great and a great GMT otion and Citizen Tsuyosa certainly is a pick for this year...
My pleasure mate, thank you for watching and taking the time to comment!
Absolutely right about the Orient Kamasu, I need to get the red dial with the bracelet, I did pick up the Casio Duro, black & gold, for my beater, but I couldn't turn down a great deal on a Phoibos orange dial for $299.
I got the Kamasu as a beater for work. Not only did it exceed expectations, the red dial is beautiful, the lume is phenomenal. I immediately bought another to keep aside in case something happens to the first one. Probably the best watch for the money I've encountered.
I think the red dial is the pinnacle of the Kamasu collection (I'm a man utd fan so I'm extremely biased)
Pleasure working with you mate! Your top choice is fabulous. See you soon.
Pleasure is all mine Dan, thanks for taking the time to feature! I enjoyed the CWC shout massively!
This was a fantastic video. It was very interesting to hear the different opinions. I even learned of a couple of new watch channels to check out. Thanks
Glad you enjoyed it! I thought it would be cool to get 10 different opinions on the same topic rather than just the usual one. And it was great that everyone chose a different watch! (lucky)
Outside the Orient I quite like the look of the Seiko Presage SRPH95J1 and a brand I stumbled upon called Nodus with the Sector GMT. Paradox of choice with watches!
Thanks for the feature Kieron! Apologies to the other reviewers for blowing them out of the water with my amazing pick.
My pleasure sir, thank you for taking the time to feature. I'm just glad you listened to my advice and decided not to show your face ;)
Loved your choice!
@@AwkwardHorology Thanks!
@@TopTierTicker It was for the best 🤣
That Seiko Srpg39 pilot is so beautiful!..also love the Orient line of dress and Dive watches!
Citizen Tsuyosa, Orient Kamasu and the eddiface Casio are my finalists
Great idea for a video - thank you for making it. I'd like to see a video like this for each genre of watch (eg, dive watches, dress watches, field watches, chronographs, etc).
That's an excellent idea, although I wouldn't want to put more work on KZhead reviewers, I know how stressful things can get! Maybe I'll feature some different watch reviewers in a video after the new year! Appreciate your viewership my friend, stay well
I absolutely agree with your Orient choise . You are great as always ❤🎉 Nizar
Thank you Nizar 🙏 appreciate your support my friend
I totally agree with you. The Komatsu is my favorite. I have the blue dial version and love it.
Very nice! I'm picking up the Gen 2 Kamasu as a Christmas gift for a relative! Unbelievably good watch!
Cool video featuring some of the best reviewers although missing Jody M from Just one more watch. I have to say I agree with you totally. I have the red Kamasu on the bracelet and it’s keeping great time and has some of the most wrist time. The other one is my Casio waveceptor tough solar atomic timekeeping ana- digi grab and go.
I'd of loved to have Jody, although I doubt he knows who I am hahah!
Well that was fun! I do think the host has the best choice with the Orient!
Cheers Witt! Appreciate you taking the time to feature. Love that Seiko, I'm a sucker for gilt numerals 😍
My pleasure! I love the shimmer that bounces back at you from those gilt style numerals! (Forgot to mention/show that the watch was shown on my 8" wrist).
Have to go with the following 3: Casio Duro = bought one for Christmas//Orient Kamasu - love the color-going to be long term in my collection/ Any Seiko 5- I own the SRPH-33 = all great value, Honorable mention - I also own 4 Citizens - love them for what you get for the price.
Great selection Seiko SRPG39 and Casio Duro
I have 5 from the list + blue kamasu. Voyage watch is a stunner. I have something similar but even funkier - orient world map. Thanks for the video!
Great video dude! Found some amazing watches through this and no need to mention that I've been eying out the Kamasu for a long time now Edit: I have to admit that the Voyage is my favourite however. That watch IMMEDIATELY caught my attention
I own a Casio Duro black/gold. It is only the strap that would not fit in this category. From the ten watches presented it is the first one (Seiko), the San Martin and the Orient at the end which are eyecatching. And the Casio Edifice.
I have to admit, I've had my eye on that black and gold Duro! Looks super slick!
@@TopTierTicker I have it now for about three years. Still the first battery. It is a real beater. Nearly undestroyable. Still love how it is looking.I keep the strap only because I haven't seen a replacement for it that I like and because I use the watch when going swimming. And for that the strap is working great.
Absolutely agree, the duro has virtually no competitor in terms of what you can get at affordable.
This was fun Kieron, thanks for the invite, I wish you and all the other reviewers all the best in 2024
Cheers Ronnie, I appreciate you taking the time to be involved. Tsuyosa was close to being my pick actually. All the best to you too!
The Seiko SRPG39 at 39mm has a more appropriate field watch size version at 36.4mm known as the SRPJ85. WWII field watches were designed to go under the sleeves of a field jacket and field shirt. The dirty dozen watches were made from 35mm to 38mm.
You can never go wrong with Citizen Eco Drive. Today I bought a vintage Citizen from ebay and can not wait until I get it. Lumepip is such a gent lol
All great choices by people who's advice I value. Ive got the Steeldive sd 1970 and it's incredible value for money and a superb watch to wear. I think I'd probably go for the Kamasu as my favourite. I don't own one but it just looks amazing, especially the red dial! Great video Kieron, and thanks to all the guys for their choices 👍
The 3 favorite watches of my collection are: Tissot Visodate Powermatic, Seiko Kinetic and a Citizen EcoDrive Supertitanium. I love the Citizen because you don’t have to wear it to kept it moving, I only keep it in a Cristal box and that’s it. It’s always on time.
Nice 3 piece collection! Enjoy my friend
I have 4 Citizen ecodrive's too...love them!
I own a red dial Kamasu. I LOVE the watch and bought it sometime during the pandemic for under 200.00 USD. The funny thing is that as much as I love the dial,it never really got wrist time and I couldn't figure out why. Then I ran across reviews for the Strapcode Jubilee bracelet. It completely changed the look and the wearability of it. The watch with this bracelet absolutely punches way above it's price. It now looks like a watch that costs triple of what I actually paid. With the Strapcode bracelet, I'm into the Kamasu for less than 300.00 and it looks like a million! Any that has a Kamasu should get this bracelet. You will not regret it.They have an oyster style bracelet available as well. 😉👍🏼
Proud “Kamasu Red” owner. My wedding watch and the first one intended for a collection ✨
Wow, that's great!
I own 3 on the favorites list and a few of the honorable mentions too. 😊
Niiice! Which three do you own?
@@TopTierTicker the Steeldive, the Casio Duro and the Orient Kamasu. All 3 are excellent watches! 👍🏻
Excellent vid - should pass the baton onto the next reviewer to come up with the next 'best of challenge' e.g. best diver, chronograph etc
That's a great idea!
Fantastic idea and choices guys! It’s a nightmare to choose just one, so I’ll pick my three favourites: Casio EFV, Citizen Tsuyosa, Orient Kamasu
That would make a very nice 3 piece collection, good choices 💪
Mine would be a Casio Lineage (with indices only): 40mm, 10mm thick, sapphire crystal, quartz that hits all the marks, radio communication accuracy, ani/digi, world time (GMT capabilities), 5 alarms, stopwatch (chronograph capabilities), countdown timer, titanium. It’s a mix between sporty and dressy. All this for around $200. What more do you want!
Some great 'affordable' watches, some from brands I didn't know; reeldive "turtle", wolbrook's dive watch, (watch me with watches, I own the seiko), CWC field watch, citizen titanium field watch.
I'm wearing the Seiko SRPG as I'm watching this. Awesome watch.
Flys under the radar, right?!
@@WatchWitt absolutely
The citizen tyouso is nice but the deal breaker is the recessed crown you can’t get out easily. I sold mine for that reason
This was a great idea!
I wish citizen would make an eco drive tsuyosa. I might be alone in that, but I love that it runs forever accurately.
SoCal Watch Reviews disqualified for failure to understand the brief.....Other than that, Love that first one and also the Orient Kamasu, that red dial looks spectacular especially for the price!
I agree, plus the watch he showed is ugly
Haha, it's all good. I appreciate him going outside of the box a bit with his choice. It's nice to have a mechanical GMT in the video so I don't mind! The red dial Kamasu will always be in my collection!
@@TopTierTicker Seiko has some nice auto gmt's for around $350
@@TopTierTickerLOL, only semi-joking about SoCal ;) Think I really need to sell some watches before I consider buying any more, but the Kamasu is on my hit list in the near future, not currently got anything red and it's looking like a tough choice between that one, or the Seiko Cocktail time 'Negroni' SRPE41J1. My choice for a budget GMT would be yet another Seiko, the Seiko 5 'Blueberry' GMT......Had one for about a year, and it's great. Not even any thicker than a normal Seiko 5 Sports! :)
Ugly is the perfect description of that watch......ugh !@@667hodge
Kamasu! I love mine too although I have upgraded the cheesy bracelet!
I don't mind the bracelet, but I have been meaning to try out those aftermarket straps from strapcode!
Hello I am planning to get this watch do I need to buy a bracelet for it and what kind if so
For an auto I'd say the new Orient Mako 2 in grey and gold (RA-AA0819N19B). Quartz, I'd go for the Seiko SNE583 solar in green
I guess my invite got lost in the proverbial e-mail?...lol. Great vid and great pics by all!
Haha, expect a message from me for the next one then 😉
I agree, I have two Orient watches and they are my favorites. Love your You Tube videos. I suspect you are from Yorkshire.
I lived in Leeds for 4 years, but I'm actually from Manchester. I've developed a bit of a weird accent now as I've lived in 3 different cities throughout the past 10 years. Appreciate you watching mate! good to have you on the channel :)
This is a brilliant idea, i guess you guys should do this often by fixing a different budget starting from 100 pounds to 1000 pounds . That way we will get to know the history and the value of the watch and we will be able to follow all these watch tubers too 🤝
Steeldive SD1953 (NH35, sub homage, great watch value, average bracelet)
The Orient is lush like. Nice vid cheers
Great contributions from everyone!
Agreed 🙏
Duro. All day long. Kamasu is good for the money but for the same money you can have a Duro in every colour, or maybe a Duro and a Seagull 1963? Or a Duro and a great weekend?
I have all the colors. Black is my fffavvve
I have the red dial of the Kamasu and it’s really beautiful.
It's an absolute beauty!
Pagani Design, Cronos, San Martin, Addies/Steeldive, Berny and Cadisen. Cheaper are Benyar, Skmei, Winner and Addiesdive too. These brands give way more value than Seiko, Citizen ect.
But how much do they spend on research and development 🤔
Not my concern.
Value is cool, I prefer cool designs though
@@TopTierTicker at this low price, the most are looking for value
Great video mate😀👍
Cheers mate 🥂 I appreciate you watching!
My favourite is DEFINITELY the Bulova Lunar Pilot.
Is Orient Kamasu watch is available in Mumbai India, please guide
The San Martin was the best pick for me. Absolute stunner of a watch with 300M of WR. A close second would be the red Orient Kamasu. One of the better looking Japanese divers out there, especially in RED.
I'll be doing a little video on my Kamasu this weekend, just covering why I love it so much. Keep an eye out 👁️👍
that ediface is nice, but even in the video it most certainly does not hit the markers everytime
I have the red Kamasu, and ahhh is increible
I can’t believe no one mentioned the citizen nb1050
I thought about it, my first watch, a beater and still going strong
All mentioned are amazing, but you are all wrong. The best watch under $500 is the Casio Oceanus T200.
Great video Kieron (and everyone who participated)! Loved hearing each reviewers' take and reasons for their pick! Hope to one day have the opportunity to get you hands on with one of our watches to compare for yourself and hope that all is well on your end! Happy holidays! Cheers, Ben
Voyage gmt and the first Tiffany blue citizen
I have a skinny wrist (16cm - 6,25in). Is 48mm lug to lug on the SRPG39 too big for me?
You would be able to pull it off, it depends on how you like your watches to wear. 48mm on a 6.25 inch would just about cover the surface, I'd certainly rock it with a 6.5 inch wrist! I'd say go for it!
@@TopTierTicker Tks!!
@@NovDee07Agree...should fit you well. Keep in mind that the watch appears a little larger since there's not really a bezel...it's all dial. If you like the look, but want smaller, they have a similar watch in the SRPJ85 at 36mm diameter by 44mm lug to lug.
@@WatchWitt Thanks for your suggestion. I got a good deal for the SRPG, if I go for the SRPJ then it would cost me $100 more
I have the green/blue Kamasu. It’s an overrated watch imo. The big downfall is it’s sapphire crystal as it seems to have no or very little AR which means it whites out the dial from various angles. I think the reason people seem to like it is the novelty of a red dial on a dive watch.
That's an interesting take! I will admit that the crystal isn't as clear as others that I've tried, but it's farrrr from the worst. I'm a huge fan of the whole Kamasu range. I think it's a hell of a watch for around $200. The red dial is just 👌
So I'm having my eye on Orient Mako 3 salmon/peach - any thoughts? Never owned a "fancy" watch like that before.
That's a great choice. Absolutely beautiful looking watch. Sapphire Glass too, so it will be looking great for years. You should go ahead with it! I doubt you'll regret it
@TopTierTicker thanks! It will make a nice birthday present for my 30th in three months 😀
Thank you again for the invite my man 👍🏼
Thank you Miguel for your time 👌 I appreciated your Microbrand GMT shout, the detail on the dial is phenomenal!
My wallet does not appreciate this beautiful thumbnail
😂😂😂 It's nearly Christmas, show some patience my friend 🙏
Nice video love the content
Steeldive SD1970 Willard. Because I own it, and I'm gifting one to a friend for Christmas.
Might have to try one out :) cheers for watching mate
Solid watch!
Im not sure why the Voyage is getting so much hate. Imo it's a better looking version of a $10,000 Omega.
Kamasu FTW!
Yes sir!
I have the watch you featured. Red dial with metal bracelet 👍
Orient Kamasu is no doubt the best pick
Well if microbrands are allowed then the Phoibos Proteus 300M Automatic Diver with Salmon Dial #PY024G blows away any Orient or Seiko diver out of the water for around that price.
Phoibos make some fantastic watches!
What is the name of the kamasu bracelet?
It's a black tropic strap. Available on almost any decent strap website
The San Martin is the best watch on the list by far. The worst, and ironically most expensive, is the DeSanders Voyage
It depends what you value in watch collecting... Some, like yourself, want pure spec for the money. Others enjoy original designs with a cool story. The San Martin is technically the best watch 'spec for spec'... But it has 0 originality. I'm a collector who enjoys the middle ground. An original design watch that has great specs. I think the DeSanders is a very cool watch, that dial is unbelievably good looking... Something that the likes of San Martin would never even attempt. Sure, it's not the best value, but it's definitely one of the best watches featured in this video.
@TopTierTicker , my collection is all over the map, so I enjoy unique watches as well. Im no particular fan of this San Martin, and have no desire to own one, but as you acknowledged, it's objectively the best watch on the list. The DeSanders isn't bad, it's just the worst in a great group of watches. I wouldn't buy one, but I'd get that before the pelagoose.
I hate when a company has a watch and they just don’t put a sapphire lens on it. I mean come on how much more money would it cost them to just upgrade to that. Mineral scratches so easily
Lovely idea 🤙🏻
Glad you think so! It's nice to get everyone together for one video 😁
CASIO DURO IS A NICE CHOICE.
Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic!
Good shout!
@@TopTierTicker Thanks Ticker, it's the excitement! But I thought you said 500 USD,... The Kamasu is about half of that. On the 500 tier you can do better than that. The Kamasu is great, but sits at the level of the Bambino, the Seiko 5s, etc,... Five hundred bucks can get you more. Cheers!
Over priced. Similar look from a dozen or more brands for 10 to 30 percent of the cost.
'buck for buck' the Kamasu is one of the best for me. I wouldn't put it on the same level as the Bambino or any Seiko 5. I mean, none of those come with a sapphire for starters. I don't think any of them have a framed day-date window. And the lume on the Kamasu is different gravy. The Kamasu rivals pretty much any watch under $500, in my opinion of course.
Bulova Lunar Pilot 💯
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K - v enjoyable esp. short and punchy presentations … and strong evidence that 30% of people are unable to follow simple instructions! 😉 I have a couple of those watches and agree that they should be prominent here. But the one that I have had on my alert list for a very long time is Jason’s Citizen; the snag there is that it just never seems to be meaningfully discounted … Someday maybe - I know it’s already good value but I draw the line at paying close to RRP for some of these mainstream watches/brands. All the best to all for whatever 2024 brings.
Cheers Graham! Rules are made to be broken right!? Nonetheless, I'm very happy with everyone's suggestions, I don't think there's a single bad one. I've considered the Garrison myself many of times, I believe it's slightly smaller than Jason's piece. Cheaper too!
8:18 ;It's a perfect watch for when I wake up late for work and I need to pick up a watch quickly.' WTF?
Citizen BM8180 Eco-Drive £99 (bollocks to dollars.)
I absolutely love this channel. There is nothing like coming home from seeing patients, pouring a nice drink, and taking in the reviews and commentary of a well spoken gentlemen who makes me want to buy all the watches he reviews. Cheers mate and keep up the excellent work!
So glad to hear that my friend! Glad it's not just me who unwinds to wristwatch content. Thank you so much for watching 🙏 stay well
Why buy Seiko automatics? They are too thick and require constant motion. Buy the battery ones. You can easily replace batteries yourself every 3 or 4 years, and they are cheaper.
Fabulous
Cheers Michael 🥂 appreciate your support 🙏
Please do the same video for ladies watches 🙏❤
What? No G-Shock Casioke?😯😯
The reviewers have spoken! ;) it's a great watch, just slightly over-hyped... I sold mine on recently after only wearing it a handful of times
Yema Rallygraf
I hope you got your signed photo
Leave it to the "SoCal" dude to go over budget.
SRPG39 is £300 not £200
$235 on Jomashop 👍
@@TopTierTicker thanks x
@@jayden_2954Shop around. They were $185 USD when I found this one, but the price has gone up recently. Can you believe I bought this one LIKE NEW for $100?!
@@TopTierTicker Do they ship to the UK?
The Quartz watches are the only sensible choices - the rest is snob value automatics that offer nothing over the 3 quartz - the Casio's are terrific
I love a quartz watch don't get me wrong, but there's nothing wrong with an automatic. Both have positives and negatives
Buying an automatic watch isn't snobbery. My budget is up to £300 per watch. I love quarts watches but as someone who loves watches I also love the mechanical aspect of an automatic or a manual.
Go away....
Seagull 1963
First
The rest are shite, Lume Pip’s right
😂😂😂 Love it
Hello Kieran…do you know if Jason likes to drink from the furry cup?