The 8 Best Automatic Watches Under $500

That Baltic is a pure ART

Great list! Would like to add the Orient Mako 40 to the list. Really good one piece

Some incredible watch designs here!

The Lorier and the Baltic are just strait class! 2 of my favorite microbrands. The quality in your videos are just 🤌🏼🤌🏼

Great video!

Excellent overview! Loved the Seiko SRPK17 with the vintage 60's-era diver look. Also, nice details on the stainless caseback/flat bracelet and 40-hr power reserve. 👍-Alex@Vanquest

Regarding water resistance for the Tsuyosa, it doesn't really bother me personally. I find that watch enthusiasts over exaggerate the importance of water resistance. If you aren't diving, then 50m of water resistance is enough for 99.99999% of all situations you'll ever encounter, and if you are diving, you're not getting this watch. Also side note, idk what it is with watch reviewers calling it the "Toyosa", it's Tsu (as is Tsunami) yosa. If you can't make the Ts- sound just call it the Suyosa, would be way more accurate, don't get hung up on the T

This was vastly useful. Thank you.

Very nice list!

I agree with everyone - really great choices here... Not a fan of the Laco but otherwise quality picks of some beautiful unique designs.

Not a bad list, could’ve skipped the Seiko for an Orient Mako II, but fun to see the more affordable Laco and Unimatic models.

Killer collection and great pieces. Feel like only change I would make is moving your navitimer to a different day to not have two chronos back to back, but do like your reasoning on both. Also, I think you would benefit from a nice simple dress watch or calatrava for those rare special occasions, espcially with those two remaining slots 😊

Laco makes really handsome watches. I like clicky bezel's video on the laco watches

Great list! To add to it - I feel weird saying this, but I’d honestly add some of the AliExpress watches to my own top 8 list under 500. Their quality is getting insane for the price, let alone the seagull 1963 which is the cheapest mechanical chronograph and has a more beautiful movement than anything under 1k

You have the best taste in your collection Ive seen since 2008! ❤ Although you d wear the watches too tight. IMO. I think you should should be able to put a finger or 2 in the inside the bracelet. So watch floats alittle around your wrist to minimize breakage. Nice presentation. Peace.

A decent spread of brands and styles while avoiding the SM / Orient knock offs! I have that HMS3 salmon on a BOR bracelet on my list somewhere. The rest here are decidedly not for me. For my taste, 600 opens a lot of doors.. traska, zelos, halios.. so id have preferred your top 8 NH35, i mean automatic, watch list at that price. Haha cheers

Citizen Tsuyosa, I love it!

I did strongly consider buying every single one of these watches at some points. Good choices, fully agree with em

If we are using Rolex model names to describe the citizens bracelet, that design is more like a president than a jubilee.

"supply watches to the germany military during WW2" man I wonder what those guys were up to?