Under $250
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Entry-level. Often Seiko-powered, often value-focused, often where collectors get their start. There's no shame in starting here — and frankly, some of the most awesome watches in the hobby live in this bracket.
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Knut Gadd
Stockholm, Sweden·2014
$150–$600
HeritageMinimalist
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HMNWatch
Boulder, United States·2021
$50–$150
Affordable LuxuryFunMotorsport
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Oceanica Watch Co.
DormantLong Island, United States·2017
$200–$500
Daily DriverDiverHomage
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Sugess Watches
Shenzhen, China·2010
$100–$600
Affordable LuxuryAliExpressChronomasters
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Tense Watches
Vancouver, Canada·1971
$150–$400
Daily DriverHeritageWooden
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Von Vogel
Viborg, Denmark·2019
$150–$300
CollaborativeDesign-ForwardDress Watch
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Rossling & Co.
Montreal, Canada·2013
$200–$500
Affordable LuxuryClassicDress Watch
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Ugolini Meccanica Watches
Milan, Italy·2022
$200–$1,500
Bronze CaseDesign-ForwardExotic Materials
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Manufaktur Waldhoff
Pforzheim, Germany·2015
$50–$2,100
Engineering-DrivenGMT CapableMoon Phase
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San Martin
Dongguan, China·2016
$150–$1,000
AliExpressDaily DriverDiver
M

MINUS-8
San Francisco, United States·2013
$150–$600
Affordable LuxuryDesign-ForwardDiver
S

Sternglas Watches
Hamburg, Germany·2016
$200–$1,000
Design-ForwardMid-Century ModernMinimalist
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Höglund & Sons
Minneapolis, United States·2019
$50–$350
ArchitecturalEngineering-DrivenHand-Wound
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Void Watches
Stockholm, Sweden·2008
$150–$350
ArchitecturalDesign-ForwardMinimalist
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Gavox Watches
Brussels, Belgium·2011
$200–$1,200
AviatorDesign-Forward
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Choosz
London, United Kingdom
$50–$150
FunHand-PaintedValue Under $300
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Baron Watch Company
St. Petersburg, United States·2022
$200–$300
AmericanaAstronauticalDiver
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Karl-Leimon Watches
Tokyo, Japan·2017
$200–$700
ClassicDress WatchEngineering-Driven
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85RETRO
Austin, United States·2024
$100–$300
Design-ForwardFunKnockaround
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Vultura
Le Mesnil-le-Roi, France·2023
$200–$300
EclecticFunStatement
G

Good + Evil
Brooklyn, United States·2024
$200–$300
ArchitecturalStatement
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HappieWatch
Hong Kong·2019
$200–$300
Design-ForwardEclecticFun
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Techné Instruments
Neuchâtel, Switzerland·2007
$50–$400
AviatorDesign-ForwardField Watch
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GB Watch Co.
Carmel-by-the-Sea, United States·2019
$0–$50
Daily DriverFunKids