Built for outdoor or military use, these watches prioritize durability and legibility, often with a simple and robust design.
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Built for outdoor or military use, these watches prioritize durability and legibility, often with a simple and robust design.
Over the years, I've covered some real bargains in this category, but how do these oddballs compare?
It's been almost five years since I reviewed MVMT. Are they still the worst watch brand?
This is the 'Field,' and despite the unimaginative name, you'll notice pretty quickly that this watch is far from generic.
I've cherry-picked the best small field watches that are both wrist and wallet-friendly. All of these are well made, retail for under $500 at the time of publishing.
Late last year, Timex released a bunch of interesting field watches under the Expedition North banner. On the surface, these seem to essentially be upgraded versions of the cheaper Weekender and Expedition watches.
Rival brands with very similar offerings both for under £500? This calls for a Ben’s Watch Club duel!
Here we have the classic SNK805 and SNZG09, which are probably nearing the end of their run, as well as the newcomer, the SRPG33.
Here’s a sentence I NEVER thought I would be saying on this blog. Fashion brand Lyle and Scott have created a mechanical wristwatch that comfortably beats the likes of Seiko, Orient and Casio…at least on paper!
The model I have here is the 38mm Weekender, with an 8.9mm depth and a 45.6mm lug to lug. This suits my slim 6.25 inch very nicely, though they do make several other versions of this watch.
When it comes to getting newbies into the hobby of watch collecting, I can’t think of many pieces that surpass the Seiko SNK809. This affordable mechanical military field watch has been a best-seller for many years.
Boldr emailed me a few weeks ago, asking if I’d like to take a look at some of their watches, I took a glance at the site. What I saw was a list of specifications that lined up exactly with what I would want from a field watch at this price.
I reviewed the brilliant titanium Lorus field watch, which has seemingly been glued to my wrist ever since. I’m under no doubts that this is a great watch, however, there is another Lorus field watch vying for that same crown
This Lorus field watch was under £40 and had some specifications that smashed the competition, especially at such a low price point.
The Hamilton may seem like an overly-simplistic timepiece for the money, but after wearing it for several weeks, I’m glad I gave it a fair chance as I was pleasantly surprised in many ways.