12 Absolutely Banging Proper Watches Under $400
The wonderful counter to rising prices at the very top end of the watch world is that, frankly, things have never looked better for those seeking proper mechanical watches on a budget. Entry-level timepieces keep getting better and cheaper—and this isn't just from newly established microbrands hoping to make a name for themselves, but from the major players, too.
Recently, I was asked to pick a couple of wallet-friendly watches for WIRED's Gear newsletter, and it sent me down a glorious rabbit hole where I was genuinely surprised by superb timepieces well below what WIRED has previously set for affordable watches (the sub-$1,000 bracket). Far from dropping three figures on a decent automatic, you can now get almost anything you desire from a watch for far less than $500.
To check my math and make sure I wasn't going slightly crazy, I reached out to WIRED's wider circle of ...
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