Buying Guides
Best Watches Under $500
Ten watches from Seiko, Orient, Citizen and Tissot, each chosen for a specific job, from dress and dive to travel and solar no-fuss wear.
Ten watches from Seiko, Orient, Citizen and Tissot, each chosen for a specific job, from dress and dive to travel and solar no-fuss wear.
Five divers from a budget Casio to a Swiss step-up, plus what ISO 6425, unidirectional bezels, lume and screw-down crowns actually mean.
Five Casio and Timex watches that do the job for very little money, plus what to expect from crystals, water resistance and quartz at this budget.
The number on the dial is a lab pressure, not a dive depth. Here is what each rating actually allows, and how to keep a watch water resistant for years.