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.
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Seiko
Buying Guides
Best Automatic Watches for Beginners
Seven automatics and one hand-wound alternative for a first mechanical watch, with hacking, hand-winding, power reserve and accuracy explained.
Buying Guides
Best Affordable Dive Watches
Five divers from a budget Casio to a Swiss step-up, plus what ISO 6425, unidirectional bezels, lume and screw-down crowns actually mean.
Watch Reviews
Seiko 5 Sports SRPD55 Review: The Default First Automatic?
The SRPD55 is the watch everyone recommends as a first automatic. We weigh its 4R36 movement, case size and compromises against newer rivals.
Watch Knowledge
Sapphire vs Mineral vs Acrylic Crystal: Which Watch Glass Is Best?
The hardest crystal is not always the toughest. How sapphire, mineral glass, Hardlex and acrylic compare, and which suits the way you wear a watch.