Alan32 861 Posted January 16, 2021 9 hours ago, Pesman said: Agree on Inox and in the US Victorinox and Alpina are virtually budget brands ....just wish it was the same in UK Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Must agree there we always seem to get shafted in the UK with bull about "different market conditions" so much for globalisation Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Foxindebox 472 Posted January 16, 2021 This punches WELL above its weight. Fit and finish are superb. Silicon balance and 70hr power reserve. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pesman 9,461 Posted January 16, 2021 Whilst I totally accept that some luxury gens offer better value than others, the hope with this thread was to focus on those smaller, cheaper brands who are selling fantastic quality watches at great prices... as such I've amended the title to make it a little clearer...I am loving discovering brands I've never heard of and recommendations to enable us to sort out the wheat from the chaff... Sent from my SM-G977B using Tapatalk Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Theduke.williams 1,056 Posted January 16, 2021 11 hours ago, TheGingerFerret said: I can't agree. I love my Casioak, but part of the criteria was having a quality strap and sadly Casio 'rubber' straps are utter filth; seemingly made out of those recycled yellow plastic eggs inside a Kinder Egg. Agree about the cheap plastic Casio bands, but I'm thinking for my next project:- https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/ga-2100-casioak-metal-case-mod.5217304/ Just a shame they never made a solar version of the CasiOak. My favourite cheaper brands; Victorinox. Spinnaker. Deep Blue, also Air Blue. Of course Casio G-Shock steel series. Last off all, you shouldn't rule out Invicta. Granted some of their creations are garish, but their cheap auto divers are remarkable value. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Piccolo 674 Posted January 16, 2021 AnOrdain for lovely dials... Farer make some quite cool stuff with lots of colour... Boldr for rugged tool type watches... 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Genius 281 Posted January 16, 2021 My top picks Seiko (obviously king of bang for buck) Chris ward (in the sale, never pay full price) Squale Steinhart Yema (again at sale prices although even full price can be a decent proposition) Oris (but seems they are trying to position it as a higher end so there are a lot of more expensive models now) 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
