Determining The BEST Watch Under $1,000 - 34 Watch Tournament With Only 1 Winner

For this video, we looked to you guys for help in determining the best watch under $1,000. We started with a Google Form to narrow our initial pool of 34 watches down to only sixteen and then asked you to vote on our Instagram stories through a March Madness-style bracket. There were upsets, a few surprise winners, and a deserving overall champion. What's your top watch under $1,000?

Watches Featured:

0:00 - Intro & Organization
1:40 - Seeding
4:00 - Round of 16
6:05 - Elite 8
7:15 - Final 4

[atahanyldrm]

I think Casio and Orient getting top 16 in this price point is an amazing achievement considering all of these models are under 250$ while their competitors are above 500$.

[tomj]

Seiko, Tissot and Hamilton are three brands that offer MANY affordable possibilities in great watches!!!

[JohnJordache]

This was freakin fun and awesome ! Let's do another one for the price range of 1.000 - 2.000 $ ! What say you Teddy ?

[FrogFishLeezerd]

It would be interesting to see how many of these watches would also be in the top watches under 500 dollars or under 2000 dollars too! I really liked this bracket idea! Very entertaining!

[greatlakesdoug]

The Seiko Alpinist is an amazing looking watch. I can see why it made it so far based solely on visual appeal.

[craiglibby]

Absolutely love this tournament format, Teddy! Definitely would like to see this at the $500, $1500, $2000, $2500, etc price points and to do annually!

[dannysimenauer]

All of these models and brands are great choices. They offer style, affordability, and reliability!

[imranpatel]

As someone who purchased a Hamilton Khaki Field Auto with a black strap as their 1st watch I can truly say I have no regrets. Seeing it come 4th was surprising against the Alpinist. Photos don't do it justice and in person it is stunning. Such a versatile watch.

[CupOfJav]

As someone who doesn't like the dive watch/GMT style, this top 4 is a solid watch collection. Great variety of colours and styles and occasions.

[EmadHaddad]

Instructions unclear. Purchased 16 watches.

[peterkalos]

I don’t disagree with the results but I do am kinda surprised. Love both the PRX and alpinist, and it is a very interesting matchup. I know it was NCAA bracket style, but wouldn’t like to see a reshuffle when a brand was facing itself, at least until it’s not longer possible to shuffle. Great video

[chrisbtoo]

I wasn't familiar with the Alpinist before this, but now I love it.

[yoyoezzijr]

My list goes:

1. Seiko Cocktail Time
2. Seiko Alpinist
3. Seiko Speedtimer
4. Tissot PRX
5. Citizen Tsuyosa
6. Tissot Gentleman
7. Hamilton Khaki Field Auto
8. Seiko 5 GMT
9. Orient Bambino
10. Orient Kamasu
Casio G-Shock and Casio Duro could make it too

[jamesmustin]

I been thinking about the Seiko Green Alpininst. Seiko makes many watches. Many are good looking. The Green Alpininst I believe is a watch
Men like looking at. It is a steel watch that looks like a classic. Not too dressy but dressy enough. It is not a diver but a field watch. But has
the strength of a diver. It is original looking with out being a Submamariner clone. It is a solid watch which people can afford without feeling they settled for less. It is unique. There are few watches that you look at that you admire it's looks after bought it. I even like it better than the Grand Seiko watches. That is why it came in second in your survey. I own several vintage Omega watches. I like vintage Omega watches. But the Watch which is not over priced is a watch brings me pleasure. It is one those rare watches that come by that you know is a winner!

[zoosyndrome]

Thinking about the the various price-point collection videos that you've done (which I love), I'd point out that the top 2 don't make a bad 2 watch collection, together they are versatile and cover quite a few bases (and if we dig into the top 4 its even better). The data acquired from this sort of head to head bracket format could be the catalyst for the next generation of collection we would all be here for it.

[theajnkya]

This was amazing! So engaging and well paced. Good one Teddy!

[PiperTallMatt]

This was fun... I have 4 of these watches myself... the Orient Kamasu, Orient Bambino (v7), Bulova Lunar Pilot and the Seiko 5 GMT... these have been my "entry level" purchases generally. I also see others that I have been eyeing... the Tissot Gentleman & PRX, CasiOak and Hamilton Field Khaki Auto. Looking forward to the next price range!

[Giovanni]

I liked it but I recommend giving the specs for each model as you did for the two winners at the end. This is a good way to expand our knowledge of the field of watch choices. Hope you do more of this with different categories of watches.

[LTO]

This has been one of my favorite videos you’ve done! 😀

[Tonybologne]

The Mojito Cocktail Time I have was the best $400 I ever spent. It’s an absolute conversation starter