The Best Automatic Watches Under $200 to Start Your Collection

Looking for an affordable automatic watch that's built well enough that it won't break, and affordable enough so it won't break the bank? In this video, we cover some of the best entry-level automatic watches you can buy, for around or under $200.

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0:00 Intro - Best Affordable Automatic Watches
2:13 Seiko 5 (SNK803, SNK063, SNK809)
3:40 Seiko 5 Flaws
4:32 Wrist Check - Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic
5:08 Seiko 5 Sports
5:52 Seiko 5 Sports Upgrades
7:55 Seiko SKX009
9:47 Orient
10:05 Orient Bambino 2nd Gen Version 2
11:07: Orient Kamasu
12:10 Vostok
12:22 Vostok Komandirskie GMT
13:32 Invicta
13:51 Invicta 1953 Automatic Diver
14:41 Other Brands (Timex, Citizen, Hamilton, Tissot)
15:50 Conclusion

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[rangersmith]

If I were recommending an automatic watch to someone who has never worn one before and just wants to "audition" the concept, it would probably be something from Orient. I wish watch "influencers" would stop calling watches at the low end of the price scale "entry-level." Watches in this price range are "end-game" for many people. Calling them entry-level assumes they are just a bridge to something "better" or the beginning of something that will inevitably have to grow, and it comes across as condescending.

[boombya]

My first watch was a Vostok then I followed that up with an Orient Kamasu then a Bambino all 3 are great watches in their own ways almost a year in the hobby now and I see many more watches in my future haha great video you've gained a sub

[WristWatching]

Great video and amazing collection of watches! I've had half of these pieces in my collection and loved every single one of them. The Orient Kamasu felt like the best overall package, but I had a more emotional connection with the classic Seiko 5s. The SKX007 is the only one from this lineup that I still own - there's just something special about it.

[blackswan]

People really shouldn't knock Invicta in my opinion. I've got the Pro Diver (8926OB), and I absolutely love it. Yeah, it's basically a Submariner clone, but in reality, who can afford to spend $8, 000 and up on a Rolex? The Invicta gives you the same look for a MUCH lower price, and that's a big win for me😁

[CravenD]

Yeah, not so much into collecting, but this is useful for helping to buy one that is for say a job where we can't have battery powered watches.

[Louiscare]

That orient bambino's dial annoys me, lol. Having Roman numerals but writing four as "IIII" instead of "IV" might bring some symmetry to the watch but is also something of an eyesore I couldn't live with

[cosmodoc]

funny, almost all the watches you review on your channel are watches that I find interesting! Subscribed!

[LamarFaciane]

I was looking forward to a full review of the Arabic dial Seiko 5

[i_read_bad_reviews]

left side is nice. but after the last seiko, there was better choices...

[Visitor]

Very good video bro, we have similar taste, most of the watches you show i had/have them, great value watches. In my opinion kamasu is still "big brand original design king" for the money. But in general if we dont mind specs my favourite watch is my Skx007 and i hope i can snag skx009 for fair price and condition in near future :)

[nwerdscissorhands]

I want the Seiko srpe61k so bad but they're $300-$400 CAD now 😢

[koehrsen]

Cool! How would you compare that Seiko field watch to the Hamilton on your wrist? They look so similar that it makes me question the Hamilton price point! Haha

[alaingarcia]

When buying your first entry watch should you buy from an AD or grey market the orient watch prices vary .

[JB-wcfz]

I own 4 of these plus 20 more. I have a problem.

[pogmothoin]

Just call the video 16 minutes of Seiko 5, the meh watch of all watches. They are good enough, but i guess as is a Casio. I wouldn't touch an ORIENT ÑĴwatch. Years of brainwashing from the government has led to a culture in which cutting corners and cheating is not just tolerated, but expected. Craftsmanship, quality of materials used, down to the quality of the tools used to make these watches are inferior to Japan and Switzerland and Germany, even USA and Russia for that matter. Hamilton is mentioned in passing and it should be at or near the top! Then Vostok or Seiko. And cry me a river with the whole "screw Russia, evil evil, poor Ukraine." It's war. It's tragic. So what.... I find it hard to have pity for a country whose last antic was to use an Only Fans "adult starlet" or as my GramGram, rip, would've said, a "Jezebel" to parade all over American TV, maybe Euro too, Idk, standing in front of a dilapidated church in Detroit while saying "This is my church" and then "This is my school" etc. Etc. to beg for money and pursuade the general public to turn a blind eye as a feeble minded president stabs the backs of his own people by taking food off of their plate to put it on a foreigners. BILLIONS WORTH. My aunt and my step son's fathers brother were both diagnosed with cancer and DENIED DISABILITY SSDI benefits. That wasn't going on 3 years ago! 3 years ago lazy trailer trash were getting benefits for ADHD and anxiety! Now the government wont help cancer patients with only a 50 percent chance of survival. Sickening. So don't lecture me on patriotic duty to NOT buy a Russian watch, i would buy 50 before ever buying an Orient. And patriotic duty is something our family has a long tradition of having a good dam clue about. I recommend one read the Medal of Honor Citation to my Uncle T. Sgt. Henry Schauer before thinking otherwise.

[ChronometerCheck]

Thanks for watching! What's the best entry-level automatic (Under ~$200 in your opinion?)

[jimwatchyyc]

No one should buy a Vostok or any other Russian watch because Ukraine!