17 great mechanical watches for under £1,000
While million-dollar wristwear is here to stay, the good news is that you don t need to spend a fortune to find the perfect watch
The Christopher Ward C63 Sealander GMT
Precious and rare materials, lashings of gemstones and super-complicated movements can all push the price of a mechanical watch to stratospheric heights. But even if you are shopping on a budget there is a good quality, robust and reliable timepiece out there for you. The mix of dress, sports and tool watches below are a small selection of what’s on offer in 2021.
Alpina Startimer Pilot Heritage Automatic
The Spinnaker Fleuss Automatic | Watch of the Week
The Fleuss collection s new colourways are the latest release from British brand Spinnaker, which sets out to make genuinely affordable mechanical watches inspired by iconic divers of the past
Published: Monday 19th April 2021
For those, like me, who are reasonably new into the world of luxury watches, divers can be an acquired taste. It can be easier to find things to like about a crisp and inconspicuous dress watch, or the timeless function of a chronograph. Even the most lauded and beloved dive watches – Tudor s Black Bay or Rolex s Submariner, for example – are chunky by design and wear large on the wrist: those big, brash bezels with their big, brash numbers, thick hands and cartoonish indices.