Our Favorite Watches Under $1000 in Every Category - Divers, Skeleton Dials, Chronographs, and More!

Can you get a quality watch at under $1,000 USD? Turns out you can! Craig, Ben and Derek take a look at their favorite affordable watches in many different categories, including dive watches, skeleton watches, chronographs, field watches, and pilot watches.

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The Watches: 

Best Divers Under $1,000:

Seiko SPB143: https://www.seikowatches.com/us-en/products/prospex/spb143j1

Wren Diver One Snow: https://www.wristenthusiast.com/shop/wren-diver-one-snow

Christopher Ward C60 Sapphire

Baltic Aquascaphe: https://baltic-watches.com/en/products/aquascaphe-blue-gilt

Seiko SKX: https://www.seikowatches.com/us-en/products/5sports/lineup

Best Integrated Bracelet Watches Under $1,000:

Maen Manhattan 37: https://www.maenwatches.com/en-us/collections/manhattan-37

Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 35mm: https://www.tissotwatches.com/en-us/T1372073302100.html

Yema Urban Traveller: https://yema.com/products/yema-urban-traveller-ywtr23-gms

Best GMTs Under $1,000:

Jack Mason Strat-o-Timer: https://jackmasonbrand.com/collections/the-strat-o-timer-collection-1

Nodus X Raven Trail Trekker: https://ravenwatches.com/pages/trailtrekker

Seiko 5 GMT: https://seikousa.com/products/ssk003

Timex Expedition GMT Titanium: https://timex.com/products/expedition-gmt-titanium-automatic-41mm-silicone-strap-watch-tw2w53000

Timex Q GMT: https://timex.com/collections/q-timex-gmt-watches

Best Chronographs Under $1,000:

Seiko Speedtimer Solar Chronograph: https://www.seikowatches.com/us-en/products/prospex/special/speedtimer/solar/index

Depancel Allure Manual Chronograph: https://depancel.com/en-us/products/allure-manual-chronograph-blue-39mm

Depancel Allure MecaQ: https://depancel.com/en-us/products/allure

Brew Metric Chronograph: https://www.brew-watches.com/products/brew-metric-retro-black

Studio Underd0g Series 01: https://underd0g.com/pages/01series-collection

Best Skeleton Watches Under $1,000:

MIDO Commander Gradient: https://www.midowatches.com/us/commander-gradient-m0214071841100.html

Depancel Pista GT: https://depancel.com/en-us/products/pista-gt-steel?variant=40498525044787

Xeric Invertor II: https://www.xeric.com/collections/invertor-ii-automatic-watches

CIGA Design Magician: https://cigadesign.com/products/ciga-design-mechanical-watch-magician-3-in-1

Orient Bambino Open Heart: https://www.orientwatchusa.com/collections/orient-bambino/ra-ag0005l10a

Swatch Black Lacquered: https://www.swatch.com/en-us/black-lacquered-so29b107/SO29B107.html

Swatch Sistem Through Again: https://www.swatch.com/en-us/sistem-through-again-yis431/YIS431.html

Best Field Watches Under $1,000:

Hamilton Khaki Field Murph 38: https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-us/h70405730-khaki-field-murph-38mm.html

Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical Bronze: https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-us/h69459510-khaki-field-mechanical-bronze.html

Seiko Laurel Alpinist SPB243: https://seikousa.com/products/spb243

Formex Field Automatic 40: https://formexwatch.com/collections/field-automatic/

Best Pilot Watches Under $1,000:

Tsao Baltimore Balt Pilot Woldtimer: https://tsaobaltimore.com/collections/balt-pilot-worldtimer

Seiko SRPH29: https://seikousa.com/products/srph29

Seiko SSK023: https://www.seikowatches.com/us-en/products/5sports/ssk023

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