Orient Automatic Curator Power Reserve FFD0J002W Men’s Watch

Orient Automatic Curator Power Reserve FFD0J002W Men’s WatchRecommending a watch especially when you are on a budget is tough. Thankfully, there are a few timepieces around like the Orient Automatic Curator Power Reserve FFD0J002W Men’s Watch that make the job somewhat easier. It is a nice dress automatic under $300 for which you do not need to think a lot before making the purchase. It’s definitely not made in Heaven, but its in-house movement with the power reserve complication and a sophisticated design does make it a watch worth going for. Orient is one of the only brands offering budget watches with power reserves. Moreover, it never fails to surprise with its simplicity and elegance and its vintage undertone. This sets the Curator in a class of its own among affordable mechanicals, where it hardly has a strong competitor.

The Orient Automatic Mens Watches is comparatively new addition among dress watches. So it’s trend-true, offers a great style and comprise quality components. All this at a price that’s remarkably low!

There are influences from the Orient Automatic 21 Jewels big time but then again, the dial layout and markers twist things up to a very different feel. The Curator’s everyday appeal blends seamlessly with its masculine palette, which includes a beefier case. An automatic movement with power-reserve indicator and sapphire crystal are both uncommon at this price point.

Orient’s in-house 46N40 calibre is a 21-jewel automatic movement that stores 40 hours of power, beats at a frequency of 21,600 bph and displays a date. It doesn’t hack or hand wind, but the movement winds quickly and the keeps good time.

The power-reserve is Orient’s signature complication. It contributes a lot towards bringing the classic look, but the detailing is quite sporty. It’s not very easy wrapping two opposing things into one. This aspect, as well as the case (41 x 47.5 x 11mm) makes the Curator a nice casual wear. It’s very simple, without any design or grooving but that’s what gives it a free access to every zone. Neither is it flashy enough for a formal setting, nor even bland enough for sparkly spaces. It borders on the plain; that’s its whole charisma!

The Orient Automatic Power Reserve angled bezel merges with the slab-sided body; equally thick lugs taper to 22mm but without losing any of its robustness and masculinity. That’s upgrading a typical dress watch pattern. A solid case back with a large brand logo and other basic information (details about the watch) prettily etched. It matches the face; handsomely full due to the small, individually printed lines denoting minutes and seconds and vintage styled lume dots. You’ll need a closer inspection to detect them. It’s a very low-key implementation to bring in the dress/sporty style; it’s very wearable and very cool look.

Tissot Classic PR 100 T049.410.33.057.00 Mens Watch

Tissot Classic PR 100 T049.410.33.057.00 Mens WatchTradition meets fine materials and an iconic watch is born! But you probably can’t call this a luxury timepiece. Its lack of luxury is its saving grace! If it bursts anyone’s bubble on the idea of what Tissot is, the Tissot Classic PR 100 T049.410.33.057.00 mens watch didn’t trot out to impress mall shoppers. There are no multiple functions, but high-stress durability and dictates an appropriate appearance with appropriate attire. A decidedly different Tissot amidst a plethora of crossovers!

Few watches are made to be destined towards true versatility; this Tissot PR 100 is a classic example. Far from being fussy or old-fashioned, it is simple sophistication presented in a simpler form. It’s a watch that can be worn often or you can keep it separate for occasions only; thanks to its elegant but simple, black dial with date function and tapering hour markers. Its Precision milled grade 316L steel cases and sapphire crystal protect while the other components remind of Tissot’s long history in watch production. It proves useful when needed and more style-oriented when you have a purpose. This one is different from watches that look nice but you don’t trust them enough under demanding atmospheres; neither is it about impressing anyone without a reason. There isn’t too much to flourish or flash, but there’s enough to get noticed. It’s not too much a watch for twiggy wrists but looks equally good on the manlier types. It is built to make you develop affection for it and makes it a watch that matters, especially when it’s your first one.

Tasteful and free from quibbles, the clean and handsome Tissot T-Touch Classic PR 100 T049.410.33.057.00 Mens Watch exudes a broader fashion appeal. Its overall aesthetics, especially its simple and elegant face, symbolise luxury in a quality and classic style. Yet it retains its precise and robust, up-to-the-minute looks that made it hugely popular among the style-conscious globally. Its black finish prevents any rivalry between dressing styles and blends with them without missing the tone. Formal daytime parties or evenings of ultimate luxury, the Tissot T-Touch Expert PR 100 T049.410.33.057.00 Mens Watch goes from banquets to business parties and corporate dinners where refined tastes matter a lot.

Tissot itself is a brand long adored by the mass for their heritage and fabulous creations, even with their quartz watches. Accuracy comes next and its zero inaccuracy. Over long spans, the Tissot T-Sport Quickster PR 100 T049.410.33.057.00 Mens Watch can retain accuracy equal to +3 seconds as monthly average. That’s a perfectly advanced piece of technology, in an admirable embodiment. All in all, the Tissot Classic PR 100 T049.410.33.057.00 Mens Watch is a respectable timepiece that didn’t get famous for a charming personality but for its overall purposefulness.

Seiko 5 Mens Automatic 100M SNZG15K1 SNZG15 Sports Watch

Seiko 5 Mens Automatic 100M SNZG15K1 SNZG15 Sports WatchThere’s a crowd that carefully stays away from flashy and gimmicky watches. These are the people who adore the classic look, yet want it to double up as a great daily wear. These are the people who place comfort in wearing in high regards and a size that doesn’t seem awkward when placed against medium to thin wrists. For them, the Seiko 5 men’s automatic 100m SNZG15KI Sports watch holds a striking appropriateness and a very pertinent choice.

Seiko’s legendary lume accompanies the SNZG15KI Sports watch as well; its hands and hour markers glow in the dark quite strongly even after a brief exposure to sunlight; if it is exposed to sunlight all day, it will last through the night. Despite being a Seiko 5 that’s made in Malaysia (the K1 says that), it is no way different than a Japan-made Seiko 5 Automatic 21 Jewels, fromthe lume to the movement and everything in between. The master craftsmen at Seiko are all the same, wherever they are.

From its other aspects also, it is a cutting-edge timepiece that exudes a masculine appeal. The black analog dial is perfectly matched to the black canvas band, bringing a style that adds a stroke of difference to your existing watch collection. It’s large at 42mm, but not awfully large and not by any means it appears massive, due to the carefully designed flieger-styled dial, which gives it the appearance of a 40mm. Aptly matched with 22mm lugs, it brings an assuring hefty look and feel. That grants it a free access from the playground to the business banquets.

The movement of the Seiko 5 Sports 100m SNZG15KI Sports watch is a 23 jewel 7S36 that also displays the day and the date. But it’s not an insta-date, which means, it doesn’t jump from one date to another but changes slowly around midnight. The day has two display options; either in English or in Spanish, which also changes with the date.

The 100m water resistance frees you from the worries of taking it off whenever you are planning to get your hands dirty or going for a quick dip into the pool. Of course, you cannot dive with it; that’s because of a lack of a screw-in crown. But the level of WR provided is more than good for everyday usage.

Coming to the dial, it is one of the most well thought out designs you’ll ever come across. On the outside, their are 12-hour markings, while the inner circle exhibits the 24-hours type (13 to 24) in European style. This brings a military/aviation look to the Seiko 5 men’s automatic 100m SNZG15KI Sports watch. Covering it is a hardlex crystal that’s very hard to scratch.

Overall, you’ll be very satisfied to get the Japanese quality at a Malaysian price, more so, for it keeps better time than watches that might even cost 3-times more.