What are the recommendations for entry mechanical watches?

Tens of thousands of watches are called high-end watches, and the entry level should be below 1W, around 5K. If it exceeds 1W, it can't be considered as an entry level in principle. Longines, Meidu, Tissot, Plum Blossom, etc. can be included in this budget range, while Citizen and Seiko are lower, but they are more common. This time, Swiss watches are the main ones.

Longines elegant series watches

Longines elegant series watches, originally not too high, have recently gone up, so the budget has been raised. Longines are basically all mechanical watches with this budget. In the past, ETA was used directly, but now all of them have been modified and polished, and the power reserve is high. This is the L888 self-winding mechanical movement, which vibrates 25,2 times per hour and can reach 64 hours of power storage. The movement is 25.6 mm in diameter and 3.6 mm in thickness. I feel that the movement is good and the performance is stable.

Mido's watch series:

Mido's watch is also owned by Swatch Group, which makes up for the vacancy of Longines and Tissot, that is, the grade around 7K is basically based on Mido; Mido helmsman Belen Saili and commander are all good. In the past, they all used 28 machines. Now the Mido series is mainly based on 8-hour movement. This is Mido Caliber8 automatic mechanical movement (based on ETA C7.621 movement)/Mido ETA 2836-2 movement; The performance is superior and the power is strong.

Plum Blossom Cosmic Series Wristwatch:

Plum Blossom is a classic old brand, which started in 1919 and is a famous Swiss brand; There are many people who know plum blossom in the early days, mainly because the style is particularly like Tudor Rolex, and the older generation may be impressed; Now the plum blossom is a little low-key, basically the plum blossom adopts ETA movement, this is the top calendar, ETA2834-2 self-winding movement, double calendar, 3 o'clock for date display, 12 o'clock for week display; Power storage is about 38 hours. However, the positioning of plum blossoms is not cheap, and all the budget goes to buy longines.

Tissot Rolock series watches:

Tissot Rolock series watches can be said to be one of the most cost-effective mechanical watches, and it is also a Swiss watch brand, which is well-known in China. After several changes, the appearance of Rolex has basically changed little. The movement used to be ETA 2824, and the power storage was only 38 hours. Now it is replaced by an 8-hour movement, which is the automatic mechanical movement of POWERMATIC8.111; At present, Tissot 8 movement has 8.111, 8.61 and 8.811. The escapement wheel of the escapement fork is made of plastic, which is easy to break, and it is easy to get hairy when the oil is dry, so there is an error when walking. Recently, the new one has been made of steel and added with silicon hairspring. But this silicon hairspring is expensive if it is broken.

These are the models of entry-level mechanical watches. These models are all good. Considering the budget, you can choose a Rolex. If the budget is high, Longines, neither high nor low, will be beautiful. Other entry-level performances are relatively common, such as Citizen 82, Seiko 7S, etc., which are more cost-effective, and about 1K is ok. What do you think? Welcome to leave a message! (photo cr network, invasion and deletion)

about 3, yuan can be said to be a reliable entry threshold for mechanical watches. What is worth buying? Many netizens have shared their experiences. If you really want to choose a suitable and easy-to-use entry mechanical watch, you must learn more and watch more. Share here what is worth buying a 3 yuan men's mechanical watch recommended by SMZDM.COM's wristwatch writer.

1. Tissot Rolex

In the budget of 3, RMB, I want to buy a watch that gives consideration to both sports and leisure, and does not lose momentum in formal occasions. Personally, I recommend this one: ISSOT Tissot T-Classic classic series T41.1.483.33 mechanical watch.

this watch is probably the most popular, attractive and classic style among all watches. Swiss ETA2824 mechanical movement ensures the stability of running time (this price is actually roughly polished ETA at most). The willow needle is matched with the classic Roman time scale design, and the rhombic dial has a calendar window with the words Le Locle. The disk surface is 39mm suitable for most body types.

this model has become the most popular style in China, which can be seen by high school students, college students, newcomers, directors, bosses, civil servants and leaders. It is highly recognizable when worn, but it is definitely not shabby. But for those who are looking for something different, the classic popular elements of this watch will become chicken ribs.

2. Beijing Beihai 3.

After Ma Xu Shu left the Beijing factory (there are many stories in it), the high-end watches became worse year by year. I think how many people were amazed when the bear enamel was fired in those days, and the tourbillon custom-made pictures of the former Fu Guitu and the later Daiwa Palace were made!

recently, the parity watch of Beijing factory has plummeted, and some strange styles have emerged. Recently, it has finally been "cooperated" by FIATA. This year, an ultra-thin tourbillon was released in Basel to save some popularity. In the past two years, the parity watch has only been supported by the newly developed B18-6, and Beihai 3. is such a flag-carrying work.

this model adopts a 38mm disk surface, a three-pin design, an oil pressure disk surface and a calendar frame at 3 o'clock, which can be said to be a fairly well-designed and right starting price polishing. The biggest feature of this watch is that it is equipped with B18-6 movement, 3/4 splint design, gooseneck fine adjustment and gold sleeve, which are all presented in this Chinese-made movement, and the physical effect is really amazing.

however, the criticism of this movement is that many people (through the grapevine) point out that this design is just a product of imitating miyota's automatic shift movement, removing the automatic shift and directly covering it with a splint (which is the same as many letter factories in the south). Of course, the sleeve material is brass for the sake of cost. But in a word, this watch is worthy of consideration at this price in terms of design and movement style, especially the only manufacturer that uses Tiananmen as a logo, which is still very eye-catching when exposed in the wrist.

3. steinhardt

The brand steinhardt has become very famous among the minority watch players in China. Compared with other German brands such as union, sinn, tourby and stowa, this brand is really inexpensive, mainly for pilots and diving watches, and also customized for the Russian market. There are also some other styles with a sense of design and some watches with "self-made" high-end movements. However, this brand has been criticized by two points: first, whether it is really Swiss origin (because of the standard restrictions of Swiss manufacturing), and second, whether the movement may not be ETA but from our seagull. Aside from these, there are three models worth recommending for this brand: bur pilot style, a series of watches modeled after Rolex submarine, and a military watch modeled after the snake needle of Zhenli.

First of all, I recommend a bur pilot brass model given to my father a while ago:

This model is available in 44mm and 47mm sizes, but the price is the same. It uses a 6497-1 hand-wound movement, which is full of winding and the style comes from the German World War II Air Force pilot watch.

this diving watch is modeled after Rolex's early submarine style, with a luminous plaster surface and a diameter of 42mm. The movement claims to use an upgraded version of 2824-2, and the calendar function is abandoned in order to keep the retro style.

this military watch has a large dial of 47mm, and it is also designed with three small needles, and its style is similar to that of aviation instruments made in the early days of Zhenli. The movement is also 6497-1, and the price is 4, yuan.

generally speaking, Steinhart's brand is cost-effective, and the popular styles in the watch market can be found in his home. What's more troublesome is that this brand of watches is not exclusively operated by Tmall in China at present, but only X-treasure agent made by a Hong Kong person. However, overseas transshipment is more troublesome, and now the risk of being "slept" is also high, and people who pay attention to the origin and movement may still need to consider it.

fourth, the reason why the two brands, Ancon and Helson

, are put together is that they are red because of the concept of bronze. At that time, Panerai produced a limited edition bronze 382, which fascinated countless watch fans. The publicity of the fans' unique oxidation characteristics over time played an important role. The public price of 1, RMB was directly fried to the price of nearly 2, RMB, and consumers who could not afford to grab people who were not vvvip and did not want to fall down to buy rep made by Turks appeared in front of them.

The main styles of these two brands are bronze diving watches, but the entry price is really too cheap compared with Panerai, so it is quickly circled in the niche watch consumption circle. Personally, although these two watches are claimed to be American designs, they are actually genuine made in china, not that China can't make them well, but that such concealed propaganda is somewhat lacking in confidence.

Helson recommended this Shark Drive, with a variety of colors to choose from, which is enough to match. Among them, I think the red face is the most eye-catching, and it is dazzling enough to wear in summer. The 42mm dial is made of Seiko NH35 movement, which is quite accurate when walking. The disadvantage is that the weight of bronze is really big enough, which makes it a little awkward to wear, and it also shows that the materials are really sufficient. Other models of this brand are not very recommended, because the price/performance ratio is not high, and there are better choices at the same price.

the brand p>Ancon has become more and more outrageous in recent years. Although it does cost money to find a star to do public relations, the price of Citizen movement with bronze shell is nearly 6, RMB, which is also speechless. Last year, bronze California noodles were released. If you are interested, you can go and have a look, but personally, if you don't have great love for the model or brand, it is not recommended. Because these two brands are niche brands, they are only available in X Bao, and they can also be purchased in official website, and there are even links to X Bao.

5. Alpha Watch

This brand is a recent discovery. Its series caters to the retro trend, mainly imitating Rolex's early submarine and daytona, and its movements are all from my seagull. This brand claims to be a British brand founded in 1993, but the suffix of the online website is com instead of uk, and the delivery is sent from Hong Kong, which is really fascinating, but in any case, the stability of the seagull plus the retro disk design, plus the price of about 1 RMB, is still very attractive. At present, there is no sales channel for this brand in mainland China, and it can be purchased on ebay or online websites built by the brand. I started with the following one:

ivory white disk, 39mm small disk design, panda eye, aluminum ring, st19 movement, the price is only over 1 RMB, which is still very attractive. One thing worthy of criticism is that the metal chain is too rough, and I later equipped it with nato belt.

the accessories are also very tragic. I don't know whether it is intentional or unintentional. The style of the design manual is quite 197s. Of course, there are too many watches with a high cost performance and a budget of around 3,. What I have listed here is limited to the styles I have used or bought. Some styles such as Christopher Ward have been talked about a lot, and some watch brands such as mkii that need to be made through overseas crowdfunding are not much to say. First, it is troublesome to buy, and second, it takes too long to wait.

VI. Seiko Diving Series

The reason why I say Seiko Diving Series is because I really don't have a deep research on Japanese watches. Seiko's diving series is personally beautiful and cost-effective. First of all, I recommend Xiao MM:

At present, this is one of the sports styles that Seiko is worth recommending. Classic disc design, crown tilt treatment, and various disc choices, but 45mm.

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If you want to buy a mechanical watch and don't have a lot of budget, how do you choose? Since there are so many watches that can be recommended, please recommend 9 Swiss watch brands! You can look at the watches of these brands. Of course, the watches under these brands will also have high and low prices, but in general, the positioning and prices of these brands are relatively close to the people, and they are easily accepted by people who just want to buy mechanical watches.

1.TISSOT Tissot

Everyone should be familiar with this brand. Tissot can be said to be one of the national brands of the Swiss, with a price close to the people and a good cost performance. Tissot watches account for one-ninth of Swiss watch exports, that is to say, one out of nine watches exported from Switzerland is Tissot. This shows the importance and credibility of Tissot

2.Hamilton Hamilton

Hamilton's skill originated from American brands, and began to spread all over the world in the era of World War II and Hollywood movies. I believe that you have seen their watches in many American movies, such as Men in Black, Independence Day, Interstellar and Mars Rescue. Later, Hamilton became a member of Swatch Group, and became a brand integrating Swiss manufacturing and American spirit. Although his watches are not as well-known as Tissot, there are still many beautiful and cost-effective watches with unique American culture and design

3.MIDO Beauty

Have you ever heard the saying "inspiration comes from architecture"? This is the symbolic description of Mido brand, and it also reflects the DNA of Mido watch. Meidu's watch series are inspired by famous buildings all over the world, such as the Great Wall series inspired by the Great Wall of Wan Li. Inspired by architecture, Meidu's watches have elegant designs, which are also loved by many domestic consumers, and also have good cost performance

4.Certina Chevrolet

Chevrolet is another brand suitable for entry-level purchase of Swatch Group, and there are also some good mechanical watches to choose from. Xuetie Na is actually a brand with sports style, and it also cooperates with WRC Rally and other sports events, including diving, sports, urban elements and other series of watches. The well-known "DS double insurance concept" of Chevalier adds durability to its watches, which makes Chevalier have a good reputation for durability.

5.Longines Longines

I think it goes without saying that many people know this brand. Compared with the previous brands, Longines' price positioning may be higher than the previous brands, but even so, there are some mechanical watches with big three hands or small second hands to choose from. Longines watch wins with elegance, and it is also suitable for many occasions such as going to work.

6.Rado radar

Radar and Longines are relatively close in price, but one of the biggest features of radar is high-tech ceramic material. As the first brand to use ceramic materials, radar should be in this respect.