The Best Starter Watches Under $500

[@mike_dodane]

Here is a video idea. If you wanted to buy a watch for your wife that was affordable but will get positive comments from all her friends.

[@jayhenry2197]

He hasn't done a video for Cartier alternatives?

[@jamesblonde2271]

Idea or autobiography?

[@shanedpain7734]

Radley 😂😂😂

[@alexsavutube]

Bought my wife that exat Zelos 38mm MOP dial on steel. Great watch. Any 38 mm Zelos on MOP or Aventurine is great for ladies. You can find nice used lady Rado ceramic.

[@GoldenFava]

I have accomplished this… -CasiOak B2100 White -Tissot Seastar 1000 White -Bulova Classic Diamond Good Luck!

[@brewwatchco]

Thank you for the great feature and kind words, Andrew! Always appreciate your take on watches.

[@doelcam1302]

I bought one of your watches on his recommendation 😂😂 L gooru

[@brewwatchco]

@@doelcam1302 thank you and congratulations! I hope that you enjoy it when you receive it soon. ✨

[@RonaiHenrik]

but do you brew your coffee with pasta water?

[@doelcam1302]

Not yet 😂

[@I-Libertine]

G-shock DW5600 is the Mazda Miata of wristwatches: always the right answer.

[@wayneholmes637]

Wearing mine right now. It is my only watch where I don't need to worry about vibration, shocks, water, scratches etc.

[@adamnyr68]

What if you're taller than 5'4"?

[@I-Libertine]

@@adamnyr68tough one, but guess you learn to match that height with the expected maturity!

[@adamnyr68]

@@I-Libertine You got me there. My immaturity has certainly grown with my height. I can't get through a single episode of "How it's made" without yelling at least 5 "Your mom" jokes at my TV. So...

[@blzbobski]

That was the funniest watch review I’ve ever had the good luck to see. The No.1 of the millions of watch reviews on KZbin. Bringing humour into a watch nerd group is refreshing and almost tempted to send to my non magpie watch friends.

[@garydoherty600]

“I’m no Adrian Barker “. Brilliant 🤩

[@deckard9756]

Do you still not have to explain the price point to him because you're buying into a secret club?

[@IvanCaraballo-xj2vj]

“Stuff that thing so full of ham it gets prescribed Kegel’s” Priceless 😂😂😂

[@MrAntRose]

Absolutely priceless!! 😂😂😂🫡

[@stevespell9634]

Best KZbin quote of all time 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@reginaldvalentin9159]

Hilarious. Andrew is the best at these metaphors.😂

[@jeffee1933]

“You’re definitely not getting water resistance” while directly showing the watch with a big WR on the dial. 😂 Andrew, your perfect combination of dry sarcasm keeps me coming back. It’s chef’s kiss 💋 👌

[@chiguy750]

Why don’t you just ask him to marry you?

[@jeffee1933]

@@chiguy750 he said no. Couldn’t bear to lose half his watches in the divorce

[@erikgarcia8143]

the whole number 1, number B, number third, number 100 (4 in binary) and number V bit was just GENIUS great video!

[@AndrewMorganWatches]

I'm impressed you got that 😁

[@carlrehnberg4581]

"Brew it with pasta-water!" I truly heard James Hoffmann's head explode when you said it. Priceless... Oh, I do like James, but... here we are, head exploded and all.

[@oliverriezebos]

The Orient Bambino OPEN HEART for €200 is insane. The strap felt cheap but I just replaced it for an ostrich strap and it looks beautiful

[@alexrobertson9875]

I bought a Spinnaker Fleuss in the Oxblood Red a few weeks ago. It's a great watch and looks even better in person. Changed the strap to a tan leather one which I feel suits it perfectly

[@stephenmorrissey1254]

I bought the Momentum Atlas for my father in law as he kept breaking his watches. He still wears it daily and it is about 15 years old now. I'm impressed.

[@burnttoast9890]

I would kill for Andrew to feature more budget watches , it would be funny if he did some pagani/san Martin / sugess watches

[@theloniousmonkiv5982]

The first time I saw a sugess was on a watchfinder video about cheap tourbillons and he featured a pagani in a video about bargain watches about a month ago

[@sweetcorn1968]

Plus, there's the whole intellectual property rights complication.

[@burnttoast9890]

@@sweetcorn1968 doesn't bother other reviewers on KZbin, why would it be an issue for Andrew ? He left watch finder, he's free now.

[@ThePlaiibox]

There's nothing to say about them tho. Functionally they are watches but what do u expect him to say about them? There's no history or legacy there. They're all just cut price cheap cash grabs copying existing designs

[@ermias75ermis2]

San Martin is very good actually compared to the others you mentioned.

[@maoatreyu]

My dude! You were wasted working for others. Your recommendations are 🤯! A new subscriber right here!

[@Uhrdermob]

It's almost outrageous how much fun you can have with the GW-M5610!

[@BaddogSports]

More ham is always better, no matter how old I get! With that said, one of my favorite watches under $500 is the Luminox Giant Sea Turtle.

[@Floydsframes]

LOVE my Brew Metric. Happy it’s getting more YT love

[@leonm2407]

The humour is exactly dark as that pasta water brewed coffee you suggested. Bravo cobber

[@AndrasMenyo]

I bought the Brew metric a few yeas ago and it's the best watch purchase I ever made. The dial is elegant and fun at the same time. I always smile when I put this watch on.

[@JoshParker]

"Like Bob from Reboot..." I always knew we could be friends.

[@raff23able]

My seiko 5 srpk17 is my favourite watch, feels amazing, looks amazing and is the only watch I’ve ever been complimented on wearing.

[@jarooko]

Love you much more since you're focused on your own channel fully! You're one of the rare creators where Patreon supports us even more than it does you. Keep going strong.

[@RyanClaytor]

Hi @AndrewMorganWatches , Ryanator Claytorbot, here. Thanks a bunch for your kind words about (in addition to perfect scene and character interpretation of) Ricochet. Really means a lot. Keep up those disembodied hand reviews and the full frontal ones you've got goin' on here. Fantastic work, regardless of which part of you we get to see. Wishing you all the best from the States!

[@AndrewMorganWatches]

Thank you very much, I really appreciate that!

[@SquirrelRIP]

Andrew, you really slammed some truths in this 😂

[@imaginekarma8582]

I’m currently wearing my Seiko 5. (Albeit slightly modified from the original I bought back in 2011)

[@user-es2fn1ki4v]

Liked the video and writing the comment congratulating you on another great video before watching the video. Because... ...they are ALWAYS great. Best watch content on the interweb bar none, thank you!

[@Roddy1965]

That was fun. Great wit.

[@stevepapa]

Your script writing is next level! Bahahaha

[@raziel3099]

I started my watch collection with watches under 500$ and pretty much decided that there was no need to go over that price. It made me enjoy hunting for the best watches I could get for that price range.

[@tremperj]

Andrew's writing is the reason I still come back to these even if I am not interested in the watches he's reviewing.

[@kairodumba7924]

Going to buy a Baltic HMS003 as my first watch but it's so hard t pick which dial and strap

[@SingleTrackMined]

"...prescribed Kegels..." Holy moly!

[@SingleTrackMined]

Glad I stuck around for the final tip at the end. You have outdone yourself, Andrew. Cheers!

[@KarolaSteigler]

I have never been disappointed since I became a customer of amzwatch. Their watches are of exceptional quality.

[@chinesemassproduction]

As usual, excellent writing here by you, Andrew.

[@ChadWilson]

Now I need to see if the wrist abacus exists after seeing the old calculator watch.

[@mylesgraham1669]

I’ve had a momentum smoke jumper that I’ve used as a beater for the last two years. It’s been great to me, cool to see them getting some attention.

[@onewatchjustisntenough]

The Spinnaker Fleuss does not use a miyota movement. It uses am Nh35

[@Olddirtytiger]

Yep and is a beautiful watch 🥰

[@knutjunker2019]

Wanted to write the same issue. Love that watch, got mine in Oxblood red.

[@kyleashdown518]

I own a GW-M5610U with a black stainless steel AliExpress bezel/bracelet kit. Surprising how nice it looks for how little my investment was. The quality of the bracelet is quite good apart from a little rattle. Almost pulled the trigger on a Momentum Sea Quartz, but decided to spend a little extra and get an Oceanus T200S - that watch has effectively killed my desire to get anything nicer or more expensive. It is a beautiful piece. But thanks for the Momentum shout out. they are a great company that makes some really impressive watches for the money. I’d still rather have my GW-9400 Rangeman for the outdoors, but the Atlas is about as solid of a field watch as it gets for the money.

[@edmundsmarr263]

Try using affordable instead of cheap when talking about watches it's a huge difference carry on😊

[@AgnesFarnum]

Thank you for making high quality videos!Love amzwatch ’s watches

[@zackrz7]

Your narration is great as always 😂

[@LoadedGunsMusic]

Finally, watches that fit my budget ;)

[@ThePunchDrunkard.]

Andrew your script writing is simply unmatched 🫡

[@cos-9113]

“your very own Capt Darling, but less sniveling” 😆 …and two references to Capt Darling in one week, what are the odds? (See Urban Gentry 9 Dive Watches Under $1000) A Go Forth fiesta

[@CremildaBernas]

Great video, very accurate analysis. In my 4.5 years in the game as a watch collector and enthusiast, I collected a lot from amzwatch I was thinking I was able to get a blue SD but I'm not vip enough, but I'm not giving up. Hehe. Great video.

[@nikolastojadinovic2534]

Spinnaker is with Seiko movemant not Miyota...

[@andrashorvath2411]

That Atlas is nice, been looking for similar. Great contents.

[@omiq7761]

"Yes 43mm is bit on the bigger side, but that's what McDonalds is for." This dude just keeps dropping comedy gold.

[@nicolaslaloge4811]

The spinnaker seem to have a seiko NH36 movement not a myota. Nice choice, the gshock gw-5610 is my tool watch for sport and outdoor activities. Orient stay a good choice for value with in-house movement at this level and should be on the list,.

[@JJ-nq3ll]

This amount of sarcasm is a watch bliss 😅

[@1061shrink1061]

Yeah, that G-shock is a must have in any collection. I wear mine surprisingly often. Between it and my 38mm aqua terra, no other watch gets a look-in!

[@AlessandroGenTLe]

7:21 that's not a Miyota movement. It's a Seiko 4r35

[@roel.vinckens]

Picked up quicker than an unattended child in a Portuguese resort... Stood out amongst all the gems served in this one !

[@Luminoso72]

bit harsh, but still funny…

[@richardpeters4086]

You thought that was funny ? Do you have kids ?

[@johangebring1072]

Thats just disgusting, pedophile jokes, really?

[@remus2001]

@@richardpeters4086 I do wonder if Andrew would ever make such a “joke” if he had kids.

[@joewhite6875]

That is an ALL-TIMER from AM 😂

[@Lance54689]

My wife wears my Momentum Atlas, on a Nato strap. It absolutely isn't boring. On paper I can see who it might seem that way, but it is executed so well that it is a joy to hold and wear and look at.

[@ferentcristian6455]

"Is chinese as kung pao chicken" 😂😂😂. I love this new Andrew ! He was quite tamed at watchfinder.

[@benjaminlynde2393]

I realized that me really liking the swatch and the momentum from this series really is just me pining for the Muhle SAR. the full loom and huge visability reminded me of it.

[@sathishrao7926]

All my 50 Casios (including many Analogs) are under $100 (I’ve got many of these when they were on sale) and Yes.. I don’t need luxury watches to feel happy !

[@kevinskoien6165]

"But instead we got Shia Lebeouf and NFTs." Well played sir!!

[@andrewduckworth4720]

Great Video Andrew I picked up a spinnaker croft mid size in regiment blue for under 200 usd and it's awesome

[@cathydaly3436]

Fantastic group of watches. Resisting the Swatch for the Brew but many other contenders

[@inksbartman]

I've recently began my obsession as a watch collector. And i must say- out of all the luxury brands I've been researching, for me the MaMaCoo 's watches are the most intriguing.

[@ahchiu9]

Always love it when Brew gets some love. Woohoo!

[@GerardinaObst]

I absolutely love watches, the high end watch brands are out of my budget but the amzwatch has literally an almost duplicate of every single watch on the market . Always a great but no matter your budget.

[@soulside]

I recommend the Citizen PMD56-2952 over the Momentum Atlas. Very similar specs and look but it’s an Eco-Drive and JDM. They can also be had for a lot less.

[@johannesaxeman4508]

"Dust and Tesla factories" awesome!

[@manicxwiggy]

That Seiko is great, just needs a different bezel. Make it a bit cleaner and it's a shout.

[@pr7vinas]

Your writing is inspiring!

[@Olddirtytiger]

Affordable watches will always have my attention 😂 Love my Spinnaker Fleuss 🙌

[@JustAboutTime]

Ah Casio Calculator watches ... saving my ass in exams since 1985 :D

[@FiremanFrach]

Love the nod to Black Adder. 😏😉

[@justinhamill954]

I have a suggestion for videos ?can you do some watch reviews on Oakley time pieces like the time bomb two and the Time Machine etc.?

[@SecronSeven]

Need more AMW budget watch content. Would love to see a full review of the boderry elite ii. Can't find any others on KZbin.

[@user-vn5bs7gn1u]

Didn’t realise they still made Casio calculator watches! Can now achieve childhood ambition - and may even be able to stretch to a metal bracelet! Mr Jones watches are marvellous - quirky, clever, and well-priced.

[@boerboelmummy5075]

Thank you Andrew.

[@kobeeater3636]

Having Dr.Strange talk to me about watches is not something I expected to see today

[@roel.vinckens]

Pity some commenters don't see the humour in the harsher references. Those are the exact ones that need to be out there in this harmless lightness.

[@Dropkick_Monger]

I own the first three watches in the video, but I have to give a special shoutout to the Momentum Atlas (The calculator and 5610 are classics, nothing more can, or needs to be said about them). I have the 38mm titanium solar, and just like the 5610, it's so light you quickly forget you're wearing it. It's a great travel watch. The price range covered in the video really hits the sweet spot for me because (a) I'm a bit miserly and (II) I'm incredibly clumsy, always banging my watches on things, so with anything over $1000 or so, I'd be too terrified to wear it to properly enjoy the watch.

[@alanwright3172]

Witticisms at an astonishing rate, you, sir , never fail to make my zygomaticus major retract in a most agreeable manner.😁

[@AamilAgmad]

MaMaCoo has set a new standard for replica watches. Their craftsmanship is impeccable. Its hard to tell the difference from the originals

[@user-xd6oc4hg6v]

@andrew Morgan Watches welldone you are doing a good job. What are your thoughts on the Wise ADX GMT watch ?

[@jamesblonde2271]

Im actually ordering a Mr Jones this week, great value.

[@robertolesen2349]

That Ricochet is very cool

[@panosvougiou]

JP2000 is one of the most iconic diver watches but it's rarely mentioned on videos like this, which is a shame. It's a pity that the watch community disregards all quartz watches, it's amazing how many interesting options there are out there.

[@Ians111]

I actually laughed at this review but because the one liners are fantastic 😂 I needed this review today... keep it up.😂

[@neillewi9576]

The GW-M5610u was a scary perfect. I am considering buying it and it will be my first g shock. I am afraid it might be my last and only one.

[@Valera_Scotland]

Just ordered a Smiths Navigator prs-48... these are brilliant under £500

[@petarkostesic8570]

Pete Davidson in a snowstorm 😂😂😂

[@Olddirtytiger]

As a Citizen fanboy i cried on to my Promaster EcoDrive, luckily it has 200m water resistance, Iconic looks and runs on the rays of the gods

[@EDHBlvd]

6:00 I thought there was some dirt on my phone screen in lower right concern. Looks like it was the recording. 😂

[@joestella1843]

I watched this on my tv. Started to freak out that something was wrong. I didn’t hear a word he said until the scene cut and it went away.

[@EDHBlvd]

@@joestella1843 🤣🤣

[@keliacoates8004]

Reboot reference! Epic

[@joedirt6222]

Love your reviews!

[@jesuisnoach]

Dude that kegels joke was uncalled for hahahahaha

[@pikipikioverland]

You probably won’t waste time reading through 300 comments. Nevertheless, Helm watches is a bloody cool, stunning, well made micro brand. I bought two over the last 8 years and they last the test of time and adventure. And it is under $500 with premium features. No I not sponsored or any affiliated.

[@gorillasinthewrist]

Does the momentum come with a bracelet that fits the lugs?!

[@valientdiscretion]

I tried that pasta water thing, it really works.

[@WatchWiseUS]

My thoughts exactly, sir. Damn this Chateau Lafite!

[@bullnose01]

👏👏👏👏👏 Btw, while the Ricochet is cool, I'd go with the Mr. Jones Blueberry Late. Once an hour it says it all.

[@ozccer1807]

i have not seen this swatch model before it is very good but diametre and lug to lug size is very big.

[@ccooper8785]

I would worry about a cheap watch being able to stand up to being dropped face-down onto jaggy rocks though. I doubt that any watch below, say $10,000 would be able to take such an everyday incident. Maybe you should try this out and let us know what you find? Obviously you need an easily obtainable watch; rolex springs to mind...

[@rc8rider]

😂

[@lyndonlouie4108]

Heard of G-Shock? I honestly wouldn’t try dropping a $10,000 watch in shag carpet with extra padding