The BEST Watches For $4,000 In Every Category - Everyday, GMT, Dress, Dive, & Chronograph

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In this video, I'll share some of my definitive picks for the best watches you can get for around $4,000 in all of the most popular watch categories. What do you think of my choices? Am I missing any great watches in this price range?
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0:00 - Intro & Organization
1:39 - Everyday
5:11 - GMT
8:16 - Dress
11:20 - Dive
13:59 - Chronograph

[@BrittPearceWatches]

I love these style videos! And obviously I love that you highlighted the Cartier Santos Dumont! 😜 the best watch EVER! I wear mine almost every day and I love it!

[@canadianwatchmonkey3992]

Keep doing what you do Teddy! Love your channel

[@Zeus-kj7nn]

Love your content as always Mr! Very articulate and interesting. Best wishes to you and yours. 👍🏻

[@hugohernandez3651]

Tudor seems to have taken a big grasp of this price segment. With Omega's entry level watches in the mid $4K-5k, the barely have any competition. I hope you will review that new Tag Aquaracer GMT in the future. It looks amazing! Thanks for this amazing video.

[@kkuo90]

Excellent video as always Teddy. I really enjoyed this entire list and thank you for all your helpful insight & commentary

[@rsw52397]

Great job! Please continue this series.

[@andywilliams4887]

Tudor has achieved a firm grip in this price range, and for good reason. Great build quality, genuine heritage, accurate in-house movements and choice of dial colours. For example the retail for a steel BB58 in the UK is £3010, while the Omega SMP 300 on a bracelet is now £5,100. We can all debate the various pros and cons and increased prestige of the Omega (I love and own one btw), but the gap is definitely widening.

[@Officialv5a]

Casual and subtle flex. Love it🤣

[@Rems766]

The only things it missed is the jubilee bracelet

[@bry5178]

feel as though tudor is becoming a bit tacky largely down to the people that are starting to wear them personally would rather go for Omega

[@neilmcdonald8011]

@@bry5178 What a thoroughly pompous remark.What sort of people?If you can afford it and like it,doesnt matter what type of person you are.Sure is a trait of some watch enthusiasts.....ELITISM!!!

[@kokhui32liau88]

It the same as of getting a R.Sub over a O.SMP for almost double the cost, however the watch is just that bit better. Here is the same will u pay that 1-1.5K more for a O.SMP over a T.Palugo/BB58 with that just bit better.

[@Sportvent]

Another great video. Always like to hear your perspective. Thank you.

[@gman9582]

Love your channel Teddy! So happy that I found the watch community a few years ago! Can you review the new Seiko GMT?

[@atl3630]

Love that Teddy doesn’t ignore the excellent choices Nomos offers

[@stevethompson7910]

Teddy, Another great video. Keep them coming, please.

[@brunodesrosiers266]

Yes, this series is relevant and helpful!

[@j.j.h.atemycereal]

Good call with the honorable mention to the Breitling Super Ocean. Uncharacteristically simple design (for Breitling), easy to read, solid construction, and a KILOMETER of water resistance. Because I need that while I’m sitting in my cubicle every day. Great video! Thanks, Teddy!

[@Time_Tales23]

Great video Ted! keep it up.

[@SirStamford27]

Really pleased for Tudor. I can remember when they were not doing well at all. I've had the Balckbay 58 blue for 6 months, and love it even more now. Can't stop looking at it when I'm wearing it, it's that beautiful. A future classic.

[@BrianGuan1]

I've had mine for over 2 months now, love every moment when its on my wrist!

[@chriscon8463]

@@BrianGuan1 I’ve had mine for just over 2 months, too! I haven’t needed the 70-hr power reserve, because it hasn’t left my wrist for longer than 8 hours!

[@paultaylor7398]

Does the black bay ceramic not get in any category? 🤷‍♂️

[@mariobcab]

Teddy hit this spot on with the SBGW231 - fantastic watch for the money. Nice job Teddy.

[@TuEIite]

At 38mm, maybe even 40, I would ABSOLUTELY make the Longines Zulu my daily and along with my vintage Gruen and another dress piece I would be set and happy with a 3 piece collection.

[@zzzzzz_lol]

I love this kind of videos! 🥳

[@ATR-42]

love the world timer!! great video

[@Valera_Scotland]

If you don't mind something that's 10 years old - IWC Mark 16. I got mine recently for $3500. A stunning historic watch. Beautiful to look at, good size and a classic

[@goldenarm009]

I bought the new smp 300 blue wave for $3900 at my AD after discounts in 2018. Great timing on my part, as this watch and pretty much every watch has gone up in price significantly, both at retail and grey market, in the last 3-4 years.

[@lv293]

Great content! You should make a video on best vacation watches with different price tears.

[@elliottmallin4410]

Teddy! Another great video, but I’m afraid I must complain about the erasure of the Longines Ultra Chron in the diver section. It’s an incredible movement that fits squarely within your parameters if I am not mistaken. Is there a reason you felt it didn’t fit the list?

[@nartlambaz]

Baume and Mercier Riviera was a great mention. Hope you feature these watches in the future

[@aslamc9288]

Very cool to see the Sinn 903 featured. Most people don’t even seem to know it exists and it’s a very attractive offering when Breitling Navitimers seem to be getting perpetually more expensive and bigger as well, the 903 offers more of a classic Navitimer experience at a more reasonable price. Not quite reasonable enough for me to gamble on a new one, but hopefully enough people will see this, buy one, and then sell it on the used market at an even more affordable price. That’s always been my biggest reservation, because you typically can’t try on Sinn watches, buying one sight unseen with a secondhand market that isn’t really aware of the 903 makes it a big risk for a watch that you may end up not liking for whatever reason and then can only move on at a huge loss, if at all.

[@robin_ja]

Lovely video. I am surprised not a lot of people are mentioning the Tudor BB 58 Bronze boutique edition

[@kestonwright9881]

I have always loved that FC 🙌

[@gregorius2754]

Nice lineup!

[@brett233]

Tudor sports watch and Grand Seiko dress watch are perfect watches under $4k each. That’s what I went for, got each for a little under $3k lightly used. Insane value!

[@BennyLlama]

I happened across an Aquaracer GMT recently and it blew me away. I'm not a big fan of the aquaracers looks but this thing is outrageous and it will be my next watch. The bezel is simply amazing

[@sinjon]

The Frederique Constant Flyback chronograph should also be considered. Great looking chronograph, especially the blue and silver variant, for around 4K.

[@johnnywatches247]

Love all in your selection. Also, a good go to Brand in all these categories mentioned here is BALL Watch Co.. From the Skin Diver to Hydrocarbon lines as well as the Engineer lines... So many to consider give the extreme shock resistance and anti-magnetic properties that knock it out of the utilities park. Not to mention the fantastic 24/7 25 years lume. I have owned many higher end watches and this brand builds on quality not on marketing.

[@dlwatch]

Love this video❤

[@herbmerced7780]

Excellent!

[@Scrrumy]

Got to handle/try on a friends new black bay 58. I was absolutely blown away for the price. I felt like I had on a 10+ thousand dollar Rolex. Extremely comfortable and wearable on wrist and although it was steel/blue color way it was still very striking. That will probably be my next purchase 🤠

[@kyleweber9760]

Another great video, thanks Teddy, strange to see that 4 grand is a difficult price range....I do love these series.....

[@deanchristmas1207]

Really like this channel and Teddy I would love to know the other options for a day/date other than Rolex.

[@johnjones4049]

Liked this video like to see more going forward

[@suckthebox]

I had an early Tudor GMT, it had the date wheel issue, but Tudor replaced the entire watch under warranty. The new one felt like it had a much stronger date change mechanism.

[@juniorjr5328]

Hey teddy my collection has similar theme plus a moonphase Gmt - ceramic rolex gmt Diver - sea dweller 40mm Dress- Reverso Chrono- zenith el primero Everyday- OP36 Moonphase- panomaticlunar

[@kojiattwood]

Great collection!

[@vicvic2856]

What’s the watch you are wearing on the video? It looks great. ✌️

[@gmotionedc5412]

I love my BBB 58.!! And that Sinn looked great🎉

[@kestonwright9881]

Teddy, if you can, take a look at the Feynman Coalesce Lotus. It’s an enamel dial piece using an ETA 7001 movement. It probably doesn’t fit into any of your categories but I suspect it may get a honorable mention.

[@StephenNg95]

Hi Teddy. Hope I’m not asking too much but would you consider doing a video on 38mm watches for small wrist, watches as gifts for friends and watches for women.

[@nicholasperno5293]

Wondering if you have any thoughts on the top time watches from Breitling ?

[@cedshred1676]

Great choices! So many top quality watches in that price point. I’d say be careful with the Kenissi GMT movement in Tudor watches. I’m hearing the date wheel fiasco is still happening. Some people report very long service wait times for this issue because, as you probably know, Tudor uses the hot swap service model for all of their watches. That means when you send in your Tudor for service, your movement is removed and some other person’s refurbished movement is plopped in. Then your movement is refurbished and plopped into the next watch to come in for service. Since there apparently are so many Tudor GMT date wheel issues, there aren’t enough refurbished movements to plop into all of the watches returned for service, hence long wait times. I’d never ever buy a Tudor GMT, but plenty of people do. The Grand Seiko sbgm221 is a wonderful dress GMT close to your price point.

[@AlienApe.]

Teddy, could you do a vid on watches that have a day/date? Comparison in different price ranges and styles? Would help my next choice a lot!

[@marlondavidperezsanchez5769]

Gran video Teddy, ya quiero vivir en EU, para poder adquirir el Tudor black bay

[@normang663]

Hey, that oris looks pretty nice

[@Sexiestmanalive01]

Hi Teddy, I’m interested in buying the gold version of the Nomos Lambda. What do you think about it? Gonna check if you have a review of it. If not, please do one ;)

[@rip93ford]

I've had my bronze bb58 for about a month and I can't get it off my wrist. Absolutely love it!

[@nickschwarz3796]

I have a Tudor GMT that had the movement issues. It was losing a couple hours of time each day and the date wheel would jump 2 days, landing between dates. My AD sent it back to Rolex and the movement was replaced under warranty, no issues since!

[@RedwoodAggie]

I like the mention of the Tudor and Rado chronographs, and the Nomos. Definitely not the norm for these types of lists, and promotion a bit of variety in watch collecting is a plus. I definitely didn't have that particular Rado on my radar before, and I'm sure some others are now aware of it that might not have known about it. I'm likely getting the Tudor Pepsi GMT for my birthday this year, so it was good to see that on the list. What's funny is I showed my wife a list of watches I liked after trying them on over the past several months. She had no hesitation in saying she liked the Pepsi GMT, having zero knowledge of the watch style or Tudor. I got no reaction for the Speedmaster Pro, several other luxury watches, and a clear dislike for the Pelagos. Her other favorites were the Omega Railmaster, and the Grand Seiko SBGE285 "Mist Flake." I'd been leaning toward the Pepsi recently anyway, and was hesitant about the cost of the GS (even as a watch lover, it's a lot of money).

[@stevedelgado9128]

I have a Black Bay GMT love it!! No problems at all!

[@haping1]

Love your choises Teddy. The FC GMT is beautifull watch. Is the TAG GMT an office GMT? And Cartier, how beautifull they look, the 30 m is a deal breaker. For the money I expect a True GMT and at least 100m WR. A brand that lacks this for such a price, it's a bummer... Love the Sinn 903 Chrinigraph

[@thetrainingcoop]

Just another BB GMT owner hear to say that after a year of use I’ve not experienced any issues with the movement, and it keeps time very well.

[@gordonfreeman4491]

Love that you mention Sinn and not just going for the usual suspects. Such a great brand! I miss Fortis as brand in your videos, they are so nice also.

[@sagen888]

Teddy lookin fly as always

[@gyurma7]

Good job Teddy! 🙏 It was a great, interesting video! Tudor BB Pro my favorit, almost perfect, I just don't like the white date background...

[@scodude12]

Agree Tudor GMT Pepsi amazing and case thickness just adds to the heft and quality feel - love mine 🎉

[@anotherwatch]

Great video. Agree with the Tudor GMT as being a great watch. I sold my Rolex GMT Master 2 shortly after I bought Tudor GMT.

[@santiagoaguilar3250]

Can you review the Mido Ocean Star 200C I saw that you did a video about the Mido OS 200. Curious about your thoughts on the 200C option

[@7Jfigo]

Teddy bulbasaur back at it again

[@AlexMi77]

Oris is just amazing with proprietary movement.

[@babyfranz1]

Love that Sinn

[@jonfoskett3388]

I have been watching you, and you and Kevin for the last2 months along with other watch creators. I have taken in a lot of info and was all over the place a to the first higher end watch to start my collection. I ended up with the one that was my first choice, so with all the high praise I have heard from you and may others.....I went with the Tudor GMT. I lucked out and my AD had one in stock so now I am curious...…how deep is this watch collecting rabbits hole lol. Thanks again for all the info.

[@TeddyBaldassarre]

Thanks for watching, Jon! Enjoy the journey!

[@tylerhall7727]

I own the Tudor GMT, I was waiting for the Rolex Pepsi and honestly, I love the bezel colors of the Tudor more. I wear it every day

[@benjaminkenny8492]

I totally agree with you Tyler . Tudor just seem to get there colour ways spot on a little more subtle. 👍

[@MikeWeida]

I would add the Noqain Neverst GMT, for dive I really am loving the Longines Ultrachron. It is a very nice piece and getting a high beat movement at $3700 is a great deal.

[@devgopalan03]

Would love a comparison between the Tudor Black Bay 36 and the Longines Spirit 37mm

[@uwe5935]

during the first year of use no date problem appeared at my BB GMT. But the problem is still not finally fixed by Tudor. Some new "Explorer" PRO models also showed the date problem. The only negative in my eyes is, the GMT is a swirls, scratches and dangs magnet in daily use. Mine looks like 10 year old daily used to work in construction even if just worn in office...

[@googleuser7632]

My Tudor Black Bay GMT has no issues. They fixed that issue in early 2021.

[@ericpilon7488]

Hi Teddy, what is the watch that you are wearing? Thanks

[@Nick-os6ex]

Teddy what watch are you wearing in the video?

[@TrumanBurbankFE]

Tudor, Omega, Cartier and Nomos I think will increase their market shares as watch enthusiasts will gravitate towards these price ranges in these crime ridden times.

[@natashanicole7408]

There’s always insurance? How often do you hear of watches getting taken off wrist? I don’t think I’ve heard of even one case in my country weirdly

[@ericpilon7488]

Hi does anyone knows what is the watch that Teddy is wearing? Thanks

[@JeDxDeVu]

Love that tudor pepsi

[@saladbowl85]

I have the BB58, seamaster 300, speedmaster reduced and others, but that santos is soooo tasty!

[@gouthamhm95]

I am looking to buy Sinn and can’t find a good place to get it . Any recommendations

[@curtbrown7718]

Bravo!

[@jackslattery2494]

In this price point I'd love to get Teddy's take on the Tudor Black Shield Fastriders, hard to find a better ceramic watch for less with a modern Daytona feel.

[@robbiecleighmarks3088]

At 2:30 It's not pink Teddy, it's salmon! Cmoooon maaan 🤣😉 great vid as always

[@wongjefx980]

Love my Tudor ...and it is the updated Ranger. As options, the Formex Essence 39, Christopher Ward Sealander C63 are closer to the $2K range...but man times are tough, so why not have some fun and keep some cheddar cheese aside for better days?

[@ollienilson1644]

Sinn 903 Column weel movment La Joux-Perret caliber 8000 is a ETA 7750 Chronograph family From the begining it is Valjoux 7750, ETA bye Valjoux in 1965.

[@srikanth85in]

Teddy seems to love Nomos a bit too much 🙂..

[@andrewhernandez9674]

No such thing as too much love for Nomos

[@LoicLedernez]

Nomos aims at that price range. This is logical to have them often cited here

[@realityblooms]

What’s not to love, they really are perfect.

[@maverick4177]

Free watches, corruption is never far away 😂

[@Gabe_the_watch_enthusiast]

I mean for it's price it's awesome

[@drewsleyy3836]

What happened to the video setup?? Are you moving? excellent video

[@briandorsey6437]

Longines New Ultra Chron is in the $3000-4000 price category and is gorgeous and High Beat & 300 Meters

[@splintercell044]

Great video - although I miss the beautiful background!!

[@BFit25]

For 4k idk May as well go 5k. For example in the everyday category just spend about 5k and pick up a used Rolex explorer. Also that Tudor heritage chrono is the perfect pick for someone that wants a Tudor that isn’t a Rolex look alike. The blue orange and silver one looks awesome.

[@johnwebb9242]

I purchased the Hamilton Chronograph (Intra-matic) after I watched your presentation on it...for $2,400. I could get a second one and still fit into the category of this video...(just kidding). The Sinn Chronograph looks impressive in this report. Hmmmm.... You do a great job, Teddy, I learn a lot from your presentations. Thanks.

[@ahmedmamelli8202]

the newer FC worldtimer looks more classy imo. Hope you'd review that soon too!

[@canadianwatchmonkey3992]

The Oris Aquis Chronograph at around $3200 is the one I went for. Yes it is a larger watch but man oh man is it ever good looking

[@zhicaofang2354]

Been a Tudor Black Bay GMT owner for six months and absolutely loved it. Stylish, easy to read, great travel companion (attested by my recent international travel). Tudor does appear to be sitting comfortably in that market niche between higher $3k to mid-lower $4k, but I would love to see how they decide to further develop on the Black Bay line and whether they will be offering more chronograph choices in the future.

[@alwayspooh1588]

I am with you; I have the same watch and it is fantastic. I just like watching the sweep of the second hand - class!

[@Nachovalenti899]

One year and a half with my BB GMT and really happy with it in every single way. I don't care about some people ( majority of them are haters) are talking about thickness,etc, etc.

[@NickNick-id8sb]

At that price point I believe that the best offers are from NORQAIN NEVEREST series. The Diver and the GMT are quite hard to beat.

[@Lockeness86]

I was just waiting for him to mention the pelagos 39. I knew that would be his personal favorite

[@palicar]

I like some Bell & Ross offerings in this range.

[@warrenw273]

I have a 2021 Tudor GMT Pepsi and no issues at all.. love it but I have it on the leather strap

[@vintageswiss9096]

My every day, every situation watch is my Tudor P01. Solid steel bezel, 200m water resist, beautiful domed sapphire… If I leave the house with no clue what I’ll be doing for the day, I grab my P01. I know that no matter what I get in to, it can take the beating.

[@alzinifelshoni2602]

Teddy, do you think Tudor will upgrade the Blab Bay 36 movement to a 70hr power reserve as they did with the S&G? If that’s the case, I’m definitely a buyer

[@JuanSanchez-gr5en]

Hello Teddy, I just started my watch collection, I have a couple Longines Hidroquest, Captain Cook Omega DeVille prestige, I'm getting ready to buy my next watch. My budget is between 5k and 10k I want a complication watch like a moon face. Possibly a world timer. The one you professional opinion. I'm a big fan of your videos and I'd like to get an opinion from someone like yourself. Hope to hear from you

[@RedFuryBooks]

I hope when you get your hands on a 39mm Pelagos you'll do a comparison with the BB58!