You’re paying for time. Seiko make great watches with cnc machines under the orient brand. They cost about £150-300.
In terms of watch, it’s the same type of parts and accuracy as a base Rolex.
Rolex you are paying for the name. Yes, they are better quality than an orient, but not much. There is better QC, and more people looking at the watch before it’s sent out, but in terms of precision of manufacturing, or amount of cnc machine used, it’s mostly the same.
There is a thriving scene in small watch producers, spinnaker, holthinrich, de ryke and co, vortic, Weiss, lorier to name a few. Some are sub £300, others not.
I will say there is a easily noticeable jump in build quality from a $300 Orient or Seiko to something like a Tudor Black Bay, or even some of the microbrands in the 2-4k range. You can especially feel it by rotating the bezel and feeling the play in either direction.
But after that tier the quality increase to price ratio pretty much drops to zero.
You’re paying for time. Seiko make great watches with cnc machines under the orient brand. They cost about £150-300.
In terms of watch, it’s the same type of parts and accuracy as a base Rolex.
Rolex you are paying for the name. Yes, they are better quality than an orient, but not much. There is better QC, and more people looking at the watch before it’s sent out, but in terms of precision of manufacturing, or amount of cnc machine used, it’s mostly the same.
There is a thriving scene in small watch producers, spinnaker, holthinrich, de ryke and co, vortic, Weiss, lorier to name a few. Some are sub £300, others not.