Throwback Sunday: How to spend S$5,000 (retail) on a new watch

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We are perhaps best known for our coverage of the haute horlogerie scene, but we do know what’s it like to work within a budget too Here we recommend six watches which retail for below S$5,000 from our archives

This week we tour the watches which are a bit off the beaten track.

We intentionally omitted various Seiko models like the PADI, even though they are excellent candidates below the 5 Grand mark And also did not consider the Tudor Black Bay models, though they are also supreme examples within the budget But consciously selected those which are not your usual suspects

As usual, links on the title will take you to our full hands on review.

Here we go!

Citizen The Citizen Chronomaster AQ4020-54Y

Although the list is in no particular order, we begin with the darling of the Chief Editor I am truly taken by this watch This is a watch which caused me to re-evaluate my assessment of quartz as a means to power the timing of a wristwatch.

The Citizen embodies a remarkable refinement in design and a subtle, discreet luxury in its execution Quite sublime.

The Citizen Chronomaster shown here in Super Titanium case and bracelet It is also available with a crocodile strap for about 15% less at retail

Though not officially available outside of Japan, it retails domestically for ¥ 330,000 before taxes.

This translates to only S$4,150 For this, you get one of the most accurate quartz movements in the world (recently superseeded by Citizen’s own 0100), a light powered watch with an instantaneous perpetual calendar And a build quality that easily equals that of coveted Swiss and German marques, with a artisanal métiers d’art style Washi paper dial to boot

Hamilton Jazzmaster Face to Face II

Another unusual watch.

The Jazzmaster Face to Face II is a very special chronograph which incorporates a rather ingeneous flip mechanism to allow its two faces to be used Hamilton made the front dial as a nesting of multi-level dials in luminous, silvery grey with a partially transparent smoky disc and a skeleton-worked casing ring

The Hamilton Face 2 Face II front dial,.

Looks like a regular oval shaped watch

And the other side is a striking contrast with the technical, anthracite movement A pulsometer, directly printed on the back of the crystal, enables the more fitness-minded to keep track of their own or someone else’s pulse.

A tachymeter provides an accurate mechanical measurement of speed, while a telemeter can be used to calculate distances to a remote event, such as a lightning bolt.

The aesthetics are beautiful indeed, and with two dials to share the information display duties, the dial remains rather uncluttered As a bonus, the flip mechanism a joy to use, otherwise all would be for nought.

Limited to 1,999 pieces introduced in 2016 but still on the Hamilton online catalog It is offered at a retail of S$5,730 including GST.

A bit over our 5 G budget, we admit, but so worth it!

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