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Affordable Watches

A Watch Like Fine Wine: Hands-On with the Vario Futurist
Paying homage to the 1970s is a new territory for Singapore-based Vario. The brand made a name for itself with its WWI-inspired trench watches and also captured the hearts of watch enthusiasts with its classy Empire collection. The new Futurist is like a fine wine, it only gets better when you let it breathe a bit.
4 minutes
Nov 8, 2025
Hands-on with the Benjamin James Scarifour Burnt Orange Agate
Stone dials are hot these days in the watch world. Where, for decades, it was the exclusive area of top-tier brands, these types of dial are now also available at more affordable price points. Benjamin James now also dons its Scarifour with stone dials, but can they come out of the shadow of its upscale counterparts?
4 minutes
Oct 6, 2025
Deep Inside the Creative System of Swatch
Last year, WatchTime got to see Swatch’s ultra-modern Sistem51 production in Boncourt and talk with the brand’s CEO about the power of ideas, collabs and sustainability, shortly before the launch of the Omega x Swatch “Mission to the Moonphase” MoonSwatch in March 2024.
14 minutes
Sep 15, 2025
Mido Ocean Star Worldtimer: A Timezone Explorer Reimagined
Mido’s New Ocean Star Worldtimer marries Retro Design with modern-day functionality.
3 minutes
Jul 28, 2025
Vintage Eye for the Modern Guy: Casio G-Shock
The original Casio G-Shock broke some serious ground in the watch market, so we take a week off from our usual focus on iconic mechanical watches to explore a modern G-Shock reference to see how it stacks up to the original game-changing piece from the 1980s.
5 minutes
Oct 30, 2016
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