Affordable Field Watches - From Casio to Seiko 

I took a Seiko Kinetic metal bracelet (casual I would say) to Iraq. I was in the field (combat arms) most of the time, with really high temperatures (inside a tank prob 120 degrees), a lot of dirt around, took showers with it, and smashed it a lot. The watch was still working a year later after I came back. I would recommend Seiko brand at any time, and be aware that this model watch was not a field watch. The only reason I don't use it anymore is because I stopped wearing it one day, and it seems the kinetic is not charging anymore. Nine years now and I still have it, I will prob fix it at some point, if possible.

This was a great showing of some really nice watches. Orient never cease to amaze. Seiko is always in the mix. That Hemel really deserves a second look. Thanks for another great video.

thanks for the line up and the details - this was a good round up of all the filed watches. much impressed by the honest push and not so aggressive over the top selling - i learnt a few things. keep up the great work

Really nice comparison. So rare to get some focus on very inexpensive watches that really deliver. That Seiko 5 is just an unbelievable value and its' sales numbers reflect it.

Just ordered my SNK809 from you today. Great service and quality products. Thanks again Marc!

Thank you! Great video. I always understood the value that Orient provided but never really found a design I liked until now! That Defender is an eye catcher!

These Bertuccies are killing it I must admit... Sapphire crystal, minimalistic great design, top-rated quartz movement, awesome loomjob...

Excellent overview. Good detail. Good selections. Great presentation.

Like the looks of the blasted Hemel version best. My cup of tea.

The Seiko 5 is my favorite. I really like the case of this specific model shown in the video. Really didn't care for the Orion. Berucci was ok. I'm not ashamed to admit I like the dirt cheep $55 Timex camper watches. Good video.

Thank you for posting this review of some great looking watches. Gives me something to do a bit of research on. I already own a Seiko and an Orient so going to take a look at some of the others. Thanks again. MJ

wow. loving that Hemel watch . the luminescence with the 24 hour face is phenomenal!

Timex Expedition Scout watch for me too. Highly legible, keeps time very accurately over a good period of time, comfortable.

I bought two of the Bertucci’s directly from bertucci I love them they’re great you can’t go wrong for the money

Great video. I'm a proud wearer of the marathon displayed in the video. It has been a wonderful piece that has been through quite a bit of extreme usage. I will add it's light and comfortable to wear all day long for days on end. The size of the watch is what attracted me to it, being I'm a medium build at 175 lbs. Finding a simple tritium mechanical watch that didn't feel like there was a weight on my wrist was difficult. Again grateful for the video, maybe the next one the pieces could be weighed on camera.

I've had the same Casio Tough Solar for almost two years now. The only bad thing about it is that white letters on the front will wear off very quickly. Other than that, it works flawlessly!

I like my watches simple and uncomplicated. I have a few of the Bertuccis. My experiences with both the watches and the company have been stellar. My only real complaint is that the rugged nylon bands aren't very comfortable. So I contacted Bertucci and they were nice enough to give me a discount on some alternatives. Their canvas band might be the most comfortable watch band I've ever worn.

Bought the Marathon General Purpose Mechanical from you. I must say, I love that watch so I bought a second one....It's not for everyone but my take on it, Simple and tough, a watch for a man who has a sense of himself.......Glad it has sapphire crystal.

I subscribed to your channel because of the urban gentry. I really like the Seiko 5 snk809, and the marathon.

Very nice watch selection, thanks a mil!

The Hemel micro brand looks good. Nice to see micro brands out there making innovative pieces. I'm a Seiko SNK owner (thx Marc) and it was my first self winding. Think it is kinetic and not pure automatic? First watch after relying on tech for time for years and wasn't sure if wearing a watch was for me anymore...but now am up to 3 Orients (thx again) all automatics. This little SNK is a great starter watch. Changed the band to black and brushed steel NATO.

Great video! Thanks so much! Love that Hemel with the bead blasted finish. Think I just might pull the trigger on that one, though it will compete for wrist time with my SNK809! Cheers, Marc!

Nice array of outdoor watch models. I hope I can get one of those soon. At the moment, being an outdoors person, I use an inexpensive Timex Expedition Trailmate, about USD80 only. It has motion sensor distance measurer, steps counter, long battery life, bright indiglo, crystal glass and WR 100M. Thank you for that excellent video.

Very nice selection, and excellent reviews.

Wow, these Hemel even today really does stand out.

Mark is a great guy. Customer service at Long Island Watch is fantastic.

great video Mark

That Hemel case is amazing...

Great work sir, I enjoyed watching your video. good luck :)

Nice Video! I gotta say My Favorite of the Group was the "vemel" brand? I Really Liked the looks of both!. Thanks For Making, Great Job!.

Great video! Very useful :)

I have the Casio Tough Solar. Great cheap watch and amazingly accurate!

I do like that Hemel. I have that Casio tough solar. I got it at the same time as a G Shock square. It so comfortable it gets a lot of wrist time.

I don’t know what it is about the last watch, but it is beautiful! Might be the best looking watch I’ve seen in a long time. And I’m a huge G-Shock fan which basically that tough solar looks like it is.

I have the tough solar but in white :) perfect for my every day school watch. Matches my medicine uniform :)

Great video. Keep them coming.

Marc, thank you for a good video. I had never heard of Hemel. I really like how the lume was executed. I will add it to my list. I have an SNK. We bought one for our son (the red face) and I loved it so much I picked a blue face for myself. Again great video.

Amazing after editing it so long, I actually messed up the intro! Sorry folks!

Greetings from northern Sweden and a fellow watch enthusiast, also new subscriber. I found your channel from The Urban Gentry and I have heard only praise from other channels as well.

love the marathon one

Well done, crystal clear.

Great vid Marc thanks, I own the Casio, its rugged, light and inexpensive, as well as accurate. I like the range of watches you carry well done.

Awesome video! You're starting to make some awesome content. Keep up the good work!

Nice video, really liked it man

The Hemel models look very nice, something new and interesting, gonna check them out. The other watches we know well and are also great field watches.

that is a handsome Orient. I also have a Seiko 5, very good watches

That Hemel is very nice. Subscribed.

Those hemels look nice might have to check them out

The 2-piece strap Hemel is a particularly nice addition 👍

now i'm not one to post comments, but i've never seen a "Hemel" and i'm VERY picky and particular about my watches...either my Rolex Hulk, or my Seiko 5. but i'm definitely about to get into one of these Hemels. Very simple and sleek design. i don't know what about it is so attractive, but i love it.

Field watches are some of my favorite. The Seiko SNZG would have fit right in the group. Good vid. Thanks Mark.

Thanks a lot Mark. I'll check out your website for one of these.

I’m more of a luminox navy seal type of guy I had one for 16 years I’m about to buy another I liked the screw down crown & screw down back . It comfortable on my wrist , I don’t have to worry about water getting into the movement , I can see the dial & hands in the dark & that’s a big must for me

That Hemel is beautiful 👍

I am a big fan of the field watches. Great for a quick glance down to see the time and seems to fit correct on the watch. Simple and clean except that Orient. Looks like a Chronograph

Love your videos

*I have that Casio AQS-10W in both black and orange. Very reliable timepieces. I did not know that one would consider this a Field Watch. Good to know.*

mine is the seiko skx013 and the tuna seiko sbbn031. love em

Love them all.

Great video. I would also add very affordable and great looking MRW-200H

Awesome👏🏻Felid Watch Collection!

The Alba solar deserves a mention. A subsidiary of Seiko so it’s a reliable brand with a nice field look.

Beautiful watches

I just bought the Hemel from your store. It is sharp, and has a sapphire crystal.

I served 8 years in the Navy in the 90s. Resin bands crack as they age a few years. I know the Times spring pins that hold the strap to the watch more easily pops off. For me that was an advantage while working in the engine room. When, not if, the band gets caught on the machinery I want the pin to pop off instead of ripping the band and my wrist. I once lost my Times Atlantis 100 in the bulge for several days. When I found it the watch was still working. The Indiglo was the greatest innovation for battery powered watches. Not only did it help me to tell time in the dark, it also functioned as a low power flashlight in absolute darkness. All battery powered watches should have Indiglo.

Love the looks of the Casio. Is there a replacement for the resin band? Hate resin bands cannot wear them

Haha, that's a great video Mark!

i really like the Marathon because of the tritium and also the HEMEL because of the bezel thank you Marc

I would have added the Marathon Navigator, larger 43mm case with bidirectional bezel, gold plated ETA quartz movement, plus made in Switzerland ..... but it's your channel ....oh and did I mention its a Canadian company. I love mine if you can't tell. Ultimate beater/daily watch for a great price. Subscribed ! looking forward to more reviews.

Nice! Thx dude

Fifteen years back Howard Marx in CA sold a simple, light field watch called the MP. Had an ETA 2824 movement, 38mm or so in size, broad arrow on the face as well as the "T" for the tritium hands, sapphire crystal. It was rumored to be a British iMilitary issue watch. Mine has consistently kept better time than ANY of my other autos. IMHO it was one of the best field watches ever sold.

I have that Marathon GPM on my wrist right now and I LOVE it. Been wearing it more than anything, especially at night. Every night, I wear this or my Traser. Once I got this thing, I can't imagine how I lived without a tritium watch for so long. It's perfect. I believe Marc misquoted the size. I believe it's about 33-34 millimeters in diameter. Small on my near 8" wrist, and the band is on the last hole, but it still fits and looks good. I can't say enough good about this watch. If you want a simple, durable watch and don't care if people don't think your watch is fancy, this is the one.

Nice informative video. I bookmarked your site.

Here's kind of a general question to the watch fans out there: Are we a little spoiled by Casio and, to a lesser extent, Timex, when it comes to this type of watch? More specifically, I clicked on the link to the tiny Marathon offering. It's around $300. I'm sure the materials are superior for what they are, and that the watch does an outstanding job, especially if compared to a rodeo buckle-sized, $15 Armitron sports watch you buy off the rack at Walmart. But how many of you look at that watch and think that if Casio wanted to, it could probably put out a watch with a very similar aesthetic that's at least 80 percent as good as what you need for your purposes, for about $24? Timex would likely find a way to make it cost $40 because, they're Timex.

The Hemel is very nice! Missing the Citizen Eco Drive field watch in this list.. Just FYI.. 'Hemel' means 'Heaven' in Dutch.. ;)

Nice looking Casio and half the price of the similar looking G shocks I have.

Like the Marathon a lot!

The Hemels are impressive.

Love the Hemel

I have a Stocker and Yale Sandy 590 from the late 80s early 90s, the orange 12 marker is pretty much gone but the rest and hands are still very visible at 03:00. It's also so light that I have to keep checking it is still on my wrist 🤣

They all glow down here, and you’ll glow too!!!

Love the shiny Hemel. Reminds me of the Hamilton Khaki field watch (H10 engine 80 hour power reserve). Hemel with a Miyota engine is excellent for me. What i would love to see is Timex military look watch with a Miyota movement, not quartz. SS OR SS/DLC coating. That! Would be awesome. What if.... Timex began using basic ETA 2824-2....hmmmmm. for its divers and military look pieces.... They might become collectables then... hmmm...

The Bertucci is a great watch. I have one for work. The only downsides are, mine doesn't have a date, and the case is somewhat uncomfortable on the wrist because the plastic hangs off of the strap.

Title said 'affordable' but only really showed the price on 2 of the pieces... Great comparison video though, love the concept. Would love to see more (dress, diver, chrono etc) thanks

" dont want to stop battle & not know what time it is " ... lol very inspirational 😎✅👏🤣

I have the Casio here, it's a great watch for the money.

Thanks!

The one from Seiko is basically the benchmark .

I love field watches. The Hemel looks really good but the lume shot @10.00 show no lume on the hands. If Hemel can address that glaringly obvious issue, I'd be inclined to grab one.

Seiko 5 is also an automatic watch... Bertucci looks great!

Hi mark. I really like your watch video's. They are clear explainatory. I really like that, is is so much better than everything else on YT. You're doing a great job with these video's. I specially liked your video on explaining the 'slide rule bezel'. That was awesome. Now I'm not one of the high end buyers. I own e seiko watches. The first one is dearest to me. It's a model 7A48-5010 and I still wear it regulairily. So, the most I'd like to spend on a watch is about US$ 400,- The request is if you could do a video on "shock proof" What is it, and what warranty do we get when buying 'shock proof' watches ? Regards,

Nice showcase. I own a Smith and Wesson tritium watch that appears to be a Luminox case with a Japan movement. Haven't been able to verify that. I bought it about 2010 have it professionally maintained and it's still going strong...including the tritium dial. Would love to learn more about it.

Thank you for sharing this, I love it all! But I'd love to similar watched for a bit bigger. I'm a tall guy and this watches and mine (Timex Explorer) looks a bit small for my hands. Do you know some bigger models on the same style ? Thank you!

Oh, I have that Marathon in my watch case! It doesn't get the wrist time it should, but I will break it out again.

For a "military" field watch, I'd think hacking is a requirement, since you're trying to coordinate your platoon running across the field with the guys shooting the artillery etc. But these days I doubt any military would issue a mechanical watch and the quartz pretty much all have hacking.

Nicely done, but Hamilton is a glaring missing example

I love my Casio Pro Trek PRG-600

Hi I’m a subscriber and just had some questions about field watches. I have just purchased a timex weekender with the indiglo I couldn’t decide between the weekender and the expedition. But I was looking for a field watch wich the weekender kinda fits the role but the weekender is very close as far as being a field watch,except the leather strap. Should I put it o a NATO strap to make it more of a field watch or should I just buy the expedition also? I did notice that a cpl if your choices were on different straps other than NATO straps.and at least one watch was highly polished like my weekender.is the weekender a good field watch or should I also purchase the expedition? Now that I’ve confused everyone thank you for any input! Love your channel!

I love perpetual movement, self winding watches. I never liked quartz movement. I have the Seiko Men's 5 Sports SNZG09K1 ... Great watch.

I still wear my 2005 timex white face expedition, with Indiglo, on a khaki NATO. Great watch! Cost me £29.99.