The Best Watches Under £500 You Can Buy In 2022
The brand is also forward-thinking when it comes to technology; its Eco-Drive pieces tick along on solar power.
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Corniche Men’s Heritage 40
For all its prestige, Switzerland is hardly the last words in glamorous locales, which is why Corniche – a watch brand launched in 2013 – looks to the French Riviera for inspiration instead. With the Heritage 40, Corniche has achieved in making a quietly cool timepiece that’s as at home in the office as it is on an oil baron’s yacht.
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Certina DS Action
Not many people wearing Swiss dive watches are brave enough to actually wear them in the water. You need no such fears with Swatch Group-owned brand Certina. It created the DS Action, a watch that packs impressive water resistance, luminescent dials and a rotational bezel all specifically designed for a deep dive. Of course, it looks great on dry land, too.
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Victorinox Swiss Army Maverick
Victorinox – best known as one of the brands behind the original Swiss army knives – integrates the same level of function into its watch collection. With the Maverick, instead of a bottle opener and miniature screwdriver, you can expect a 24-hour dial, date aperture to record the calendar and seventies-inspired shades of green and gold.
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Tissot Tradition Perpetual Calendar
A perpetual calendar, which correctly measures the date regardless of month length or leap year, is often the sign of a watch that will require you to sell your car. Somehow Tissot manages to offer up the same craftsmanship at a fraction of the price, letting you rock a timepiece with the kind of innards some brands charge five figures for.
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G-Shock Metal Bronze Steel Solar
Big horological statements needn’t be all about precious metals, bright colours or, dare we say it, diamonds. G-Shock is one of the few brands able to amp up the volume without resorting to theatrics. In their place, the label uses a multitude of features, such as a world time function and illumination in the dark. And it’s all housed in bulky (but no less slick) cases that are resistant to everything from falls to water to magnetism. Smart and tough.
