Precise, reliable and easily serviced these watches are a thrilling contraption to have whirring away on your wrist. Hamilton and Tissot are part of the mighty Swatch Group, with wholesale access to its ETA movements – ETA’s basic 2824, 2892, 77 calibres (another word for watch movements) are the timeworn workhorses for the vast majority of Switzerland’s automatic watches. All Oystersteel Oystersteel and gold RLX titanium Gold Platinum. In the case of the examples here, it’s down to economies of scale. Discover the man watches on the Official Rolex Website. In fact, a truly “Swiss Made” automatic watch can be yours for less than £500. It is also possible to own a ‘decent one’ for less than £1,000. Based on the 200-year-old technological principle of a winding spring powering a carefully ratio-ed gear train, to which the hours, minutes and seconds hands are attached, as long as it’s maintained, it will not stop ticking. Just a little TLC will mean your wristwatch can tick forever – its timeworn technology safe from obsolescence, unlike that shiny new smartphone. Assuming you invest in a decent one, your automatic watch will be the only possession to last your lifetime and potentially another beyond it. (Related: 5 British watch brands you need to know) Find your watch from our abundant lineup such as G-SHOCK, BABY-G, EDIFICE, Pro trek, sheen, vintage, youth, and enticer for men and women. Automatic watches mark a step up in both engineering and price, but what justifies the added expense? Do you really get what you pay for with an automatic watch and is it possible to own a good one for less than the price of a week in Ibiza?
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