Seiko Baby Alpinist SPB155 ($725)

While some affordable timepieces force you to sacrifice iconic status for value, field watches can still offer serious provenance without breaking the bank. Born out of WWI, refined through WWII, and battle-tested through Vietnam, field watches were made to accompany military personnel on rigorous missions where reliability was crucial. For this video, we got hands-on with the best field watches under $1,000 to see which ones still held up to the test. Purchase Links: Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical ($675) - https://fave.co/3tcvTJV | https://amzn.to/4ay4iJt (Amazon) Marathon General Purpose Stainless Steel Type II ($675) - https://fave.co/4kXPho2 Citizen Promaster Land U822 ($695) - https://fave.co/4uavAxx Seiko Baby Alpinist SPB155 ($725) - https://amzn.to/4s7w59C Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 3.6.9 ($945) - https://bit.ly/4rygPTf Formex Field Automatic 40mm ($975) - https://bit.ly/46or58c Benrus DTU-2A/P ($990) - https://fave.co/4aBeVeM Timor Heritage Field Automatic WWW ($1,199) - https://bit.ly/4tRqQfZ Video Chapters: 00:00 Introduction 01:03 Hamilton Khaki Field Mechanical 03:22 Marathon General Purpose Stainless Steel Type II 05:33 Citizen Promaster Land U822 07:59 Seiko Baby Alpinist SPB155 10:15 Nivada Grenchen Super Antarctic 3.6.9 12:39 Formex Field Automatic 40mm 14:56 Benrus DTU-2A/P 17:27 Timor Heritage Field Automatic WWW 20:00 Conclusion Affiliate Disclosure: ​ Clicking on these links to purchase products may earn HICONSUMPTION a small percentage of the purchase price as a referral fee. Follow HICONSUMPTION: https://hiconsumption.com/ https://www.facebook.com/HICONSUMPTION/ https://twitter.com/HiConsumption https://www.instagram.com/hiconsumption/ #watches #watchcollection #fieldwatch