Affordable Automatic Watches: Reef Tiger Men's Tourbillon with Convex Lens

Reef Tiger Men's Tourbillon Automatic with Convex Lens

Reef Tiger has a very special looking men's watch with mechanical movement.  They call it a casual watch, but it's a beauty.  Built around the Seiko NH39 automatic movement with windows revealing the movement and a transparent caseback, the Reef Tiger has what they bill as a convex lens, but which looks a domed crystal to me.

 Check out the profile pictures on Amazon to see the side view.  The watch is a sensible 40 millimeters in diameter and has a steel case, a sapphire crystal, and calfskin leather strap.  It offers water resistance of 50 meters.  A subdial shows the 24 hour time.  You can find this Reef Tiger watch with a blue dial here on Amazon. 

As luxurious as this watch looks, the price point seems quite reasonable for a quality automatic watch.  Reef Tiger is a brand I've been following for awhile.  They have some great looking watches.  This one looks like a great Christmas gift for any man who appreciates a fine watch.

 

 

Improving the Looks of Your Watch with an ArtStyle NATO-style ballistic strap

While social distancing may limit our abilities to show off our watch collections, this is a great time to spruce up our watches.  If you are looking to replace a fading, brittle, or oxidized watch strap, one of the easiest ways to improve the looks of your watch is to give it a NATO-style ballistic nylon strap like this one from ArtStyle.

This strap is 1.5 millimeters thick and is 11-inches long.  The ballistic nylon strap can be ordered in many colors.  The strap comes with a tool for removing watch bands and spring bars in order to make removal of the old watch band easy.  This is a fun way to give an old watch a rugged new look!

If you'd like to find an great looking ballistic nylon watch strap from ArtStyle, they are available in many colors and widths here on Amazon at Artstyle Watch Band.

 

Wristwatches of the Apocalypse: Timex Expedition Vintage Metal Field Watch

As the COVID crisis goes on and on, I'm not going out as much and I'm not going to the office at all.  Days go by without wearing a watch.  But, a few days ago, I opened my watch drawer and my Timex Expedition is still ticking.  It's ready to go somewhere.  Anywhere.

Timex Expedition Vintage Metal Watch

I think I'll wear it this evening.  We need to get out of the apartment.  It's time for an expedition of some kind.

[Update 1/7/2024:  Thank God, it seems like the worst of COVID is well behind us.  Now the question is what kind of watch to wear and where to wear it!]