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S01E22: Mid-Tier Watches (Longines, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Frédérique Constant, Alpina, Oris, Nomos, Sinn, Damasko, Formex, Stowa, Marathon, Doxa, Kurono Tokyo, anOrdain, Furlan Marri, Baltic, Yema)
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What's up @Dumihed (Mike) on WatchCrunch, this episode is for you dude!
Bonus Episode (Season 1, secret Episode 22): “The Mighty Middle”
Spotify Description:
A man at a watch meetup apologized for his Hamilton, and this episode is the forty-five-minute rebuttal.
A fast, joyful tour of twenty mid-tier brands that punch absurdly above their weight: Longines, Certina, Mido, Hamilton, Frédérique Constant, Alpina, Oris, Nomos, Sinn, Damasko, Formex, Stowa, Marathon, Doxa, Kurono Tokyo, anOrdain, Furlan Marri, Baltic, Yema, and Raketa.
Real history, real engineering, honest prices, and one superpower per brand.
Tour route, not a ranking.
Never say “just.”
Bonus episode.
Keywords:
best value watches, mid-tier watch brands, Longines, Certina, Mido, Hamilton Khaki Field, Frédérique Constant, Alpina, Oris Calibre 400, Nomos Glashütte, Sinn, Damasko, Formex, Stowa flieger, Marathon GSAR, Doxa SUB 300, Kurono Tokyo, anOrdain enamel, Furlan Marri, Baltic watches, Yema, Raketa, affordable mechanical watches, watch podcast, watches under 2000
A twenty-brand tour of mid-tier watchmaking that punches above its weight.
Tour route, not a ranking.
Riste's Extended Show Notes...i.e. The Brands and Models Mentioned:
- Longines — Spirit Zulu Time, Legend Diver, HydroConquest, Ultra Chron, Master Collection
- Certina — DS Action Diver, DS PH200M
- Mido — Ocean Star, including COSC Caliber 80 versions; Ocean Star Tribute; Multifort; Baroncelli
- Hamilton — Khaki Field Mechanical, Ventura, Murph
- Frédérique Constant — Highlife Perpetual Calendar Manufacture, Classic Worldtimer Manufacture, Slimline Moonphase
- Alpina — Alpiner 4, Startimer Pilot
- Oris — Aquis Calibre 400, ProPilot X, Divers Sixty-Five, Big Crown Pointer Date, Carl Brashear editions
- Nomos — Tangente, Orion, Metro, Club Campus
- Sinn — 556, 104, U50
- Damasko — DA36, DA38, DC56
- Formex — Essence Chronometer, Reef
- Stowa — Flieger Classic 40, Marine, Antea
- Marathon — GSAR, MSAR, Navigator
- Doxa — SUB 300, SUB 300T, Professional, Sharkhunter
- Kurono Tokyo — Chronograph 2, Mori, Calendrier
- anOrdain — Model 1, Model 2
- Furlan Marri — Mr. Grey, mechanical sector-dial line
- Baltic — Aquascaphe, Hermétique, Tricompax, MR01
- Yema — Superman, Rallygraf, Spacegraf
- Raketa — Big Zero, 24-hour polar watches