Thanks for sharing! I’ve looked at Zeppelin briefly, but not much

No, I haven’t. Thanks for the suggestion and feedback. I’ll give them a look!

Love the Hamilton! Feels and looks great IMO

I have yet to see any Certinas in person. They are definitely on my list to check out though.

Mostly quality-related aspects, such as bracelet quality, and movement type and accuracy. The few watches I do have are at the upper range $850+ and I do love them, but below that and for any of the main watch brands it’s just terrible and feels like you’re getting screwed.

Edit: I don’t hate Swatches, but I’ve had two die on me already and feel that even for their low cost, that shouldn’t happen within a short ownership timeframe

Very well said! I’d say crappy bracelets is #1 for most watches under $1k, but they do get better at the upper range from what I’ve seen. I guess if I didn’t care about swapping the metal bracelets to leather or nato, I could go for a couple of those watches