Not everybody can afford the big guns: Patek Philippe, Vacheron Constantin, Audemars Piguet, Lange & Söhne, Breguet … These brands are, for many of us, a little out of reach (unfortunately). But that doesn’t mean we can’t appreciate them from afar. Nor does it mean that we can’t find watches within our grasp that offer enough bang for their buck to earn the approval of even the snobbiest of watch snobs (well, okay, maybe not the snobbiest). Not all of the brands on this list of the best budget watch brands look a lot like any of the watches produced by the haute horlogerie houses mentioned above, but that’s not the point. As the modern adage says, “Game recognise game”, and the brands below have really played a blinder in their respective price brackets. Undone Although not everyone’s cup of tea, the refreshing directness of Undone’s operation gets them on this list. This brand excels at taking classic forms and sprucing them up for a contemporary audience, while charging the kind of amount you might expect to pay for a buckle from one of the big Swiss brands. Also – and this is a big plus – Undone doesn’t seem…

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