The Best Men's Pocket Watches for Under...

Pocket watches are one of those lost relics, that went by the wayside with the things like the train, and the log cabin.  Things you can still find in our day, but things that produce such a feeling of age and awe, that most people can't help themselves from stopping and staring for just a moment.  It's for good reason though, the primary reason being you had to fish a pocket watch out of your pocket in order to read it.  People did not like that.  And I can appreciate that.

The Best Men's Pocket Watches for Under...

The Best Men's Pocket Watch for Under 50 Dollars

Relic Watches
Silvertone Pocket Watch
Model: ZR85071
Case: 47mm Stainless steel
Functions: HH, MM, SS
Movement: Quartz Movement
Battery:
Water resistance: 99ft

Relic Watches is produced by Fossil, it is an economy line for them.  It's kind of hard to find out anything about their products, but, I have to say, this pocket watch is the best of a bad lot.  Seriously, for less than 50 dollars all the pocket watches I could find are 3 dollar Chinese bulk watches that anyone can buy at sites like Aliexpress.  I'm not knocking them, I have been looking at some of the watches there, there are so many, if you just want to see if you like a pocket watch as much as you like the idea of using a pocket watch, spending 5 dollars on one might be your best choice.

But, I digress.  The Relic Silvertone pocket watch is a 47mm quartz driven, stainless steel case pocket watch with a Demi-Hunter.  The relic has a black face with white Arabic numerals, and silver hands with illumination imbued into them.  The second hand is red.  The pocket watch comes with a chain that is detachable.

Overall, for under 40 dollars, this is not a bad looking pocket watch, the Demi-hunter is a nice addition, to help protect the lens.  I have not heard a lot about Relic, but I am happy that they are owned by Fossil.

The pocket watch will not need to be wound, as it is powered by a quartz movement, and it has some water resistance. But you should not take it swimming.

Amazon sells the watch for 37.50, which seems like a very reasonable price for a entry level pocket watch.

The Best Men's Pocket Watch for Under 100 Dollars

Gotham Watch Co.

Mechanical Silver Tone Pocket Watch

Model: GWC14036S

Case: 47mm, Brass

Functions: HH, MM, SS

Movement: Mechanical

Battery: N/A

Water resistance:

Gotham Watch Co. is not in any way related to the old Swiss Gotham watches, not at all.  Gotham pocket watches are a lot like most new pocket watch companies, in that sell pocket watches for under 300 dollars.  They are re-branded Chinese watches. 

That is not necessarily a bad thing, Chinese movements are pretty good for the price, the biggest concern with anything from China will be the lack of quality control and product inspection.  Meaning you could get one that doesn't function quite properly, and it may be a little work to get it rectified.  And you are not going to generally be buying these as

All that being said, The Gotham watches look pretty good.  This watch, is pretty nice looking.  It has a 47mm, chrome plated brass with the crown at the 3 o'clock position, and a Demi-Hunter cover with Roman numerals marking off the hours.  The dial is white with a partial skeleton, and also marking the hours with Roman numerals.  And the hour, minute and second hands are cobalt blue.  The watch also includes a 15" chain.

The movement is a Mechanical, hand winding model with 17 Jewels.  I am unsure about the power reserve or the bph on this movement.  

Amazon sells the watch for 79.95.  I think that is pretty god for a mechanical pocket watch.  It has gotten good reviews on Amazon, and for anyone looking for a inexpensive pocket watch, may want to take a look at the Gotham watches.