For luxury, JLC - they’re watches are so understated for the most part, but incredibly significant as a brand within the watch world.
For a lower end brand, NOMOS, Sinn, Hamilton. All are solid mechanical watches that are a step into the watch world and easily overlooked for those not into watches.
I have a JLC Master Control Calendar and it’s probably my favourite watch. I wear it often and absolutely no one other than the biggest watch nerd I know, knows what the brand is. Even people who know Grand Seiko and microbrands like Kurono and Anordain shrug their shoulders when I mention what JLC is.
I guess it’s true that nomos is a relatively lower end brand than JLC, but seeing nomos and hamilton in the same bracket of “lower end brand” is a bit nutty (no shade to hammy, i love khaki auto)
For luxury, JLC - they’re watches are so understated for the most part, but incredibly significant as a brand within the watch world.
For a lower end brand, NOMOS, Sinn, Hamilton. All are solid mechanical watches that are a step into the watch world and easily overlooked for those not into watches.
I have a JLC Master Control Calendar and it’s probably my favourite watch. I wear it often and absolutely no one other than the biggest watch nerd I know, knows what the brand is. Even people who know Grand Seiko and microbrands like Kurono and Anordain shrug their shoulders when I mention what JLC is.
Hamilton did a Far Cry release and has done bunch of movie tie ins. They are mainstream enough
Hamilton has always been known as “The Watch of Hollywood”
I love JLC. Will never afford one tho lol.
My Rolex friends in Miami made fun of my Sinn.
They are pedestrian horologists then…
“Rolex” “friends” in “Miami” - someone in Rolex Marketing just gapped their pants. This is an ultimate trifecta for that team, no?
Tell them that all of their Rolexes make them look like mindless drones.
I guess it’s true that nomos is a relatively lower end brand than JLC, but seeing nomos and hamilton in the same bracket of “lower end brand” is a bit nutty (no shade to hammy, i love khaki auto)
NOMOS has a wider range of price, but the NOMOS Club can be bought right around 1k.