> I am not in a wealth bracket to afford wearing mechanical watches.

The excellent Seiko 5 can be had in a wide variety of styles, many for under $100. Seriously, they're very good.

Orient makes nice mechanical watches for around $300. I have below and wear it every day.

	▲	Luc 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		If only they would stop putting 'Water Resistant' on the dials. It seems such a silly thing to boast about. 'This watch has bottom rung water proofing', great. Great watches and good value for money but that seems an odd design choice to me. Perhaps it makes sense in the Japanese market.