Best entry level luxury watches to feel fancy on a budget

Time is precious… but that doesn’t mean it has to be overly expensive.

Sure, in an ideal world, we’d all be splashing the kind of cash that affords a Rolex for every occasion. Unfortunately, reality is harsh and most of us residing in the real world simply cannot stump up the countless thousands required to buy entry into that arena of wrist-adornment opulence.

But this doesn’t mean that we mere mortals have to suffer tardy timing from inferior movements loaded lovelessly into crudely hewn cases. In the world of watches, luxury can sometimes be achieved on the cheap. And by “cheap”, I clearly mean upwards of a grand. Now, we understand that may have made some of you spit your speciality coffee out in front of everyone on the Tube, or wherever you ingest your Evening Standard online. But while over a thousand of your hard-earned is in no way “cheap”, an investment in a quality watch is an investment for life as it’ll run as long as you do.

To this end, I have been tasked with selecting several such timepieces, each imbued with unerringly accurate movements, reliably robust builds and endlessly eye-catching élan to keep you running like clockwork as the abstract concept of time marches mercilessly on.

From subtle to sporty to showy, we’ve got something oozing luxury accuracy for every wrist, so fritter not a moment more, the big time is calling…

Best entry-level luxury watches at a glance:

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