Bonus points if it has complications, like a chronograph, date, or anything else.

Let's define budget in this case as $300 or less, all in.

 

Strictly wind ruling out automatics?

 

$25 on the bay.

 

This

Fresh from the owen

Bought on auction last week for just about 300$

 

BTW. The Timex above is the same model as the first watch I had as a young farm boy in the 70's. Mine did have a NATO type strap though although I don't think that was what they were called back then. Will you sleep better tonight knowing this?

 

I purchased this manual wind Timex new for about $15 or $20 back in the late 1980's...

File pic...

 

^Seems a bit green......

 

Yep - I have a strange obsession with them

 

Grampa's Glycine. I wear it on special occasions when I need a dress watch.

 

Marathon 17j field watch rrrrrriped from the web:

 

Thanks all! I'll let you know what I come up with.

 

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Very nice, but also not a sub $300 watch

 

Under $300.... Just, off the Bay last year

 

I was going to reply but then saw the word "budget" in the subject. I think I passed that point a few years ago.

 

How about the Hamilton Field Khaki? I think the manual wind version comes in around $260, although I do like the automatics better which are slightly over your budget at around $370 on Amazon.

 

Just over $300 off of EBay a few months ago. Stole it. Valjouix 22 manual wind column wheel chrono.


Movement pic from eBay seller.

 

You can still pick up a 1960s Seiko 45xx 36,000bph manual winder for about $300 if you're lucky and don't mind stong patina. This was a bit more...

 

So noted!