The Wristwatch Field Guide

Premium watches

The Wristwatch Field Guide lists 62 premium watches, from $2,100 to $38,450, from 9 brands. Every entry is verified for exotic-material content, sourced against the maker, and dated.

Enthusiast-premium brands above the mainstream but below maison prestige, roughly $2,000 to $8,000, with serious in-house or upgraded movements and finishing.

Best entry points
62 references currently offered
Oris Big Crown ProPilot Big Date BronzeOrisBig Crown ProPilot Big Date Bronze$2,10041.0 mm12.4 mm thickPilotOris Big Crown Bronze Pointer DateOrisBig Crown Bronze Pointer Date$2,20040.0 mmPilot
OrisDivers Sixty-Five Cotton Candy (Full Bronze)$2,60038.0 mmDiver
OrisAquis Date Titanium 43.5mm$2,80043.5 mm121 gDiver
SinnT50$3,00041.0 mm12.3 mm thick53 gDiver
LonginesLegend Diver Bronze$3,05042.0 mm12.7 mm thickDiver
SinnT1 (EZM 14)$3,10045.0 mm12.5 mm thick71 gDiver
SinnT1 B (EZM 14)$3,10045.0 mm12.5 mm thick71 gDiver
Norqain Adventure Sport 42mm BronzeNorqainAdventure Sport 42mm Bronze$3,29042.0 mm12.65 mm thickOtherAnonimo Epurato BronzeAnonimoEpurato Bronze$3,30042.0 mm11.6 mm thickDressOris Big Crown Bronze Pointer Date (Blue)OrisBig Crown Bronze Pointer Date (Blue)$3,40040.0 mmPilotOris Divers Sixty-Five Cotton Candy (Green, Full Bronze)OrisDivers Sixty-Five Cotton Candy (Green, Full Bronze)$3,40038.0 mm13.1 mm thickDiver
LonginesSpirit Zulu Time Titanium 39mm$3,50039.0 mm69 gPilot
LonginesSpirit Titanium 40mm$3,50040.0 mmPilot
Sinn103 Ti DIAPAL$3,50041.0 mmPilot
LonginesSpirit Titanium 42mm$3,70042.0 mmPilot
Bremont Terra Nova 40.5 Date BronzeBremontTerra Nova 40.5 Date Bronze$3,75040.5 mm11.11 mm thickField
Sinn103 Ti Ar$3,78041.0 mm17 mm thick69 gPilot
Oris Aquis Pro 1000mOrisAquis Pro 1000m$3,80049.5 mm16.6 mm thickDiver
King SeikoVanac (Titanium)$3,85041.0 mm14.3 mm thick116 gIntegrated bracelet
SinnT50 GBDR$3,90041.0 mm12.3 mm thickDiver
TudorPelagos FXD (Marine Nationale, blue)$4,37542.0 mm12.75 mm thickDiver
TudorBlack Bay Bronze$4,37543.0 mm14 mm thickDiver
LonginesAvigation BigEye Titanium 41mm$4,40041.0 mm14.5 mm thickPilot
TudorBlack Bay Ceramic$4,65041.0 mmDiver
LonginesHydroConquest Full Black Ceramic$4,70043.0 mmDiver
TudorBlack Bay 58 Bronze$4,72539.0 mm11.9 mm thickDiver
Oris ProPilot X Calibre 400 (Titanium)OrisProPilot X Calibre 400 (Titanium)$4,80039.0 mm93 gPilot
LonginesUltra-Chron Carbon$4,90043.0 mm80 gDiver
Tudor Pelagos FXDTudorPelagos FXD$5,02542.0 mm12.75 mm thick82 gDiverBremont Terra Nova 40.5 Power Reserve BronzeBremontTerra Nova 40.5 Power Reserve Bronze$5,10040.5 mm11.91 mm thickFieldBremont Altitude (Titanium)BremontAltitude (Titanium)$5,30042.0 mm12.23 mm thick53.29 gPilotBremont Altitude MB MeteorBremontAltitude MB Meteor$5,30042.0 mm12.2 mm thickPilotOris AquisPro Date Calibre 400OrisAquisPro Date Calibre 400$5,30049.5 mm158 gDiver
NorqainWild One$5,40042.0 mmIntegrated bracelet
Tudor Pelagos FXD GMTTudorPelagos FXD GMT$5,47542.0 mm12.75 mm thick81 gDiver
BremontSupermarine Descent II$5,50043.0 mm16.5 mm thickDiver
Tudor Pelagos 39TudorPelagos 39$5,62539.0 mm11.8 mm thick110.8 gDiver
LonginesPilot Majetek Pioneer Edition (Titanium)$5,65043.0 mm13.3 mm thick78.7 gPilot
Bremont Altitude MB Meteor Time ZonesBremontAltitude MB Meteor Time Zones$5,85042.0 mm12.23 mm thick53.4 gPilot
LonginesSpirit Flyback Titanium 42mm$5,90042.0 mm17 mm thickPilot
TudorPelagos (42mm)$6,02542.0 mmDiver
Bremont Terra Nova 42.5 Chronograph BronzeBremontTerra Nova 42.5 Chronograph Bronze$6,15042.5 mm14.8 mm thickChronograph
TudorPelagos FXD Chrono (Alinghi Red Bull Racing)$6,37543.0 mmChronograph
BremontSupermarine Full Ceramic Tactical Black$6,45043.0 mm13 mm thick74 gDiver
Oris AquisPro 4000m Calibre 400OrisAquisPro 4000m Calibre 400$6,50049.5 mm23.4 mm thickDiver
BremontAltitude MB Meteor Stealth Grey$6,60042.0 mm12.23 mm thickPilot
BremontAltitude MB Meteor Felix the Cat$6,85042.0 mm12.23 mm thick53.29 gPilot
Oris ProPilot Altimeter CarbonOrisProPilot Altimeter Carbon$6,90047.0 mmPilotTudor Pelagos Ultra 1000MTudorPelagos Ultra 1000M$6,90043.0 mm14.5 mm thick117 gDiver
BremontSupermarine Full Ceramic Polar White$6,95043.0 mm13 mm thick74 gDiver
BremontSupermarine Full Ceramic Jungle Green$6,95043.0 mm13 mm thick74 gDiver
Norqain Independence Skeleton Chrono 42mm (purple)NorqainIndependence Skeleton Chrono 42mm (purple)$7,20042.0 mm94 gChronographOris Big Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115 (Titanium)OrisBig Crown ProPilot X Calibre 115 (Titanium)$7,60044.0 mmPilotNorqain Independence Skeleton Chrono 42mm Jade GreenNorqainIndependence Skeleton Chrono 42mm Jade Green$8,19042.0 mm94 gChronograph
ChronoswissOpus Chronograph Titanium$9,50041.0 mm14.8 mm thickChronograph
Sinn1800 Titandamaszener$10,60043.0 mm10.4 mm thickDress
ChronoswissPulse One (Sand)$13,30041.0 mm12.75 mm thickIntegrated bracelet
ChronoswissPulse One (Blue)$13,30041.0 mm12.75 mm thickIntegrated bracelet
ChronoswissPulse GMT Silver Guilloche$20,00041.0 mm13 mm thickIntegrated bracelet
Bremont Terra Nova Dual-Time TourbillonBremontTerra Nova Dual-Time Tourbillon$31,60042.5 mmFieldBremont Altitude Perpetual Calendar GMTBremontAltitude Perpetual Calendar GMT$38,45042.0 mm12.65 mm thickPilot

No longer offered

17 discontinued references that also match this collection, kept as an archive for the used market. Not part of the list above.

Frequently asked questions

How many premium watches are in the Wristwatch Field Guide?

The guide catalogs 62 premium watches from 9 brands. Every entry is verified for exotic-material content against the maker and dated.

What is the most affordable of the premium watches?

The most affordable is the Oris Big Crown ProPilot Big Date Bronze at about $2,100.