Editor?s Note: This 3 watch collection for $5,000 is brought to us by reader Adam McBride, who seems to have a bit of a soft spot for Seiko and Grand Seiko. No argument there. 
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When I started getting hard into watches back in 2015, I?like many?saw Seiko as my “first brand.” But the more I learned about it, the more I wore Seikos, and the more I began to take seriously my watch purchasing and ownership decisions, the more I realized that they could easily be my “only brand.” See, I’m a father of four young boys, operating on a well under a $100k annual income (from a job I absolutely adore), and the idea of regularly dropping a fat stack on beautiful but pricey watches and their service intervals just isn’t going to happen anytime soon, if at all.  And I’ve become ok with that; there are many brands that can bring the heat at a relatively approachable price point, and Seiko’s at the front of the pack in my opinion. They make solid options with pedigree and great design chops both for the days I wear a suit, as well as for the days I’m working with a pick-mattock in the garden. So, for my life, here are three Seikos (among many) that I’d be happy to call my 3 Watch Collection.

Seiko Prospex Solar Street Series STBQ003 – $450

This right here, folks, is a concentrated form of much of what makes Sei...