It’s been a while since the last installment of our popular Three-Watch Collection Under $5,000 series. We?ve already seen picks from Ilya, Mark, Hung, Sean, Christoph, ZQ and Zach. Today, Brad?worn&wound’s newest contributor?breaks down his three choices.
A quick refresher on the parameters before we get started. We chose $5,000 as the cap for the simple reason that $5,000 is generally regarded as a point of entry into luxury. So rather than drop all that coin on a single watch, we thought it?d be interesting to see how our team plays around with that number. Furthermore, the choices aren?t limited to specific categories of watches. Our contributors can choose watches they?d like based on their needs and personal preferences. Finally, for the sake of consistency, all watches currently being produced have to be valued at their MSRP. Vintage or recently retired models should be based on the average market rate. Without further ado, let?s get to it.

Phew. I didn?t anticipate that spending fictitious money would be quite so difficult. Three watches doesn?t seem like enough to cover all eventualities, but at the same time I struggled to come up with three distinct categories that I would need those watches to fill. Should I have a chronograph in there" Or a GMT" I thought I had it settled with one dress watch, one diver and one everyday wearer, but soon scrapped that?having a third of my potential collection taken up by a true dress watch that woul...