An expert shares the top automatic watches for every budget

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Rolex While the keeping of time might seem like a trivial task in the digital age, the engineering behind watches still amazes me to no end.

Sure, at any point you can pull out your iPhone and know the time of any location on earth (as well as how long it would take for you to travel there and where to get the best tacos once you arrive), but wristwatches are a different type of marvel.

Contained within your wristwatch is a series of gears, wheels, and springs that all work together to ensure your watch is keeping the time properly. This technology was developed literally hundreds of years ago, and people have been toiling forward to make improvements to watch technology ever since.

One of the biggest developments in the watch industry was the invention of the automatic movement. Before the automatic movement, watch wearers would have to wind their timepiece every day to keep it ticking. Through the 18th and 19th century, different types of weights and designs were developed that used the energy created by the movement of the wearers hand to keep the watch perpetually wound.

The automatic movement still amazes me, and today it’s contained in some of the most iconic watches on the market — the Rolex Submariner and Omega Speedmaster both employ an automatic movement in their design.

We asked Chaim Posen, marketing director at Jomashop, to pick out some of the most popular automatic watches at every price. Jomashop offers a wide variety of watch brands at competitive prices. If you’re in the market for anything from Bulgari to Seiko to Timex and everything in between, chances are they’ll have something for you.

Below, you can find Posen's picks for the best automatic watches available at all sorts of price points — whether you’re on a budget or hoping to invest in a watch that will last a lifetime.

If you're considering dropping big money on a luxury watch, as with any other major purchase, be sure to compare prices and do some research first. While all of the watches are guaranteed to be 100% authentic, they do not come with a manufacturers warranty. If you have any concerns at all, y ou can view Jomashop's full warranty policy here.

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