4 mostly sub $5000 German Brands

All fantastic brands. I’ve owned a Sinn and a Nomos, both were superb - and hence why I’ve gone for Union, I’ve never had one and it literally “appeals” the most 😅. Sadly no dealer network in the UK!

Yes that new one in the pic has some great specs and looks great 👌

I’ve yet to look into Union but I will!

For me probably Sinn

I need a Nomos ( phone wanted to change that to Nokia 😂who’s had one of those in the last 15 years?)

If you want a rugged watch you can wear for the rest of your life, you need a Sinn.

Never owned one but Sinn really appeals to me. One of only a few brands I can identify at 20 places.

Here is my Union Glashutte Big Date.

I would say the least appealing brand of four to me is Tutima. With time - I have my eyes to add Sinn, Nomos and Union (+Junghans)

For me Nomos and Sinn was close. What pulled Nomos ahead for me is the Club.

Still not sure about Nomos, I like everything about them with the exception of the elongated lugs.

Nomos’ lugs are character or an annoyance. It depends on perspective.

Specifically the pictured Nomos! That’s the one I like.

Nomos would get my vote if not for their extremely long lugs. Sinn instead takes my vote.

Biased on both: own and love my Sinn 556A RS, and my partner has and loves a Nomos Tangente 33 Duo. I love her watch too, other than the lugs. I'd probably own a 39mm Club Sport Neomatik if it had a lug-to-lug at or under 47mm and female endlinks on the bracelet.

Sinn. Due to the variety of models. I own a 104 and U50. Love them.. I like Nomos too but only really like the Club Campus and Orion.

I like them all, but I would have to chose Sinn. They have a deeper catalogue and just make great watches across the board. Nomos is gorgeous but they're a little 'one note'. Union is a bit of a dark horse here. I'd like to see more of them as I don't know them well enough to offer an opinion on them. I think Tutuma offers some very interesting options as well, and their Air Force Chronograph has some pretty cool history to it. I wouldn't be mad about owning any one of these brands.

Tutima has my vote FOR LIFE

I'm a microbrand guy. Thus, I admire the life and œuvre of Helmut Sinn more than the various reborn Glashütte-based brands.

There's also the oft-forgotten Mühle Glashütte who have some nice pieces in this range

Until yesterday when I learned of Tutima I had only heard of Sinn and Nomos. You have added another new brand in Union Glashutte to learn about.

Try Damasko as well!