Yep, I have tried a couple of Islanders now and they're great. Mark is also a top guy so I always advise supporting him!

Haha thanks mate. I think my favourite is Hesili on this one. Yes, France is next. Then I'm thinking of maybe China after that. China gets a bad rep for watches. I think I'll set myself a mission of finding some cool Chinese Microbrands.

@@TopTierTicker Yes good idea mate. China does some good homage watches with great specs at amazing prices. Pagani Design and San Martin to name just a couple. I look forward to seeing what you come up with regarding micro brands 👍

Thank you. There's some very cool American brands for sure!

Indeed, great take! Thanks for watching and it's good to have you on the channel!

Indeed, I try to mention when parts/movements are made elsewhere.

@@TopTierTicker sometimes they have only American names 🙂

Yep, there's more than 10. These are the 10 I decided to feature 👍

Dan is out of Brazil

Luminous and Hamilton are both Swiss made

RGM super pricey, Timex one of the biggest BRANDS, Ginault was on the shortlist but didn't make the cut.

@@TopTierTicker fair enough. Thanks for the reply.

@@TopTierTicker How about Bulova? and, as a Ball fan, I wonder if you agree the brand is Swiss nowadays, although it has an undeniably rich history in the US? I assume the situation is the same for Hamilton.

I always put Timex as an American icon.

My goal with these videos is to bring to light brands who don't get as much publicity as the big brands. If you already know a watch brand is American, what's the point in me featuring it.

@@TopTierTicker fair enough, but with all the outsourcing most don’t know that Timex was once American made. Same with Bulova and maybe more. Thanks

@@TopTierTicker Fair enough.

Great brand!

Bit pricey though init

​@@TopTierTickerYour username doesn't match then. Should change your name to mid-tier ticker.

@@MrMackievelli So you can't get a good watch under $1000? get outta here!

@@TopTierTicker You missed the point man. Completely missed it.

Sorry to burst ya bubble mate but almost every watch company in the world outsources parts. The US doesn't have the infrastructure to create purely American made watches, especially on the affordable end

And many 'swiss made' watches can have Chinese parts too.

Okay Ross it seems that you're new to this series of videos so let me fill you in. I mostly feature affordable and lesser known brands. RGM and M Keaton is extremely pricey, Hamilton is one of the biggest brands in the world. Weiss and Shinola were close to featuring but did not. If you thought that I just whipped this list together on a whim and don't know anything about watches then you're very mistaken. Although your comment is extremely condescending. I thought I'd educate you on the videos that we make here. Bone up before you post comments, bud.

@@TopTierTicker Okay… 1.) Thank you for replying to my comment. 2.) You put out a video every 3-4 days. I’d say you’re “whipping them out” - trying to work that algorithm. 3.). If you’re going to be a KZfaq content creator, you need to develop a thick skin… you’re going to get criticism, and you’re going to get condescending comments. Do you think Archie Luxury became Archie Luxury by getting mad at constructive criticism. Let it roll off your back. 4.). Your video is titled “10 American Watch Brands you should Know.” It mentions nothing about “10 affordable American Watch Brands you should know.” 5.) If you’re going to mention Ball, you should have created an entire category about brands like Hamilton, IWC, etc. Shoot, make a video about how America used to be the epicenter of watch making before it switched to Switzerland. 6.) RGM, dude. Just admit you fumbled on RGM. They are THE American watch brand right now. 7.) In all seriousness, I apologize for my condescending comment. I’m sure you work hard and try your best.

​@@rossfryer3902Jesus man, he's NOT forcing you to watch his videos or asking what you think. If you think you can do better, then go right ahead. I've been into watches for almost 40 years, but I still learned about a few new companies from this video. And I don't have to agree with everything he says, but I don't have to attack him because we disagree about something. And this is only the 3rd video I've watched of his, so I'm not some butthurt fanboy. But I've been in the live audio recording world for almost 30 years and been online for even longer, and there's ALWAYS at least one person spreading negativity. So I guess you're that one guy for this video hahaha 😂