When you want an automatic watch for less than 200 bucks, with which you can go spearfishing, prepare a beurre blanc, and roll around on the ground drinking Guinness with your buddies, without worrying about your watch: then take this Orient Mako III... It rocks without fear of the consequences!! With as a bonus the most anti-stress bezel "click" I've ever had on a diving watch, and a pretty cool color variation! A watch that you buy like a tool and that you learn to love like a watch that completes your collection and that you can't part with anymore!

automatic bulldozer

Featuring a C02 abyss model. This diving watch is distinguished by a dial on 2 levels: a first peripheral level with the indexes and a second central level with a map of the seabed. This verticality through the sapphire crystal gives us the impression of falling into the abyss towards the ocean floor. The case back is not left out with an engraving of a kraken that deploys its tentacles to the clasp of the "engineer" type bracelet. This watch exudes robustness with a water resistance of 300m and its adventurer look!

diving into the abyss

The brand in Akrone was created in 2015 in a Kickstarter campaign by Jean-Fran&ccedil;ois Kerboul and Erwan Kerneur in Nantes, France. Akrone comes from "Achrone" which means outside of time, timeless. As the name of the two founders begins with a K, they replaced the CH with the K. This brand aims to collaborate with its customers to create French, high-end, technical and aesthetic watches.
The range includes models like the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-02"> Akrone C-02</a>, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-03_alat"> Akrone C-03 Alat</a>, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/k-05"> Akrone K-05</a>, the <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/k-gmt">Akron K-GMT</a> and the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-04"> Akrone C-04</a>. The watches are assembled in France with French movements including the new collection<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-02_heritage"> Akrone C-02 H&eacute;ritage</a>, Swiss, Japanese or French more recently.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does an Akrone watch cost?</h2>
The prices of Akrone watches change and differ depending on the model. Most cost between &euro; 600 and &euro; 1,190 depending on the models and finishes. An Akrone C03 MD costs 499 &euro;, then the top of the brand is represented by the C-02 H&eacute;ritage collection offered at &euro; 1,190 with in particular the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/akrone/c-02_heritage/mareographe"> Akrone C-02 Mar&eacute;ographe</a>.
<h2 dir="ltr">Akrone: The watchmaker from Nantes in France</h2>
Akrone is an independent brand and produces several thousand watches per year, all models combined. Akrone is part of <a href="https://preprod.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_french_watch_brands">Top 10 most popular French watch brands</a>. To choose the Akrone model that best suits you, the Dialicious owners' reviews are a valuable and authentic resource for evaluating different models through real customer experience.
(Updated November 2023)

Akrone is a French and Nantes brand founded in recent years. Being a watch enthusiast and collector, I had necessarily heard about it... Until the day a colleague who was also a collector arrived with an Akrone on his wrist... And so I was able to discover the excellent quality. So I acquired this pretty Akrone C02 Lagon, in a blue dial color that is rare in watchmaking. It is precisely its originality and its textured dial, as well as the engraved caseback that won me over. The dial and the engraved caseback represent a kraken

Akrone C02 Lagon - 300m

I just realized that I haven't introduced you to my C2!
I had the pleasure of picking up this watch at the showroom and chatting with the creators.
A very beautiful 2-level dial, sunburst for the minute track and with a gray seabed map with a touch of blue.
The case exudes quality, Akrone working a lot with the army.
The logo is a hexagon with an ermine (and yes Brittany!) inside, all forming the A of Akrone.
Waterproof to 300 m, it is ready for adventure.
The case back represents a kraken in homage to Jules Verne and the city of Nantes.
A fun little detail, there is a return of the Kraken's legs on the dial in the seabed map.
A very pretty knurling of the signed crown which allows a good grip.
The two-tone bezel indicating hours and minutes allows a clever "GMT function" for travelers.
I really like its polished skeleton hands and applied indexes.
There, I think I've covered this beauty.


The adventurer

Acquired in July 2020, this watch is my 2nd compressor but my 1st Akrone, a dynamic French brand with an astonishing quality-price ratio. Miyota 9015 movement, 41.5mm diameter, 48mm horn-to-horn, 12.7mm thickness, AR sapphire crystal, beveled hands, bidirectional internal rotating bezel, screwed crowns and water-resistant to 300m => incredible specs for a price less than €600 at the time. The alternation of polished and matte is well placed, the dial with the raised seabed is original, as are the fluorescent green touches here and there, and the movement is impeccably adjusted. I regret a certain weight (170gr on steel bracelet) and a certain thickness, 2 points however inherent to this type of watch. A very nice purchase, this Compressor in Frégate color!

Robust! (Compressor model)

La marque SYE [Start Your Engine] a &eacute;t&eacute; cr&eacute;&eacute;e en 2020 par Arnaud Pezeron &agrave; c&ocirc;t&eacute; de Paris en France. La marque inaugure le Sport Tailoring au poignet. Elle propose des montres sport-chic de caract&egrave;re, fiables, ludiques et abordables inspir&eacute;es de l'univers de la m&eacute;canique auto-moto. La gamme comprend deux mod&egrave;les distincts, la <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/sye/mot1on_automatic_24">SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 </a>et la <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/sye/mot1on_chronograph">SYE MOT1ON Chronograph</a>.
Cette marque embarque une innovation sur le changement du bracelet disponible en acier ou en cuir. La montre n'offre aucun espace entre le bracelet et la boite d&ucirc; &agrave; l&rsquo;absence de cornes, ce qui am&eacute;liore son confort et sa portabilit&eacute;.
<h2 class="p1">Combien co&ucirc;te une montre&nbsp;SYE&nbsp;?</h2>
La gamme SYE comporte deux mod&egrave;les disponibles sur le site de la marque : La SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 est propos&eacute;e &agrave; partir de 750&euro;. La SYE MOT1ON Chronograph est propos&eacute;e &agrave; partir de 599 &euro;.
SYE est ind&eacute;pendante et produit plusieurs centaines montres par an tous mod&egrave;les confondus. Pour choisir une SYE qui vous correspond le mieux, les avis clients Dialicious sont une pr&eacute;cieuse ressource pour &eacute;valuer chacun des diff&eacute;rents mod&egrave;les &agrave; travers l'exp&eacute;rience r&eacute;elle des clients.
Consultez le <a href="https://www.dialicious.com/top/les_meilleures_marques_de_montres_francaises">Classement des meilleures marques de montres fran&ccedil;aises</a> dont SYE fait partie.
(Mise &agrave; jour Novembre 2023)

The brand SYE [Start Your Engine] was created in 2020 by Arnaud Pezeron near Paris in France. The brand is introducing Sport Tailoring on the wrist. It offers sporty-chic watches with character, reliability, fun and affordability inspired by the world of car and motorcycle mechanics. The range includes two distinct models, the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/sye/mot1on_automatic_24"> SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24</a> and the<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/sye/mot1on_chronograph"> SYE MOT1ON Chronograph</a>.
This brand has an innovation in changing the bracelet available in steel or leather. The watch offers no space between the bracelet and the case due to the absence of lugs, which improves its comfort and portability.
<h2 dir="ltr">How much does a SYE watch cost?</h2>
The SYE range includes two models available on the brand's website: The SYE MOT1ON Automatic 24 is offered from &euro; 750. The SYE MOT1ON Chronograph is offered from &euro; 599.
SYE is independent and produces several hundred watches per year, all models combined. To choose an SYE that best suits you, the Dialicious owners' reviews are a valuable resource for evaluating each of the different models through real customer experience.
Check out the&nbsp;<a href="https://www.dialicious.com/en/top/the_best_french_watch_brands">Ranking of the best French watch brands</a>, including SYE.
(Updated November 2023)

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