Reddit mentions of New Hamilton Khaki Field Auto Chrono Mens Watch H71516157

first you have to choose a style,

Dress, port, Pilot, Divers, plain or chronograph

Then you have to consider if you want a mechanical or a quartz,

The quartz being more accurate and having more functions, as well as being cheaper, while the automatic is more distinguished, has more prestige and some people feel romantic towards mechanical movements,

Also which brands you like, if you want a small butique watch like christopher ward, Steinhart, Lum Tec, Nomos, or a big name watch like Certina, Tissot, Hamilton, Seiko, Longines.

You can also strech your money a bit more if you buy used but you have to find a trustworthy source to avoid fakes or mistreated watches,

if my limit was 1K i would probobly go for :

Hamilton Khaki Chronograph

Hamilton Jazzmaster

Seiko Shogun

he reason for this is that Hamilton has its own variations of the Eta made movements and that Seiko are always good value and in house manufacturing, and the Shogun is an amazing titanium diver under a grand.