Berlenta VH60 Review – A Field Watch With Racing Energy and Sweep Seconds

The Berlenta VH60 is one of those budget field watches that works because it has an actual personality. It is not just another plain military-style design. With its white dial, blue and red accents, colour-matched stitching, sweep-style quartz seconds, and 24-hour sub-dial at 6, it brings a more playful, almost racing-inspired character to the field watch format. And priced just over $60 it brings almost too much value. In terms of overall positioning, this competes directly against several established value-focused options.

The specification is simple but appealing: stainless steel construction, mineral crystal, Seiko VH60 quartz movement, signed crown, screw-down caseback, and claimed 100 meters of water resistance. The result is compact, colourful, and surprisingly charismatic. To explore more budget field watch models, check our dedicated Best Deals page for current AliExpress prices.

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Design & Case

The Berlenta VH60 has the proportions of a classic field watch, but the execution is more expressive than that description suggests. The case measures 38.5mm in diameter, 10mm thick, and around 45.5mm lug-to-lug, with a standard 20mm lug width.

Those numbers keep the watch compact, but not too delicate. On the wrist, it still has a sporty and fairly assertive stance, helped by the case shape, wider lug width, and bright dial layout.

On the right-hand side, there is a signed push-pull crown measuring 5.9mm across. It is not a screw-down crown, so despite the claimed 100 meters of water resistance, I would still treat this more as an everyday splash-resistant field watch than a swim-ready piece.

The case flank is horizontally brushed and has a fairly meaty side profile. A polished bevel transitions into the lug hoods, adding some welcome definition. The edging could be slightly crisper, but it is still a useful finishing detail on a watch in this price range.

The lug hoods are radially brushed, while the tall fixed bezel uses polished edge work and a brushed top surface where it meets the crystal. This watch will likely appeal to those who appreciate similarly purposeful field watch designs.

Movement & Crown

Inside the Berlenta is the Seiko VH60 quartz movement, and that is one of the more interesting parts of the watch. This is not a standard one-tick-per-second quartz setup.

The VH60 gives the watch a sweep-style seconds hand, creating a smoother visual motion across the dial. It also adds a 24-hour sub-dial at 6 o’clock, which gives the watch another point of interest beyond basic timekeeping.

Battery life is around two years, and the movement has an accuracy rating of plus or minus 15 seconds per month. The VH60 is also a relatively new movement, introduced around 2022.

Functionally, the 24-hour sub-dial is not the most essential complication, but visually it does help the watch. It adds depth, balance, and a slightly more technical character to what would otherwise be a straightforward field watch layout.

The signed 5.9mm push-pull crown is easy enough to use, although the lack of screw-down crown construction keeps the watch firmly in everyday territory rather than true outdoor-tool territory.

Bezel

The Berlenta VH60 uses a tall fixed bezel, and it plays more of a framing role than a functional one. It sits above the brushed case flank and helps give the compact case a stronger visual outline.

The finishing is mixed, with polished edge work and a brushed top surface where the bezel meets the mineral crystal. That combination gives the watch a little more dimension from the front and side.

It is a simple bezel, but it works with the rest of the case. The polished edge catches light, while the brushed top surface keeps the design from becoming too shiny or dressy.

Because the dial is already busy and colourful, the bezel does not need to do much. Its job is to frame the white dial cleanly, add a bit of height, and maintain the sporty field-watch shape.

The result feels coherent. The bezel is not the standout feature, but it supports the overall character of the watch without fighting the dial, strap, or case finishing.

Strap

The Berlenta comes on a white strap that is not leather, although from a distance it does give off a leather-style look. It is fairly meaty, and the colour coordination is one of the reasons the watch works as well as it does.

The strap uses white, blue, and red stitching along the surface. That stitching picks up the same colour accents used on the dial, linking the strap directly to the watch face rather than making it feel like a generic budget strap.

The red and blue stitching connects with the red plots and blue numerals on the white dial, giving the whole watch a funkier and more racing-inspired character. It makes the design feel more complete and intentional.

The strap is also quick-release, which is always useful. It makes strap changes easy and gives the watch more flexibility without needing tools.

The buckle is better than expected. It is a fairly meaty milled clasp with a brushed finish. It is unsigned, but it does not feel flimsy or like an afterthought. The hardware feels properly matched to the strap and the watch.

Crystal & Dial

The dial is the main reason the Berlenta VH60 stands out. Beneath the mineral crystal, there is a matte white dial with a lot happening, but the layout is more controlled than it first appears.

Around the outside, black minute chaptering is paired with red plots at every five-minute position. At 12, there is a triangle marker, while 3, 6, and 9 use baton markers. The remaining hour positions use circular plots.

Printed Arabic numerals run from 1 through 12. The cardinal numerals at 3, 9, and 12 are larger and more prominent, while the remaining numerals are smaller and printed in blue. That use of size and colour helps create hierarchy on a busy dial.

Inside the main 12-hour scale, there is a smaller inner 60-minute scale. The font reduces as it moves inward, so the detail adds complexity without overpowering the main time display.

At 6, the 24-hour sub-dial is slightly recessed and has a subtle sunburst texture, contrasting against the matte white surface. The hour and minute hands have lume, the seconds hand gets a lume tip, and the small sub-dial hand is lumed as well.

The lume is not the strongest part of the watch, but the extra attention to the sub-dial hand is a nice detail.

Summary

The Berlenta VH60 is a budget field watch with far more character than expected. The compact 38.5mm case, sweep-style Seiko VH60 quartz movement, 24-hour sub-dial, mineral crystal, signed crown, screw-down caseback, and claimed 100 meters of water resistance give it a useful foundation.

The real appeal, though, is the design. The white dial, black text, red and blue accents, colour-matched stitching, and slightly recessed sub-dial make it feel more playful than a standard field watch.

It is not a perfect watch. The mineral crystal is expected at this level, the crown is push-pull, and I would not treat the water resistance claim as a reason to swim with it.

Still, the Berlenta VH60 has charm. It feels sporty, colourful, and a little unusual, with enough coordination between the strap and dial to make the whole thing feel deliberate. Fans of compact and versatile field watch designs will likely feel right at home here.

Berlenta VH60 Field Watch Specifications