"Value for money" watches

With the ever increasing RRP of new watches and the likes of a new steel Submariner being almost £6k, it got me thinking about watches that could genuinely be described as good "value" in terms of their quality and/or functionality.

I'm struggling to think of many that are better than one of these:



It's "only" £2k or so new and can be picked up 2nd hand for much less, yet it's a beautifully made watch with a number of complications including moonphase and day/month indicator. True it's not got an in house movement and it's not a perpetual calendar or such like as the appearance would suggest, but it's a great watch nonetheless. It's very comfortable to wear, comes on a decent quality croc strap with folding clasp and does a good job of being an every day and dress watch at the same time.

With an imaginary budget of say £2k new, can anyone else think of a better suggestion?

Oris is a good shout - I'm a fan.

Hydro Conquest is nice, but doesn't have anywhere near the functionality or complications of the Master Collection? That's what I was getting at, value for money not just in terms of it being cheap, but doing a lot for the cash.

A lot of love for Longines on here! Can't deny their quality though and "expensive" feel.