Budget Sub lookalike?

[andy_s]

http://www.chronocentric.com/omega/seamaster.shtml... re quartz vs automatic accuracy.

If you like plain, the Sinn UX is quartz and quite interesting...

[Ranger 6]

Invisible man said:

Budget must have increased a fair bit then, go for the Seamaster Quartz, it's a lovely watch and great quality for the price

Yup increased massively!! let's just say the negotiations involved sparkly shiny things

andy_s said:

http://www.chronocentric.com/omega/seamaster.shtml... re quartz vs automatic accuracy.

If you like plain, the Sinn UX is quartz and quite interesting...

Excellent info on that link - thanks!

I think it'll be the Quartz Seamaster - wait for the thread on where to get the best deal....

Seriously though - I've seen the discussions on high street discounts, is there any disadvantage with buying in airports? are they still cheaper than high street deals?

[chrisr29]

King Rolex said:

you might as well just buy a fake

He's got a point, can get some bloody good fakes for a 100 quid or so.

[Invisible man]

Good choice, wanna buy mine? then I can get one of these

[BigAlinEmbra]

Mate at work has one of the seikos and every time I see it I think he's bought a sub.
Lovely watch imo.

[DBRacingGod]

The Seiko fooled our Polish cleaner who nicked it out of my Sub's box when she went on a mental thieving spree. In fact I had more people comment positively on the Seiko than the Rolex.

[chris.mapey]

chrisr29 said:

King Rolex said:

you might as well just buy a fake

He's got a point, can get some bloody good fakes for a 100 quid or so.

If you want a fake one, then get one - mine cost me £28 from an internet auction site that is rather like "Seek You Out" but with less letters

I have a few fakes (Heuer Monaco, Submariner, GMT Master II) - I view them as an extended test drive prior to purchase

I have a Breitling B1 that I love, and an original Omega Constellation (PiePan face) and keep deliberating about what else to add to the collection. I have bough a few fakes to check I like them, before chunking loads of cash out.

I have decided that I will get a Monaco, but will probably pass on a Sub, but may well get a GMT Master...

Total spent on fakes so far (for the 3) is £80 inc shipping.

HTH

Chris

[Ranger 6]

Thanks Chris, have used that site before with good results

[tnjjeffrey]

i bought mine from www.toywatchwatche.co.uk and alsowww.julesb.co.uk
http://www.toywatchwatches.co.uk/men-s-watches/jel...
http://www.toywatchwatches.co.uk/women-s-watches.h...

check out the site, amazing

[tnjjeffrey]

www.julesb.co.uk

also sell the real deal!

[Revs_Addiction]

Hi chap! How come do you need such astonishing accuracy? 10 sec/month is VERY stringent. Is it to do with the marshalling?

I think you might regret spending big money on a premium branded quartz and not going all the way and going for an automatic. A few seconds a day is a small price to pay for having a proper mechanical movement on your wrist, (in my eyes at least)!

[wong]

Seiko do a quartz diver - SCBM 023 which is accurate to 20 secs a year. It has a 39mm case. But its Japan only
http://c-watch.co.jp/ww/s10a.html

Looks very similar to the SKX 007 (42mm case)

[hilly10]

DBRacingGod said:

The Seiko fooled our Polish cleaner who nicked it out of my Sub's box when she went on a mental thieving spree. In fact I had more people comment positively on the Seiko than the Rolex.

That will teach her. Sorry but i did laugh when I read this

[Odie]

Ranger 6 said:

After some thought and deliberation the budget has increased and the 'look' preference is moving away from the sub lookalike, however the accuracy thing is something I can't get away from. I do appreciate a good movement and automatics would be on the list if I knew that they could hold time to within +/- 10 secs in a month.

So my question is do I go for something like this with a quartz mech or an automatic mech?


I know it's been described as fussy on a recent thread but I do like this too:


Would I be unrealistic to expect the sort of accuracy mentioned above from something like a Sinn 103?

I have a 14yo quarts seamaster ive just checked it and its gain 6 seconds in the last 4 months... Think i need to send it to be serviced and cleaned..

[Ranger 6]

Revs_Addiction said:

Hi chap! How come do you need such astonishing accuracy? 10 sec/month is VERY stringent. Is it to do with the marshalling?

I think you might regret spending big money on a premium branded quartz and not going all the way and going for an automatic. A few seconds a day is a small price to pay for having a proper mechanical movement on your wrist, (in my eyes at least)!

Hi Andy,

Yes, the accuracy is due to the marshalling/rallying requirements. I need to be able to set it at the beginning of the event and it still be second perfect at the end, possibly 3 days later.

I have however sorted this by getting a Speedmaster (Thanks Dom!) and a quartz beater Ultimately I still like the 'sub' look so am watching for something I can pick up for a reasonable price.

[BluePurpleRed]

Ranger 6 said:

Revs_Addiction said:

Hi chap! How come do you need such astonishing accuracy? 10 sec/month is VERY stringent. Is it to do with the marshalling?

I think you might regret spending big money on a premium branded quartz and not going all the way and going for an automatic. A few seconds a day is a small price to pay for having a proper mechanical movement on your wrist, (in my eyes at least)!

Hi Andy,

Yes, the accuracy is due to the marshalling/rallying requirements. I need to be able to set it at the beginning of the event and it still be second perfect at the end, possibly 3 days later.

I have however sorted this by getting a Speedmaster (Thanks Dom!) and a quartz beater Ultimately I still like the 'sub' look so am watching for something I can pick up for a reasonable price.

There is a thread about Black watches on here, that features Steinhart..

http://www.steinhartwatches.de/index.php?id=67&amp...

Got to be right up your street?

[Ranger 6]

Thanks - had seen that. Of all the homages the Steinhart appears to be one of the best. Unfortunately my budget is more along the lines of the £50 thread

[aquarianone]

check out the Orient Black Mako, superb value for money and something a bit different to the Seiko 5.

[The real Apache]

good call, a very 'ansome watch that

[Miguel Alvarez]

^^ That is very nice