The under £200 watch thread!

[r159]

Bobberoo99 said:

I do like the Inox but have my heart set on a Pepsi bezel!!!

To be fair that’s why I got my other Citizen

[blue_haddock]

Steve91 said:

blue_haddock said:

Hi Steve, was it by any chance a tag f1 style Lorus?

If so ive already seen it......

Ha, indeed you have already seen it! Can honestly say that I didn't know it was you selling it.

For everyone else;

And here it is with it's more expensive brother!

[AndrewCrown]

AndrewCrown said:

Seiko SNZG13
Bottle and a half of Bordeaux down...watching JOMW before retiring..I have not bought a watch in ooh..3 months..Amazon £139.
I note Ninjin bought a modded one earlier in February.
I need a field watch obviously.

The SNZG13 arrived today...
Decent heft.. Excellent legibility.. squeaky strap
Alignment of numbers to markers looks ok. Nice little purchase

[Ninjin]

AndrewCrown said:

The SNZG13 arrived today...
Decent heft.. Excellent legibility.. squeaky strap
Alignment of numbers to markers looks ok. Nice little purchase

Enjoy it, it's a great all rounder. If you like a Rubber Strap, swap it over, it changes the look of the watch totally.

[Barchettaman]

AndrewCrown said:

The SNZG13 arrived today...
Decent heft.. Excellent legibility.. squeaky strap
Alignment of numbers to markers looks ok. Nice little purchase

Nice on Andrew! Looks very nice indeed.

[Barchettaman]

The postman‘s just been.

The new arrival (at 50% thread budget) is excellent.

I am delighted.

Photos to follow.

[irc]

Any love for old Eco Drives> Just about to stick this one on Ebay. Approx 25 yrs old. Getting no wrist time and need to free up a slot in my watch box.

[Barchettaman]

Sandwich dial. No date movement. Strangely the bezel turns but is unmarked.
Recommended.

Edited by Barchettaman on Tuesday 9th March 14:59

[Bobberoo99]

Both are great looking watches, but that Vostok is really nice!!!!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Barchettaman said:

Sandwich dial. No date movement. Strangely the bezel turns but is unmarked.
Recommended.

I like that. Is it massively chunky were one to have sedentary officer worker-type wrists? How much was it, and where from?

[Barchettaman]

It’s not chunky at all CdG, in fact my wife nicked it off me more or less straightaway and has been wearing it all day.

It has the Panerai styling but none of the heft. Those are big chunky things; this is positively filigree in comparison.

€120 from Komandirskie.com. They have sold out in plenty of the normal places, it’s a popular new model. #170548. Meranom have sold out.

Highly recommended. Fast shipping too. I will put some more photos up because, well, temptation is a wonderful thing.

Edited by Barchettaman on Tuesday 9th March 19:17

Edited by Barchettaman on Tuesday 9th March 19:18

[Barchettaman]

Available here:

https://komandirskie.com/catalog/?q=170548&s=S...

[CharlesdeGaulle]

Barchettaman said:

Available here:

https://komandirskie.com/catalog/?q=170548&s=S...

Ordered, thanks. You're a very bad influence. Costing around 130 EUR for me with UPS shipping.

[ZesPak]

NO NO NO!

[Barchettaman]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Ordered, thanks. You're a very bad influence. Costing around 130 EUR for me with UPS shipping.

It’s a bargain really.

Sandwich dial
In house movement
Effortlessly cool
You’ll never see another
Ridiculously clever design
Very comfortable (according to my wife)
Nice contrast between gloss bezel and brushed case

[Bobberoo99]

ZesPak said:

NO NO NO!

Are you sure?
I mean, really sure??

[CharlesdeGaulle]

ZesPak said:

NO NO NO!

Not a fan then?

[Barchettaman]

And for the few of you still on the fence about whether you need a Russian dive watch in your life, here is an analysis of the technology behind it which explains exact why you should buy one, ideally straight away:

https://www.watchuseek.com/threads/vostok-amphibia...

[blue_haddock]

Ok guys I've currently got my citizen automatic diver on eBay and it's not doing badly so would I be daft to buy the same watch but the black faced version?

I have quite a few blue faced watches but I've not got a black faced one in the collection.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MUBNIS5

[Bobberoo99]

blue_haddock said:

Ok guys I've currently got my citizen automatic diver on eBay and it's not doing badly so would I be daft to buy the same watch but the black faced version?

I have quite a few blue faced watches but I've not got a black faced one in the collection.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B01MUBNIS5