The under £200 watch thread!

[RSTurboPaul]

tedmus said:

Barchettaman said:

Poisson96 said:

That Invicta is about perfect spec for me. I hate this thread.

What, well-sized, subtle branding, vintage feel, rugged movement and genuine dive ability for £100?

It is the best watch they make.

3 colourways on sale on the Invicta site as well, not the black though.

Very tempted but only just had a new watch delivered today, maybe I'll "check" again next week

I can confirm that the 1953 is indeed a great watch

I wish the lume was a bit less green and either more 'vintage' or more white (and stronger on the dial markers) but I can live with it

[Bobberoo99]

In an amazing turn of events i have been given a full refund including P&P for the fake Citizen!!!

[blue_haddock]

Any of you guys got experience with zelos watches?

I was pretty close to getting a steinhart ocean one titanium but I've seen a few zelos watches which have grabbed my attention, one is local to me and is pretty much half the price of the steinhart.

[wombleh]

Drekly said:

Now considering a SRPD53K1 as its apparent replacement model (which looks more like an SKX but can't be considered a replacement for that with only 100m WR)
https://millenarywatches.com/seiko-5-srpd53k1-revi...

I really like those new seikos. Amazon has some around the 170-200 mark, although their menu for picking colours is a bit odd and not entirely convinced you’d get the one you asked for! I was looking at the blue faced one with cream markers, nice vintage diver vibe. That or the pepsi.

[RSTurboPaul]

blue_haddock said:

Any of you guys got experience with zelos watches?

I was pretty close to getting a steinhart ocean one titanium but I've seen a few zelos watches which have grabbed my attention, one is local to me and is pretty much half the price of the steinhart.

They always seem to sell out quickly, although they do the 'limited run / buy early and get a better price!' operating model, with (IMO) inflated 'normal' prices at the end (that no-one ends up paying).

I think they are well regarded on the WatchUSeek F77 (Divers' watches) forum and I have been tempted myself.

If you can get hold of it for a look, I'd be interested in your thoughts on the quality overall

[blue_haddock]

RSTurboPaul said:

They always seem to sell out quickly, although they do the 'limited run / buy early and get a better price!' operating model, with (IMO) inflated 'normal' prices at the end (that no-one ends up paying).

I think they are well regarded on the WatchUSeek F77 (Divers' watches) forum and I have been tempted myself.

If you can get hold of it for a look, I'd be interested in your thoughts on the quality overall

I might have fallen in love with a different model now.



I've been offered them by two different people who are now looking at shipping costs.

Everyone really rates them and unlike the steinhart they are their own designs. I figure if I get one and it's not for me they are that popular I can probably move it on without losing money on it.

[vdn]

blue_haddock said:

liner33 said:

surely the "Joker" is their flagship

For every one nice watch Invicta make they turn out a dozen of these monsters.

If they separated the two parts of the company, one side into sensible watches and the other side into these daft concoctions and gave them different names I'm sure they would sell more watches overall as many people don't want to be associated with the daft stuff regardless of how well made the others are.

Premium brand, Corum, had / have a Joker watch. Price... £5,000 or more for certain models.

[redrabbit]

Old news to the thread veterans, but got my Eaglemoss limited edition collector's reserve horologist selection Navy Diver today.

After inspecting it through an electron microscope I can confirm the craftsmanship is on a par with the finest chronometers available on the market today. It will be getting SERIOUS WRIST TIME!!!

(I love it)

[blue_haddock]

redrabbit said:

Old news to the thread veterans, but got my Eaglemoss limited edition collector's reserve horologist selection Navy Diver today.

After inspecting it through an electron microscope I can confirm the craftsmanship is on a par with the finest chronometers available on the market today. It will be getting SERIOUS WRIST TIME!!!

(I love it)

That looks seriously tiny!

[Ninjin]

blue_haddock said:

That looks seriously tiny!

Maybe that's where the electron microscope came into play?

[redrabbit]

blue_haddock said:

redrabbit said:

Old news to the thread veterans, but got my Eaglemoss limited edition collector's reserve horologist selection Navy Diver today.

After inspecting it through an electron microscope I can confirm the craftsmanship is on a par with the finest chronometers available on the market today. It will be getting SERIOUS WRIST TIME!!!

(I love it)

That looks seriously tiny!

It is. Subsequent research suggests it was developed for an elite military unit known as the CMDF.

[Ninjin]

Armchair military are the hardest of them all out there. No other division comes close.

[Bobberoo99]

redrabbit said:

blue_haddock said:

redrabbit said:

Old news to the thread veterans, but got my Eaglemoss limited edition collector's reserve horologist selection Navy Diver today.

After inspecting it through an electron microscope I can confirm the craftsmanship is on a par with the finest chronometers available on the market today. It will be getting SERIOUS WRIST TIME!!!

(I love it)

That looks seriously tiny!

It is. Subsequent research suggests it was developed for an elite military unit known as the CMDF.

I so want to try and work out what CMDF stands for, but i'm tired and anything i come up with will be unkind and quite possibly rude!!!!

[redrabbit]

Bobberoo99 said:

redrabbit said:

blue_haddock said:

redrabbit said:

Old news to the thread veterans, but got my Eaglemoss limited edition collector's reserve horologist selection Navy Diver today.

After inspecting it through an electron microscope I can confirm the craftsmanship is on a par with the finest chronometers available on the market today. It will be getting SERIOUS WRIST TIME!!!

(I love it)

That looks seriously tiny!

It is. Subsequent research suggests it was developed for an elite military unit known as the CMDF.

I so want to try and work out what CMDF stands for, but i'm tired and anything i come up with will be unkind and quite possibly rude!!!!

I'm going to have to make you work for it. Helps if you know your 60's sci fi movies....

[redrabbit]

surely the "Joker" is their flagship



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I think that's the single finest artefact I've ever seen.

Transaction just completed.

[Bobberoo99]

redrabbit said:

surely the "Joker" is their flagship

I think that's the single finest artefact I've ever seen.

Transaction just completed.

I hate to ask this but, are you taking any hallucinogenic medication we should be made aware of?!?!?

[redrabbit]

Bobberoo99 said:

redrabbit said:

surely the "Joker" is their flagship

I think that's the single finest artefact I've ever seen.

Transaction just completed.

I hate to ask this but, are you taking any hallucinogenic medication we should be made aware of?!?!?

If I answererd that honestly you wouldn't believe me.

[redrabbit]

redrabbit said:

Bobberoo99 said:

redrabbit said:

blue_haddock said:

redrabbit said:

Old news to the thread veterans, but got my Eaglemoss limited edition collector's reserve horologist selection Navy Diver today.

After inspecting it through an electron microscope I can confirm the craftsmanship is on a par with the finest chronometers available on the market today. It will be getting SERIOUS WRIST TIME!!!

(I love it)

That looks seriously tiny!

It is. Subsequent research suggests it was developed for an elite military unit known as the CMDF.

I so want to try and work out what CMDF stands for, but i'm tired and anything i come up with will be unkind and quite possibly rude!!!!

I'm going to have to make you work for it. Helps if you know your 60's sci fi movies....

One clue only

[wibble cb]

Fantastic voyage? Combined miniature deterent forces

[redrabbit]

Indeed!
Based on a true story, I believe