The 'bargain ' thread
Some watches are really overpriced these days ( I could name a few brands or specific models but I won't ... I want to talk about the most underpriced .) This is my entry A brand with a huge history A top 10 manufacture An inhouse very well known chronogr...
SEIKO?
Hello SEIKO is what you are looking for. It ticks all your boxes. Maybe except the 'Top 10 manufacture' category. It may not be the ' prestige Swiss ' brand that most people associate with the likes of Zenith, Rolex and JLC. But I think its best models - ...
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Seiko, Grand Seiko and Credor are my favorite brands now, I also have a soft spot for some Orient watches as well. S
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CITIZEN is in the similar category, but a bit weak in the mechanical watch department.... Very good choice, MervC! Ken
Welcome to the Vintage world.
For the same budget, you can grab a Vintage JLC Memovox, a 4 ATM Jaeger Chrono, some military Monopushers such as Lemania, or Breitling, or even cheaper, the Hamilton Chrono for the RAF, and a ton of other examples. For a bit more, you can grab a Zenith 1...
Vintage Chronos
Yes. On that note, You might want to look at brands like Minverna, Heuer, Universal Geneve, Lemania, Angelus .... Wonderful brands with excellent Chronos.
Zenith is the name of the game ...
For reasons that I ignore, even new Zenith pieces are a the bargain those days. Just grabbed another one, pictures as soon I have time on this busy end of year. The sad part is that I'm following my rule: - I have a limit for the number of watches that I ...
