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but I think the new smaller sized Doxa 200Ts are REALLY appealing

I was probably more referring to watches with more elaborate movements and refined case/dial work.

Carrera glassbox and the Zenith defy extreme diver (though a bit above 10k). 


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both in my disappointment with W&W 2024 releases and generally the price bracket where most interesting brands position themselves today.

My solution is going vintage, I am still having a hard time to comprehend how many amazing vintage watches from brands like Universal Geneve, Girard Perregaux, Movado, Omega or even Rolex or Vacheron can be bought for a tiny, tiny fraction of the cost of most new watches. Hell, even well below 500€ you can find magnificent vintage watches from prestigious brands in great condition with nice inhouse-movements that give many new watches 10 times the price a run for their money.

Your Tissot is a great option if you are looking for a good-looking, robust and waterproof watch. I was seriously tempted when it came out, but for daily use I have my rugged, waterproof watches covered and so I decided to focus 100% on vintage pieces and have never looked back from there.

considering vintage, but dip your toes in and gather as much knowledge as possible and you will see how rewarding buying vintage watches can be as long as you do your homework.

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Of course biased with this one .

are the only ones that have remained reasonably priced among the photo line-up published by a fellow WPS. Secondary market will get even more interesting in the upcoming years for finding 90% of the models nowadays presented at a price more close to reality than the fantasy one called by the brands. Among the sub 8K EUR watches I find the Tag Heuer Carrera line to be a relatively attractive offer.

And the Tag Heuer Carrera's are certainly a quality product at pretty fair price levels : especially the newer glassbox models are very attractive.

That's why I love brands like Rolex and Cartier, which offer both mid level and high level watches

Maybe it's gotten boring, but they do put a lot of value under 10k. The coaxial escapement is a marvel of industrialized engineering. And yes, before anyone says it, I do wish they could solve the thickness problem.

I did not mention them as I was referring more to the brands present at W&W.
But then Omega also raised their prices by 30% in the last 3 years and they are no longer the great value that they used to be.