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Below USD10k? That's doable! Two subthemes for me : vintage chronographs, and modern Japanese
Jul 30, 2022,10:14 AM
First the vintage chronographs!
A Breitling Top Time 810. I love the reverse panda dial!
A pair of jumbo 38mm RG dress chronographs - a Longines 30CH and a UG with sexy faceted lugs. Square pushers and a sprinkle of patina add to the charm.
And then a Zenith A271 - blued hands, blue stingray for a bit of pizzazz.
And on to modern Japanese watches, which remain quite decently priced still.
The bullseye dial of a microbrand Kurono, from Hajime Asaoka.
If it comes to affordable, there was to be a Seiko in the list! Here's a salmon SARB037 mod, terrific fun with the salmon dial.
And one of my personal favourites, the 'Shunbun" SBGA413 with the subtly Sakura-pink textured dial, set against a zaratsu-polished Ti case. The dial varies between silver and pink depending on the lighting, as you can see, and shimmers bewitchingly in sunlight.