I need a watch...

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TEV

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Need your guys help choosing a watch. I like the dive style watches but am open to suggestions. Not looking in spending over 500 dollars, would like to keep it in the 400 dollar range honestly but you know how it goes. Just need a direction. Anyone want to help? :)
 
Dr. Mudd said:
$400 to $500? :eek: If I had a watch I'd give it to you. I no longer care what time it is.
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lol look up the omega titanium dive watches. Thats what I really want but I can't justify that at this point in my life. :)
 
i started wearing Seiko about twenty years ago.

that first one was in the ocean well over a dozen times.

still have that one, and it is still running.
 
Eco-Zilla. That's my next purchase watch-wise. Have a Skyhawk eco-drive that only gains about 3 seconds a year. I don't know if there are any depth problems with an eco-drive but my divin days are few and far between and basically limited to snorkeling and swimming.
 
I forgot to mention my Skyhawk runs accurate to about 1 sec/year, no joke I check it via my atomic clock and time.gov. I don't know if this is to be expected or if mine was just a really good one, but thus far it's the most accurate watch I've EVER owned. It's not my first Citizen but is my first Ecodrive, I have a feeling it won't be my last for I've been eyeing both the Nightwawk and the Ecozilla myself.

A Selfwinding 007 can't be beat if you're into autos, Seiko divers were all I wore before the Skyhawk and never had a problem. I was never one of those accuracy freaks but I'd check mine via the atomic clock and readjust it when it go more than just a few minutes off, so I rarely had to adjust it, since getting the Skyhawk though about 4 years ago rest of my watches are gathering dust.
 
Well my friend gave me a citizen ny0040. Its not the most super expensive or fancy watch but I just love it. You can get it for around 100 and its accurate enough. Mine is running -1 min a week BUT this watch is pretty old and isnt in the best working condition. It doesnt look half bad either! Its the only watch I like with a lum dial. I cant see myself spending over 400 on a watch either.
 
T.K.C. said:
Yeah, I would suggest a Debaufre Ocean 1 or Ocean GMT.
http://www.debaufre.com/content/view/319/241/
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Iv been reading about these, they are good looking watches for sure. I like that they are swiss made. I wish they had something in titanium. Would also be nice to handle one in person before I spent any money...

Iron City said:
For $500... buy a Seiko Black Monster and a Sebenza.
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No worries bro I have 3 sebes. :D 2 just havn't got here yet. :( Any clarification on which watch is actually the black monster? Iv seen atleast 3 different watches that have been called that.


Ill have to check out the other watches that were suggested. Thanks for the help guys.
 
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Yip that's the Black Monster.Then there's also the exact same watch but with an orange dial which not surprisingly is nick named the orange Monster. There's even one with a green dial which is nick named...I'm sure you can guess....but that one's pretty rare I think.

I've got the Seiko SKX 007 k2 with jubillee bracelet. I was originally under the false impression that my 007 was the model called the Black Monster but no, the 007 is simply the classic diver of SKX line and yes it certainly is the one with the classic diver look. Exactly what I wanted.

The 200 meter SKX seikos are all the same aside from their varying designs though. They all have the same movement, etc.
Just choose the one you like if you want a Seiko.
I've been extremely pleased with my 007, and I am very hard on my gear due to my hands on work.

Here's some more info:
http://www.makedostudio.com/watches/seiko-divers/
Models:
Seiko is marketing so many styles of the 7S26 divers that it's hard to keep track of all the variations. But the basic 200m diver that replaced the 7002s maintain a similar look and feel to classic divers in the 6105-6306-6309-7002 lineage. The most commonly seen are the following models:


SKX007K (7S26-0020, round markers)

SKX007J (7S26-0020, same as SKX007K but with extra text on dial)

SKX009 (identical to the SKX007 except for a blue-and-red bezel)

SKX011J (7S26-0020, SKX007J styling, but has orange dial and gold letters on bezel)

SKX171 (7S26-7020?, has a different bezel design than the classic models)

SKX173 (7S26-0029, rectangular markers)

SKX175 (7S26-7029, like the SKX007 but with a blue-and-red bezel)

SKXA35 (7S26-0029, identical to the SKX173 except for a yellow-dial)

SKX779 (7S26-0350, new design -- thick case, scalloped bezel and redesigned dial)

SKX781 (7S26-0350, same as the SKX779 except it has an orange dial)
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Spydiefan04 said:
Seiko Diver 007 or a Citizen Ecodrive Skyhawk or Nighthawk.
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I second that. I have a Skyhawk in Titanium (around $ 400.-), and after 2 Rolexes, an Omega, and a Breitling, I have tyo say this comparably cheap watch is the best watch I ever had. 5 years with no problems, no need for batteries, times of all cities in the world, 3 alarms, stop function, and much more.
 
For the last several years I have worn a Suunto Observer. It is not a "diver style" watch even thought I have scuba dived with it a couple of times (nothing deeper than about 30 feet). However I also fish and hunt waterfowl down along the Texas coast 30 to 40 days a year and it has easily held up to all that abuse (okay … with a few scratches).

The watch has a barometric altimeter, thermometer and compass. The thermometer is about useless as the sensor sits on my wrist and is most likely to read skin temperature. I did take it off and lay up on a table in a restaurant a couple of years ago in Mexico to win a bet about hot it was … the temperature pegs out at 99 degrees. Now that I think about it, I also looked down and found it reading 43 degrees when I was hiking across the Rannoch Moore in Scotland a few years ago … that was a little scary. However the compass and barometer have been extremely useful when I am out in the bush or hunting.

In addition to Suunto, Casio Pathfinders have some of the same feature sets. I think they also offer solar powered watches and watches that sync time to the NIST broadcasts out of Colorado. These are all neat but the Suunto Observer has the smallest profile and thus, in my opinion, is the easiest to wear. If you want a tough watch with some useful features I would look into these as well.
 
TEV said:
Iv been reading about these, they are good looking watches for sure. I like that they are swiss made. I wish they had something in titanium. Would also be nice to handle one in person before I spent any money...
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It is a very interesting watch....I am curious how it compares to a MarcelloC Nettuno 3, which I just got from Bill Yao.

Tev, why would you like the watch in titanium? While Ti is nice for weight, it scratches like a mofo, and dents pretty badly as well.

Consider this watch carefully...it uses an ETA movement, which is a nice Swiss automatic movement.

Best Regards,

STeven Garsson
 
+1 on the Seiko 007.

Rugged, dependable, will last for years, even if abused, and is excellent value for money.

I have had two in 16 years, the first one is on the bottom of the ocean somewhere off the Western Australian coast, the other has a Zulu band and is on my wrist.
 
Walt-FL said:
I second that. I have a Skyhawk in Titanium (around $ 400.-), and after 2 Rolexes, an Omega, and a Breitling, I have tyo say this comparably cheap watch is the best watch I ever had. 5 years with no problems, no need for batteries, times of all cities in the world, 3 alarms, stop function, and much more.
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Wish ya hadn't said that I've always wanted a Rolex. But I imagine they cost more to keep up that a Seiko mechanical.
 
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