waterproof dressy watch?

I have a Gsar... I think, assuming thats the auto one. Also if you look at the place that sells Marathons they have some other watches that could be made pretty dressy. But Citizen makes some beautiful dive watches in your price range, as does seiko, and both of them have stood up to a beatings. Also I find my Marathon gets almost as much wrist time as my 2 doxa's just because I love the tritium.
 
I also am a big fan of Seiko and Citizen watches. Any of their divers would be good choices for rugged, good looking watches, imho. :)
I don't know if this is still available but I also have this one: http://www.watcharama.com/sk058.htm
It is rated at 200m water resistance, has a screw down crown, but has a much slimmer profile than a chunky diver. It fits under a shirt cuff much easier.
 
I'll plus 1 for the Tissot.
I've worn a Tissot T Touch Titanium with navy face for 3 years...or is it 4? Been a long time now anyhows!
It goes with me everywhere and does nearly! Everything with me too...
The Titanium makes it light weight. The glass has never scratched and the touch screen never failed..
And it keeps excellent time.
I bought it after I broke the strap on my fathers old Rolex, so I put that away incase I destroyed it totally.
I think Tissot still do the carbon fiber faced stainless steel version which looks quite classy too. ESP if you have a CF scaled knife/ knives.
And as a gimmicky party trick, people find the compass mode fascinating when they touch the glass..
That's if you're into gimmicky compass things.
All in all it's been very much worth it's money.
Now I've said that I bet it will need its first battery change. Lol

That's my tuppence worth. Hope it helps.

Regards. Steve.
 
Yeah, most modern divers watches are about as dressy as a g_shock... Watch nerds just recommend them as dressy because they are shiny and often expensive. never mind the fact that they are grossly oversized and won't even fit under your cuff. Granted, it also depends on your idea of dressy and choice of clothing.

For your situation and MY preferences I'd find a watch with a slimmer height, larger dial with narrow bevel, and a simple dial with fewer complications to muck it up. 100m rating should do you fine.

Granted, comically oversized watches are becoming the norm, and if you are like most people whose idea of dressy is limited to church, summer weddings, and maybe a job interview, then just about any analog watch with either leather band or metal bracelet would work. Hell I'm thinking about wearing a vostok amphibia with its untouched Soviet styling from decades past, far from dressy, to my cousins wedding for fun. Plus, who can talk bad about a sixty dollar automatic watch with a 200m rating and bulletproof Russian movement, made exactly a it was forty years ago... :p
 
I would recommend the Orient Mako line (either regular or XL). Definitely dressy enough and if you swap out of the band, you can make it look even dressier. Here's mine on a Hadley Roma strap. All in, this cost about $150:

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i'll echo the orient mako for an affordable 200m dive watch. love my blue mako :)

pic borrowed from google:
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goodeyesniper said:
Yeah, most modern divers watches are about as dressy as a g_shock... Watch nerds just recommend them as dressy because they are shiny and often expensive. never mind the fact that they are grossly oversized and won't even fit under your cuff. Granted, it also depends on your idea of dressy and choice of clothing.

For your situation and MY preferences I'd find a watch with a slimmer height, larger dial with narrow bevel, and a simple dial with fewer complications to muck it up. 100m rating should do you fine.

Granted, comically oversized watches are becoming the norm, and if you are like most people whose idea of dressy is limited to church, summer weddings, and maybe a job interview, then just about any analog watch with either leather band or metal bracelet would work. Hell I'm thinking about wearing a vostok amphibia with its untouched Soviet styling from decades past, far from dressy, to my cousins wedding for fun. Plus, who can talk bad about a sixty dollar automatic watch with a 200m rating and bulletproof Russian movement, made exactly a it was forty years ago... :p
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Eh, most divers are pretty dressy, because they know theyll get a lot more purchases from people who want to wear it to work versus actual divers. Its all how you define dressy though. But where did you find an actual amphibia for $60? I've been lusting after one of the 70's ones but cant bring myself to pay the going rate of $200 on the bay.
 
goodeyesniper said:
Yeah, most modern divers watches are about as dressy as a g_shock... Watch nerds just recommend them as dressy because they are shiny and often expensive. never mind the fact that they are grossly oversized and won't even fit under your cuff. Granted, it also depends on your idea of dressy and choice of clothing.

For your situation and MY preferences I'd find a watch with a slimmer height, larger dial with narrow bevel, and a simple dial with fewer complications to muck it up. 100m rating should do you fine.

Granted, comically oversized watches are becoming the norm, and if you are like most people whose idea of dressy is limited to church, summer weddings, and maybe a job interview, then just about any analog watch with either leather band or metal bracelet would work. Hell I'm thinking about wearing a vostok amphibia with its untouched Soviet styling from decades past, far from dressy, to my cousins wedding for fun. Plus, who can talk bad about a sixty dollar automatic watch with a 200m rating and bulletproof Russian movement, made exactly a it was forty years ago... :p
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Considering that a man wearing a watch is rare in these modern times, any shiny metal timepiece is likely to catch someone's eye and a larger watch is a bit more noticeable. However truly over-sized watches covered in knobs and dials are very tacky and look like you're begging for attention. The advantage to a durable dive/tool watch is that you only need one and never have to worry about being out of style.
 
Well for dress occasions I wear an Armitron dress watch in stainless with a 165 ft water resist. 165 ft is a little light for your uses as it seems, so I'll specifically recommend a Seiko Monster or a Invicta Pro Diver or perhaps a Orient Mako. IMO divers are plenty dressy when executed correctly.
 
The Bernhardt Anchor is also a great basic all-around watch, you can wear it practically anywhere with a strap change.
 
Check our the slim profile [purposely not big and bulky like a dive watch] Skagen watches as very cool, dressy and water resistant for the purposed you state. Mine is very thin case and band all in titanium.
 
I have had dozens of watches over the past few years. I finally went and got a Reactor watch ...the new Gryphon. The owner was in charge of manufacturing the Freestyle line of watches and wanted to create watches that hands down were the most durable you could make that also were reliable timepieces. Unconditional quality and service. I know them and I decided on this new one. To me...the 10 yr battery is a great idea as it gets expensive to replace batteries every 2 to 3 years in serious dive watches I have. Then you are out of a watch while they take care of it for a week or two. They have some very dressy watches as well with the same attention to durability and quality. you could do worse I suppose...
 
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