Poor man's watch thread

[Clouseau]

Poor man’s watch ? 3600 Euros.

Expensive for such an ugly watch.

 

[DorianGreen]

Poor man’s watch ? 3600 Euros.

We already had this discussion: of course, strictly seen, it's not a poor man's watch, but 3,600€ is also a price that almost anyone can pay.

It seems to me appropriate to talk such watches here rather than in the main watch thread where they are snubbed and disdained and only the usual known brands and models get interest.

I think that, especially right now, there are a lot of nice and interesting watches beyond Rolex, Patek and Cartier.

 

[DorianGreen]

Rather attracted by this Longines Conquest (champagne dial) 38mm. I saw it yesterday next to the 41mm version and I really appreciated its reduced size.

 

[Michigan Planner]

Poor man’s watch ? 3600 Euros.

While definitely not a "poor man's watch" (and well more than I would pay for that, I'm comfortable with it being posted here. I think we get better, more interesting discussions in this thread than in the TWAT thread. I like checking in there on occasion but that thread has a tendency to turn into an insufferable Rolex/Patek/VC/AP circle jerking quite often.

 

[Genericuser1]

Picked up a Seiko King Samurai but forgot to take a picture. I did move my dive watches toa new box as they had outgrown their old one. Here are two drawers of Lume.

 

[strider11]

Creaming it at the beach - REVUE THOMMEN

 

[edmorel]

Depending on how this ends up looking and feeling in person, it could be an absolute steal.

Makina Mephisto III | INTRODUCING

The Makina Mephisto III is the latest release from the devilish brand, and the most refined yet, offering occult sophistication.

timeandtidewatches.com

 

[Jazzmenco]

Nice PMW, around $350. Sold out very quickly.

 

[DorianGreen]

Mido Multifort.

 

[Thin White Duke]

Obviously I lean towards sports watches. Here is the entirety of my PMW collection:

Left to right
Seiko Mod project (automatic)

Seastern homage / copy / clone of Doxa 600T (automatic)

Seiko PADI (solar)

Victorinox Maverick chronograph (quartz)

Belmoto Track Day (quartz)

Pulsar (quartz - inherited from my Dad - wafer thin, goes nice with black tie!)

 

[DorianGreen]

Seen in the metal, it looks great, the right mix between vintage and contemporary.

The Longines Conquest Central Power Reserve.

 

[DorianGreen]

Not fond of those numerals, otherwise I would seriously consider this Antarctic with eggshell dial.

 

[Michigan Planner]

Not fond of those numerals, otherwise I would seriously consider this Antarctic with eggshell dial.

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The font on those numerals just looks.... off. But like you, I think that is otherwise a pretty sharp looking watch.

Nivada has had some pretty interesting releases over the past couple of years but ultimately there's usually been one design feature on each that has kept me from pulling the trigger. I would be interested in seeing some IRL photos of this one though as maybe those numerals wont be quite so jarring in the non-marketing shots.

 

[SixOhNine]

I kinda like it, though like you, I'd rather see some real world pics.

 

[DorianGreen]

Attracted by cream shades lately.

The new Glycine Sea Kraken.