What watch are you wearing today (under $1,000)?

1991 Seiko Quartz Moon Phase

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Great idea for a thread!

 

Great watch!

 

Ah! Still going with the one currently running in rotation. It may be four figures retail, but it was purchased, pre-service for three figures. My first run, 1920, 17 size, 23J, Illinois Watch Co., Sangamo Special Model 10:

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just posted in the other watch thread. I paid about $800 for this used

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20 years or so ago.

 

Rob & Dave,

This will be interesting if other guys that have bought interesting stuff and kept it long term or bought it used 'back in the day' post. I doubt we'll see Patek, but, like the Omega, some cool complicated Rolexes and the like should show up.

It would be fun doing a similar thread like this but posting what cool car you drive that you bought for under $25K - some of the old guys in the Vintage section would show some neat stuff. I remember the $7,700 250GTO, it was driven by the owners wife until a just couple of years ago.

Regards,

Art S.

 

My travel companion - barely made the 3 digits
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1992 Tag Heuer diver watch. This is my war horse. Bomb proof. The factory wants to make it shiny and pretty again. I say no.

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Great thread, Rob….

Here’s my daily, which I’ve posted before….

My daily Seiko 6105-8000 purchased by me at the First Marine Division PX near Danang in 1969 for, I think, around $40…maybe less. It’s all original except the stingray strap and Seiko deployant clasp. The hands were replaced (originals retained) for better lume as I wear it all day, almost every day!

unavoidable reflection at 5-6



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The stingray strap has something of a connection with the watch as it was probably harvested in the South China Sea. Aside from my Nikon F the Seiko is the only artifact I brought back from my service.

 

Love this thread...
Early college swatch and right out of college "expensive" watch Tag, at that time on sale just a tad over $1K with taxes
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Thread ban!

 

May I introduce? NOMOS Orion 38 ;o)

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Image Unavailable, Please Login The list on these in 2003 was stupid high ($2200) because it had a 2025 Dubois-Depraz 52 jewel piggy back movement. Picked it up used on EBay for $350 in 2020.

 

Seiko Prospex with the blue Manta Ray dial. The lume is nuclear and the way the dial changes with captured light is beautiful.
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Wear the "mini-Hulk" most days since it is my newest watch. Great watch for $350

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Krug-Baumen Adventurer. Bought it around 25 years ago when I was in Europe for a business trip. Cost me ~$250 dollars (if I remember correctly).

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Wear both of these in my rotation for DD's.

Right now it's the Citizen. about $400 at the time maybe a couple years ago. I see this one in the $700 range now.

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But also wear the Ball regularly, which was about $900 20-ish years ago. I don't think this one is still available. One of their Trainmasters.

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And no, I don't sweat setting the date, can't read it anyway, so why bother.

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I really like the Ball Watch. Seems like a lot of watch for the money.

 

Yes, it's very solid. Ball has all sorts of choices, none that I can see now on their website for under $1000, which is too bad. This one, or one that's very close, is about $1800 now.

Bought it through Cris at VTC all those years ago. Too bad he's not still on here. I guess he found bigger fish to fry.

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Junghans Meister fein Automatic Signatur 27/4359.00


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Today it's Glycine Combat Sub in Bronze. Think it was somewhere around $600 a few years back.

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Most of my watches would qualify for this thread. Lot of Seikos and a few odds and ends like this one.

Yesterday I had my Seiko Arnie on. That's a fun one to "wake up". It goes dark when not in use and when you pick it up again the hands spin to the right time and little digital sub display comes back on.