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Old 21 July 2018, 07:38 AM   #1
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The best value for money in these categories

Hi Guys,

My dream collection would have the following: Dive watch, Chrono, GMT, understated dress and a show stopper watch (ideally PM and flashy).

In your opinion what are the best and cheapest options to fill in these categories? Ill start with my opinion:

Dive watch: Tudor BB ETA on RubberB
Chrono: Daytona (potentially moon watch, but the durability of the daytona wins)
GMT: Tudor BB GMT (close competition from Exp ii)
Understated dress: JLC Ultra thin reverso (duo face my preference)
Show Stopper: DayDate (so many options for this one. Gold Sub, Royal oak, Patek etc but value for money it tough to beat in PM the day date.)
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Old 21 July 2018, 07:47 AM   #2
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Old 21 July 2018, 08:03 AM   #3
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..........In your opinion what are the best and cheapest options to fill in these categories?..........
These two adjectives are incompatible. To quote Confucius "Cheap ting no good, good ting no cheap.

Cheapest? Invicta.....or worse
Best? Purely subjective, but you're on the Rolex forum so expect Rolex as the answer.
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Old 25 July 2018, 01:50 AM   #5
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Old 25 July 2018, 01:52 AM   #6
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Old 25 July 2018, 04:18 AM   #8
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I am interpreting "best and cheapest" to mean "most value" for the price. Under that pretense, I say the following...

Diver: Pelagos LHD
Chrono: Speedy Moonwatch Pro Hesalite
GMT: Tudor BB GMT
Dress: IWC Portuguese Chronograph

To further the value proposition, I would, and you could, buy all from trusted sellers.

I can't think of a "value" show stopper... maybe the Grand Seiko Peacock. That said, my overall showstopper.. the ALS Datograph!
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Best:

Dive watch: Sea-dweller or DSSD if you have a large enough wrist.

Chrono: El Primero 1969 or Daytona

GMT: BLNR

Understated dress: PP Calatrava with hinged caseback.

Show Stopper: PP Nautilus or AP Royal Oak.

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Cheapest (that's still decent):

Dive: Aquaracer, Hydroconquest

Chrono: Speedmaster Racing or Carrera 1887

GMT: The new Tudor or TAG Calibre 7 GMT

Understated dress: Nomos Orion or vintage Omega/Zenith handwind.

Show Stopper: Vintage President or Datejust I guess. Not really interested in this category.
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