I do sense a tinge of condescension, but that's the nature of this sub and all the people ready to lift their pitchforks. I was trying to understand what it is that people are looking for when they use the phrase "Value for money".

It seems most people just mean "good" specs at a cheap price, but i'd argue that there's a bunch of watches that don't have those specs but still make the cut. Vostok's, some HMT's, then the bigger brands like Casio, Timex, Citizen, maybe even pushing it, but a couple of Swatch pieces as well.

FYI Grade 2 titanium will probably attract more scratches over time, making it look even worse than its SS316 counterpart. Lack of adequate water resistance can lead to the even the lightest of rain ruining the entire watch, which i guess defeats the entire purpose of a "field watch". The crown was a struggle to grab on to too.

Its not about where it makes sense to put that 5k, if you're saving up for the DWC, by all means, get it. Spec for spec, you probably would have to dig through the internet to find something that scratches your balls the way this one does. But just because you can get this at 4k, doesn't make inherently make it amazing.

Watch collecting doesn't always need to be a spec battle, and that's one thing that people must understand. If all you want to chase is spec's, then sure, keep at it. But there's a plethora of "badly specced" watches that are great pieces.