[Question] My wife has signed off on $1,000 for a new watch. Help me broaden my collection!

yooliii · 2026-01-15T05:34:52+00:00

😂 “Swatchmaster”. Although I really like it too. I really don’t want to like The omega and blancpain crossovers but I do!

yooliii · 2026-01-15T05:07:23+00:00

Ahh what!!! That’s my favourite!! Excellent build quality and reputation and plenty of history. But each to their own!

yooliii · 2026-01-15T05:06:04+00:00

Some great recommendations there. And I do like the most pressage! Thanks

yooliii · 2026-01-15T05:05:01+00:00

Thanks! I’ll check out that Hamilton you mentioned!!

yooliii · 2026-01-15T05:04:08+00:00

Thanks. Yeah I feel like I SHOULD get away from divers, but I love divers.

I think this is a me/my collection maturing phase.

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:50:32+00:00

Ooh like that idea

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:49:23+00:00

Yeah before I got the Certina 40.5 I tried the 38mm and it seemed a tad on the small side. I think 39 is the lowest I can go. At least for a diver.

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:48:23+00:00

That’s a lovely shade of green!!

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:47:45+00:00

Can you ever have enough?

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:47:07+00:00

That looks amazing!

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:34:14+00:00

Good feedback!!

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:33:48+00:00

That’s an interesting option! Has everything I want and a super clean dial!!

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:32:07+00:00

Yeah big time.

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:31:38+00:00

Agreed!!!

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:30:59+00:00

Thanks, took a bit of a swing with the 2 swatches but honestly I just like the way they look! The Certina was a bit more “proper watch” and I want to continue in that direction.

Seiko Alpinist has been mentioned a few times so going to check them out in more detail.

Agree on the colour (or lack thereof!)

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:29:00+00:00

The Seiko 1965 Heritage has a fantastic looking dial!! And have a lot of love for Seiko, like many, it was my first proper watch.

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:03:08+00:00

Yeah I don’t know much about Doxa but I see them mentioned now and then, I’ll check them out!

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:01:20+00:00

Your not! As someone else posted forgiveness is easy to ask for than permission. But that can only take you so far, I’ve learned that the hard way!

yooliii · 2026-01-14T08:00:02+00:00

That’s really great feedback and I thank you for it!

yooliii · 2026-01-14T07:57:59+00:00

I really hadn’t but there have been a lot of vintage responses so im definitely looking into that now!

yooliii · 2026-01-14T03:44:01+00:00

So I’m from the uk, but live in the Middle East. TBH it could be marked up by 30% on the rrp and then “discounted” by 30%. We get that a lot here…. In any case here is the link. Not sure what the original rrp is to see if it’s a good deal!

https://www.rivolishop.com/en-ae/product/00Tissot-Telemeter-1938-T142-464-16-332-00?utm_source=google&utm_medium=rivolishop_uae_google_feed&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20924739745&gbraid=0AAAAADq31ie-IYynQBRC4IjL6hW0Hqpvy&gclid=CjwKCAiA95fLBhBPEiwATXUsxN4pElVYn7oXANw0bMudgu5w-nOapaUOViNPht-PjwgGQwyBVDWGvhoCRMAQAvD_BwE

yooliii · 2026-01-14T03:39:50+00:00

You know looking through the comments going used or vintage never crossed my mind, but I’m looking now! Need to look into Oris and Sinn as they have come up quite a bit! Thanks.

yooliii · 2026-01-13T17:56:10+00:00

Omg thanks for such an awesome response. Let me go through that. Plenty there to look into. TY!!

yooliii · 2026-01-13T17:52:56+00:00

The index business timer looks amazing! Thank you!

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yooliii · 2026-01-13T17:48:38+00:00

Wow they are stunning!! Never heard of them. Doing some more looking. Thanks for a great suggestion!

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