So, this is a contemporary option but still very much reminiscent of neo-vintage styling. You should look at Nomos. Something like the Tangente, Metro, or even Tetra gives a lot of the same vibes as Orea. They do their own in-house manual wind calibers, which can be seen through optional saffire casebacks.
MilesBeforeSmiles
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Nomos Club Campus or pre-order one of Farer's moonphase watches for next year.
Baltic watches are super solid. I wouldn't have any worries about buying from them.
Seiko 5 Sports 7S36-01E0
I don't own one but have had a chance to look at and wear one. They're nice. I don't disagree about the strap feeling a little cheap, but it wasn't enough to bother me. Personally, I'd go for their new California Dial version.
That said, I'd never buy an Alpina at full price. These are watches that feel like they were made to be sold for 40% on grey market sites.
Big steel sports watches are the sneakers/street wear of the watch world. They are tacky as hell and their popularity is driven largely by hype.
I think it's a cool colab. I live the colour way and dial design. I'm not super aware of Deus either, but the final product here is fun and looks really nice
Breitling makes really solid watches as well. Not sure what this colab costs, so I can comment on if it's a better buy than just a regular Breitling Top Time, but if it's not too far off the regular TT it's probably a solid buy too.
Hamilton Khaki automatic is the obvious answer. As an alternative I'd throw Laco's Basic series of Pilot Watches into the mix.
It's a Miyota 9015, which isn't a certified movement and is highly unlikely to ever be as accurate as +/-2 seconds a day. Their -5/+15 is what you should expect.
Hell, +/- 2 seconds a day is more accurate than CSOS or METAS Chronometre standards. You're going to have to start looking at some higher end pieces for that level of accuracy in a mechanical watch.