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Christopher Ward Sealander GMT might be close enough to your parameters.

As others have said, Ball is a zombie company so doesn’t really have heritage. That said I hear from many people the watches themselves are good. I personally find the design a little thrown together and I haven’t found the one i would actually want to own, but overall they’re a cool brand. But yeah, Joma sales are perpetual and those prices are pretty typical for Ball. Definitely don’t ever pay full retail for a Ball. Even at an AD, get a steep discount.

You’re not going to like mine. I don’t save for watches. If I can’t afford it incidentally, then I can’t afford it yet. That money needs to be able to disappear without affecting me. I don’t want to be freaking out about resale values or not wearing the watch due to fear of theft. Any saving I might do for a watch begs the question of why that money isn’t in a retirement account or something else, given how unnecessary a watch is. As a result I get about a $1000 watch a year, and next year when I get a better job might get a Tudor or Omega. I won’t be buying a nicer Rolex until I make A LOT more money, and that might not actually ever happen.

At your age and likely finances I’d be a little more conservative for awhile. You’d be surprised how happy you can be with Mido or Christopher Ward if you’re not in it for the name. And if you’re in it for the Rolex name, well, you might be making different decisions from me anyway.

Go on Jomashop (grey market retailer, legit but customer service sucks). You can find some cool older Tissot’s for like $250 with powermatic 80.

I don’t. I have a .611 in a Mido that doesn’t have the plastic bits, but wouldn’t hesitate to get a Tissot myself.

I wouldn’t worry too much. A lot of people talk about those movements not being serviceable etc.. and then go ahead and buy Seiko NH35’s that definitely get thrown out when you service the watch. I think the concept of plastic makes people nervous but Tissot isn’t looking to generate a bunch of warranty claims.

Hot take, but i like these better than the Submariner. They're just fancier, and no one's REALLY diving in their Rolex.

I too want a diamond-encrusted butthole.

Just did this on the AliExpress 11/11 sale. Picked a big store with lots of previous sold examples, but we'll see how I do. How did you know yours was fake? Did it have an ST1901 or no?

I wear every watch I have, even my late father’s Rolex that’s about 10x as expensive as I could afford to replace. I’m of the opinion that watches aren’t investments and you shouldn’t buy anything you are afraid to wear and potentially damage or lose. Obviously there’s other philosophies like collecting antiques for display, but for new watches, buy what you’ll enjoy

I’ve had this with many brands. Never seen a Longines in person but interested to see if I have the same effect. Hamilton and Seiko have both done this for me in both directions for many models (I.e some I hated actually look amazing in person and vice versa). It makes me want it see anything in person before I commit to buying it b

Rolex Datejust if you can afford it, or Omega Aqua Terra, or if money is a hair tighter than that, Christopher Ward Sealander or Dune.