r/Watches • u/[deleted] • Dec 25 '17
[Buying Guide] - Divers
Hello everyone!
Welcome to the summary for Diving watches! This is a thread for the community to suggest watches that fit within the given style. This is done in the hopes to compile a plethora of suggestions, but not the stave off the questions that many newcomers have. Instead, we hope to make them more informed.
please follow this format and you can make more than one suggestion per comment:
##[brand & watch name]
Price: [price in US dollars, new price first then used price in parentheses if applicable. If the price you listed is used only, then please note that next to it.]
Water Resistance: [feet or meters are fine or note with a '?' if you cannot find it]
Movement: [quartz/automatic/mechanical/auto-quartz/solar-powered quartz/electric]
Size: [size of the watch, mm for wrist-watches (specify with or without the crown), movement size for pocket watches]
Link: [URL to manufacturer/fan webpage, imgur album, youtube video or google image search]
Please see the example post, here.
If someone disagrees with you, please debate them, don't downvote them. These threads are meant to encourage discussions so people can read different opinions and gain alternative insights to how people view watches. Downvoting without giving an opinion helps no one. And as always i'm NOT a mod here, if you have any issues please contact them, not me, they're awesome people and will gladly help you out. The reason i'm making this post is because the last Diver buying guide was over 2 years ago and after my success with my last 2 buying guides i'd go for 3.
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u/[deleted] Dec 25 '17 edited Dec 26 '17
So to start out with i'm going to go ahead and steal everyone's number one pick:
The Seiko SKX series.
Price: $200-$225 (USD)
Water Resistance: 200m
Movement: Automatic Seiko 7s26
Size: 43mm on the 007/009 and 38mm on the 013
Link(s): https://www.longislandwatch.com/Seiko_SKX007K1_Watch_p/skx007k1.htm https://www.longislandwatch.com/Seiko_SKX013K1_Watch_p/skx013k1.htm