50%! Man that is a big discount, all the more if it's a current model and not NOS.

Saw a picture of the new white Planet Ocean. What a striking bezel and dial! Would not mind wearing this at all...if I had the funds

May sound kind of corny but I would go for the Rolex Sub

If they knew how much you paid for it - "Har? 10k for a Seiko??"

Look at the sales period posted, it's already over.

The nighthawk is probably the best choice in the 600-700 dollar range. I'd say go for it but try to get the one with steel bracelet; my leather strap had some discoloration at the edges not long after I bought it.

Iirc there's the US and Asian version. On the Asian version the caseback is engraved and the dial does not have the 'Nighthawk' wording.

And for a limited time of course

Like Panerai?

The dial ruined it for me.

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Added on August 8, 2012, 11:19 pmTechnically an automatic movement is mechanical. So is a manual/hand wind movement, which I think is the accurate description of yours

This post has been edited by deriku: Aug 8 2012, 11:19 PM

Define reasonable. How about this?


http://jwwatch.com/showpro_details.asp?id=6&cat=577

A small investment for a collection like yours bro

Breitling dials look too busy for my liking, never really warmed up to the brand. For aviator/pilot watches my current favorite would be IWC flieger series.

30% is a pretty decent discount from AD. Anything more than that you may have to go the grey dealer way.

You can get the Engineers series chrono for under 5k? I think the non chrono maybe but the chrono costs more than that even after discount.

Speedy or Seamaster Pro are worthy considerations. Recently saw a few models of Zenith Open Port Royal on sale for 3.5k USD, very tempted myself to get one.

The Steinhart marine is pretty good looking as a dress watch. First time I've seen a blue rotor being used, perhaps to match the blued hands?

^That's a nice piece. Always liked Sinn but they seem a bit on the pricey side.

It's hands down Mido for me. Nicely decorated movement trumps the other two. Naturally you'd expect the price point to be slightly higher than quartz models.

If by same maker you mean ETA then you're right. Generally I've noticed the movements in Mido are better decorated (elabore or even higher grade) than the others. Read the first page of this thread about movement grades.