2019 What watch did you buy for Under $500

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Rose gold on steel jumbo seamaster with rose mirror indices
glossy black Tissot Sonorous
Eterna with hidden crown and shark indices
Tropic 36mm steel President

35mm Tissot Pointer Date (that as of now are getting NOS hands) 35mm tropical Tissot Antimagnetique
Well I thought this looked good and was included in the lot with the brown Tissot and President, well below 500 together.
Enicar with large EPSA case and shark indices

Vintage Omega but forgot ref..
This also arrived today. Certina DS with blue hands and indices. Quite crisp but need service
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Was happy to pick up this 2505-20 for $330 earlier this year. That was also the watch that kicked off my Omega obsession... so in the long run probably not a good deal at all 😁

 
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$175 for this:
looks really good!
Question, is that case finishing original?
is this the SKX013?
thanks!
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looks really good!
Question, is that case finishing original?
is this the SKX013?
thanks!
Yes the case finishing is original, and it is the 38mm SKX013, on my 6.3' wrist.

I think the finishing on 013 is better than the 007, in that:
1. the shape of the case and lugs have a better proportion, and
2. The nice polished chamfer edge between the upper and side surfaces that is not seen on the 007.

I got the watch running -20s/day, so I opened the caseback and regulated it myself to +3s/day. Scratched the caseback when doing it... but no bad feelings at all! People actually shake it in a bag of sand to put on "patina" to it... Overall, incredible amount of watch for the money, and I'm as happy with this purchase as with any of my luxury pieces.
 
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And this one I got the other week. Needs some TLC but will be worth it
Dibs on this one! (If it stays under 500 that is : D).
 
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Every style of strap looks great on this watch. I could bore you with photos; here are just two:
 
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This guy ... For the 1175/no. 12 bracelet 😀

I don't even remember where I put the watch now 👎
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The coolest sub $100 watch out there. Some cool history and Russian ingenuity. Picked up this Vostok Amphibia for $60 new.

 
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Nice vintage feel to this watch.
 
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watch built by me, sourced the parts (movement, case, hands) from a variety of vendors. ETA-6497-1 movement. All in I'm around $400. Yes, I understand the strap is not technically correct for the style, will rectify that somewhere in the future