Planet Ocean 2500 42mm. Available in 3 flavors, black bezel white numbers, black, orange numbers, and orange orange. A true classic that is starting to go up in price.

Also in the same area but a little more... Seamaster 300mc. Bobswatches.com has one for Just under 4K currently. It does have a display back.
https://www.bobswatches.com/omega-seamaster-300-co-axial-23330412101001.html

 

Personally i'd go for a second hand Oris Aquis Hulk, it ticks all the boxes you have and could resell well when the time comes to transtion into Rolex if you still feel the need.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Oris-Aquis...230148?hash=item23c2926804:g:aNwAAOSwaSddQ-w4Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network

if you're looking for a cheaper scratch then a nice Hulk homage would be something like the Tisell hulk, relatively cheap with Miyoya movement, https://www.tisellwatch.com/diving-...iver-watch-sub-9015-green-without-date-40-mm/

or a Lorier Hydra but I guess they might look a little vintage for your taste? https://www.lorierwatches.com/collections/watches/products/hydra

 

Not really, there’s currently a few on eBay that are asking for $2K min that are 12 years old.
At the time the price of new would have been about $4K or less.

 

I would like to stay away from homage as it won’t have the same refinement as the Rolex or Omega.
As for the Oris Aquis, the cost of these are fairly high in the second hand market.

 

@Qwertyqaz , I say this with all the respect in the world, but you are shopping with your head and not your heart. Watches are like art-it either moves you or it doesn’t. People who buy art as investment and think about investment, reasale or market strength don’t get it.

You need to go and try these watches on. You need to figure out what you like and once it clicks for you- buy that.

 

What about a tissot seastar or something from Sinn?

 

I didn’t like the Bezel on the Tissot.
Sinn- I would like to get something Swiss, not much familiar with German watches.

 

I own a Sinn 103 (not a diver but badass bezeled watch)- probably one of the best values in quality watches IMO. They can be picked up on the used market at about half their MSRP and hold their resale value there-if that’s a concern.

 

That is a superb 103 mate.

 

They are a total steal. This one on bracelet was around $2.1k new (a great price for what it is) I picked it up a while ago for $1.3k- with both bracelet and factory strap, box & papers-I felt like I stole it.

 

Yeah buddy that is a hell of a watch for $1.3k, congrats!

 

I have an opportunity to buy an April Seamaster with Rubber strap for $5000 aud, that a good offer?

 

Sorry for being late...

Here are the two together:



Since then I have sold the quartz-one but the other one will stay until very close to the end...

 

What do you think?

 

Iam not sure therefore I ask.

 

The Seiko is 44m wide, and 51 mm lug to lug. It wears smaller due to the design of the case back. I have larger wrists, ~8 in, and I'm finding perspective in wrist shots really changes how large a watch looks.

 

Do you have $5000 to spend on a watch?

 

I don’t but I also don’t want to miss out if it’s a ripper deal.

 

Farer AquaCompressor???? Gorgeous.

 

It doesn't sound like a "ripper deal" to me, but what good is it if you only have a $1000 budget.