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Decisions, decisions 😀
But still, not so long ago a Nautilus for "only" £45k would have been considered a steal, or was this a preowned one? Even then... I'm glad to see a modicum of sanity return to watch prices at the "liked-by-instagrammers high-end segment of horology".
A rare vintage one with depth-gauge ? I am not the seller!
https://www.chrono24.de/sinn/sinn-r...ariante-mit-u-boat-schriftzug--id28381069.htm
I didn't realize that this purchase had a specific budget limitation. IIRC, you listed the Nautilus and RO in your original list. So what are you looking to spend for your gym and beach watch?
This is a pretty interesting sports watch that also has a pretty dressy/ high end feel.
But it’s harder to obtain than a Rolex from what I can tell.
https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...-seamaster-or-the-ability-to-get-them.163306/
Below my blurry wrist shot in crappy light of the Omega boutique.
Hallo friends of diver's watches,
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Hallo friends of diver's watches,
I own a pack of nice vintage tool watches (Rolex, Blancpain, Omega, IWC, Enicar, ...), but I would never take them into salt water, after I had a bad experience with my Enicar Sherpa 600.
For many years I did wear a fake Submariner, no problem if it was sunk or stolen in South East Asia tours. Lastly it got water inside and I wouldn't give it to my trusted watchmaker.
So I looked and decided for Squale, the famed Swiss-Italian maker (squale.ch), who did supply cases to Blancpain for Bathyscaphe, FF1000 and Bund 3H and supplied some famous underwater expeditions and Italian Special Forces.
Look how the traditional design fits my wrist ( it's the Sub39 GMT version):
It was really affordable and I am sure, it will survive and in any hazard case service is available.
Konrad (on the shores of a Greek island)
And look at my fake Milsub in the Gulf of Siam:
And as we are in an Omega forum, I show my pilot line tool watches, inactive, as I dont wear them under water. I fear, even an Omega service would not garantee the water tightness, thoug also the Speedy Mk3 should take 50m.