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    Best value Submariner homage

    Hi

    Looking to get one of these, but not sure which one to go for. Any ideas about best quality and value for money. Do not want to spend a great deal. Any feedback greatfuly received.

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    Jarvis

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    it depends on your level but you can pick up a used Steinhart Ocean One for £200 or less and they are a fantastic watch at the price!
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    Steinhart, job done.

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    Yep, Steinhart all the way.

    At 42mm its a better size than the Rolex too.

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    the davosa ternos is higher quality watch and a more authentic homage than the Steinhart - with a FAR better cyclops, but it costs more new, but second hand there's very little in the re-sale value




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    This is as close a homage as i like to get personally:


    IMG_4504


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    I may or may not be trying to move it on too.........


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    Quote Originally Posted by Reapercushions View Post
    This is as close a homage as i like to get personally:


    IMG_4504


    IMG_4498


    I may or may not be trying to move it on too.........

    I like that!

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    Quote Originally Posted by adzman808 View Post
    the davosa ternos is higher quality watch and a more authentic homage than the Steinhart - with a FAR better cyclops, but it costs more new, but second hand there's very little in the re-sale value



    Received a Davosa Ternos today,thank you Vinny, at 10:25 when I set it by a radio controlled Casio Protrek, it's currently still spot on.

    The quality is as good as any homage watch I've seen .
    I'm just a very naughty boy.

    Good deals with- VINSTINK, kevkojak, Optimum, Omegary, seikoking, acg, SPEEDY, kfman, Card Shark, wajhart, Jot, danboy, zenomega, gaz64, minke, Mal52, Alas, norfolkngood, Sparky, rdwiow, mrteatime, gravedodger, joeytheghost, lordoftheflies, Silver Hawk, Filterlab, brooksy, marmisto, Fray Bentos, Bootsy, Harvey69, Mantisgb, bristolboozer, Jedadiah, newtohorology, Zephod, jimm1, Draygo, Raptor.

    I may have forgot one or two, apppologies.

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    Another vote for the Marcello C Nettuno. Great watch!

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    Best value Submariner homage

    Quote Originally Posted by ktmog6uk View Post
    it depends on your level but you can pick up a used Steinhart Ocean One for £200 or less and they are a fantastic watch!
    Corrected that for you.

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    Also check out Glycine Combat Sub series. Not extremely cheap though, but second hand can be found for good prices...

    http://www.glycine-watch.ch/e/collec...Display=100029

    http://www.glycine-watch.ch/e/collec...Display=10003F

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    Scoobydoo knows where there's a nice DSSD for sale.




    Sorry about that just had to be done.

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    Best value Submariner homage

    I wouldn't put the Glycine Combat sub in the homage bracket. It's a lovely watch, I have one myself, but it really doesn't bear any resemblance to the typical vintage subs.

    Or am I being thick again?

    ImageUploadedByTapatalk1359282539.728876.jpg

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave+63 View Post
    I wouldn't put the Glycine Combat sub in the homage bracket. It's a lovely watch, I have one myself, but it really doesn't bear any resemblance to the typical vintage subs.

    Or am I being thick again?

    ImageUploadedByTapatalk1359282539.728876.jpg
    No, absolutely not. Both are divers, but that's as far as the resemblance goes in my opinion.

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    If your budget is around £10, how about a Soki? I bought one just to see what kind of automatic watch you could get brand new for a tenner. Answer: a crap one. My favourite bit was how the hour and second hands had lume but not the minute hand. But hey, £10!



    That automatic movement crafted by Chinese artisans in all it's glory (sans gasket):

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    Grovana are worth a look too, again 42mm with 22mm lugs and a decent bracelet.


    And after a couple of years on my son's wrist at uni...

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    in the steinhart camp, althought the squale atmos seems to be loved at WUS

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lampoc View Post
    If your budget is around £10, how about a Soki? I bought one just to see what kind of automatic watch you could get brand new for a tenner. Answer: a crap one. My favourite bit was how the hour and second hands had lume but not the minute hand. But hey, £10!



    That automatic movement crafted by Chinese artisans in all it's glory (sans gasket):
    OMG! They tried to replicate the oscillating weight of the real thing in the movement!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dave+63 View Post
    I wouldn't put the Glycine Combat sub in the homage bracket. It's a lovely watch, I have one myself, but it really doesn't bear any resemblance to the typical vintage subs.

    Or am I being thick again?

    ImageUploadedByTapatalk1359282539.728876.jpg

    Combat Subs are not just copies without Rolex logos, but resemblance to Rolex is obvious...

    http://www.glycine-watch.ch/glycine-...9fa4b6b402.jpg

    Fortunately they have changed few details while keeping general Rolex look, so Glycine Subs look better to me than usual Rolex homage watches. With wearing 100% homage (copy) of Rolex (except logo) I would not feel much better than wearing replica.

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    Jarvis, Steinhart and Glycine are excellent choices. As are some of the Helson pieces. I would also suggest you have a look at Christopher Wards Trident. There isn't much love for CWL pieces over here but come and join in the discussion at the CW forum to get an idea of how the Trident is received.

    Another alternative I wished I knew about sooner is Eddies PRS50 which I have seen looking lovely on mesh and strap. Not a submariner homage but still worth looking at.

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    Have a look at the Marcello c range ,great quality

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    Not exactly a "homage" but close enough to have the look. At less than £40 a bargain and with the legendary M&S quality and returns policy!

    http://www.marksandspencer.com/Autog...qid=1359284851

    I have one and often wear it if I am doing stuff I would rather not wear my 5513 for.

    Looking at the watch reviews I just loved this one from a reviewer tagged "LadyPenelope"


    "The watch seemed well made and good quality and lived up to the photograph in the recent Christmas catalogue. It was dissappointing that you couldn't adjust the strap yourself although returning it for adjustment by post was free of charge it did mean that you were without the watch for over a week."

    Dave
    Last edited by davestrong; 27th January 2013 at 12:19.

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    I would probably get a Marcello C Nettuno 3 first and then perhaps a Steinhart as a second choice. From what I have read, the Marcello is punching well above it's weight and doesn't look like all the companies who appear to have very similar cases and bracelets.

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    The Steinhart is a very good shout... though if you see a Kemmner 007 up for sale 2nd hand then I think that wins.

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    Best value Submariner homage

    That'll be the Steinhart OVM then.ImageUploadedByTapatalk1359290018.190915.jpg

    Library photo

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    By coincidence a Mkii Nassau on sc,but from USA though.

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    Theres a Timex for the vintage Bond look on a budget


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    A recent acquisition -





    Can't really fault it for £300.

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    Any of the O&W M series,just choose a dial.

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    Quote Originally Posted by patrick View Post
    Any of the O&W M series,just choose a dial.
    Yep. My vote to O & W. And those are Swiss Made, if that counts.
    I currently own 3 pcs and if compared to price (=pre owned around 100 EUR) those are best quality watches I have ever seen.





    -OD

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    My vote goes to the Steinhart OVM

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    Quote Originally Posted by tribe125 View Post
    A recent acquisition -





    Can't really fault it for £300.
    Another vote for this model. Much better than the ordinary Ocean IMO

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    TImex.. what modle #

    Quote Originally Posted by aliasrichmond View Post
    Theres a Timex for the vintage Bond look on a budget

    What's the model # of this TIMEX pce plse :-)

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    Hello

    Marcello C N3 or Trident, superb!

    Miss mine.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Sulie View Post
    What's the model # of this TIMEX pce plse :-)
    T2M561

    Currently £27 from Amazon

    http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B000T7KZQ...SIN=B000T7KZQ8

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    Another vote for Marcello C.







    Okay. Maybe that's more than one vote. Not as much of an homage as other suggestions, but in terms of value it is really tough to beat.

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