Easter weekend research ahead of my 40th birthday has whittled down some contenders. I’m looking for a manual wind, no date but with sub seconds. Initially I had been looking at Panerai but, after some reflection can’t justify that expenditure - it would be a gift from family - so have been looking at alternatives.

First up was from Nomos their Orion model. Different from my current collection and could be dressed up or down quite easily https://nomos-glashuette.com/en/orion/orion-38-387. However it appears to be on a 6 month lead time…I also quite like the Club range but think preference is with the Orion at the moment.

Secondly a model from Junghans https://www.junghans.de/en/collectio...27350402?c=493 also fits the bill. More immediately available but not sure it fully floats by boat.

I’ve also looked across vintage, I’ve a couple of vintage pieces (Pogue, Longines electric) and found a couple of options, Breitling TopTime chrono and also an Omega Chronostop. They tick the brand box but am conscious of vintage needing ongoing maintenance

Any other considerations from the TZUK collective?