I want to buy something for my birthday later in the month, and want to try and tick as many of the following boxes as possible;
* 100m or better water resistance
* Chronograph
* Precious metal
* Any other complication
Budget is £5-10k, secondhand.
I'm aware I'm not likely to find anything decent that matches all four criteria. A few that are on my radar that match 3/4
* Breitling H19350 (no wr)
* Rolex daydate (no chronograph)
* IWC GST perpetual or rattrapante (not pm)
Any other suggestions?
Can you get a zenith or a reverso for that sort of money?
Good luck everybody. Have a good one.
How about a Sinn 6000 Rose Gold? Fits all criteria. I think they are £12k new but there are some on Chrono24 at <£7,500 second hand
There's also quite a few Breguet Type XX on CHR24 in gold for less than £10k.
That or the Sinn would be my choice
Bi-metal Daytona?
Good shout as still a little undervalued in my opinionOriginally Posted by relaxer7
I agree and would suggest a zenith version would be a pretty safe bet and well within this budget.
Tricky, as you realise. Something usually has to give. But I did get a solid gold Omega Chrono last year for £6k, in excellent nick. So they are out there. It was like new. I suppose you just have to keep looking, and avoid the more 'ambitious' dealers. SC is your friend. Good luck.
Last edited by paskinner; 8th August 2018 at 09:54.
Speedy 57?
Seems to tick all of the boxes...
£10K can get you pretty close to a 16518 or 116518 (18K Daytona on strap) if you're patient.
I'd go for one of those if you want a top-grade chronograph with a very conservatively-rated 100 metres of water resistance.
Alternatively, the Zenith Vintage 1969 looks amazing in gold, and it has more than enough water-resistance for most real-life situations.
The Day-Date is also a good shout. I'd skip the Breitling and IWC, though.
If you can get any type of gold Daytona for 10k, grab it; but I suspect those days are a memory. The inflated prices of steel models is inevitably spilling-over into the price of gold models. Everything is on the up.
True, but there have been a few 18K-on-strap examples sold recently for under $15K USD, which isn’t that far off £10K.
more like £11.750
sterling is dropping like a stone
Yes, it’s just that if you’re already prepared to spend ten kilopounds on a fancy gold sports chronograph, then an extra few to get the best of the breed might not be a complete dealbreaker.more like £11.750
sterling is dropping like a stone
For me, that'd be either an 18k Daytona on leather or a Day-Date on bracelet.
The Day-Date in particular is brilliant fun, and good value, relatively speaking. You can pick up a 18238 or a 18208 on bracelet for around £8k, and they're brilliant to wear. Just watch a few episodes of the Soporanos and you'll get the bug, I guarantee!
Reasonable value retention too.
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