The Black Bay 58 springs to mind? I just got a blue one and very impressed with it. The case is less than 12mm thick.
I guess dive watches will always be a bit thicker but now I am collecting a number of watches I want something other than my old 1995 seamster to wear everyday. Would appreciate it if its a little narrower....
But has to be a sports watch.
Any ideas?
The Black Bay 58 springs to mind? I just got a blue one and very impressed with it. The case is less than 12mm thick.
Most modern dive watches are quite thick, it seems to be the current trend.
Older vintage divers are smaller and thinner. The Monnin cased divers, CWC, Heuer 844, J Bianchi (and many others) are the most comfortable diver I own. The modern re issues of these watches are true to the original size and are just as nice to wear.
Chronographs tend to be thicker due to the movement (you are cramming more stuff in the case), especially if powered by a 7750 or one of the module movements both of which are commonly used.
I am afraid the disposable income / watch funds available has an influence on how thin a watch purchased will be. At the lower, mid tier of watch making, use of ETAs means watches tend to be thick, when you head north price wise, some in house movements are thinner (apart from Omegas) but they cost more.
Some watch makers are smart when it comes to design and they hide the bulkiness of their watches using scalloped cases etc. Seiko are very good at this. Others, such as Tudor don’t and the bulkiness is part of its design language.
look at reissues - oris, yema etc. they are thinner than most Omega dress watches.
Chopard Alpine Eagle 41mm
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Depends whether you’re prepared to include other types of sports watches eg flieger and others without a rotating bezel. Plenty of options then.
Also: quartz, though that’s often unpopular.
What budget?
Tissot PRX Powermatic under £1k
Blancpain Leman / 2100 series around £3-4k
Check out the Orion Calamity, if you’re willing to go with a micro brand.
Sinn U50 just over 11mm. There are a number of sinns that aren’t too thick. Website has all the useful info.
The Breitling Aerospace is a good every day watch. Ticks the sports box in terms of looks and is thin at around 10mm
Depending on the budget, brand, style, this comes to mind:
- All the range of nth sub watches
- Sinn 104
- Tudor bb58
- If open to field watches, the Hamilton khaki automatic is fairly thin, the mechanical version even more so
- If open to pilot watches, the Damasko ds30 is quite thin as well
Agree with you there. Current pick would be the Zenith Chronomaster Sport for example - lovely short lugs latest Zenith chrono movement. Or other models can be picked up for half retail.
Different league - VC Overseas 4500v - 11mm thickness, 120m wrt with steel / rubber / leather quick change straps.
Or something from Casio for less expense.
I didn’t see a budget?
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It depends if you want something that looks like a diver and has a diving bezel, and how deep you need to go. Watches like the original Vacheron Constantin Overseas were specifically designed to be incredibly thin while having a depth rating of 150m. The more recent Omega Aqua Terras are also reasonably thin and are good for 150m. A Datejust 41 is good for 100m. So it depends on your understanding of the term ‘sports watch’ and how you mean to use it.
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IWC pilot watches (not the big pilot) were thinner than I was expecting.
As discussed on another thread, the new Sealander watches from CW have an appealing combination of features and specs that may fit the bill....
https://www.christopherward.com/spor...-T00K0-B0.html
Not a diver, but a thin sportswatch is the Bulgari Octo Finissimo. You didn't mention a budget so I guess anything goes
https://timeandtidewatches.com/hands...watch-of-2020/
I guess those that hate names will diss the CW watch but that Sealander does luck to be good value.
But also worth a consideration would be the Smiths Everest/Comando.
I would happily have all three.
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I picked up a Breitling SuperOcean 44 special recently. It’s a 1000m diver, but is really surprisingly thin for the specs.
Bad photo, can measure it tonight:
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So many Brietling's look really lovely don't they. But there is something about the brand I can't get my head around
Same watch with different hands and dial, never seen that version before. Nice.
Check out Nove Trident 200m diver, 6.8mm thick.
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longines legend diver wears quite thin , i have a non date version but the new blue dialed one looks nice.
Here's my Eterna Kontiki. 39mm diameter and 9.3mm thick. A decent semi-budget option maybe?
Mentioned a bit further up. Nove Trident.
Quartz is 6.8mm 200m diver ant the automatic version is iirc about 11 mm
https://nove.com/products/nove-trident-e001-02
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That Longines pushes all the right buttons for me.
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Omega 2254.50 sword hands . A real classic and slim for under a cuff
At a very good value point the Glycine sub combat is slimline as well