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Hi, I'm looking for a cheap small beater quartz dive watch along the lines of the generic 200m ones sold under Divex, Apeks, Aqualung, etc. I'm having a bit of a problem finding the right case, hands, bezel combination etc because most seem to be sold out and discontinued. I do remember there used to be dozens of brands selling these, so wondering where else to look.
I've been pretty much out of the watch thing for some years now so a little help would be appreciated. The brands I remember are:
Divex
Apeks
Aqualung
Tauchmeister
Ratio
Poseidon
Eichmüller Army Watch
Cressi
Any others that spring to mind?
Steeldive
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Thanks but I really wanted quartz... those old Seiko quartz divers are beautiful but hard to find in good condition and don't go for beater money. And if they are too nice, they'll end up being safe queens... got one of those solar tunas here on the forum for this exact purpose and it's such a pretty thing that I don't dare take it to the beach etc.
Not Seiko, but this Citizen makes a great holiday/beater watch.
Astina, Deep Blue, Deporte & Meister Anker are others who have used similar cases & the Seiko/Epson movement like the Apeks/Divex/etc. brands.
(I've got a Cressi 500m one: had it for over 11 years. It's been well-worn. Only two battery changes & it's still like new.)
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Jim.
Agree with Citizen, the Tough Ray Maers (mime is the RMC version) is as close as it gets to my perfect watch.Originally Posted by Routers
Not Seiko, but this Citizen makes a great holiday/beater watch.
Had one of those in black. Sold it because it is a bit too big and I HATE with a passion that date window
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Ah, thank you!
Casio MDV106
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-MDV10...c=1&th=1&psc=1
As worn by Bill Gates, less than £50 big name can't go wrong.
I have the Citizen above lovely watch but it is around £200
Know what you mean but I don’t mind it.Agree with Citizen, the Tough Ray Maers (mime is the RMC version) is as close as it gets to my perfect watch.
Had one of those in black. Sold it because it is a bit too big and I HATE with a passion that date window
I didn’t buy it from you did I?
(probably not if yours was black)
My friend has one and I have to say it's remarkable for the money having seen it.
Time keeping spot on and the s/h hits the markers bang on.
Not sure if they're still doing this...
https://divernet.com/product/12-issu...-diving-watch/
I picked one up last year and it's an absolute stunner, bezel and chapter ring lines up, bezel action is crisp and precise I can't sing it's praise loudly enough.
"Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. The third time it's enemy action."
'Populism, the last refuge of a Tory scoundrel'.
So cheap I couldn't resist.So we'll see what turns up 😃
If I’ve misunderstood, apologies, but JFD Global (jfdglobal.com) still sells the Divex range although prices now start a whopping £110...
I also got one of these from divernet. It quickly became my gym watch and still looks new. Well worth the £68 I paid. Haven’t looked much at the diving magazines (downloads at present) but they so seem quite interesting.
Going by the photos at least, that’s not bad at all for 50 nicker.
Lorus (Seiko sub-brand) always worth a look -
£55 on Amazon
or add chronograph for not too much more -
£75 on Amazon - Pulsar is worth a look in much the same vein.
"Casioak" G-shock GA-2100 has got to be worth looking at too, 200m WR, timers, alarms etc - around £80 on Amazon - lots more colours than these:
Timex' Allied Coastline range is an oft-overlooked and undeservedly underrated gem for £peanuts - and you get that lovely Indiglo backlight:
£57 on Amazon
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