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jsb806f Guest
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I see lots of very expensive (to me) high end watches that other 3T members have purchased. I am wondering what is the least expensive watch you have purchased that is still in your collection AND that you wear? My favorite inexpensive watches that get wrist time are these two Stuhrling quartz watches for under $90.00. I wear these as much as any of my $1000 pieces. As I get older the ease of viewing the dial gets more important!  |
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Willieboy 3T WIS 
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My cheapest is the Traser P6500. I got it for $100 at LAPolicegear.com. It's has a Rhoda quartz moverment with tritium inserts that are a bright as those on my new Divergraph. Great deal. Oh, and I forgot to add, it came with two second hands as you can see.  Last edited on Thu May 8th, 2008 02:19 pm by Willieboy |
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Edgel 3T WIS 
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Without question, it is my Alpha GMT; $37 delivered from Hong Kong. After 6 years it still keeps great time with about a 38 hr. power reserve. The sting ray strap was added later as it came on a metal band and cost more than the watch. Attachment: Alpha Stingray 004.JPG (Downloaded 179 times) |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Mine I believe would be my SUG Fuse. Already a low price but I scored it at a clearance price. Built as well as any $500 watch out there. Very nice rubber strap on it too. :) Attachment: SUG_fuse03.jpg (Downloaded 172 times) |
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slinky469 3T WIS 
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I have 2 the first is my Orsa Pro Diver I got for $100 Next is my traser p6500 I got for $50, I must of missed out on the 2 second hand model   Last edited on Thu May 8th, 2008 03:16 pm by slinky469 |
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MarkJnK 3T WIS 
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My brown Citizen Nighthawk EcoDrive. I have both the deployant leather and the bracelet for it, and no matter how desperate I get for fund, I can never bring myself to sell this one. It simply outperforms its price ten-fold. Attachment: FMSS2e.jpg (Downloaded 166 times) |
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e.avery 3T WIS 
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Victorinox from JTV for $40 as I remember, one of my favorite watches. |
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Willieboy 3T WIS
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slinky469 wrote: I guess the fact yours has only 1 second hand accounts for the fact you paid only half as much Slinky. All second hands counted though, I think you got a better deal. I have 2 the first is my Orsa Pro Diver I got for $100 Last edited on Thu May 8th, 2008 07:14 pm by Willieboy |
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romano 3T WIS 
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My Alpha pany hommage $40 delivered from Hong Kong And this Trias lume dial pilot $48.00 delivered as a special deal  |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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Without a doubt my Bulova Millenia which I grabbed for under $50 some years back and wore the piss out of. I need to put a battery in it and figure out how to once again set it... QUARTZ!! Pretty cool with a moonphase and tide complication which I set to Lake Michigan tides... Second is my Orange Monster which was well under a Franklin and worth every penny and then some.  Honorable mention to my all time TJ Maxx score. A Hamilton Khaki Auto which was in deep discount.    |
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mcwright Admin 
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This Croton. Best Cheap watch ever! Glows like an SOB in the dark. Attachment: croton.jpg (Downloaded 142 times) |
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zippofan 3T WIS 
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That's a tough one...probably my Vostoks, Komandirskie and Radio Room hand winders. The Komandirskie was $25 shipped and I think the Radio Room was $50.  Also my Poljot Signal, I wear that to my monthly technology committee meetings that I chair. I get a kick out of setting a mechanical alarm to end a meeting about the latest technology :D x  It was around $50 too :) Cheers, Griff Last edited on Fri May 16th, 2008 12:20 am by zippofan |
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IanM 3T WIS 
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I am with Pax An Orange Monster on an SS bracelet with diver's extension that gets wrist time every weekend. You just can't kill it or the lume... under $100 bucks and worth three times that. Good question, by the way! This thread is revealing some terrific beaters. Cheers! IanM  |
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captobvious 3T WIS 
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Ticino Pilot ~$150 on the 'bay. Terrific case (I've read it is the same case that Debaufre uses), nice lume, and a great running Asian Unitas clone movement. The finish on the movement is a bit rough, but I've managed to regulate it to -1 second/day. It's been keeping that time for 3 weeks now! A great value, IMHO! Stock photo:  |
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EricAldovino Guest
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Ti Sammy with modded hands. Attachment: Photo 17.jpg (Downloaded 110 times) |
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Ablejack 3T WIS 
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Ollech & Wajs 200m date, w/ GMT bezel, (now on rubber deployment) |
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hwilsdorf 3T WIS
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My favourite watch for under $1000.  |
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DEMO Guest
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For me, my vintage Seiko 6309 is my least expensive that gets alot of wrist time. I picked it up a couple of years back for about $100.00. I added the Watchadoo bracelet. |
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steve6387 3T WIS 
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 My least expensive which gets a lot of wrist time is my G-Shock G-2300-9V. Something like $60 (usd) from wall-mart - 200m WR - accurate to +/- 12 sec/month - super light and comfortable - nice profile and size - a ton of useful functions - Solar powered - bombproof. Between that and my Enzo, my other watches have been... riding pine. --Steve Last edited on Tue May 13th, 2008 09:31 am by steve6387 |
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ebrandwein 3T WIS
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This UZI Protector. I think I paid about $40. Nothing like tritium tube lume ;) Attachment: uzi_dive_strap.jpg (Downloaded 61 times) |
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KenC Admin 
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Wellllllllllllllllllll....I've got a few of them! My Swiss Made Trias Cushion Case 6498 @ $200:  My Seiko SKXA35 (now on Oyster SS @ $165:  My Stovard-Jurgensen Valjoux 7750 @ $240:  AND............... |
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