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[Recommendation] Looking for a field-ish watch in the 2k and under range. Good lume, 100m water resistance or more, ~38mm diameter, and can be dressed up in a pinch. (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by TurtleTruths@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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I’m starting to realize the 2k and under price range is a strange place for watches, and can’t exactly find what I’m looking for. As of now, the Sinn 556i RS is essentially what I’m looking at, it’s just maybe a little too bland. Maybe pictures don’t do it justice. Anyways, in a perfect world, I would go for an Aquaterra or maybe a BB36. I just want to gauge what all is out there and see if I’m more or less stuck with the Sinn.

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[–] Nrysis@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Reading your requirements, the 556 was the watch that instantly came to mind.

The only point where I feel it leaving is the lume, which I find acceptable, but a notable step down from the sort of lume you will get on something like a Seiko diver.

It can come across as a bit bland in images, but I would say the rs version with the coloured second hand definitely improve that, and also now the fact that this is one watch I would definitely say comes across better in real life than in images - photos don't tend to do a great job of showing the subtleties of the style, or the deep gloss of the dial that you get in real life.

Add Ann alternative, I would also check out Damasko - watches that are very much in a similar vein, but a slightly different take that you may prefer.