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

The obvious answer is Hamilton Khaki Field "Murph" 38 mm, or Sinn 556 as you're already looking at.

With regards to Sinn, I think 556A (with or without red second hand) has more personality than the 556I, the numbers make a nice break from the otherwise extremely sterile dial, and it also makes a stronger tool watch look. You should note that 556I has a glossy black dial and 556A has a matte dial, so they're not identical. The downside is that 556A doesn't dress up equally well, but to be completely honest no one but you will ever care about that these days — people will see a black dial on a leather strap and think it looks fancy enough. Hamilton Murph dresses up a lot better of course.