what watch £2500 budget??

[Arctic pompey]

Hello everyone, fancy treating myself to a new/used watch with a budget of £2.5k. As a guide, I like chronographs on stainless steel bracelets and have been considering; tudor black bay black, sinn 140/240, omega aqua terra etc. Please throw me any other ideas/suggestions as you lot usually are a fountain of knowledge !! thanks Howard

[sad61t]

For something a little different you might want to look at monopushers, like the C Ward C9 or Longines L2.800.4.53.0

http://wornandwound.com/review/longines-column-whe...

They're slightly over budget (thanks to weak sterling) and you would need to find a bracelet, but they're an interesting complication.

[Fckitdriveon]

I just bought a 2015 bremont s2000 for a shade over 2 grand.

Impulse purchase whilst walking the dog and got an email from watchfinder, bit of negotiation and I got 300 off.

Shouldn't lose any more money from its 4 grand rrp.

Not the usual brands I go for but nice for a change.

[kmpowell]

https://www.hackettwatches.com/hw/items/JWEBA48NDJ

[sandman77]

If you can live with a manual wind watch then I would go for a Speedmaster moonwatch. Every watch collector should have one.

http://www.watchfinder.co.uk/Omega/Speedmaster%20M...

[Balmoral]

Arctic pompey said:

I like chronographs on stainless steel bracelets

Omega Speedmaster Racing, an AD might not quite get down to your budget, but online you can find them pretty close to.

[Arctic pompey]

some nice watches there, thanks.
I see the "moon watch" gets offered up a few times, is this a better long-term bet than the aqua terra?

[Doofus]

sandman77 said:

Speedmaster moonwatch. Every watch collector should have one.

Not so.

[TopazCerb]

http://www.classicchronographs.co.uk Designed by a fellow PH member. I'm sure Lorne will be along shortly to answer any questions you may have. Fantastic versatile watch and Lorne provides first class customer service. #84 will never be sold but will be passed on to my son. Lorne kindly agreed to have his initials and DOB engraved on the rotor.

[Trev450]

Omega Speedmaster would get my vote for that spend too.

[rattyuk2000]

Speedmaster Moonwatch (manual & plexiglass) as linked above was my choice when I was in the same position last year.

[sad61t]

Follow-up on the Longines monopusher:

Watch (less than a year old):
https://www.xupes.com/Watches/Product-Details/2230...

Bracelet:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Longines-20mm-Stainless-...

[Arctic pompey]

the Longines look godd, especially the first one with the black dial.
Keep em coming

[PJ S]

https://www.chrono24.co.uk/ulyssenardin/marine-chr...
https://www.chrono24.co.uk/girardperregaux/laureat...
https://www.chrono24.co.uk/carlfbucherer/carl-f--p...

[h0b0]

The IWC 3707 automatic would be in budget. It's smaller than current over sized watches at about 40mm (I think). I wear mine daily as a "beater"

[sandman77]

Doofus said:

Not so.

Thank you for such an informative post. I guess I should have out an imo in my post.

[Doofus]

sandman77 said:

Thank you for such an informative post. I guess I should have out an imo in my post.

You can even put "In the opinion of many" if you like. i was merely pointing out to the OP that a Speedmaster Moon watch is NOT an absolute requirement for every watch collector.

I think they look like they came out of a Christmas cracker, personally, I'd never own one, and I like to think I have a closer connection with the Moon missions than most.

[sandman77]

Doofus said:

I think they look like they came out of a Christmas cracker, personally, I'd never own one, and I like to think I have a closer connection with the Moon missions than most.

[RS404]

Here are some alternative Chronos on steel bracelets...

This is a modern version of the 70's Tudor Monte Carlo, also available in blue and white:
http://www.watchfinder.co.uk/Tudor/Heritage%20Chro...

You can get quite a lot of Breitling for £2500 if you buy used, you can sometimes negotiate a good discount at watchfinder if you're not trading anything in and paying up front, loads to choose from such as:
http://www.watchfinder.co.uk/Breitling/SuperOcean%...

Sinn are good value if you're not bothered about having a well known Swiss brand, and all three of these watches will probably have the same basic movement inside:
http://www.chronomaster.co.uk/sinn/watches/chronog...

Or for a bit extra you can have a posher version with sapphire crystal and display back:
http://www.chronomaster.co.uk/sinn/watches/sinn-fl...

The speedy is the obvious choice though and probably what I'd have if I was being honest.

[Lorne]

TopazCerb said:

http://www.classicchronographs.co.uk Designed by a fellow PH member. I'm sure Lorne will be along shortly to answer any questions you may have. Fantastic versatile watch and Lorne provides first class customer service. #84 will never be sold but will be passed on to my son. Lorne kindly agreed to have his initials and DOB engraved on the rotor.

Any excuse to post a pic.......



or two pics, this one of the hinge on my watch box with a slightly out of focus metal bracelet getting in the way



edit: in focus...

Edited by Lorne on Thursday 7th September 13:26