What diving watch for £200 ish or less : Seiko vs Zeno vs ?

[alfaman]

Hi all - looking for some advice on a "mid price" diving watch .....

I'm considering either :

Seiko Samurai titanium - could get one for about £150 from a Higuchi.

Seiko 5 Series - steel ones around £120 ( i'd love to get a SKZ215 titanium if I could find one - though I reckon they'd be £250+)

Zeno airplane diving watch - around £240 .(not sure if I might get bored with it though - they are a bit "in your face" / "look at me&quot

I'd appreciate any advice regarding the finish and manufacturing quality of Zeno vs Seiko - and are the movements equally good ?

And - any other suggestions from PH'ers on a well made 200m+ watch in that price bracket would be very welcome

thanks

[pastrana72]

i bought a seiko divers watch from here for my Dad, great service, great price, quick delivery, highly recommend.

http://www.rltwatches.com/index.html

[Civpilot]

Seiko Monster (orange or black) available on ebay for around £100 from a UK supplier

[steil]

Yep - wot e said - I chickend out & bought a black version, very annoyingly it keeps better time than my Sea Dweller...

ETA: as worn by 'ring racers - in orange!

Edited by steil on Sunday 25th November 21:50

Edited by steil on Sunday 25th November 21:51