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scorpinock2 t1_ixpb7er wrote

Do you want an automatic or a quartz? Seiko makes great automatics in the 250-500 dollar range. Same with Orient. My cheap Seiko only loses 2-3 seconds a month where as my expensive Seiko gains like 30 seconds a month.

If you're going quartz, Timex is good, Seiko is good too.

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weedful_things t1_ixukiky wrote

I have about a dozen watches and my Orient Bambino 2 might be my favorite.

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scorpinock2 t1_ixuu328 wrote

That's awesome. My Seiko Alpinist is my favourite but my Orient mako 2 is my second.

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DISTROJAR-69 OP t1_ixpbzy1 wrote

>automatic or a quartz

Well, im looking for something really cheap so I don't think I can afford an automatic even my g-shock b-100 mudmaster which cost 400 euros is a quart watch.

Tho I don't really care since the mudmaster has an auto-correcting time feature built-in.

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scorpinock2 t1_ixpcgo9 wrote

If you don't care about the looks as much, my hiking/renovating/portaging watches are the casio A158W-1 and the Casio f91W-1. Theyre both basically the same, but the A158W-1 is in stainless steel. Looks nicer and is more durable. I've had to replace the strap on my F91W-1 before and it's about as much as the watch. Both are retro looking but super accurate. I hadn't adjusted the F91W-1 in 3 years and it was only a few seconds off. The A158W-1 was about a minute off after like 2-3 years. Either way, great for the price.

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bad-monkey t1_ixr6mij wrote

You can get the entry-level Orient Diver for about $100, new. It's a good watch for the money, but BIFL? Not sure. I'd rather spend a little bit more money and get a Seiko Sports5 Field Watch.

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