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200 (ish) m auto chronographs on a budget?

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  • 28-09-2019 9:11pm
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    fat bloke
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    I'm sure the used market is my friend here but, used or new, what are the best candidates for the above?


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    Lorddrakul
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    I'm sure the used market is my friend here but, used or new, what are the best candidates for the above?

    To be honest, I don't think you are going to get much in the way of an automatic Chrono for that.

    You might get a non-brand ETA7750 for about 400 second hand, but you'd struggle to get one for 200.

    There are Chinese clones you might get for that much, but I don't know about quality.

    You might get a second hand Poljot 3133, but it is a manual wind.


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    fat bloke
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    Ha ha sorry. I meant 200m water resistance!

    I was wondering why no one had any suggestions!!


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    Lorddrakul
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    Ha ha sorry. I meant 200m water resistance!

    I was wondering why no one had any suggestions!!

    Right! That makes more sense.


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    fat bloke
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    So....

    Any way to rescue this thread or has my mis-title cock-up killed it completely?


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    Birneybau
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    So....

    Any way to rescue this thread or has my mis-title cock-up killed it completely?

    You never said what your budget was.


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    fat bloke
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    Right. What I meant by "on a budget" was the less expensive end of the market. So its easy to pick up a 200m auto diver for 200 quid and under, but once you introduce a chronograph complication the prices shoot up.

    Would 5 to 600 quid buy one? Even second hand? - I am partial to a dive-style bezel too.


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    fat bloke
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    The Longines Hydroconquest is available as an auto chronograph diver and has all the features I like, including a blue dial and a nice splash of red. Pretty sure they have one or two in hour passion but I can't remember the price. There's a couple of them on chrono24 for under 1000 euro. l36444966-1.jpg


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    fat bloke
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    Certina ds podium is close but 100m only and no dive bezel.

    Less than 600 quid though (used)

    certina-ds-podium-chronograph-black-dial-stainless-steel-men_s-watch-c001.427.11.057.00_4.jpg


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    fat bloke
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    Certina DS action diver chronograph. Nice

    C032.427.11.041.00_009.jpg


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    fat bloke
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    Tag aquaracer I suppose is another option but thin on the ground under 1000€


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    fat bloke
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    Hamilton are nearly there, but again you're talking over a grand

    8165553_s210.jpg?v=1543993895924

    Victorinox kinda have something but none jump out at me or there's a water resistance compromise.

    I'm amazed Seiko don't have a hat in the ring. They have the prospex solar dive chronos which I'm a big fan of. I had one and loved it but gifted it to mate for a special commemoration. I loved that watch, but solar isn't really automatic is it.


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    oxocube
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    fat bloke wrote: »
    Tag aquaracer I suppose is another option but thin on the ground under 1000€

    Just bought a Link Chronograph for €700 off Adverts thats currently being shipped to me. Should have it tomorrow.

    There are bargins out there if you don't mind waiting :cool:


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    fat bloke wrote: »
    The Longines Hydroconquest is available as an auto chronograph diver and has all the features I like, including a blue dial and a nice splash of red. Pretty sure they have one or two in hour passion but I can't remember the price. ....

    .......

    Approx 1350 in hour passion....15% in the private sales iirc so I'm sure they'd knock a bit off most times.


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