Decent dress watches

Marloe Coniston Auto. A lovely tribute to the world speed record.
www.marloewatchcompany.com

Coniston Auto - CN7

The colour scheme of the CN7 is inspired by the Proteus Bluebird CN7 that Donald Campbell piloted across the bed of Lake Eyre to a world record breaking 403.1mph in July, 1964. The Coniston Automatic Collection has been designed in collaboration with the Campbell Family Heritage Trust, with...
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Big_Nothing said:
I'm quite into collecting older vintage ones.

Managed to get one of these off a private seller recently for a really decent price.

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ORIENT WEEKLY AUTO ORIENT Pellaton Automatic 1960 25Jewels 44mm Men's Watch | eBay

The glossy silver dial with a radiant finish, gold hands, indexes, and date window are very luxurious and have sufficient visibility. Case size: Length 44mm / Width 38mm (excluding crown) / Thickness 12mm.
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Was going to mention Orient.
They are a subdivision of Seiko I think.
Orient Makos look great and aren't expensive
 
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The vomiting vicar said:
I have used Watchfinder a couple of times and I would recommend them above Chrono 24
Just to be a watch snob a lot of the examples that have been given are not "dress" watches in the true meaning of the word very nice though they are, but I suspect you mean a nice looking watch (y)
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Watchfinder is great, although that platform also now sells from third parties and Chrono24 has a much, much wider choice.

In any case its buyer beware of course, but with a little bit of due diligence there's little to no risk.
 
01234 said:
The orients look really nice and affordable.

Also very good reviews on youtube. Torn between a teal Kamasu II or a teal Mako III
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The Kamasu looks like a cross between a Tudor Black Bay and a Rolex Submariner.
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If you like the design but not the price tag then the Chinese watches I mentioned on the first page have the below options. They'll be available for £50 on aliexpress, or double that on Amazon, (PD-1671 v2 and PD-1661 model numbers) and they will be on par with the Orients in terms of materials/accuracy (obviously not as fancy as an actual Rolex/Tudor):
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They are really excellent value for money. Stainless steel, same as the Orients and Seiko NH35 Movements. All their designs available here https://www.paganidesignwatch.com/all-mens-watches/ but I wouldn't buy from them directly. They are available cheaper on aliexpress but you might have to wait for the monthly sale to get the best prices.
 

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01234 said:
The orients look really nice and affordable.

Also very good reviews on youtube. Torn between a teal Kamasu II or a teal Mako III
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I've had a few Orient watches and the term 'bang for buck' springs to mind.


Creation Watches is my usual go to website, find a model/UK price then look it up on Creation Watches and there's usually a significant saving.
 
I think the so called "DressKK" watch range from Seiko are hard to beat for pricing and the ability to morph with the strap - check out these

SRPE53
SRPE61

Example
 
swordtrombonefish said:
Orient are Japanese but not affiliated with Seiko AFAIK
They have some great watches tho
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From wiki

"In 2001 Seiko Epson (one of three core companies of the Seiko Group) became the majority shareholder (52%) of the company. Orient Watch became a wholly owned subsidiary of Epson in 2009.[14] After transferring its business to Epson, the company now exists as a dormant company. Epson Sales Japan Corporation markets the Orient watches, while Akita Epson Corporation manufactures them."
 
Lemmy_kilmister said:
From wiki

"In 2001 Seiko Epson (one of three core companies of the Seiko Group) became the majority shareholder (52%) of the company. Orient Watch became a wholly owned subsidiary of Epson in 2009.[14] After transferring its business to Epson, the company now exists as a dormant company. Epson Sales Japan Corporation markets the Orient watches, while Akita Epson Corporation manufactures them."
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Oh wow - news to me!
 
I don't own a dress watch, but a while back when I was looking at field/military watches I did find a few videos on YouTube that detailed smaller Japanese watch makers and they had some really nice, affordable stuff.

Here's a more recent video that might give you some options, plus, I doubt many people will go beyond the big names so you'll have a bit of exclusivity on your wrist.

 
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