Is this a thing? Low 80-130 USD range? Any tips would be greatly appreciated

  • HappySpam@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Orient Mako and Orient Ray are in that price range on Jomashop.

    Or if you want to dive into the world of Chinese AliExpress homage watches, the Steeldive 1970 is probably one of the best autos.

      • notausername14@alien.topBEnglish
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        10 months ago

        Steel dive might have better lume. The movements will be very comparable. Steel dive will technically have better end links and clasp, but technically is the key word.

        With more affordable Chinese watches, quality control is very meh in my experience. I think I’ve owned 7 or 8 different Aliexpress watches at this point. When they’re good, they can be really good. But, if you really know your way around a watch, they can be a bit disappointing.

        That said, I’ve never owned an Orient. But I’ve had quite a few modern sub homages and they all have the same crappy brushed finishing. You probably won’t notice it if it’s your first watch or you haven’t been around luxury watch watches. Or at least you won’t at first. But, once you do, it’ll constantly bother you. My advice is to either go with orient or with a higher cost aliexpress brand, if you really want the sub homage.

  • lulu_l@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    Check out r/Chinesewatches. You’ll find plenty of options in all sorts of styles from SteelDive, addiesdive, berny, cadisen, watchdives…

    Depending on your region you might find some seiko subbrands like lorus or pulsar or alba that have automatic watches in that price range but the ones mentioned above will give you more for the same money.

  • Comfortable_Sherbert@alien.topBEnglish
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    10 months ago

    There are not many automatic options in that price range. If you go for example up to 200 you will find a lot more options, though you can go with niche seikos like the SNXS79 that are around 120-150