Best dive watch on Reddit

588 reviews from r/Watches, r/ChineseWatches, r/Affordablewatches and 5 more subreddits

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#1

Omega

4.5
(119)
"Seamaster is an amazing watch."
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"As everyone else is saying - Omega all day."
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"Omega."
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"Another vote for Omega, especially for an heirloom piece."
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"Omega Seamaster. BUT I would recommend you wait if you can because the next gen Seamaster is due to be released."
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"Get an Omega I’d say!"
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"I’d have to go with the seamaster, preferably in blue."
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"Omega & I'd persuade you to choose between the black or the white dial variants."
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"I would say the Omega."
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"Omega and it’s not even a fair fight"
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#2

Seiko

4.5
(58)
"I feel like almost any category under $1000, Seiko is the right answer."
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"SRPK29/31/etc line from Seiko - 38mm case."
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"Seiko Mini Tuna, SUT403P1 has been on my list for a long time."
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"Seiko has the Best finishing out of all those."
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"This right here ! I have this watch and it keeps time to about +5 seconds a month."
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"Seiko for sure."
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"SEIKO."
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"Seiko 5 all day."
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"I went a different way and got myself a refurbished Seiko SKX007j."
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"The seiko 5 is cool because it was born from the legendary SKX."
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#3

Rolex

4.6
(56)
"Sub. Better bracelet by far, less chunkiness without the addition crown."
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"Sub."
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"The Submariner is a classic."
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"Sub > Omega SMP300 > Sub Date."
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"Submariner is more comfortable on the wrist."
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"Sub for sure."
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"The bracelet is better."
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"There's no other answer."
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"Because it is the better watch, objectively."
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"I would pick the rolex sub without date."
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#4

Citizen

4.8
(47)
"The Citizen NY0040 is cheaper and a sick dive watch."
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"I personally got a promaster with a Starbucks/kermit bezel/ dial color and I absolutely love it."
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"Look at the citizen promaster eco-drive divers. They recently released a 36 mm version if you want something small."
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"The Citizen bn0100 is 40mm."
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"Citizen promaster."
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"I recently got a Citizen Promaster 37mm and love it."
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"The citizen fujitsubo is pretty nice, is 41mm with a 48mm lug to lug."
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"For automatic watches the citizen Promaster Fujitsubo NB6021 or the Glycine combat sub."
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"Citizen promaster models. I have the promaster fugu and love it."
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"I vote Citizen Eco-Drive on this one."
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#5

Orient

4.6
(42)
"Hands down Orient Kamasu."
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"If you want an automatic, the Orient."
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"I’d say the orient."
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"Speaking from experience, I have that exact Kamasu and love it."
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"Orient baby."
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"Orient."
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"Orient for sure ☑️."
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"Kamasu. Dial pops and always get so many compliments on it."
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"The Kamasu is my daily that I wear most of the time."
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"Orient by a mile for me."
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#6

Tudor

4.7
(27)
"I tried on the BB54 yesterday and was very impressed."
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"My vote: Tudor. Best value in the watch world."
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"I would also consider a Tudor Pelagos 39. I think this is by far the best dive watch in the $4-$8K price range."
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"Tudor all day."
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"If you can spend over $3,000, then Tudor comes into the mix with the Black Bay."
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"Probably the Tudor black bay."
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"Much better than entry level divers at full retail price."
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"Black bay 54 has your name all over it."
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"Black bay 54 has the perfect classic look."
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"Have you considered the Tudor Black Bay 54 at 37mm?"
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#7

Christopher Ward

4.8
(14)
"CW makes amazing watches."
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"I got the CW c60 trident pro 300 and I am so happy with it."
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"I adore my Christopher Ward."
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"Give the Christopher Ward a try, you won't be disappointed."
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"CW Trident Lumière."
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"I have a 40mm Christopher Ward C60 Trident 300 in green."
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"The Christopher Ward C60 Trident Pro 300 is great."
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"For swiss dive watches, I think Christopher Ward..."
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"Just get the Christopher Ward, never met a single person disappointed with CW for the price."
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"Christopher Ward C60 Trident Pro 300 (or 600). Accuracy in fact 1s/day"
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#8

Oris

4.5
(13)
"Oris Aquis or Longines Hydroconquest. Both can be bought for way less than 3k"
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"Used Oris Divers 65"
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"I have an Oris Aquis Upcycle in the 36.5mm variant and am obsessed with it."
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"Oris aquis or logines if you don’t like Tudor"
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"ORIS owns the sub 5k diver market. Hands down."
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"Oris Aquis is a fantastic one, especially with all the dial options."
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"Under $5k, Oris Aquis. nuff said"
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"Used Oris Aquis."
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"Oris aquis 39.5mm."
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"A slightly used Oris Aquis? I picked mine up for £650 and it’s mint."
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#9

Glycine

4.4
(13)
"Try to find a used clean Glycine combat sub automatic."
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"I see them for $299 at my local Costco, I desperately want one. I feel like it's the cheapest Swiss auto diver you can get, that looks great!"
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"Huge fan of glycine, too!! I got the 36mm in gilt and black."
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"Love my 42 combat sub, built like a tank."
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"For sub $500 I think this is a good alternative to the obvious answer to a new dive watch - Seiko."
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"Glycine combat sub."
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"Specs for money the answer is either glycine combat sub or a san martin."
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"Glycine combat sub."
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"Glycine does a combat sub in 36mm."
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"Glycine combat sub or Steinhart Vintage Ocean One."
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#10

Certina

4.3
(13)
"Squale, certina, doxa sub 200 or wait for black friday and get a hydroconquest."
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"Get the Certina DS action diver. It comes in 38mm or 42mm I believe. I have the 38mm version and it runs like a champ."
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"Get the Certina DS action diver. It comes in 38mm or 42mm I believe."
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"Get the Certina DS action diver."
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"The Certina has a superior movement, in my view."
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"Have a look at Certina DS ACTION."
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"For me its the certina ds action diver 38mm."
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"38mm certina ds action diver."
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"Would highly recommend looking at certina."
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"Certina is on of the best brand for this price range."
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#11

Casio

4.0
(13)
"Just get a duro."
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"Casio Duro, for $300 you can get one."
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"Casio dive watch is prob like 150 and 200m it’s great."
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"Don’t forget the Casio Duro, with its 200m water resistance at only a $50 price point."
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"Cheap, 200m wr, great daily beater."
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"The Casio mtd1053 is 40mm and has the same other specs as the Duro."
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"Better quality and tech than any Seiko."
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"Casio duro seems a good watch for you."
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"Casio duros strike the right balance between function."
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"Casio MDV107 (better lume than the 6)."
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#12

Squale

4.4
(10)
"Their 1521 is a great watch."
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"Squale 20 ATMOS Ceramic."
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"Love my Squale 50 Atmos."
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"Squale Supersquale or Sub-39."
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"I adore my squale 1521."
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"Squale 1545 (30 Atmos)."
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"Squale 1521."
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"Squale 1521."
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"Look at Squale. Their watches are great and in this range."
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"Very nice watches with an interesting history."
#13

Longines

4.7
(9)
"1. Longines Hydroconquest: An elegant 39mm diver and 72hr reserve."
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"Longines Hydroconquest 39mm or Christopher Ward C60 38mm."
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"The longines legend in 36 would be perfect."
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"I have taken my longine legend diver bronze diving to over 100 ft."
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"Oris aquis or logines if you don’t like Tudor"
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"Longines Heritage Legend or Ultra Chron."
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"$2,000 to $3,000: Longines Legend Diver or Hydro Conquest GMT."
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"Longines legend diver 36mm version."
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"The Longines Legend Diver is my favorite."
#14

Breitling

4.1
(9)
"Also saw someone else say Breitling superoceans, gorgeous."
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"Find a lightly used Breitling 36."
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"The Breitling SuperOcean and Chronomat are a couple of other options to consider."
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"I am hooked on the Breitling Navitimer or Super Ocean watches right now."
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"Maybe one of the small Breitlings or a Tudor Black Bay 54."
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"Breitling Super ocean."
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"Breitling superocean 36mm / superocean heritage."
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"Breitling might be a fit."
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"I will choose the classic styling of my Breitling Super Ocean Heritage every time over the other two."
#15

Mido

4.1
(8)
"I can highly recommend Mido."
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"I keep coming back to a Mido Ocean Star."
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"Maybe a Mido Ocean Star."
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"Mido Ocean Star Tribute M026.830.21.051.00."
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"You could try mido. the ocean star 200c is available with a green dial."
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"Mido Ocean Star, under $800 grey market."
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"Mido Ocean Star?"
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"I'm going to speak up for the Mido Ocean Star. Available in a number of builds and styles."
#16

Doxa

4.4
(7)
"A Doxa or a Seiko (padi version) would be the correct choices."
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"Doxa Sub 200"
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"My 2 dream divers are Doxa Sub 300 or Sinn U50 SDR T"
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"Doxa Sub 200."
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"Doxa Sub 200."
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"Doxa sub 200"
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"Doxa sub 300t."
#17

Vaer

4.7
(6)
"Vaer D4."
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"Look into vaer. Awesome stuff."
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"Way under your budget, great watch, stylish, tough."
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"I cannot recommend highly enough the Vaer DS4 Meridian."
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"Vaer has some nice ones, may be a bit on the thick side for you."
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"Vaer. As a backup only to a dive computer."
#18

Seestern

4.0
(6)
"Seestern 62mas is a nice small diving watch, but it is quite thick."
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"Seestern S435 have a larger dial and crystal than usual, so it will wear bigger."
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"Seestern 62MAS And WD7922 get my vote."
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"Seestern 37mm 62mas"
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"Seestern S434 or 435 is pretty popular."
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"Whichever 39mm titanium Pelagos homage is cheapest on 11.11. You can’t go wrong with any of them."
#19

Suunto

5.0
(4)
"The suunto mentioned above is the best move."
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"Sunto watches def."
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"I've had mine for about 4 years, been great."
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"Descent G1 for the additional fitness tracking."
#20

Vostok

3.6
(5)
"Vostok Amphibia"
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"Under 100€, ridiculously waterproof & shockproof."
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"Vostok!"
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"Try to find an Amphibia without a date window."
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"Vostok amphibia."
#21

Steinhart

4.5
(4)
"Steinhart has alot of 39 mm watches."
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"I am still a strong believer that Steinhart OVM is one of the best dive watches in its price range."
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"Glycine combat sub or Steinhart Vintage Ocean One."
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"Love my Steinhart Ocean 500. Very high quality watch for under 1k."
#22

Scurfa

4.5
(4)
"Scurfa is my absolute top choice. I have the same wrist size and Scurfa just oozes quality."
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"The Scurfa Diver One is a superb option."
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"Top comment there has the list of watches mentioned, in roughly ascending price order: Scurfa Diver One Titanium $230."
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"Anything Scurfa makes."
#23

Tissot

4.3
(4)
"For that price range, I'm a fan of the Tissot Seastar."
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"Tissot Seastar."
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"Tissot seastar."
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"Tissot Seastar 36mm?"
#24

Baltic

4.3
(4)
"I vote for the Aquascaphe from Baltic!"
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"Baltic Aquaspache or Lorier Neptune."
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"Baltic Aquascaphe and don’t look back."
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"Have a look at Baltic, they’re all vintage inspired."
#25

San Martin

4.3
(4)
"Get a San Martin, and an Orient."
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"If you don’t care for brand recognition, San Martin will provide a watch that looks and feels like 1K for $2-300."
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"San martin submariner"
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"San Martin sn004 V2"
#26

Marathon

4.3
(4)
"Would suggest you look at Marathon, eg the GSAR."
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"Marathon is good and on sale."
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"Marathon SAR quartz"
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"Marathon MSAR isn’t very feminine but will definitely handle the activities."
#27

Sinn

5.0
(3)
"I'd try for a Sinn U50 - never had it but always had a liking for it, and 500m of WR is better than most recommendations in that tier."
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"My 2 dream divers are Doxa Sub 300 or Sinn U50 SDR T"
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"Sinn U2s"
#28

CWC

4.7
(3)
"CWC without question."
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"CWC. https://www.cwcwatch.com/collections/divers-watches"
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"Solid watch, brand history and UK."
#29

TAG Heuer

3.5
(4)
"Aquaracer or omega"
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"Have owned several, many styles to choose from."
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"Personally really like how the new Aquaracer 40 looks."
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"Anything but the tag."
#30

Invicta

3.3
(4)
"Invicta prodiver."
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"Invicta pro diver is super affordable and uses a reliable Seiko movement."
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"Invicta Pro Diver. It’s *in the name*"
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"Any of them besides invicta, don’t touch that brand with a ten foot pole."
#31

Traska

4.3
(3)
"I have the Traska Freediver and I absolutely love it!"
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"Traska has a pretty scratch resistant coating on their bracelets."
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"Traska Freediver."
#32

Blancpain

4.3
(3)
"38mm Blancpain Bathyscaphe!"
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"Blancpain."
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"If I went with a black diver, I’d choose the fifty fathoms."
#33

Islander

4.0
(3)
"Islander is a good starting point."
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"Check out Islander watches from long island watch."
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"299-dollar Islander watch (skx013 homage)."
#34

Phoibos

5.0
(2)
"Give the Phoibos Voyager a look?"
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"Phoibos Wavemaster is my favorite dive.watch for under $500 that I own."
#35

Nomos

5.0
(2)
"Nomos Ahoi Neomatik!"
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"This is a different take on a dive watch, but I think it's a great choice for a smaller wrist."
#36

Maen

4.5
(2)
"This Maen Hudson is perfect to me."
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"Save up a little more and take a look at the Maen Hudson 38."
#37

Deep Blue

4.5
(2)
"Divers at that budget range make me think of the following great options"
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"Deep Blue Watches."
#38

Rado

4.5
(2)
"Rado captain cook"
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"There’s also a white dial Rado Captain Cook 37 which looks awesome."
#39

AddiesDive

4.5
(2)
"This is my AddiesDive Bronze Willard."
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"Best you can do is probably the [addiesdive bronze willard](https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_EGCUySB)."
#40

Erebus

4.5
(2)
"Get an Erebus Origin."
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"Latest acquisition: Erebus Origin 38. Not chinese, but kinda chinese. A spruced up San Martin, some believe."
#41

Garmin

4.5
(2)
"If you have $1200 go with the GarminMK2"
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"For a cheaper option, you can pick up a Garmin Fenix 5 used, and download an aftermarket apnea app to the watch."
#42

Zelos

4.5
(2)
"Zelos Swordfish may be your best bet"
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"Zelos mako is a great watch at 40mm."
#43

G-Shock

4.5
(2)
"G-Shock is the only dive watch you will ever need."
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"I’ve gotta go with a G-Shock Frogman."
#44

Watchdives

4.0
(2)
"For your wrists I can recommend Watchdives WD7922. It is quartz but small and thin."
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"Seestern 62MAS And WD7922 get my vote."
#45

lorier

4.0
(2)
"[lorier neptune](https://www.lorierwatches.com/products/neptune-siv)."
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"Lorier neptune is 38mm, ok thickness and within budget."
#46

Hamilton

4.0
(2)
"Hamilton Khaki Scuba!"
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"For barely more than 1000 you can swoop a hamilton khaki navy scuba auto."
#47

STEELDIVE

5.0
(1)
"(i like the 'engineer' on that one...)"
#48

Norsø

5.0
(1)
"I absolutely love the Norsø for example."
#49

Seastar

5.0
(1)
"I own the Seastar, grey and orange."
#50

Shearwater

5.0
(1)
"I’m a huge fan of this."
#51

BB Monochrome

5.0
(1)
"I think for a black diver the BB Monochrome is the nicest, especially with the jubilee bracelet."
#52

Helm

5.0
(1)
"Helm Komodo. 300m certified diver, sapphire crystal and very strong lume."
#53

Steeldive

5.0
(1)
"Checkout Steeldive! Great value for the price."
#54

Rawwhleks

5.0
(1)
"Or high end and go Rawwhleks"
#55

Boderry

5.0
(1)
"Boderry has some great options that I think tick all your boxes."
#56

Monta

5.0
(1)
"Monta Oceanking."
#57

Grand Seiko

4.0
(1)
"Maybe take a look at Grand Seiko divers."
#58

Seac

4.0
(1)
"Seac Driver is a great starting point"
#59

Davosa

4.0
(1)
"Basically a Submariner, with a Selita 200."
#60

Spinnaker

4.0
(1)
"Allow me to offer an off the wall option for you: Spinnaker."
#61

Wenger

4.0
(1)
"Wenger Seaforce is a strong alternative contender"
#62

Baltany

4.0
(1)
"My personal favorite is the model number: S203043."
#63

Wise

4.0
(1)
"I would nominate the Wise Hitman."
#64

NTH

4.0
(1)
"NTH sub"
#65

Blancpain/Bulova

4.0
(1)
"Why don't you get the good old Blancpain / Bulova divers watch? It's reasonable."
#66

echo neutra

4.0
(1)
"[echo neutra cortina](https://echoneutra.com/product/cortina-1956-3h-blue/)."
#67

Benrus

4.0
(1)
"Benrus Ultra-Deep Re-Issue is an interesting possibility."
#68

Mühle Glashütte

4.0
(1)
"A Mühle Glashütte might be a left field option worth a punt."
#69

Proxima

4.0
(1)
"Lovely thin watch, but large dial makes the watch wear larger than it should."
#70

Shark

4.0
(1)
"Shark Freesytle."
#71

Ball

4.0
(1)
"Ever thought about a Ball Fireman ? This Night Train DLC has tritium tubes."
#72

Timefactors

4.0
(1)
"Another micro-brand option to consider: Timefactors Dreadnought II Voyager."
#73

Bulova

4.0
(1)
"A Bulova devil diver?"
#74

Cadisen

4.0
(1)
"[Cadisen C8208] and [C8207] and [C8206] higher price theres the [Seestern 62MAS]"
#75

Tag Heuer

4.0
(1)
"Tag heuer aqua racer."
#76

Tandorio

4.0
(1)
"The Tandorio 37mm skx style diver is extremely small and will work great on any small wrist."
#77

Pantor

4.0
(1)
"Pantor 1000M diver $700."
#78

Pegalos

4.0
(1)
"Get the Pegalos, is the best of both worlds."
#79

Momentum

4.0
(1)
"Momentum and Phoibos make some good divers for that price range."
#80

William Wood

4.0
(1)
"Have a look at William Wood watches."
#81

Seamaster

4.0
(1)
"36mm brosnan seamaster."
#82

G Shock

4.0
(1)
"For actual sporting activity get her a g shock."

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