Sub-$3K divers

[smellody]

Best sub $500 value.

[deepcdvr]

Some version of the Omega PO slots in at under $3,000. I like my 2500d a lot.

Yeah I love where the pricepoint seems to be settling on these and the older 2500c's. I've always wanted an XL with the rubber strap and it's nice to know it won't hurt too much to get one when the time is right. Just a great sport/casual watch.

Zack has an 8500 for sale on rubber right now for 2900

[Seth]

[425ranger]

My recent daily driver... Great size / visibility / versatility combination.



2500D 42mm PO is a great #2.

[hidden by leaves]

Some version of the Omega PO slots in at under $3,000. I like my 2500d a lot.

Yeah I love where the pricepoint seems to be settling on these and the older 2500c's. I've always wanted an XL with the rubber strap and it's nice to know it won't hurt too much to get one when the time is right. Just a great sport/casual watch.

Zack has an 8500 for sale on rubber right now for 2900

Yes thank you I have looked at that listing more than once, tempting... I like the 8500 on rubber too. I had a 42mm 8500 on the bracelet but I found it top heavy/too thick. I think the 45 size on rubber wears and looks better (old and new).

[425ranger]

.. I like the 8500 on rubber too. I had a 42mm 8500 on the bracelet but I found it top heavy/too thick. I think the 45 size on rubber wears and looks better (old and new).

I love everything about the 8500 series watches... except how they wear. (wobble wobble)

/Caveat.... No experience with the newest models, they seem more reasonably shaped.

[jimyritz]

BBB or 2500D or 8500 if you haggle/get a used one.
Sinn is not a 3K watch. I have had many Sinns and still have one. I'm a fan too like the whole DWC because of some nostalgia, the first decent watch discovered, tacticool, etc... but just because WB sells them for 3K nowadays and $1400 ezm1 is fetching 4K they're not a 3K watch.
Anyway, you already know the answer. #BWITW is Pelagos :thumbsup :

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That's a bit unfair....you go off the MSRP and the Sinn falls under Sub 3K-- I wouldn't put an 8500 in the sub 3K category..

Value is a whole other discussion--I hear you when it comes to value or worth..

[andrema]

.. I like the 8500 on rubber too. I had a 42mm 8500 on the bracelet but I found it top heavy/too thick. I think the 45 size on rubber wears and looks better (old and new).

I love everything about the 8500 series watches... except how they wear. (wobble wobble)

/Caveat.... No experience with the newest models, they seem more reasonably shaped.

Agree, they are all too tall.
Many new omegas are fairly chunky, which is also the reason why I flipped my MM300 twice.
If it weren't that damn tall i would still have one for sure

My 42mm PO8500 wears quite nice and wears much like a SDc.

[JP Chestnut]

I thought my 2500, and the 8500 I didn't end up getting, wore too large on the chunky bracelet. The 2500 is great on a strap.

[BBK357]

I had 2500 and 8500 at same time- clear winner is 2500. 8500 way too tall

[JP Chestnut]

I had 2500 and 8500 at same time- clear winner is 2500. 8500 way too tall

I think your old blue Ti 8500 was the shit. Easily the best +/- $4,000 watch around. I'd trade my late 2500D for one.

[River Rat]

Got all these for under 3000 each





And this one for 2000.00 when there was great deals if you were not scared of vintage.

[Joeprez]

I had 2500 and 8500 at same time- clear winner is 2500. 8500 way too tall

I think your old blue Ti 8500 was the shit. Easily the best +/- $4,000 watch around. I'd trade my late 2500D for one.

Yeah, I think about doing that trade a lot.

On bracelet or the Omega rubber, the 8500 wears ok on my wrist, but I prefer the slimmer 2500. I like slim watches (or at least watches in which the caseback is fairly flat with the lugs, like my ExpII or a TSAR/GSAR), they work better on natos. If I could, I would have the 2500 PO have an even less protruding caseback.

[BBK357]

^^^

My Ti/blue PO was super cool, just not a right fit for me. In that price range I needed something that I could wear almost any day- bracelet, NATO or whatever. My sub was the answer but if my watch budget was bigger to fit a watch like that in my collection I would have kept it.

But comparing it to the 2500, which this thread is not even about, I would keep a 2500d.

[JP Chestnut]

I think the PO8500 would be a pretty terrible watch for NATO wear. A NATO always seems to push a watch up off my wrist. The Ti mesh, on the other hand, is


Since when does anyone care about the intended topic of a thread on DWC?

[toxicavenger]

I had 2500 and 8500 at same time- clear winner is 2500. 8500 way too tall

I agree the, the 8500 was horrible on my wrist. The 2500 was okay but the Tudor case fits flatter.

[shaneotool]

I'm surprised by all the hate on the 8500 PO. I have the 42mm version and love it. The thickness is way overblown IMO. The watch wears about like the MM300 to me - so it is kind of think - but not ridiculous. It always seems to come down to bracelet fit for me, and I was able to get a perfect fit with an extra half link.

[BBK357]

The 8500 is good on bracelet- but not many other options.
It's an absolute no go on NATO.


Oh, and I like the 2500 hands better too

[JBZ]

I think the PO8500 would be a pretty terrible watch for NATO wear. A NATO always seems to push a watch up off my wrist. The Ti mesh, on the other hand, is


Since when does anyone care about the intended topic of a thread on DWC?

I have come to the conclusion that NATO/Zulu straps look great in pictures and on other people's wrists. As a wrist-girth challenged person, I find they flare out at the sides, and tucking the end of the strap back under the keepers only makes the flare that much more apparent. Plus I find them itchy (which I'm sure someone will tell me means I'm buying the wrong straps, which could be true I suppose).

For sub-$3,000 divers, I do like the looks of the PO and the SMP. The Seiko Marinemaster, too. I would say a mid-nineties Tudor Sub, but "under $3K" ship seems to have sailed on those for now. I'm once again trying a Tudor BB, but I think I may sell or trade it. Something about the BB just doesn't click with me (beyond the lack of a date, but that's a factor).

[JP Chestnut]

I like the BB in pictures, but I found it lacking for some reason in person. I'm generally a lover of watches without crown guards so it seems like a natural fit, but it doesn't work for me. The hokey colored crown spacer thing is lame and affected. I really hate it.

I think best watches around $4,000 is a more interesting topic. There are tons of great options - a Tudor Big Block is the cat's ass, and a Tudor Sub might be doable.

[unsub073]

Damn.

[Knome]

omg I need to get a red black bay back on my wrist.

[JBZ]

omg I need to get a red black bay back on my wrist.

If you're serious, PM me. I've got a complete set on the strap I'm thinking about moving.

[andrema]

omg I need to get a red black bay back on my wrist.

If you're serious, PM me. I've got a complete set on the strap I'm thinking about moving.

PM me, I'll undercut Jeff.

[JP Chestnut]

omg I need to get a red black bay back on my wrist.

If you're serious, PM me. I've got a complete set on the strap I'm thinking about moving.

PM me, I'll undercut Jeff.

A race to the bottom? I'm in!