Cheap Gen Waterproof Sub Style Watch For Holiday?

[erekose]

Orient Ray would do nicely, and of course I echo the comments on the Seiko 007 if you are OK with a bit more SEIKO look.
I have a made in Japan Orient Blue Mako that I love.

 

[egroegart]

Sorry azurax. Not meant at you at all. It was a good suggestion though. And it definitely would be a watch you can swim with. But out of his price range.

 

[wankerdude]

Casio MDV106-1A Amazon.com: Casio Men's MDV106-1A Stainless Steel Watch: Casio: Watches
Seiko SKX007-009
Orient Mako

 

[ghosty999]

Casio MDV106-1A Amazon.com: Casio Men's MDV106-1A Stainless Steel Watch: Casio: Watches
Seiko SKX007-009
Orient Mako

That Casio... exactly what I was looking for and 1/4 my max price. Perfect!

 

[barth]

Heard nothing but good things about Scurfa Watches: http://www.scurfawatches.com

And the owner is friendly too !

 

[ghosty999]

Dammit Barth! Now I'm swayed again! haha

 

[teoulennon]

I don't own a Casio so I'm not speaking from experience but at $40 you'll prob get what you pay for and be disappointed..


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[ghosty999]

I don't own a Casio so I'm not speaking from experience but at $40 you'll prob get what you pay for and be disappointed..


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Or pleasantly surprised! haha I'll check the warranty

 

[Retina]

g-shocks. hard as a rock. ******* indestructable.

 

[wankerdude]

Or pleasantly surprised! haha I'll check the warranty

I have owned the Casio I posted and it was a great watch and super tough. The strap sucked on it but other than that no complaints at all. The Scurfa's are really nice and the owner of the company is top notch. But the Casio is way cheaper. Good luck

 

[mclarendude]

I'd go for the Casio or the Seiko SKX007

 

[Resistor]

Another [emoji107] for Steinhart. I had a Pepsi GMT Ocean 1 and it failed to impress on all counts. The gmt hand was out of alignment with the hour, bezel was misaligned and was tough to turn, the bracelet safety lock was loose and flopped, and it its 2893 ran -12/day. Their customer service was also pretty weak. Ended up trading it away and it's one of the watches I don't miss at all. Armida looks promising for a Sub homage.

 

[mattb2507]

Any diver by seiko personally SKX007 is my favourite. Classic vintage looks and solid.

 

[mattb2507]

Also SKX009 pepsi bezel they are very affordable and bullet proof.

 

[grb722]

+1 for the Casio.
Love mine. Screw-down caseback and crown. I've taken it to the beach and the pool and had no problems.
Two problems with the watch.
1) Stock band isn't too good but with 22mm lugs I just throw it on a NATO.
2) Lume is a joke. After all day in the sun lucky if I get more then 30 minutes out of it.
For $40 it's a great affordable watch and if you scratch it up on vacation..... it was only $40.
Search over at whatuseek. It's a forum favorite in the affordables.