QUARTZ dive watch - like Seiko SKX007, Orient Ray or Citizen NY0040

[A MattR of Time]

Nice picture!!! I remember taking it.

This one (kinetic quartz) can be found for prices < $ 225,00 incl. worldwide shipping..............They can be found used for $ 150,00.



An original Seiko rubber strap would cost you less then $ 20,00.

Good luck!

Eric

[Tempus_Fugit]

Hey Rambo,
I had the exact same desire as you, and I wondered why no one makes a sensible quartz diver anymore. So I got this one from Ebay for $100, it's vintage-ish, works great, just the thing I was looking for. Unfortunately to find watches like this, some effort needs to be spent searching, you never know where or when one will turn up. By the way this one is 41.275 mm wide, without the crown, and a hair over 11 mm thick. A perfectly sensible everyday wearer/beater. I can always grab it and go, without having to worry about winding it. Or maybe check out Momentum watches if you want something new and readily available.

[Bwana1]

My Custom Seiko 6309-7548

[rambo180]

Nice picture!!! I remember taking it.

I agree, nice photo MattR of Time. Compliments

[A MattR of Time]

How about solar quartz? Plenty of Citizen EcoDrive divers and now Seiko is embracing Solar more as well.

[iamsupersam]

Rambo, if your only objection to kinetic is the power reserve, it actually has 6 months of that. and with the pusher at 2 o clock you can tell how much power it has left. and if it ever runs near empty the second hand ticks in 2 seconds intervals. now even for a horribly anal person like me its good enough, better than a quartz in fact.

here is my beloved BFK

Cheers
Sam

[rambo180]

Thanks everyone. Tempus, sam, triton, bwana + everyone else. Great response. I'll need to have a think about it, seems like Seiko and in particular the BFK are really popular! Thanks guys.

[iamsupersam]

just one more suggestion and (poorly taken)pictures from me!


bfk on the left, the citizen on the right.
Cheers
Sam

[BigBluefish]

I'd suggest a Precista PRS-18q, though it will cost about $300 US new (unless the dollar suddenly starts doing really well...). They come up occasionally used, and you might be able to get one @ $250. Comes on a Nato, but there are aftermarket rubber straps that will fit (I think OP said he wanted a rubber strap?).

[rambo180]

I'd suggest a Precista PRS-18q, though it will cost about $300 US new (unless the dollar suddenly starts doing really well...). They come up occasionally used, and you might be able to get one @ $250. Comes on a Nato, but there are aftermarket rubber straps that will fit (I think OP said he wanted a rubber strap?).

thanks bigbluefish, can't afford it but i do quite like the look. the face looks like it is embedded into the watch, simple but elegant. cheers