Ideas for a blue faced daily beater?

[Boourns]

A Farer Frobisher fits the bill:
https://farer.com/collections/sub-dial- ... robisher-2
[img]https://cdn.shopify.com/s/files/1/1004/ ... 1539946654[/img]

You can get a Farer for under $600?

This quartz subdial model and their quartz GMT (which I really like but doesn't come in blue), yes. No autos under $1000.

[konax]

Thanks for the new suggestions guys, I may not like all of those but it's good to expand my horizons
Is it wrong that I like the Alpha explorer the most? All credit to Rolex design team I guess.
I think I'm leaning more toward field styled watches, I found these two pretty good looking Victorinox but looks like they are out of production:
241524 (vintage coloured lume) and 241360 (white lume, date at 6)[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201902 ... 40b82f.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201902 ... 69f131.jpg[/IMG]

[Boourns]

Looks like you can get the white on Rakuten Global:
https://global.rakuten.com/en/store/e- ... em/241360/

Ebay vintage lume: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Victorinox-Swi ... ctupt=true

Other options, because looking at watches online is fun

Armogan Syracuse (42mm)
[img]https://www.armogan.com/media/catalog/p ... view_4.jpg[/img]
https://www.armogan.com/us/ocean-blue-n25

Couple Timex models
Expedition Scout (36 or 40mm)
[img]https://www.timex.com/dw/image/v2/BBDM_ ... 520&sm=fit[/img]

Mk1
[img] https://www.timex.com/dw/image/v2/BBDM_ ... 900&sm=fit[/img]

[EA-Sports]

Certina DS. Only one Arabic numeral though, so not sure it counts! Chronometer spec quartz and below budget.

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Whoa!!! Never seen this one...


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[yinzburgher]

Thanks for the new suggestions guys, I may not like all of those but it's good to expand my horizons
Is it wrong that I like the Alpha explorer the most? All credit to Rolex design team I guess.
I think I'm leaning more toward field styled watches, I found these two pretty good looking Victorinox but looks like they are out of production:
241524 (vintage coloured lume) and 241360 (white lume, date at 6)[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201902 ... 40b82f.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201902 ... 69f131.jpg[/IMG]

I like both of these. I never see the 2nd one anywhere but I've had an ebay alert for the first one for the past year and they come up a fair amount at reasonable prices. Sometimes new. I never actually bought one though. There is a pre-owned one listed on ebay now but not sure if they ship to your corner of the world.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Victorinox-Swi ... f#shpCntId

[konax]

I like both of these. I never see the 2nd one anywhere but I've had an ebay alert for the first one for the past year and they come up a fair amount at reasonable prices. Sometimes new. I never actually bought one though. There is a pre-owned one listed on ebay now but not sure if they ship to your corner of the world.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Victorinox-Swi ... f#shpCntId

Thanks, I've seen it too, but various reports show that it's not the best price for this watch. I have my alerts set and I'll see if a better offer shows up.

[Boourns]

I know you mentioned this wasn't as bright as you want but blue khaki auto is on sale a Macy's. From the main HUISABH thread:
viewtopic.php?p=9871#p9871

[TheJohnP]

There's also a preowned blue faced Hamilton Khaki Field on bracelet for $199 at Ashford.
That qualifies for the 25% off PONOV25 code, which brings it down to $149
And you can add 3% Ebates/Rakuten cashback on top of that.

https://www.ashford.com/us/watches/hami ... 143-PO.pid

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I know there was concern about the color being more muted, but for that price wouldn't hurt to order it and return if it you didn't like it.

[konax]

I know you mentioned this wasn't as bright as you want but blue khaki auto is on sale a Macy's. From the main HUISABH thread:
viewtopic.php?p=9871#p9871

There's also a preowned blue faced Hamilton Khaki Field on bracelet for $199 at Ashford.
That qualifies for the 25% off PONOV25 code, which brings it down to $149
And you can add 3% Ebates/Rakuten cashback on top of that.

https://www.ashford.com/us/watches/hami ... 143-PO.pid

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I know there was concern about the color being more muted, but for that price wouldn't hurt to order it and return if it you didn't like it.

Macy's doesn't ship to my country (Poland) and the one at Ashford is 33mm. Bummer!
Thanks so much for posting these though, I really appreciate it.

[TheJohnP]

Thought I found a winner with the Vratislavia VIS1935 Uprising, but it's 43mm. Alas.

https://vratislavia-watches.com/languag ... no-date-2/

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[konax]

Thought I found a winner with the Vratislavia VIS1935 Uprising, but it's 43mm. Alas.

https://vratislavia-watches.com/languag ... no-date-2/

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Yeah I know it well. Good guys from my country, this model commemorates events from Polish history. I'm not entirely fan of this watch, but I'm a fan of the brand in general.

[TheJohnP]

Let's try this one.
Unfortunately I can't find any real life pics to see how the actual blue looks compared to the renders.
But there's the Zodiac Grandville with what they describe as "an exquisite blue sunray dial"

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Case size: 40 mm x 46 mm
Case thickness: 10 mm
Lug width: 20 mm
Movement: Analog-quartz
Origin: Swiss Made
Packaging: Zodiac Black Box
Warranty: 2 Year International
Water resistant: 5 ATM

Pricing seems to be around $495 everywhere I've looked.
But you should be able to score 15% off by signing up for the WatchStation emails.
(I tried the EXTRA25 code and it does not work by the way)

http://www.watchstation.com/en_US/shop/ ... ath=ZO9303

EDIT - Did find this one good pic on Zodiac's instagram page
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[watchpalooza]

Let's try this one.
Unfortunately I can't find any real life pics to see how the actual blue looks compared to the renders.
But there's the Zodiac Grandville with what they describe as "an exquisite blue sunray dial"

[img][/img]
Case size: 40 mm x 46 mm
Case thickness: 10 mm
Lug width: 20 mm
Movement: Analog-quartz
Origin: Swiss Made
Packaging: Zodiac Black Box
Warranty: 2 Year International
Water resistant: 5 ATM

Pricing seems to be around $495 everywhere I've looked.
But you should be able to score 15% off by signing up for the WatchStation emails.
(I tried the EXTRA25 code and it does not work by the way)

http://www.watchstation.com/en_US/shop/ ... ath=ZO9303

EDIT - Did find this one good pic on Zodiac's instagram page
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Hiding their Tom Ford...lol.

[TheJohnP]

Just came across a pre-order for this blue dialed Minuteman A11.
Price is good at $189, only issue is that it won't be ready until October.
Something to consider if you can't find anything else that meets your criteria.

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https://www.cgawatches.com/collections/ ... -blue-dial

Specifications:

Proudly handcrafted in Arizona, USA by FTS for Minuteman watch brand.

Stainless Steel case.
Heavy duty 2pc nylon strap.
Sapphire crystal.
Width without crown: 38mm
Water resistant: 100 meters
Thickness: 10.5mm
Lug width: 20mm
Lug tip to lug tip length: 45mm
Handcrafted in the United States Ameriquartz 7122 quartz movement.
Luminous hands and dial.

[konax]

Reporting back with a follow up.
In a true HUISABH fashion I ultimately saved money by spending more than I planned and ended up buying one of the watches I wanted in the first place: the Longines VHP. I figured if I buy a "temporary" watch I wouldn't be satisfied and in the long run I'd have to buy another one anyway. Also I was able to negotiate a good discount from an AD (the forum taught me well and I did my research) so overall I'm pretty happy with the purchase. The watch is quite lovely too.[IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201903 ... e1e24f.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201903 ... 1e9bf8.jpg[/IMG][IMG]https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/201903 ... 88f789.jpg[/IMG]