Obviously $5M is a lot of money, but for a lot of middle class people like myself this is attainable in a lifetime after saving for a while. Curious what each person’s choice would be for a “grail watch” that isn’t ridiculously expensive.
Smiths Everest < GS Sbgx261 < Tudor BB36 < Rolex Explorer 1
Shunbun 443
Bob’s Watches has Rolex, Omega and Tissot all for 5k and under. Some good ones too.
Casio G Shock Mudman with positive display but green color
I like a lot of the Grand Seiko Elegance collection pieces and they are around 5k
Here are the three that I’d consider grails in the price range :
- OP
- Santos
- JLC Master Control
Omega Seamaster
2nd hand Blancpain FF trilogy
EITHER the SSASS GMT Alpinist (limited edition teal quartz alpinist super rare) or the Salmon omega DeVille jump hour (also quite rare)
Hamilton PSR. And of course GS.
Vintage Tudor Sub.
That one is 33 but you can get a 36mm for 5k depending on condition.
Omega aquaterra
- Omega Speedmaster
- Vintage Rolex datejust
- IWC IW370713 Chronograph GST
- multiple vintage seiko’s like the 7a48-5000, 7A28-701A, 7A48-5010, 7A28-7010 and/or 7a28-7039
- breitling Navitimer
- breitling chronomat
- tudor black bay chrono
Speedmaster. Used you can get it around there. New is sadly $8k now.
For new? How about a Martin Braun EOS sunrise/sunset watch
Used… almost any Panerai GMT
