u/Midknight81

On a lark, I purchased this Watchdives WD1965. Yeah, there's a bit of baggage that comes with an "homage". But, that's been rehashed online a million times over.

I got it on Amazon for $120. And for that money it has a (claimed) 200m WR, Seiko VH31 quartz movement that ticks like an auto, sapphire crystal with AR coating, BGW9 lume, screw down crown, solid end links, 120 click bezel, micro adjust and a milled clasp. That's a lot of watch for the money.

I have other divers. I have Steinhart Ocean One Titanium 500 Premium Ceramic and a Tudor BB58 925 and honestly... I've been wearing this watch 4 or 5 days of the week since I got it over a month ago. The proportions are perfect. Quartz means no setting. The sunburst dial is subtle, but well done. The lume is top notch.

Okay, the finishing isn't top tier, but the price isn't as well. If you look, you can find a sharp edge on the links, but I've not noticed them while wearing it.

I have been wildly surprised by the amount of watch you get with this as well as the wearing experience. I think that manufacturing has come so far in the past decade or so that these inexpensive watches are no longer as crappy as they used to be. I'm really shocked. Yes, they stood on Seiko's shoulders design-wise, so there's that... but I'm overall, really impressed.