I like them, but I can't have them

I like watches. Period. That's no secret. But there are some watches that I like, but I want to avoid getting ... Its like my mind is fighting itself (Like vs. Should) ...

I like the look of the newer Tag Heuer Aquaracer 500m with cal. 5. It looks nice (no paper), slightly over sized at 43mm. the nice detail on the dial, hand applied indices, the lume should be decent, auto helium escape valve. What's not to like?

BUT ... while its nice, it has nothing on me. I found it to be "just another good looking dive watch" and that's it. I like it cause it hits all the marks as a pretty nice dive watch, but I don't think I would get one because it doesn't ring my bell ...



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Another is the Ocean 7 LM-7. I liked the original Omega Ploprof 600m and I like the new Omega Ploprof 1200m even more, and the LM-7 looks somewhat likes them with 1/5 of their prices, the lume is very good, and seems like a solidly built watch. What's not to like?

BUT ... it looks too much like the new Omega Ploprof 1200m which makes it an homage of an existing model (which i don't like that idea very much). And also, buying watches from a small and new watch company worries me.

Ok, here's the scenario: So now I got the watch, I like it very much and have been wearing it for a while. Few years down the road, when this particular model is no longer made or what if the company is closed all together, something on the watch needs to be replaced (simiply something breaks: crown, crown tube, bezel, bezel insert, etc). So now what? What if they don't stock up parts? And nobody else has replacement parts for it? What to do then?! Junk the watch? Sell it as parts as it? I know having the watch repaired in such a case will cost some pretty pennies, but at least I can bring it back to spec and I can continue to enjoy wearing it. With small company (if they don't stock up parts), then I would be left hanging, with a watch that sorta work, but not entirely ...



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That brings me to another one, which is the Zinex Heliox. It has a great unique (vintage) look and bold dial / hands styling, and the lume is certainly great. Also its WR 2500m (!) and has auto HEV. What's not to like?

BUT ... with 46mm (width) x 18mm (height) case size, its not quite wrist friendly for my wrist size. And again, this is from a small company. So the supply of spare parts are in question.



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