I am beginning to search for a new diver style watch and wanted to seek out some help. I currently have a Deep Blue Ocean Diver 500. I love it and am not trying to replace it but want another (somewhat similar) watch to have on a NATO/Zulu band.
I have some things I’m definitely looking for and some other things that would be nice
Requirements
44-46mm
Automatic
Bright lume or tritium
Sapphire crystal
Would be nice
4’oclock crown position
Sapphire bezel
AR coating on the inside
flat crystal
Date window
I’ve done some research and I’ve been looking at the following watches.
- Sinn U1
- Armida A1
- Helson Shark Diver 45
- Hexa K500
- Aquadive Bathyscape 100
- H20 Kalamar
- Tempest Viking or Commodore
- Bombfrog BT25
- Marathon JSAR
- Doxa 4000T
The U1 is the closest to what I am looking for but I wanted to see what else is out there. I’d also probably not want to spend more than the U1 would cost.