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Thanks for all the pointers here. I had a look on Timefactors and they have a lot of nice stuff, however most of it seems to be sold out or discontinued. The Smiths PRS-29 is a nice looking watch but it's too similar in style to his CWC G10. The Precista PRS-82 is a really nice looking piece as well but I'm not sure if, snobbishly, I need to get him something from an "established" manufacturer. I know these look great, are made in GB and are limited run for the most part. I know that they use similar if not the same quality of ETA or japanese movements that things like the Hamilton uses but I'm not sure if it has the name. I know that sounds both snobby and pretty stupid when I don't have the budget to get an Omega or a Breitling etc but with it being a milestone gift, I want it to be something that he can be proud of. It's also hard not being able to see these in the flesh before I bite the bullet.
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That's fair enough; though FWIW Timefactors have a rock-solid rep among watch nerds, so they'd be a good hipster/insider choice from that POV.
If you want a more established name I'd maybe be looking at Sinn or Stowa. Or maybe something like a Seiko Prospex SRP775? One of those is on the shortlist for my next watch, alongside a Zeno Explorer; a Speedy would be nice, but is out of my budget for the foreseeable.
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Can't argue with really. As a collector I value my Timefactors watches in the same bracket as my Rolexes and Omegas (for example) but I totally get that the general appeal is not the same.
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Stonehedge
Nth-ing Timefactors; I've got two of Eddie's watches (Speedbird III and PRS-18Q), and they're both incredible VFM and lovely in their own right. Of the watches in stock there at the moment, the Precista PRS-82 is a pretty cool reissue of a service dive watch. Or the Smiths PRS-29 if you want a field rather than a dive watch?