I'm looking for an affordable/cheap deck watch under $500. A deck watch I believe is a German marine design used on navy vessel decks. Generally recognizable by the simple dial and 'railroad' minute surrounds. The cheapest I found is Elysee, though their isn't much info on the brand. Does anyone know of any other brands with this style of watch at a good price or know more about Elysee?
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This Laco is $440.00 usd. From Laco site. I own one. It’s not waterproof, though.
Stowa makes very nice deck watches
https://www.stowa.de/marine
You can even customise them somewhat.
EDIT: now I realized that you want something sub 500, yeah, nevermind Stowa.
Not sure at that price point, if you could jump on to the next tier, below $1,000, Stowa and Archimede are great options in my opinion.