5000 dollars collection?

Tudor Ranger, Longines Conquest V.H.P., and Hamilton Pulsar. Even at MSRP, this should be just under $5000.

Puts me just a touch over $5k, but these are my initial thoughts. 

Recent picks:

Everyday, Towson Watch Company Cadet $1250

Diver, Zodiac Super Sea Wolf pro diver, $1495 in steel (the picture is my titanium one, but steel is more common)

Casual dress and a quartz, as I like having one in the collection, Tissot Perpetual Calendar $450

So for £4,224. Large Solarbeat Tank from Cartier for £2,660. Seiko GMT Orange dial for £400. Christopher Ward C63 Sealander Jura Green for £770. 

About £400 left for different straps and coffee.

Eh, seamaster or speedmaster, apple watch ultra, and one of the various homages I like — maybe an Invicta 1953, or a Pagani 1729 or 1694. None of those are dressy apart from a different strap on the Apple. Can we spend the change on straps?

oris aquis on bracelet $2200

Squale 60atmos $1250

Doxa 600t $1550

Daily/Field/Complication: Christopher Ward C63 Sealander GMT

Dress: Orient Bambino 38mm

Diver: Tudor Black Bay 58

Retail today is: $250, $1020, $3475 = $4745.
 

The BB58 on a bracelet puts me at $5095, but I think I would make that work. 

Panerai PAM 005 €4000

Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider €900 

Lorus Quartz Mickey Mouse watch €100

I’d buy preowned to get the best value:

Black Bay 58 $2,900

GS SBGW231 $2,900

Casio W800 $20

total: $5,820

It‘s over budget but I think it’s worth waiting a little longer to save up for. This is actually my current collection and I love it! 

On Chrono24:

This Speedy Reduced is $2000

This Grand Seiko is $2640

Timex Q GMT  $220

Preowned: Omega Aqua Terra, Oris Aquis, and any G-Shock (pick your favorite).

If I had to go new: Monta Atlas, Farer Stanhope and I’d still go with an Oris Aquis as my diver but I might have to buy it on rubber to get it to fit under budget. I think I’m $100 over on bracelet.

Where are you buying your Omega’s from? Alibaba? 

must have more divers!

I'm gonna go with 3 watches that I don't currently own (cause that's more fun!): 

Plenty of $$ left over for a couple of extra straps.  Something a little dressy.  Something a little out of left field (love that magenta color), and something solid and no-nonsense (and to finally get that German Flieger!).  

It’s a good thing my preference is for the older models then isn’t it? I didn’t state ‘new’ or ‘current’ either. I actually like the ones without the wave, and the older planet oceans are nicer too, to my eye. Was browsing a moment ago.

But, I am unlikely to be buying. 
 

edit:

here, funnily enough, is one that I think is current model, and would leave change from the 5k imaginary money that would be just enough for the three watches I suggested, off the cuff. I still prefer the older models tbh.

https://www.chrono24.co.uk/omega/omega-seamaster-diver-300-m--id25151302.htm

A Christopher Ward C65 Aquitaine GMT - $1,525 USD

A Grand Seiko SBGX347 - $3,300 USD

And a Casio GWM5610-1 - $150 USD

So a total of $4,975 for a sport watch that's perfect for travelling, a classy and highly accurate dress watch and a solar powered watch that I can wear whilst repelling an alien attack. 

So we’re saying $5 grand for this year right? And then we get to spend again next year? 😉

Ok seeing as we’re coming up to Christmas I thought I’d go for a festive theme. Red tones. I’d want a chrono, a GMT and something dressy / old skoolish. I also like going off the beaten path / avoiding the obvious (diver, g shock, Seiko etc to mix it up from what others will suggest) 

Hanhart 417 ES. Good enough for McQueenmeister, good enough for the rest of us. I mean… just f****g look at the thing. And for under 2 grand. Ridiculous. Probably my next pick up. Then…

Cos the budget couldn’t stretch to a proper tank must, I went for the Oris Rectangular in red. Perfect for Christmas Day dinner, carving the turkey and being a boss. Then…

Sporty, swiss mechanical, designed in England and one of the best and most interesting micros around right now. Farer Crooms II.

I reckon with these three you’ve got  £650 / $800 to get a gshock / Seiko turtle if you must or at least a nice watch roll and some straps. 

Merry Christmas 🍷 🥂 

Really solid line up there. Bravo 👏🏼 

Seiko SLA057, Seiko SRPE55 and Seiko SZSB011 (which just so happens to be my current collection). 😀

A pre-owned Globemaster on a bracelet.  Yes, I know this is only one watch.  If I had extra funds I'd buy straps to turn this into three very different watches.

Farer looks great!  A micro brand I have seriously considered.

Serica 5303 1290€ (1337$)

Citizen AQ4100-57L 2005€ (2080$)

Christopher Ward C63 Sealander GMT 1285€ (1330$)

Overall 4747$ (enough for a great G-SHOCK as well)

I’m going all out German on this one. If you get the bracelets on the Hanhart and the Sinn it will put you over the 5K by a couple of bucks, otherwise it possible to get all 3 at just under the 5K mark.

You’ll get a Chronograph, a great everyday watch with the Sinn 556 and the Muehle-Glashuette S.A.R. Rescue-Timer can do anything you throw at it, so definitely a great dive watch. Even the Sinn has 200m of WR so very versatile as a everyday piece 💯

For fun, chose 3 watches that I don't own. These are not frequently owned even amongst watch enthusiasts:

Zelos Abyss 3000M Diver for $700

CW Bell Canto (when the next version is released) for $3,600

Agelocer Skeleton Tourbillion normally $1100 but 30% black Friday discount ~= $700

Serica GMT about 1500€

Nomos Ahoi 3200€

Islander around 350€

I wish I had more informations about you like, what kind of person you are. More casual?...

I am going to answer though, with today's pre-owned prices. Source: Chrono24.

1. Tudor Black bay 58 in steel on a steel bracelet ($3000)
2.  Longines heritage classic ($1800)
3.  Some kind of G-shock ($200)

Let us know what you decide

Really good question.
I would go with the Nomos Club Campus 38 as my dress watch (1.200€)

For my everyday "office-watch" I choose the Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 in Blue (850€)

Last but not least my fun weekend watch is the Oris Auqis Date Upcycle (2.200€)

For the remaining 750 there is some place for watch storage / tools or a weekend trip to link the watches to events and my life :)

This would be a great start to any collection...All quality pieces without "diluting" the lineup with a $200 watch 😉

Diver: Rado Captain Cook ($1650$)

Pilot: Oris big crown ProPilot day date ($1600)

Dress watch: Longines Flagship Heritage ($1700)