$10,000 Fantasy Draft

I haven't a clue what's "available" ATM but.

CW Bel Canto

BB 58

How much have I got left?

Rolex Daytona rainbow?

The rainbow 🌈 killed me. Love the first two choices as well.

https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-seamaster-railmaster-co-axial-master-chronometer-40-mm-22012402001001

https://topperjewelers.com/products/grand-seiko-9f-quartz-gmt-sbgn029

https://topperjewelers.com/collections/watches/products/hamilton-h76215130

All with $255 to spare. 😊

I typically only buy used so this exercise made me think a bit.

Grand Seiko SBGA415 $6600

Longines Legend Diver 39 $3200

Bertucci A2T $155

Total = $9955

Nomos club 38 blue purple dial

Tudor Pelagos 42 blue

Longines heritage classic chronograph

Approx USD8 left

My picks:

• Nomos Club Sport neomatik polar (37mm) – 2680€

• Tudor Pelagos 39 in black – 4700€

• Sinn 556i on H-link bracelet – 1325€

Total: 8705€ = $9456.68

I actually wanted to pick a Longines Heritage Classic Sector instead of the Sinn and the total was under 10k€ but came out to about 10.6k$. I‘d still be very happy with these 3 though 😉😂

I know it's in euros, so it's more than $10K, but less than €10k, didn't feel like converting it haha

Frederique Constant Classic Worldtimer - 4.195€

Sinn T50 - 3.380€

Longines Master Collection L2.793.4.79.6 - 2.400€

Very similar picks 😂

Sinn is a good pick 👍. I considered the Longines Sector too but wanted a chronograph or flyback look.

Ideally, I’d just have a Santos and BB54 for £10k, but since I had to choose 3, I’ve swapped the Santos for a Tank and Zulu.

Tudor bb pro, longines conquest, oris big crown

Tag heuer monaco $6.5k

Oris aquis date $2K

Longines conquest $1k

A Vertex M100, grand seiko sbgw231 and a Sinn u50, I think I went way over, maths has never been my strong point and I work in £s

Oris Propilot X laser $5200

Tudor BB 36 blue dial $3925

Maen Brooklyn 36 €679

I think I barely made it under 10!

One thing we already knew, but this exercise shows how horribly high Omega has gone RRP

**The stipulation that it can’t be a watch I own or have owned is a tricky one, because I have a few watches that I would choose over something new**

With that in mind, here are my three:

1. Omega Speedmaster Professional Hesalite. At a, frankly stupid, $7,000 I definitely blew the budget on this, but I (hypothetically) regret nothing.

2. If I had an extra $1000 in the budget, I’d probably go for a Tudor Ranger to fill this slot, but at $1,590 it’s the Sinn 556a. Workhorse movement, 200m water resistance, and GADA good looks. What more do you need?

3. Finally, it’s a field watch with potential for semi-dress duty, it’s the $895 Hamilton Murph 38. Again, if watches I own were on the table, it’d be my Longines Spirit, but the Murph fits a similar bill nicely.

Total: $9,485

Tudor BB58 $3700, Christopher Ward Twelve $1,200 and Frederique Constant Worldtimer $4,500. Total = $9,400.

☢️ enough said. 👌

I'm a very unreliable person and therefore I'll take the money and spend 10$ on a Casio and the rest on fancy restaurants and women of negotiable virtue.

These have to be AI generated, right?!

Here are my top three picks -

1. PILOT’S WATCH AUTOMATIC SPITFIRE - $4900

2. SEAMASTER DIVER 300M 36.25 MM - $4,400

3. TISSOT PRX POWERMATIC 80 35MM. - $695

Total - $9995!

Sapphire Speedy, Traska GMT, Baltic MR01

Grand Seiko SBGA429 - $5k

Mühle Glasshütte Terrasport II - $1.7k

Longines legend diver 39mm - $3.2k

Total $9900

Think I've got it fixed for now

Iwc pilot mark XX £4850

Bremont S301. £3350

And then either Stowa marine 36 £981or I think I can scrape a Tudor ranger in.

I'll play!

Speedmaster 3861 sapphire sandwich ($7600)

Laco Flieger Pro ($1265 as configured)

Christopher Ward C65 Dune ($1095)

TOTAL: $9960

1. Same choice here. It’s a great flieger. $5,400

2. It can be boring for the ones that already have it, but for us that don’t, still a watch to pursuit. $4,000

3. You can’t beat a classic. $600

Total amount: Exactly 10K 😎

I will take a stab - In Canadian dollars because I am weird like that.

1. Tudor Royal (3200)

2. Rado Captain Cook (3100)

3. Grand Seiko SBGX261(2700)

You got your fancy watch, you got your diver, and you got yourself a reliable quartz everyday watch. Would I rather spend that 10K on one really nice watch? Yes, but rules are rules.

I had to think about this one…

Omega Speedmaster 38-$5600

Longines Legend Diver 36-$2500

Seiko Prospex SPB411-$1500

Grand total:$9600!

I don’t think in USD but these are probably about the right amount:

Serica 8315

Fears Brunswick

AnOrdain Model 1 or 2

Not sure if the last one counts as “available “ strictly speaking though

Oris Divers 65 $2,800

Atelier Wen Perception: $3,150

GS SBGX347 $3,300

Edit: The Atelier Wen is on pre-order, but I think that still counts. It’s available to order, you just won’t get it for a while