One watch collection competition. All under 400. Episode 4. WildCard Group C.

Without further ado we step into the third group of the WildCard group. Some interesting picks here and a cheat :) The contestants: 1. Casio Edifice EFR-S108D-1A Sizes: 40 mm case diameter, 44,8mm lug-to-lug (50 with male endlinks), 7,8mm thick, 16mm lug width. Movement: Casio Quartz (+-20s per month). Materials: brushed and polished 316L stainless steel Crystal: Flat sapphire Lume: No info Band: Integrated folded links bracelet with a pressed clasp WR: 100m Price: 120$ What to love: Super affordable price, Gerald Genta inspired design. Super thin case (easy to dress up and down) Grain of salt: Bracelet (better to find a replacement), weak lume. 2. Geckota Sea Hunter Slim Sizes: 40mm case diameter, 47mm lug-to-lug, 12mm thick, 20mm lug width. Movement: Miyota 9039 (automatic, hacks, handwinds, 28800 bph, unidirectional rotor, 42 hour power reserve). Materials: 316L steel brushed and polished. Crystal: Edge-box sapphire crystal with an underside aAR coating Lume: SuperLuminova Band: Vintage styled leather strap or metal H-shaped bracelet with solid links and end-links, milled clasp, 2 micro-adjustment holes WR: 200m Price: 460$ What to love: Unique look, universal size, solid movement, great water resistance for 12mm thickness Grain of salt: Only 2 micro-adjustment holes. Cheat pick slightly above 400. 3. Certina DS4 Small Seconds Sizes: 40mm case diameter, 48mm lug-to-lug, 12,8mm thick, 20mm lug width. Movement: ETA 2825-2 (automatic, hacks, handwinds, date, small seconds, 28800 bph, 42 hour power reserve). Materials: 316L steel polished and satined. Crystal: Sapphire with underside AR coating Lume: SuperLuminova Band: Calf leather band or Metal bracelet with solid links and end-links. Butterfly clasp WR: 100m Price: 400$ (grey market) What to love: Great sport + Dress combination. Super cool dial texture. Solid Swiss brand. Grain of salt: Grey market finding only. No producer guarantee. 4. Axios Pathfinder Sizes: 40mm case diameter, 47mm lug-to-lug, 12.3mm thick, 20mm lug width. Movement: NH35 (automatic, hacks, handwinds, ghost date, 21600 bph, bi-directional rotor, 41 hour power reserve). Materials: 316L steel brushed and polished. Crystal: Flat sapphire with inner AR coating Lume: C3 X1 Swiss Super-LumiNova Band: 5-link solid link bracelet with solid end-links, milled clasp, 6 micro-adjustment holes WR: 200m Price: 329$ What to love: Interesting sand-textured dial, 200 m of water resistance, good price Grain of salt: Hard to get. Usually sold out. Indices are specific. Please share your thoughts on the brands and vote, vote, vote!
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Having two of the 4 I voted for the certina.  The casio is a great value but the certina wears like a lot more expensive watch.   

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I will say the slight downside is 21mm lug width

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Fiatjeepdriver

Having two of the 4 I voted for the certina.  The casio is a great value but the certina wears like a lot more expensive watch.   

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I will say the slight downside is 21mm lug width

Oh, really. I made a mistake. I overlooked 21 mm. Damn. And I even cannot correct the info. In my defence there are a couple of listings of that watch that tell that the lug width is 20. Thank you for the correction

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witcher.watcher

Oh, really. I made a mistake. I overlooked 21 mm. Damn. And I even cannot correct the info. In my defence there are a couple of listings of that watch that tell that the lug width is 20. Thank you for the correction

Yeah I looked that up online when I was waiting for it to come in and saw that too.  Allthat said 20mm bands don't look too bad. 

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