Never thought I'd like a radiomir but.....

[TonyD]

Jeez Mik, quote a lot of info there.

I took a look at the models you suggested. I'm ok with Luminors but the Rads are another animal. It gets crazy trying to remember them by number.....

My criteria are:
Cheap bastage here so I am looking for good value. This means I'd LIKE to pay $5k but for what I want I think I am looking at a $10k watch. If I feel it is worth the price (like for an 8 day in house movement) then I will do it. Its not what I can afford, but what I think is a good value for me.

Sandwich dial for sure.
I like em larger so probably 47mm.
Not sure about titanium. Scratches too easy for me, not for a dressy watch like this,
Pretty basic dial, no chrono or gmt needed. Maybe a small seconds OR a date OR a logo but not all three.I like the ones with small seconds and the dot for am/pm.

I really want an in house movement. My 251 is based on the 7750 and I have too many of those. I don't want to go cheap on this one.

I'd consider a manual wind 8 day maybe. I know it will be $$ but man that would be cool! If it was 8 day with the horizontal power reserve that would be pretty cool.

I say I want a pretty basic dial BUT in the end I do buy "weird" watches, like the DSSD and Ploprof for example. If I see a normal looking watch and another model with a neat feature or different color dial then I am drawn to the oddball for sure. For this reason the California dial is intriguing.

And for sure exhibition caseback so I can watch all the goodies.

I need to make a list with features and images to narrow it down......