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Old 30 August 2022, 12:53 AM   #1
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Interesting yet affordable display caseback

Hello !

With all my watches not having a see-through caseback (appart from the sistem 51 which I find very original), I'm very interested in adding one to the collection with a ~2k€ budget.

To my mind come some of the obvious contenders like Nomos, Baltic MR01 and Seagull.

Any other watches I should consider ?

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Old 30 August 2022, 02:16 AM   #2
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€2k for the case back or the whole watch? I’ve seen aftermarket display case backs for a number of brands - including Rolex.


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Old 30 August 2022, 10:07 PM   #3
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2K€ for the whole watch.
I am after movements that are worthy looking at, not necessarily super well decorated.
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Old 31 August 2022, 12:54 AM   #4
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Nomos makes fine watches and is a great place to start looking. Also, you may want to consider Sinn in that price range.
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Old 31 August 2022, 04:12 AM   #5
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Hello !

With all my watches not having a see-through caseback (appart from the sistem 51 which I find very original), I'm very interested in adding one to the collection with a ~2k€ budget.

To my mind come some of the obvious contenders like Nomos, Baltic MR01 and Seagull.

Any other watches I should consider ?

Cheers
The choices you list are good ones. Seagull is a pleasing-enough chrono movement to look at (most chronos look nice anyway). The microrotor choice is cool too. Great bang for your visual buck with this Chinese-made movements.

For something entering the luxury segment, Nomos is hard to beat. You can get a Tangente for your price range and have a very nice timepiece indeed (with a lovely, in-house movement to enjoy).
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Old 31 August 2022, 04:57 AM   #6
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Nomos makes fine watches and is a great place to start looking. Also, you may want to consider Sinn in that price range.
agreed! I feel like Nomos has a beautiful movement with a display back in the Club watch in that price range.
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Old 1 September 2022, 12:19 AM   #7
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Seems like we agree that no one can beat Nomos in that category at this price point then ... I just wish their lug to lug was shorter !

I'll definitely take a second look at Sinn then, I've always liked their designs
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