I'm Too Picky

Well apparently I am a very picky person. I have an upcoming trip and decided - even though I WILL fail - I'm trying to scrape up a few thousand dollars for a really nice dive watch.  Not that I don't love my low end Armida. On the contrary, I like my Armida so much I just might end up blowing my money on a high end Armida. Even though - case wise - it would be identical to what I have. However it would have an ETA movement and 500m water resistance. So this is kind of like job searching when you love your job.

Every day I sit around for a bit looking at what's out there. I like super minimal classic dive watches. I like black faces and bezels. I like minimal hands - or very vintage style ones. So right there something like 80+% of my options are gone. No complications, or date bubbles, or overly large cases, or big huge buttons / crown cerings (whatever they would be called).

I like the IDEA of Omegas, but I don't love most of their watches. I like their black military watches, but very few military watches are worth the quad digit price to me. Steinharts are pretty cool - but lower end and they have domed crystals. So I'd rather just get a higher end Armida.

As much as I try to.not like them, I must say I do love the non-date bubble Rolex Submariners (I believe these are actually the originals, the bubble was added later). They are minimal and absolutely classic. But at five digits there is NO way. And again, I actually kind of like the look of Armidas more.

I also like the Tudor Pelagos. It's different, so it is nothing like my Armida. It's not a classic diver but it's very minimal and has all the characteristics of a classic. And while it's beyond my paygrade - if I were to REALLY hump and git it - I might be able to pull it off. I've tried one on before and it was amazing.

So that's it. After weeks of looking, I've found TWO possibilities. I am apparently VERY picky.