On the fourth day of the Lunar New Year, Mr. L of the watch group said in Versailles that he had to wait for more than half a year to get the 5212A, but it was boring after only two months of wearing it. He was worried about what to buy next. Fortunately, he handed over a big package, and fellow divers expressed their gratitude and envy. For ordinary people like us, high-end timepieces like the 5212A, a god-level watch, can only appear in dreams. Otherwise, why is it called “Dream Watch”?

Therefore, my free time is usually arranged like this: in the morning, I read a few watch media, download a few high-definition detailed pictures, and take turns to make mobile phone wallpapers; in the afternoon, I read in the watch group The big guys post poisonous photos, and then comfort themselves that "if you see it, you will own it"; when they get home at night, they will pet their cats and browse the homepages of various brands while searching for model prices, trying to dream of themselves wearing 5711 and sitting at the outdoor bar to calm down and relax. I smoked the Partgas D4, and after a clicking sound, I sent it to a group of friends and posted on Weibo...until the next morning I was woken up by a cat sitting on my butt and ruined my dream. This goes on day after day without end.

TOP 6

Casio “Farm Oak” GA-2100

G-Shock is a miracle in the watch industry, and the "little square" is a miracle among miracles. The only one that can compare with it is the Seiko No. 5 . Casio, which has always been self-contained, finally accidentally regained its popularity. At the beginning of last year, it launched the GA-2100, which inherited the design of the original DW-5000C. The Royal Oak designed by Audemars Piguet is more than exactly the same, so 2100 soon got the nickname "CasiOak". The first three models were launched: bright red, all-black and black casing, white hour markers and hands. Military green, camouflage and other colors were subsequently launched, but none of them sold as well as the all-black model.

GA-2100 has all the features of G-Shock: impact-resistant, waterproof and long-lasting, plus alarm, world time, stopwatch and other basics Function; the diameter of the watch is 45 mm, but it fits the hand like a small square, and it can be worn by girls. Of course, you can also try to play modifications. Since there has been a precedent of changing small squares into gold and silver squares, omnipotent merchants have targeted business opportunities early. The modification package almost came out together with 2100, but this time it seems that no one is interested anymore. , because it is attractive enough in itself, just like putting a thick tempered film on an iPhone. Replacing the skin-friendly resin with metal is just fun and not suitable for daily wear. In the end, it will basically be replaced, which is a waste of hundreds of dollars. .

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Reason for Recommendation: The most authentic G-Shock, but also the closest thing between the People’s Party and Master Zunda.

TOP 5

Tissot Style Crosshair Watch (Model T1274071603101)

Reference price: 5800 yuan

"Le Locle" has never been synonymous with Tissot. Everyone is tired of seeing Roman numerals, machine-engraved patterns, and willow needles. The "cheap feeling" that Tissot sometimes gives people may be due to its market positioning. In fact, there are many watches that are not so "Tissot". The one that impressed me most in the past few years is the Heritage 1936 in 2016, with retro digital hour markers and Breguet hands. And the small seconds dial, the most important thing is that it uses an earlier trademark, and it has an internal smell instantly. As a casual mention, you can still buy 1936 in 45 mm for men and 36 mm for women. If I had a girlfriend, I would let her wear the men’s model and I would wear the women’s model. This is called “Renaissance”.

Every year, Tissot launches many, many watches in many series. Sometimes good designs are buried in them and are difficult to find. Last year A new product of the Fengdeng series caught my attention. Because of the cross lines added to the dial, it immediately became elegant. Not many people in the modern era have cross lines on the entire dial. I remember that Laurent Ferrier released 5 watches last year. The cross-line annual calendar is as beautiful as its price; Jaeger-LeCoultre's Geophysical Observatory also has it; the other is the Baume & Mercier Clifton series. So it’s a bit of a surprise to see it in Tissot. Other than that, it has a pretty decent dress watch design, with a 40 mm diameter, silver dial, wedge-shaped hour markers, and a movement with an 80-hour power reserve. If you’re willing to tweak it, change it up. A palm print leather strap will enhance the style a lot.

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Reason for recommendation: Without the crosshair, it would be submerged in the vast sea of ??formal watches from Tissot.

TOP 4

Seiko No. 5 Street Fighter cooperation limited edition watch

Reference price: 2835 yuan

In the past two years, Seiko has really made collaborations with Japanese comics take off. First, in 2019, on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of "Mobile Suit Gundam", three Prospex series limited edition watches were launched, one red, one green, two thousand-meter cans and one for two places. The price was not low but the sales were extremely good. I think they sold well. It is senior Gundam fans who feel the sincerity of the brand and are willing to pay for their feelings. Last year, we collaborated with Mr. Hayao Miyazaki’s Studio Ghibli to create a limited-edition watch co-branded with “Porco Rosso”, including a chronograph and three-hand second hand. The only drawback is that the Presage series was used to create a brightly colored enamel dial. The red, yellow and green patterns are drawn in a pattern that is commendable for its experimental spirit, but it does not match the reality and the market does not buy it.

Fortunately, Seiko has finally figured it out. Since 2019 is also the year of the restart of the Seiko No. 5, an old series that has lasted for nearly 60 years, it changed The LOGO has redefined the tone and has a lot of room for flexing its muscles. So in 2020, it used "Naruto" and "One Piece", two animated IPs that are loved by the majority of Chinese young adults, to co-brand it, and set off a wave of excitement at the end of the year. The "Street Fighter" craze has attracted everyone's attention. The most common feature of these joint models is that they incorporate the classic shapes of Luffy, Chunli, and Boruto into the hour markers, dials, watch bottoms, and straps. The colors are quite varied. Although some people have commented that they are flashy, they are not there at all. The brand's tactic of just changing the color and creating a new one is worthy of praise.

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Recommendation reason: The old best-selling series has started again. You can buy co-branded products from other brands at a reasonable price that cost several times the premium. payment.

TOP 3

Hamilton American Classic Series PSR Digital Watch

Reference price: 5800 yuan

Even if it is intended to operate, no one would object to saying that Hamilton is the brand most associated with movies. Many movie fans are attracted by the triangular shell-shaped and technologically-rich VENTURA series "Elvis Presley". Watch" and have a good impression of Han, the khaki field in "Pearl Harbor", "Murphy" in "Interstellar" and Russell Crowe's little gold watch in "Days of Danger", etc. will undoubtedly deepen weight in the hearts of fans.

What few people know is that "007" James Bond also wore Hamilton, appearing in the second film "007: Life and Death" released in 1973. On the left wrist of actor Roger Moore, this Pulsar LCD watch, born in 1970, was the world's first publicly sold digital watch. It simply displays hours, minutes and seconds. You can light up the screen through the button on the right. There is no need to discount that it has no alarm, no stopwatch, and even no date display. You must know that the "omnipotent" G-Shock came belatedly 13 years after the birth of Pulse.

Just like the "Ultraman" Speedmaster in 1967, I believe that the producers made the appearance entirely because of its appearance that conforms to the trend of the quartz era. Times make heroes, and it is no accident that PSR has become a generation classic.

After successively replicating the manual-winding Khaki military watch and the Panda dial chronograph, Hamilton once again took a look at the Pulsar. Why say again? Because as early as 2015, a replica model, model H52515139, was launched, and the ETA H1970 automatic mechanical digital display movement was specially designed for it. The huge 48mm diameter makes it look like a big lump of iron in terms of weight and volume. The official price is as high as 12,000 yuan, and it doesn’t even have the backlight of the first-generation version, causing the only owner to shelve it after the novelty wore off.

This model launched last year is a masterpiece. If you feel that the stainless steel model is not unique enough, you can also buy a gold-plated model limited to 1970 pieces. The model has a friendly 40.8mm watch diameter, a plump and sturdy shell and a porthole-like display screen that perfectly inherit the post-modernist style. The brushed steel strap that matches the watch head makes it possible to stop messing with the watch strap anymore, because No strap fits better than the original, in my eyes. They are a match made in heaven that rivals even the "Nautilus" and its original belt.

If you think PSR’s competing product is Casio’s “Silver Cube”, then you are still too young! In fact, its biggest rival should be the 18K gold cube (manual dog head) launched at the Basel Watch Fair in 2019 with a limited edition of 35 pieces and a price of US$70,000. Such a popular model with brand recognition and historical significance, in addition to Hamilton himself may have no rivals, right?

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Reason for recommendation: James Bond has had all kinds of women and worn all kinds of strange watches. The Hamilton PSR may be his The one you love the most when you see one.

TOP 2

Seiko Diving Watch 55th Anniversary Limited Edition SPB149J1

Reference price: 9900 yuan

At the 2018 Basel Watch Fair, Seiko launched the SLA017, a replica of the first diving watch 62Mas in 1965. The resolute shell shape, rectangular hour markers, and narrow outer ring are all the same as the first generation. The steel belt and tape are limited to 2,000 pieces and sell for more than 20,000 yuan. At that time, the "Big MM" SBDX001, regarded as the graduation work by countless Seiko fans, cost just over 10,000 yuan. The public was amazed that there could be such an expensive Japanese diving watch outside of Grand Seiko. There were mixed reviews about the price, and they collected it. Fans and players have quietly started selling it, and it was sold out in an instant. Later, a second-hand SLA017 cost thousands of yuan more than the labor price, and brand-new products were even sold at sky-high prices on the Internet.

The SLA017 phenomenon, together with the big news that GS was independent, indicated that this century-old Japanese brand had entered a new era. Since then, Seiko has been out of control. Modern interpretations of Yuanzu Grand MM and Yuanzu Diving have been launched one after another. This allows diving watch enthusiasts to experience the charm of retro styles in the price range of 4,000 to 7,000 yuan. I still remember it. In those big stores that specialized in Seiko, the best-selling dress watches were the “cocktail” series, and the diving model was the SBDC053. As a result, people can buy the most classic diving models within their respective budgets. For just over a thousand yuan, they can buy the skx series, for about two thousand yuan, they can buy the abalone series, for three thousand yuan, they can buy the samurai series, and after that, they can buy new replica models. In the world, from Qiqian onwards, there are quartz cans, kilometer cans and even big MM. Seiko has clearly arranged it for you. The only victim is SBDC001, known as "Little MM". In the past, the lower-ranking replacement of "Big MM" has been almost ignored, like a forgotten concubine in the harem.

In 2020, it coincides with the 55th anniversary of the birth of Seiko diving watches. The brand released four 62Mas replicas in one go, abandoning the previous The slightly cartoon-like arrow-shaped hour hand and the luminous second hand at the tail that have been criticized by fans are the designs of the first generation. The double time scale at 12 o'clock comes from the "Big MM", and the outer ring is slightly wider than its predecessor. , watch diameter 40.5mm, movement 6R35 was born in 2019, power reserve 70 hours. After two or three years of playing reissued classics, the new game has a higher degree of completion, and there is no longer a point that fans have focused on saying it doesn’t work. The most dynamic of the four is SPB149J1, limited to 5,500 pieces. The indigo dial is set off by the orange second hand, which is very agile and will surprise you when reading it in the sun. It comes with a steel strap and a blue tape. I would suggest changing the straps with various straps, such as canvas straps, woven straps or flocked straps, especially the parachute straps that have become so popular in recent years. Nowadays, moving out the classic old works of the past is naturally a kind of capital. However, in addition to this, it is the ability to have a design that is in line with the current aesthetics or even a unique approach rather than just a pile of materials. I am really looking forward to it. The Prospex series has been all the rage in the past few years. When will it be the turn of the Presage series?

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Recommendation reason: Half a century after its birth, the influence of Seiko 62Mas is still as great as that of Water Ghost and Seamaster. The newly re-engraved The version has achieved a delicate balance between innovation but compromise and original taste but high price. Just buy it with confidence.

TOP 1

Mido Pilot Series “Rainbow Circle” replica limited edition watch

Reference price: 8888 yuan

The “Rainbow Circle” authentically reproduces the diving watch launched by Mido in 1961. Some adjustments have been made to the details. The unidirectional rotating bezel and the free space on the dial have changed from white to black, and the diameter of the watch has increased from 38mm to a modern 40.5mm. The seemingly gaudy multi-color dial displays the decompression dwell time. The layout and color matching are all handcrafted by top brands. The “plaster” design at 12 o’clock on the outer ring is undoubtedly the finishing touch. The small dial showing the hours is in the center, aligned with the length of the hour hand, which is quite rare among diving watches.

If you really want to nitpick, the only choice is the movement (Cal.80 self-winding movement, power reserve 80 hours), but it’s not a big deal. With this appearance, even if the price is lower and the quartz movement is used, you should not hesitate to buy it. Moreover, the brand also sincerely provides three original Milan steel straps, quick-release cowhide straps and NATO straps. If you stay away from Mido or have a wait-and-see attitude due to the so-called "literary and artistic" joke circulating on the Internet, I believe you can make your own judgment after seeing this "rainbow circle". Everything needs to be done early. The limited edition of 1961 pieces is not enough for fans to grab it. It is no longer available to buy from official channels. However, you can look forward to the launch of non-limited editions in the future.

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Reason for recommendation: There was the Rolex Rainbow Di, and now there is the Mido Rainbow Circle. This is the most surprising of all new models in 2020. Treasure model. Just like Daytona’s speedometer outer ring, you may not be able to read or need the decompression dwell time display, but the densely colorful and uncluttered design is really good-looking.

Write at the end:

My biggest characteristic is that I talk a lot of nonsense. Mr. Fan said last time that there is such a small group of friends who will be very good. Maybe it’s to comfort me that I like to watch this type of stuff. Nowadays, the decorative and social significance of watches has long outweighed their actual use. However, I think that rather than showing off to others, the biggest beneficiary and display target of buying a watch with high brand, appearance and quality is still The owner of the watch himself, looks at it to refresh his eyes when he is busy, and stares at it to beautify his face when he is free. I wish all my good friends on the express website to buy the good watch of their choice in 2021.