Armand Nicolet J09 maybe?

 

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I don't know why, but I'm taken with the Aquanaut too. However, I wouldn't buy a counterfeit, clone, or homage. Not the same. I like that the last two Beatles both wear one.

 

I'm reminded of a slogan used by a certain car company in the late '80s: "Porsche. There is no substitute."

 

Couldn’t agree more, but I can’t imagine a life where I would ever feel comfortable wearing that much money.

 

Stick to the Seiko clone.

When I drank the Aquanaut Kool-Aid and got one, I hated it so much I traded it a couple weeks later.

The same probably won’t happen to you, but test out the waters with the clone first. It will either make you long for the real deal, or put you off it entirely.

Only after being certain I liked the look would I consider a similar looking but good quality substitute.

 

Stick to the Seiko clone.

When I drank the Aquanaut Kool-Aid and got one, I hated it so much I traded it a couple weeks later.

The same probably won’t happen to you, but test out the waters with the clone first. It will either make you long for the real deal, or put you off it entirely.

Only after being certain I liked the look would I consider a similar looking but good quality substitute.

What is the Seiko "clone" of an Aquanaut? Reference #?

 

Cushion case watches possess the style without looking too similar like a wannabe if that is a concern. Fears and Farer have some interesting cushion case watches. Farer watches are cheaper and probably offer more value for the money too compared to Fears if cost is a consideration.

 

Mido Multifort TV Big Date on the Orange Rubber strap

 

Piaget Polo? But that’s not cheap either.

 

It’s a great watch but agree you probably won’t find it for under $5k.

 

There are the reasonably priced G-Shock squares. Those are pretty close, right?

 

 

I’d rather something with its own personality. What are your suggestions under 5k?

The Jeanrichard Terrascope has always given me Aquanautish vibes:

It's also available on rubber, on which it's, somewhat ironically, less like an Aquanaut:

 

The Jeanrichard Terrascope has always given me Aquanautish vibes:

It's also available on rubber, on which it's, somewhat ironically, less like an Aquanaut:

love it, but not even the brand exists any more

 

It costs more than 5k at RRP (£6.7k in UK, $7.5k US), maybe you can find pre owned under 5k (if in US it is much cheaper than here in the UK). It is the Zenith Pilot 2023. Yes it is supposedly a pilot watch but it has 100m water resistance, super finishing (think 2 rungs above an IWC Mark XX). I've owned an Aquanaut before and prefer this - it doesn't suffer by comparison for sure

 

the only two things the aquanaut has going for it is its price and it's brand. other than that it's a boring looking watch. so to be wanting one probably means it's either for the status or the status. I could be wrong, it could really just be all about the status

 

I’d rather have no status attributed to it. I’d prefer if no one asked me about it. I just love the irregular Genta bezel shape and overall simplicity.

 

It costs more than 5k at RRP (£6.7k in UK, $7.5k US), maybe you can find pre owned under 5k (if in US it is much cheaper than here in the UK). It is the Zenith Pilot 2023. Yes it is supposedly a pilot watch but it has 100m water resistance, super finishing (think 2 rungs above an IWC Mark XX). I've owned an Aquanaut before and prefer this - it doesn't suffer by comparison for sure

thanks! The Defy is nice too

 

$780 alternative
Manhattan 37

 

I know I'm in the minority here but my thoughts are if you like it for the style and design, just get a close homage or clone. Unless you can afford the real thing (which most of us can't) then hurry up to get in the waitlist.

Steel Bagelsport if you can live with the strange name.

 

Steel, Bagelsport, and Clone, LLP sounds like a law firm.

 

San Martin Multi function Chronograph. SN075GB. 43 mm 11.9mm thick Miyota 9120 movement $359.00

 

fakes aren't a good idea, no

A modded watch isn't a fake, though.

If its modded but says seiko on the dial, you can choose a lot of names for it but fake would not make that list.

 

Quite possibly the most unloved watch in the PP line up, until everyone with some £££’s decided they wanted a Nautilus, and then found they couldn’t get one.

Then they looked at the Aquanaut and thought…oh ok I’ll have that instead, driving the prices up beyond that of PM high complication models…go figure heh.

Lots of squarish watches that are sort of similar, the B&R being my favourite (but saying that on here is gonna get an avalanche of hate).

Alteratively lots of Chinese copy/homage/clones around at £50, check out the bay.

 

Another vote for the Armand Nicolet. A great watch-

 

The San Martin San SN075GB.

 

San Martin has an original design watch that doesn’t not look like an Aqua.

 

The mido tv big date on rubber is probably the closest alternative in terms of capturing the aquanaut vibe.

a Hublot classic fusion gives you the rubber bracelet and funky dated look; but it’s round.

 

The Zenith Pilot came to mind right away ...

Not quite an Aquanaut ... well, definitely some differences there but also some similarities?

It's the Concorde from Pequignet.