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submitted 1 year ago by flying_platypus to c/[email protected]

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I am working on my PhD mainly doing lab work. When I first started, I bought a Tissot LeLocle Powermatic 80, which I absolutely love. However, in the lab, there's a lot of hazards for an automatic and I started taking it out fairly often. Is there an automatic that's not too expensive (ideally under 500 but sub 1000€ at most), somewhat magnetic and shock resistant? Been thinking that I'd like to get a Diver, but not a prerequisite

Thanks for your help, cheers!

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[–] C4d 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What kind of lab are you in?

[–] flying_platypus 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We do combustion tests. I'm around an awful lot of steel and some electronics (and some magnetic fields occasionally).

[–] C4d 1 points 1 year ago

For the environment you’re in I’m going to echo some of the other comments - a G-Shock might work well and with a solar powered / radio controlled reference (M5610) you’ll get over a decade of trouble free timekeeping.

If digital is really not your thing, you could consider a robust quartz diver (solar again) like Seiko’s SNE569.

If it has to be an automatic and a diver is your preference, within the budget there isn’t too much separating what is on offer and I would go with what you find most aesthetically pleasing.

If your budget can stretch a little I would look at something like Formex.