Cheap analog watch wanted

[Mike Painter]

I'm looking for a cheap watch with sweep second hand that will glow in the dark. It should last four or five minutes at least with a good light charge.
The backlit ones don't stay on long enough.

 

[ACMarina]

How cheap?

 

[BF Hammer]

A definition of cheap may be needed here. Under $60? Under $20? Under $10? Is Quartz preferred or a windup?

A lot of inexpensive watches don't bother to have lume on the second hand. I once had a Pulsar watch that I bought at Target some years ago that had the entire dial coated with Lumibrite (brand name of a lume material) and it glowed for hours on a good charge. Since the entire dial glowed, you saw the hands and markers as shadow in front of the glow, similar to backlighting with electroluminescent material. I remember it cost about $45 back then, about 10 years ago. I have seen similar dials in Pulsars and Seikos when searching on ebay.

 

[Minjin]

I think you're asking for a Seiko 5. Check ebay.

Mark

 

[stockae92]

or Seiko Divers (the SKX family)

they can be had for around $100 on da 'bay

 

[BobVA]

Or a Luminox. Check eBay or the clearance area of sharper image.

 

[Minjin]

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BobVA said:
Or a Luminox. Check eBay or the clearance area of sharper image.

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He asked for a watch with a sweep seconds hand which means mechanical (or Accutron!) to me. And mechanical Luminox's aren't exactly 'cheap'... /ubbthreads/images/graemlins/blush.gif

Mark

 

[Flying Turtle]

I've had good service from a Vostok I found for an amazing price ($20) last year. This is mechanical, self-winding, 31 jewels, has adequate lume, sweep second hand, screw down crown, and 200 meter water resist. The watch is pretty funky looking (mine is the KGB model), but mechanically it's been a tank. These are favorites among the watch nuts at the Poor Man's Watch Forum.

 

[madecov]

I scored an Invicta auto diver that keeps perfect time.
Many of the Invicta's with Myota movements can be spotty.

Dealer cost was $65.00, I paid $85.00 out the door.