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Originally Posted by 4/3rds
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As you like Zodiac, you may want to look for a well maintained and gently used vintage Zodiac diver. A great many of them were the go-to watch for top divers sand surfers from the 60s and 70s and have the wear marks that accompany that status. Some collectors don't mind the scratches and dings, others do. I don't mind them, but if I have a choice in the matter, I prefer they be ones I put there unless I have a some connection or affinity with the person who did.
Those vintage Zodiacs are among the few sensibly priced watches that have some collector value as well, although collector value isn't worth a damn if you don't like vintage watches. The modern ones are also nice watches, but I don't know that the company making them (Fossil) shares the commitment and association with diving/surfing as did the Zodiac company from whom they purchased the brand name, but not the actual company Zodiac. As such, I'm not sure whether the current models will sometime in the future capture the hearts of collectors. For non-collectors having no forward looking collecting expectations, they are a perfectly fine and nice watch.
All the best.