The bug bit me around February of 2024 and I bought my 1st mechanical watch. In large part due to the guidance and generosity of all the people here at WUS, I now own 37 watches. I tried to stick to a 24 watch box and sell if i wanted another but just couldn't do that. There are a few that aren't pictured here because i do need to thin the herd a bit. It's been a true joy to dive in to the scene here. Here's my collection as of today. Thanks to everyone here for sharing your knowledge and…

SOTC after 1.5 years of collecting

Hi all, I'm on the hunt for a light blue dress watch and having a hard time finding anything that matches my criteria. Hoping someone out there has a suggestion for me, otherwise i might have to start my own microbrand (lol).. Here's what I'm looking for:

• sub $2k
• automatic or manual-wind
• 38 to 40mm
• max 12mm thickness, but the thinner the better (rules out the Seiko below)
• no date unless it's 6 o'clock date or sub dial date
• sapphire crystal (rules out pretty much all…

Light blue dial dress watch suggestions