Over the last couple of weeks, you’ve seen some of the guys pick favorites among some of the best vintage Swiss made replica watches on the market for less than €5,000. I set them out to complete this task, so it only seems fair that I join in. Today, I’ve scratched the surface of the vast selection of excellent vintage 1:1 UK fake watches available at this price point and selected some. Seeing how different people’s picks have been so far has been very interesting. There has even been some overlap on some of the more classic ones. Going into it, though, I’m confident there won’t be any repeats here.
As I said, now it’s time for me to give it a go. It was a challenge to settle for picks under €5K since most of my interest lies at this price point. In fact, all the high quality copy watches I own fall within this slice of the pre-owned market.
The best vintage watches under €5K — Replica Breitling Navitimer 806 Watches
I’m kicking things off with the top replica Breitling Navitimer 806 watches. This Venus 178-powered chronograph has all the mid-century flight-instrument charm you’d expect from a Navitimer, but unlike more modern versions, it comes in a sweet-spot 41mm size. I love the twin-jet logo, the classic panda look, and the overwhelmingly busy layout; it’s perfect super clone watches UK that exudes purpose in a classy way. Recently, I had the pleasure of spending some time with Fred Mandelbaum, who dropped by Fratello HQ to record an episode of Fratello Talks. While he was here, we saw some of his collection, including a stunning 806.
From that moment on, I have been keeping a close eye on these brilliant vintage Breitling chronographs. This is the priciest of my picks, at around €4,500–4,900 for a nice clean example like the one above, which was available at Bulang & Sons a while ago. There are plenty of solid options out there, though, as these are not exactly rare. While I’m not in a rush to stoke the flames of the running gag of my status as Fratello’s de facto “Breitling collector” (a title I earned after buying my second of the brand’s cheap China replica watches and which I hardly deserve), the temptation to jump on a Navitimer 806 lingers. And as those paying attention know, this is not the first time an 806 has made my list of vintage favorites.
Fake Omega Speedmaster Mark II Watches
That’s right! I’m including another manually wound three-register chronograph on my list of best vintage replica watches for sale under €5K. As I mentioned earlier, the neo-vintage status of my Speedmaster ref. 3570.50 disqualifies it from this list. So instead, I’m going for something a little older. Why did I pick the AAA Swiss fake Omega Speedmaster Mark II ref. 145.014 watches? Well, it’s a ’70s Speedy that is unmistakably of its time. It feels like Omega was going through an experimental phase. The brand had cracked the code with the Moonwatch, but clearly, the mission was to create interesting alternatives to the lyre-lug model by playing with different cases and movements.
The radially brushed tonneau case and tachymeter scale printed on the underside of the bezel give this Speedy a lot of character. I’d even go as far as to say that most of the Mark-series Speedies are seriously undervalued. But the Mark II is the one I’d go for. And though the racing-dial variant is tempting, I’m sticking to the classic black-dial version. You can find examples of this copy watches wholesale for as little as €2,500 on Chrono24. That said, it’s worth paying slightly more for one in excellent condition, like the one above, which Bulang also sold for €3,250. Tropical-dial examples will come close to or even exceed €5,000. If you’re unfamiliar with the Mark series of Swiss movements Omega Speedmaster replica watches, digging into it is well worth it.
