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Passionate about watches, they are for me an ideal companion and must be able to follow me in all my activities. Thus, they will be associated with life events and will be vectors of memories and emotions. They must therefore resist me, both in time, for transmission, and in my passions such as scuba diving or triathlon ... My choice therefore naturally falls on mechanical diving watches. Not a fan of vintages, which I often judge as too fragile, and too small in diameter ... Until April 2022 !! Where I discover on the Dialicious channel, Unthaurized Dealer, The concept of its creator, Luca Barrier: "pre-age the timepiece for a vintage look." A priori, nothing to seduce me: "if we like vintage, we turn to the second-hand market for more authenticity ..." But his 6201T ticks all the boxes! it has a vintage look but also the robustness of a modern watch. Gray dial with spots, which make it unique, Double domed plexi glass, big crown, screwed case back, 120-click unidirectional bezel, matte steel of the bracelet and case: I am under its spell. I have been wearing it since July 2022. And it does the job! The sizing was done before delivery: which I recommend... it also came with a Nato. The movement is Japanese: Seiko NH35A. The only downside is that the aged Mercedes hands are certainly aesthetic but not always visible depending on the incidence of light. €350 for a mechanical tool watch, with a riveted metal bracelet, who can beat that?