I absolutely love the Rolex Explorer Polar II - but can’t spend $10k+ on a watch so I have been looking for an alternative. This Vaer G2 is what I’m leaning towards, ($400, quartz), I am also considering the automatic version, the G5 ($1k, automatic) - however, I am still not 100% convinced.

I have also thought about buying parts on ebay and doing a “Seiko Mod”. I’ve seen people that literally make it look exactly like a Rolex which I think it’s kinda weird… I’d make it look similar but not identical. Different dial, hands, etc. You could obviously still tell it is inspired but not a straight wannabe . Still not convinced on doing this either. It’d be like $250 for everything plus I got to assemble it myself.

Can anyone come up with other alternatives for the Explorer II? Id like to stay under $1k.

Thanks!