After searching the forums extensively, I wasn't able to find a thread on watches. I'm wanting to get a good looking one to wear with good button up shirts when I roll up my sleeves, and I'm having trouble picking a good one. With the diversity of this forum, I'm sure someone on here is well versed in watches, and can help me pinpoint to some good choices.
I want to find one that's affordable ($100-$250 range), but still looks and performs quite well. I'm privy to white, as well as silver, but gold really isn't my thing.
Feel free to turn this into a discussion on wrist watches, as I want to learn more.
As a cautionary statement, I'd be careful with spending more than $200, you aren't going to get very much more past $150-$200 unless you are willing to drop $500+
I've always worn those cheap electronic watches that have chronometers, etc., but the metal actually irritates my skin for some reason...so no more watches for me unless they are really expensive precious metal watches at least on the back casing :/
Tissot and Seiko are both very high-quality and value-for-money brands. I have a Seiko SNP011P2 Kinetic watch and never had any problems with it, definitely can recommend it. I think it's above your budget, but I'm sure you can find some watches that are at least similar in appearance.
It depends on your wrist really. Some general things I have noticed while shopping for a watch...non-battery powered watches are big(ger) and heavier than their battery counterparts, kinetic ones are thicker, chronograph function is pointless, and that for your price range you can pretty much pick up whatever you want (that doesn't involve precious jewels or metals) online provided you are willing to wait for a deal.
That being said, I ended up on a Citizen Eco-Drive because kinetics annoyed me and replacing batteries were no thanks.
On January 04 2011 09:18 LazyMacro wrote: How do you know what "goes" with your clothing? >.>
Depends what the clothing is, as per OP " I'm wanting to get a good looking one to wear with good button up shirts when I roll up my sleeves." Which means hes primarily looking for a dress watch, which should have a silver band or a gold band, with the glass face having hands instead of digital numbers. Clothing wise, he should wear it with more formal wear like slacks and button up shirts.
Casual watches, obviously go with a t-shirt/jean combo or something similar. It should have more of a leather band. Analog or digital is fine, you don't need to stay locked into one.
Sport's watches would be durable, waterproof, and are generally digital. Style isn't as big, but you'll see a lot of people match them to their athletic clothing. IE red strips on track pants = red wristband.
Also if you are getting suited up make damn sure you match colors for black / brown / grey suits. A brown wristband on a black suit sticks out like a sore thumb, and vice versa. Silver and gold are acceptable with almost any suit however.
As a final note, I'm not really an expert on the subject, just picked up various things when buying mine.
I would go to a local mall and browse all the different stores, everyone has different taste and your best looking around and trying on watches to see how they look on you because in the end thats what matters most.
I personally like the look of the Citizen eco-drive watches and their convenience since they don't need batteries. I just bought my mom one this Christmas for casual wear. They're water resistant so it's fine to swim with them as well.
In that price range there are a lot of quartz watches that you can find, but i am personally a big fan of mechanical watches for the craftmanship that goes into them. A good mechanical watch in that price range is the well known (in the watch community that is.) Seiko orange monster. It is more of a sports watch so you might think it is not appropriate when you go more formal though. TIP: Get it on steel, the metal bracelet can compete with the best, the quality of it is awesome. this watch goes for around 150 dollars but seeing as it is becoming a bit of a collectible in the community it might be up to 180 now (btw don't make any illusions, you are not making money off of watches by buying collectibles unless you are buying some rare 60s rolexes or something.)
There is a lot of information about all sorts of watches in all sorts of price ranges. another tip is to go over to there affordable watch section. Do note that this is a forum aimed at mechanicals mostly as the quartz watches are basically boring.
NOTE: Do not buy a mechanical watch if you are very concerned about accuracy, they are accurate to like 10 seconds/ day deviation at that price range while a 20 dollar timex will get you like 10 seconds a week or a month. It's a romantic thing and it's about the craftmanship / engineering behind it.
EDIT: I just remembered another watch that fits your demands, it's a hommage to the IWC Portuegese chrono. This watch is the parnis .
Video review:
note: i have read in reviews about this watch that the rotor of the automatic in this watch can be loud, something to consider. think this watch sells for around 80 or so dollars. not sure on that, you would have to search around watchuseek some more or just google it.
On January 04 2011 09:47 PizzaParty wrote: Have been wearing this one for over 5 years.
I received this one this summer as a gift, I wear it mainly on special occasions.
I think the first one is great if you're trying to dress down your button down shirt. I can see that with a rolled up shirt, jeans, and some nice shoes. It'd look great as something to wear in the summer to a club or bar.
On January 04 2011 09:18 LazyMacro wrote: How do you know what "goes" with your clothing? >.>
Depends what the clothing is, as per OP " I'm wanting to get a good looking one to wear with good button up shirts when I roll up my sleeves." Which means hes primarily looking for a dress watch, which should have a silver band or a gold band, with the glass face having hands instead of digital numbers. Clothing wise, he should wear it with more formal wear like slacks and button up shirts.
Casual watches, obviously go with a t-shirt/jean combo or something similar. It should have more of a leather band. Analog or digital is fine, you don't need to stay locked into one.
Sport's watches would be durable, waterproof, and are generally digital. Style isn't as big, but you'll see a lot of people match them to their athletic clothing. IE red strips on track pants = red wristband.
Also if you are getting suited up make damn sure you match colors for black / brown / grey suits. A brown wristband on a black suit sticks out like a sore thumb, and vice versa. Silver and gold are acceptable with almost any suit however.
As a final note, I'm not really an expert on the subject, just picked up various things when buying mine.
That's not exactly true about leather bands. If you notice the Movado posted by Gatsbi has a leather band, but it's a finished leather. You can do leather, crocodile, etc, for a dress watch (work excellently if you know how to match watches to your clothes), but they can't be raw like the Nixon quoted above. Still, a silver metal band makes it much easier to match with things.
Definitely make sure it's a mechanical one, they are so awesome. I have one by Seiko, and it's epic, got it for my birthday, but I'm sure they're fairly cheap.
I have a few suggestions, most are well within your price range. Basically, you have to decide what kind of watch you want. Start by deciding whether you want:
1. Quartz or Automatic. If you don't care, then skip this. The main difference is that Automatic watches don't require batteries or manual winding. They wind with your hand movements. Quartz requires you to change the batteries every couple of years, but are usually way more precise (automatics in this price range will give you +/- 5-20 seconds daily). The other downside of Automatics is that they're a bit more fragile. There are more moving parts to break, but in 90% of the cases that's not an issue.
2. Type There are thousands of watches out there, but if you'll look in any store you'll see which attract you more. - Classy: Not necessarily expensive, but simple and "slim". I would suggest you look into Orient, Casio, or even more expensive brands like Tissot. These are good brands because they have quality mechanics, and that matters a lot in a watch. The Orient Mako blue is one of my favorites in this category:
Believe me, the color of that dial is AWESOME. You have to see it in real life. It's a watch that costs only about $130 but looks and feels like it costs much more. Also comes in other colors but the blue is epic sweet (so is the orange, but less classy).
- Diver: I know you probably don't do diving, but there's a category of watch-lovers called desk divers. I like a lot of these watches as well, it's the design that's bulky and somewhat manly. A good example is the Seiko Monster (orange watch, a few posts above). It's a great watch, but it's really bulky. And weighs a lot too. It won't look great with suits but it fits casual just right. Also, most divers have epic lumen (glow-in-the-dark), so that's a plus in my book. A smaller, more stylish version would be the Seiko SRP043K1-1
- Sporty These are the Swatches and other such brands. They're not 100% classy but not really bulky either. They go nice with certain shirts but usually not with suits. I would recommend Swatch in this area.
- Hardcore Casio G-Shock. If you're gonna rough it up, there are few other options out there. I prefer the G-shock because of their tremendous ability to take beatings. You can search youtube for frozen g-shocks and such. If you want to do sports with it (biking, snowboarding, skiing, etc.) then you either get a solid watch or none at all. No use busting up a good watch. That's about it. Of course there are hundreds of variations, but yeah.
3. Brand Last one. But very important. As I said, you can't go wrong with Orient, Casio, Seiko. I would also recommend Tissot as being one of the cheaper Swiss manufacturers, but you won't find many watches to choose from at your price range. Most start at $230 or so. Swatch is ok, but most of their watches look the same (though I really love the one on the first page, with the changed band). And they're not classy. Other brands in this price range, I haven't really touched, but I have huge confidence in the ones I listed.
My personal opinion: Look into Orient Mako or Mako II. They are great watches that "look" more than you pay for. Also, you have to come back and show us what you got and tiny-review it!
P.S.: The straps aren't that much of an issue. I used to avoid metal straps but the quality ones don't pinch your hair or so, and they're more resistant. I saw very strong leather bands that lasted a lot more than they should have, and i watched silicone bands get treated really rough and survive. And besides, even if it gets ruined, you can always change it. Concentrate more on the watch itself.
P.P.S.: Since you're from the US, you can check out http://www.orientwatchusa.com/ Subscribe to their newsletter or check the site frequently and you'll find a lot of special offers/discounts of up to 50%. Keep an eye on it for a week you might get lucky.
These are in style these days. The stainless-steel skeletal watches. It makes for a good conversation starter if you have no topics in mind. Plus, it runs on wrist movement, so you never have to worry about replacing the battery. Hassle-free. I have an extra one I purchased as a gift this year. If you're interested contact me privately and we can discuss the specifics.
On January 04 2011 08:52 Razii wrote: I'd suggest you go to the mall and check out some of the watch shops there.
I was actually about to pick up a black Skagen watch but I thought it wouldn't be a good match for my casual clothes.
I ended up just buying a simple mechanical Swatch watch from eBay. It came with an ugly brown band.
So I bought a new black strap.
I'd suggest going to the local shops and checking stuff out there, and you can also browse the websites of popular watch companies!
What model is this swatch?
Black Circles.!
I'm looking for a new watch. I have an old calculator watch, among others, but I want a new watch (maybe mechanical) with a simple stopwatch feature (not digital). Swatch makes a few Chrono watches with this feature but are hard to find.
I don't see the point in getting an automatic watch unless it's a skeleton watch, why do i want inaccuracy unless it's interesting which skeleton watches are imo.
I'm a watchmaker so I know what's on the inside of these watches. I would have to strongly disagree with brands like Seiko and Tissot being 'quality'. Sure they do the job but Japanese movements have been awful for about 30 years and Tissot for the most part uses bargain barrel movements.
For the price range you stated you won't get anything that has build quality, my suggestion is go buy one that looks nice and bin it as soon as there's a problem with it. Anything with a Swiss movement would be preferable though. (it'll say Swiss made on the dial. )
Oh yeah, all touch watches are god awful gimmicks. When they break (which happens A LOT) you have to basically pay as much as the watch cost for a new movement. We have a lot of people trashing thier $800 T touches because it's just not worth repairing. Oh course no one is going to tell you this when you are buying it of course.
I second the Seiko Orange Monster. Don't own one myself, but it fits your price range, looks bold, sturdy construction, automatic, etc.
If you aren't too bothered with a non-'dressy' watch, give the G-shock range a go. Functionality over class (although the 7900 negative could look pretty badass).
You can get some name brand watches pretty cheap at overstocked. I bought an automatic watch there for next to nothing. It was $90-100 dollars where other places it sold for $350-400.
On January 04 2011 13:51 Stebus wrote: I'm a watchmaker so I know what's on the inside of these watches. I would have to strongly disagree with brands like Seiko and Tissot being 'quality'. Sure they do the job but Japanese movements have been awful for about 30 years and Tissot for the most part uses bargain barrel movements.
For the price range you stated you won't get anything that has build quality, my suggestion is go buy one that looks nice and bin it as soon as there's a problem with it. Anything with a Swiss movement would be preferable though. (it'll say Swiss made on the dial. )
Oh yeah, all touch watches are god awful gimmicks. When they break (which happens A LOT) you have to basically pay as much as the watch cost for a new movement. We have a lot of people trashing thier $800 T touches because it's just not worth repairing. Oh course no one is going to tell you this when you are buying it of course.
Sounds like you have no idea what you're talking about. The grand seiko spring drive movements are some of the best movements in the world. At comparable price points, seiko has superior movement to typical brands like rolex, omega. The build quality of the grand seikos are on par with swiss watches costing double the price. Suckers like you pay more for the "prestige" of it being a swiss watch. Other than the big 3 pp, ap, jlc swiss watches are overrated.
Brands with shit movements are breitlings and the hublots of the world.
Way to go posting a 500+ euro watch. Did you actually read the OP or are you just bragging? Either way you're wasting time.
@Stebus I would trust my life with Japanese movement. There's NO WAY you can say they are "awful".
As for "Quality", we're talking about $100-$250 price range here. If you buy anything that says "swiss movement" (well, other than a swatch), then you get a pretty crappy watch.
If you get a Seiko, you can have a watch that's pretty durable and can last you for years. I have a Seiko 5 Automatic that I got as a gift 9 years ago and it still runs fine. I changed the glass and cleaned it up a couple of times, but for a watch that cost <$100 it's certainly not something I would "bin". Not that it caused any troubles so far.
So yeah, it really sounds like you're a swiss fanboy. If you can't find a watch that you can use for more than an year or so for under $250 then you're obviously looking in the wrong place. There are plenty of watches out there that not only "do the job", but are also of higher quality than way more expensive watches that you have to pay the "brand" for.
And bottom line is, it's not even part of the discussion. If you can't offer advice for a <$250 watch, then don't tell him to just "go by looks". There are plenty of watches that offer quite a lot for that much money.
On January 04 2011 13:51 Stebus wrote: I'm a watchmaker so I know what's on the inside of these watches. I would have to strongly disagree with brands like Seiko and Tissot being 'quality'. Sure they do the job but Japanese movements have been awful for about 30 years and Tissot for the most part uses bargain barrel movements.
For the price range you stated you won't get anything that has build quality, my suggestion is go buy one that looks nice and bin it as soon as there's a problem with it. Anything with a Swiss movement would be preferable though. (it'll say Swiss made on the dial. )
Oh yeah, all touch watches are god awful gimmicks. When they break (which happens A LOT) you have to basically pay as much as the watch cost for a new movement. We have a lot of people trashing thier $800 T touches because it's just not worth repairing. Oh course no one is going to tell you this when you are buying it of course.
What? Seiko has some very good quality movements (especially at the pricepoints they sell at) that have stood the test of time and are extremely sturdy. Saying you are a watchmaker and then coming up with this makes me very doubtful you know what you are talking about. We are not talking $5 watches you buy at your local grocery store here.
On January 04 2011 08:52 Razii wrote: I'd suggest you go to the mall and check out some of the watch shops there.
I was actually about to pick up a black Skagen watch but I thought it wouldn't be a good match for my casual clothes.
I ended up just buying a simple mechanical Swatch watch from eBay. It came with an ugly brown band.
So I bought a new black strap.
I'd suggest going to the local shops and checking stuff out there, and you can also browse the websites of popular watch companies!
What model is this swatch?
Black Circles.!
I'm looking for a new watch. I have an old calculator watch, among others, but I want a new watch (maybe mechanical) with a simple stopwatch feature (not digital). Swatch makes a few Chrono watches with this feature but are hard to find.
Umm, just get anything that has a Chronograph function. You can tell them apart because 99% of them have the 3 smaller dials. Those have the "mechanical" stopwatch you are interested in, but on most of them the "second" hand will be still, as it is for the chronometer (real seconds hand is in one of the smaller dials)
On January 04 2011 09:08 Almin wrote: Get a early 1900s pocketwatch, you'd look like a badass whenever you whip it out.
Fuck man, ever since I read your post, I've been looking to buy a pocket watch. Can't seem to find any in NZ and for some reason, Amazon doesn't ship it here It's gonna be perfect with my new tux though, I should have premeditated this and got a white or brown suit.
EDIT: Even if I was a fucking billionaire, I wouldn't spend more than $200 on a watch, as long as it tells the time, it's fine.
Honestly go for a pocket watch, and don't wear the chain out like a gangster. Most of them have a cover over the face so they don't get damaged. Practically the same thing as a wrist watch in terms of mechanics, but design is better. BTW trust me your not too lazy to take the watch out of your pocket to check the time, people do it with their phone all the time.
EDIT: didn't see the pocket watch post, but ill get a picture of mine to post, it was about 100$ and its quite nice. shipped to CA so of course it wasn't a problem to get it here.
On January 04 2011 08:52 Razii wrote: I'd suggest you go to the mall and check out some of the watch shops there.
I was actually about to pick up a black Skagen watch but I thought it wouldn't be a good match for my casual clothes.
I ended up just buying a simple mechanical Swatch watch from eBay. It came with an ugly brown band.
So I bought a new black strap.
I'd suggest going to the local shops and checking stuff out there, and you can also browse the websites of popular watch companies!
What model is this swatch?
Black Circles.!
I'm looking for a new watch. I have an old calculator watch, among others, but I want a new watch (maybe mechanical) with a simple stopwatch feature (not digital). Swatch makes a few Chrono watches with this feature but are hard to find.
Umm, just get anything that has a Chronograph function. You can tell them apart because 99% of them have the 3 smaller dials. Those have the "mechanical" stopwatch you are interested in, but on most of them the "second" hand will be still, as it is for the chronometer (real seconds hand is in one of the smaller dials)
Movado and Tissot are the best quality watches you can get at your price point. If you're a watch enthusiast then this will matter to you, if not then go for something that you think looks cool.
I suggest you browse around on Amazon. They have a surprisingly large variety of watches, and you can nicely filter results by price range, color, materials etc.
I got myself this one a few months ago, for a mere 90€:
On January 04 2011 14:34 EndlessRain wrote: Sounds like you have no idea what you're talking about. The grand seiko spring drive movements are some of the best movements in the world. At comparable price points, seiko has superior movement to typical brands like rolex, omega. The build quality of the grand seikos are on par with swiss watches costing double the price. Suckers like you pay more for the "prestige" of it being a swiss watch. Other than the big 3 pp, ap, jlc swiss watches are overrated.
Brands with shit movements are breitlings and the hublots of the world.
The Grand Seikos run you around 5k and you could quite easily get a Co-Axial for that. Sure, they are nice movements, however I would disagree that they are on par with Swiss watches at a comparative level. Rolexes are indeed overpriced although I think you'll find that most people would rather have Rolex on their wrist rather than Seiko, you pay for the name so to say. Omegas are quality watches and you pay for exactly what you get. Piguet, Patek Philippe and LeCoultre are indeed the pinnacle but talking about them in this thread seems rather pointless.
Perhaps it is different in the US but here in Australia it is incredibly hard to get Seiko parts. I don't like the idea of having to send my watch away for months just to get anything more than a battery changed.
On January 04 2011 15:46 gerundium wrote:
What? Seiko has some very good quality movements (especially at the pricepoints they sell at) that have stood the test of time and are extremely sturdy. Saying you are a watchmaker and then coming up with this makes me very doubtful you know what you are talking about. We are not talking $5 watches you buy at your local grocery store here.
Any quartz movement you can't service and are made of plastic (ie. all japanese movements) are not quality in my opinion.
Like I said in my original post, If you want a watch at this price point, you won't get anything of quality. Pick something that looks pretty and be done with it. I'm simply correcting all the people that are saying you can get good, cheap watches. You can get good looking watches for cheap, I'm not denying that. If you want a quality watch you are going to have to spend a lot more than what the op is suggesting.
On January 04 2011 09:08 Almin wrote: Get a early 1900s pocketwatch, you'd look like a badass whenever you whip it out.
Fuck man, ever since I read your post, I've been looking to buy a pocket watch. Can't seem to find any in NZ and for some reason, Amazon doesn't ship it here It's gonna be perfect with my new tux though, I should have premeditated this and got a white or brown suit.
EDIT: Even if I was a fucking billionaire, I wouldn't spend more than $200 on a watch, as long as it tells the time, it's fine.
I've thought about pocket watches myself, and decided that my ipod nano is my new aged pocketwatch. I guess you'd have to ebay a real one. And I think you have to wind them every day, which would be a pain, but even more bad ass.
On January 04 2011 17:58 Scorch wrote: I suggest you browse around on Amazon. They have a surprisingly large variety of watches, and you can nicely filter results by price range, color, materials etc.
I got myself this one a few months ago, for a mere 90€:
This one is nice, I prefer silver bands though. For my birthday I got this watch:
I think its really nice. I usually where it to work where I wear a button down. Seems to go nicely with most things, except when I scrub out in sweatpants, then I look like a hobo who stole some dudes watch.
I got this watch around half a year ago as a birthday present and its a really nice watch. It'd suit the op's situation perfectly as it holds it's own with a buttoned shirt but still is nice with casual clothes. Theres a few different styles of this watch aswell, i have black watch with aqua hands and markers.
Orient CFD0E001W for ~155dollar. I don't have it myself though, but would really like to buy it cause I think it lookes awesome for that price. It's 12,5mm thick though, and I dont know how handy that would be. So if anybody has a thick watch: how comfortable is it to wear? Or is it better to look for a thinner one?
Seems like alot of people share a taste for what is in my eyes: extremely modern watches. I.e No hands, no digits.
I realize practicality has never really taken precedence over design these days, but I feel some of these designs simply throw practicality out the window.
Would anyone else find it annoying to try and tell the time via swirls and other vague means? Personally, I would get pissed off to the max owning such a watch. Every day would feel like trying to work out the same puzzle over and over again.
I wouldn't be surprised in least if I walked up to a guy with one of those watches and said, "Hey mate, what's the time please?" To which he responds:
On January 04 2011 21:01 SecondChance wrote: Seems like alot of people share a taste for what is in my eyes: extremely modern watches. I.e No hands, no digits.
I realize practicality has never really taken precedence over design these days, but I feel some of these designs simply throw practicality out the window.
Would anyone else find it annoying to try and tell the time via swirls and other vague means? Personally, I would get pissed off to the max owning such a watch. Every day would feel like trying to work out the same puzzle over and over again.
I wouldn't be surprised in least if I walked up to a guy with one of those watches and said, "Hey mate, what's the time please?" To which he responds:
Fossil has tons of styles and brands for the price range.. but it ultimately comes down to your taste. If you are looking for something you can find retail FOSSIL would def be a place I would start to look.
OP, if I was you I'd push my budget a bit and get one of these Uniform Wares watches (200 or 300 series). they're beautiful. and almost in your price range (200 series is $283).
Edit: if you're committed to that $100-$250 range I recommend looking for a good vintage watch on eBay. that or put off spending more than $40 until you've saved for something really nice. thing with watches is, it's hard to find one $40-$200 that's significantly nicer than a simple $20 field watch.
I wrote a bit about putting together a super cheap watch here. (Omigawa linked this on page 1 as well. cheers)
Take a look here http://www.norfolkwatchcompany.co.uk/80425/info.php?p=2 and then ebay it or amazon it w/e. Get a watch that doesn't look like a UFO just landed on your wrist or a kid's one. Get a simple watch that tells time(/date) and is not a clusterfuck to read.
Sottomarino italia esploratore. It's not the most popular brand, but it's simple, elegant, and cheap. You can probably find them for 100-125 or even less.
watches never worth buying unless you're looking to accessorize to look nice, in which case pick something with high brand identification, is reliable, and matches all of your outfits.
i would never get anything digital as well, looks tend to age poorly and if you follow what I said before then you will quickly realize that something that looks nice and has high brand identification sits a lot nicer with the ladies than having to explain why xyz technogeeky aspect of your watch is aesthetically pleasing.
On January 04 2011 09:08 Almin wrote: Get a early 1900s pocketwatch, you'd look like a badass whenever you whip it out.
Fuck man, ever since I read your post, I've been looking to buy a pocket watch. Can't seem to find any in NZ and for some reason, Amazon doesn't ship it here It's gonna be perfect with my new tux though, I should have premeditated this and got a white or brown suit.
EDIT: Even if I was a fucking billionaire, I wouldn't spend more than $200 on a watch, as long as it tells the time, it's fine.
I've thought about pocket watches myself, and decided that my ipod nano is my new aged pocketwatch. I guess you'd have to ebay a real one. And I think you have to wind them every day, which would be a pain, but even more bad ass.
lol, turns out, my dad used to own one (he's not that old) but his dad gave it to him because it was the first one he owned or something, and apparently it is not as badass as I thought it would be and having to wind it everyday is a pain when you forget about it. And he was like "if you're gonna have to whip something out of your pocket each time you need to check the time, then your ipod touch can do it too" wise words
I like the G shock series for their toughness, owned this model for 6 months and it still looks like new. Got it for 89$ at Walmart. Specs: + Show Spoiler +
* Tough Solar Power * Shock Resistant * 200M Water Resistant * Auto EL Backlight with Afterglow * 30 Page Databank Memory capacity: Up to 30 sets of data, each set including; Name (8 characters) and telephone number (14 digits) Auto-sort function * World Time 29 time zones (27 cities), city code display, daylight saving on/off * 5 Multi-function Alarms * Countdown Timer Measuring unit: 1/10 second Countdown range: 1 second to 24 hours Auto-repeat function * 1/100 Second Stopwatch Measuring capacity: 23:59'59.99" Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, 1st-2nd place times Auto-start function * Hourly Time Signal * Auto Calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2039) * 12/24 Hour Formats * Accuracy: +/-15 seconds per month * Storage Battery ML2016 * Battery Power Indicator * Power Saving Function Approx. battery life: 6 months on full charge (without further exposure to light) * Module 2184
On January 05 2011 18:18 Kenshin_915 wrote: I like the G shock series for their toughness, owned this model for 6 months and it still looks like new. Got it for 89$ at Walmart. Specs: + Show Spoiler +
* Tough Solar Power * Shock Resistant * 200M Water Resistant * Auto EL Backlight with Afterglow * 30 Page Databank Memory capacity: Up to 30 sets of data, each set including; Name (8 characters) and telephone number (14 digits) Auto-sort function * World Time 29 time zones (27 cities), city code display, daylight saving on/off * 5 Multi-function Alarms * Countdown Timer Measuring unit: 1/10 second Countdown range: 1 second to 24 hours Auto-repeat function * 1/100 Second Stopwatch Measuring capacity: 23:59'59.99" Measuring modes: Elapsed time, split time, 1st-2nd place times Auto-start function * Hourly Time Signal * Auto Calendar (pre-programmed until the year 2039) * 12/24 Hour Formats * Accuracy: +/-15 seconds per month * Storage Battery ML2016 * Battery Power Indicator * Power Saving Function Approx. battery life: 6 months on full charge (without further exposure to light) * Module 2184
forgotten0ne , your search skills need some improvement. I've seen half a dozen watch threads almost exactly like this one in the last few years. You must remember that computers don't take context into consideration and can't differentiate the word "watch" meaning a time telling device, something someone does when they are viewing. So you have to search related terms: http://www.teamliquid.net/forum/search.php?q=movado&t=c&f=-1&u=&gb=date
That being said, Movado is the classiest looking watch for that price range, but maybe something like citizen is the most function yet still somewhat classy in that same range. I myself have a citizen watch that I've had for well over 5 years with lifetime replacement on the battery for 250$.
Can't find exact model but looks quite alot like this:
This is a fun thread, but how do you get to 100$ being cheap? I've had a watch for less than 10$ for years that still works well and even though it looks very plain it's nice in a minimalistic sort of way.
The only think wrong with it (assuming you like the design) is that the strap might be too short (because even though it's 42mm, it's classified as "women's"). So you might need to change that. But at that price it's definitely worth it, even with the cost of a new strap.