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On January 04 2011 09:25 willyireland wrote:Get a Tissot Touch, super awesome touch screen watch I've got me one of these. They are awesome for meetings when you want to know the altitude of the meeting room or which way north is!
On a serious note, they are also good quality and have some useful functions for outdoorsy types.
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On January 04 2011 13:08 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2011 09:49 Gatsbi wrote:Movado Bold. I love that stylish minimalist look it has. Got it for christmas (i asked for it tho haha). Wow I like that. Is it expensive? Edit: Oh, $495. Balls. must be the baby panda blood used to run it that makes it cost so much.
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I love my Invicta pro diver automatic steel 8926, simple, (con is that it looks like the rolex submariner ) overstock
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I'm surprised everyone here is so well versed in watches. Most people I meet don't even wear watches anymore, they just use their iphone to tell time.
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Basic, functional, nice-looking, around $100. I got mine years ago. Invicta Diver Pro.
EDIT: holyshit the guy two posts above me posted the same watch.
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On January 04 2011 12:24 MidasMulligan wrote:Show nested quote +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.
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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.
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On January 04 2011 09:49 Gatsbi wrote:Movado Bold. I love that stylish minimalist look it has. Got it for christmas (i asked for it tho haha).
This is dope. Clean and minimalist.
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How do you even tell time with those things.
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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.
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On January 04 2011 13:34 Newbistic wrote:How do you even tell time with those things. easy you read the instructions. pic1:12:44 pm pic2:5:47
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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).
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On January 04 2011 13:08 Chill wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2011 09:49 Gatsbi wrote:Movado Bold. I love that stylish minimalist look it has. Got it for christmas (i asked for it tho haha). Wow I like that. Is it expensive? Edit: Oh, $495. Balls.
It's actually $350 if that helps at all haha D:
495 is for the one with chronographs
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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.
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Calgary25941 Posts
On January 04 2011 14:15 Gatsbi wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2011 13:08 Chill wrote:On January 04 2011 09:49 Gatsbi wrote:Movado Bold. I love that stylish minimalist look it has. Got it for christmas (i asked for it tho haha). Wow I like that. Is it expensive? Edit: Oh, $495. Balls. It's actually $350 if that helps at all haha D: 495 is for the one with chronographs Oh, that's not bad... maybe I'll keep my eyes open next time I'm at the mall... it's really nice.
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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.
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On January 04 2011 13:08 TuElite wrote: 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.
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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.
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On January 04 2011 13:27 Razii wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2011 12:24 MidasMulligan wrote: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)
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