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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 $200 on a watch, as long as it tells the time, it's fine.
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Honestly go for a pocket watch, and don't wear the chain out like a gangster. Most of them have a cover over the face so they don't get damaged. Practically the same thing as a wrist watch in terms of mechanics, but design is better. BTW trust me your not too lazy to take the watch out of your pocket to check the time, people do it with their phone all the time.
EDIT: didn't see the pocket watch post, but ill get a picture of mine to post, it was about 100$ and its quite nice. shipped to CA so of course it wasn't a problem to get it here.
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On January 04 2011 15:55 CubEdIn wrote:Show nested quote +On January 04 2011 13:27 Razii wrote: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) + Show Spoiler [examples] + Yeah I know about Chronograph watches but I'm just looking around for one I like.
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I got (well asked for) one of these for christmas:
From TokyoFlash
Hasn't arrived yet tho since they're on backorder
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this is what i sport it runs around $250 last time i checked
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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). Fuck, I want this. Love the minimalist look as well. It's just nice and clean.
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Got one of these for xmas. I like it so far. Citizen Eco Drive- its 80 bucks or so on Amazon.
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^ I really like the aviator style as well, but I can't stand the strap/watch connection. It feels so... raw. And un-adjusted.
I was just looking at this the other day:
But, again, don't like the thick metal bands that tie the watch to the straps. They seem so out of place.
Edit: it's an Archimede Pilot.
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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.
Bonus: Check this mofo out.
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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€:
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i think this looks cool, so i own one
edit: could someone tell me if this watch is any good? i'm far from a watch enthusiast, so if one of yall wanna call my watch crap, tell me why.
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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.
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Need one of these bad boys, go Langdon style
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On January 04 2011 16:54 Lorken wrote:Show nested quote +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.
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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 like it a lot. You can find it on amazon and discountwatches for like 160-180. http://www.discountwatchstore.com/SWISS-LEGEND-Mens-Endurance-Chronograph-Dark-Blue-Dial-Stainless-Steel-10057-33-BLB-GA_p_19023.html
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.
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bought this one a few month back. Was only ~50€ and fits my taste quite well
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+ Show Spoiler + 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.
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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?
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