Anyone know anything about watches?

AlanJ said:
my girlfriend bought me this for christmas, was £125. I like it :)

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Ooooh, i like that a lot. where from please?
 
Foyman said:
The OP. He wouldn't have started this thread otherwise. Apparantly seeing the word watch in a thread title is enough reason to post about any watch regardless of whether it has anything to do with the thread.

And just because you buy a watch based solely on it's aesthetic values doesn't mean we all do.
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Just goes to prove that you cant buy taste, lol
 
Aod said:
actually, who doesn't? seriously, on what other basis does one buy a watch?
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Because one admires the craftmanship involved in making it? Would I buy the watch I have now with a quartz movement should their be one available? If I go purely on what you believe to be the sole reason for buying a watch then why not? It looks the same and would undoubtedly be cheaper. I wouldn't buy it purely because I wouldn't appreciate the movement inside.

Don't think I'm saying that all or even most people buy for more reasons than aesthetics because I don't believe that to be the case but you are saying that there is NO other reason, when that clearly isn't true.
 
Foyman said:
Because one admires the craftmanship involved in making it? Would I buy the watch I have now with a quartz movement should their be one available? If I go purely on what you believe to be the sole reason for buying a watch then why not? It looks the same and would undoubtedly be cheaper. I wouldn't buy it purely because I wouldn't appreciate the movement inside.

Don't think I'm saying that all or even most people buy for more reasons than aesthetics because I don't believe that to be the case but you are saying that there is NO other reason, when that clearly isn't true.
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thats not what i meant, i'm sorry you misunderstood me. when i go to buy a watch, i want to buy a specific type of watch, like a chronograph or whatever. within this category of watches, i will buy a watch i like the look of. i think that mechanical movement watches are a category of their own...

if i had the money to buy a Panerai or a Jaeger Lecoultre, i'd still choose a watch the suited me/i liked the look of.

in this Case, the OP is looking to buy a dress watch for 100 pounds, so he would choose a watch (in my opinion) from its looks alone. i don't think that Seiko watches and CK watches that cost the same amount would have differing movements, becuase Quartz movements are very well developed these days.
 
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Aod said:
thats not what i meant, i'm sorry you misunderstood me. when i go to buy a watch, i want to buy a specific type of watch, like a chronograph or whatever. within this category of watches, i will buy a watch i like the look of. i think that mechanical movement watches are a category of their own...

if i had the money to buy a Panerai or a Jaeger Lecoultre, i'd still choose a watch the suited me/i liked the look of.

in this Case, the OP is looking to buy a dress watch for 100 pounds, so he would choose a watch (in my opinion) from its looks alone. i don't think that Seiko watches and CK watches that cost the same amount would have differing movements, becuase Quartz movements are very well developed these days.
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Well the OP is stating the best watches for his money that come from an actual watchmaker. Seiko is a watchmaker. Calvin Klein is a fashion designer. Whether they have similar internals or not I would still believe that you are getting a better watch buying a seiko then paying the premium that the Calvin Klein is going to have. I can only suggest within the OPs budget and he has already stated his desire to change his fashion watch.

I recommend the OP takes a look at the Affordable watches forum on watchuseek.com. It's american but will give him some ideas of what is out there in his price range.
 
the world would be a better place for 2 reasons. (1) he wouldn't be able to wear those waches anymore. (2) that particular watch would be lost!
 
isn't taste subjective? Why give a man a hard time because he chooses not to follow the crowd and develop his own taste? Jeez, give it a rest.
 
lol guess you guys dont have as good a taste as i do :cool:

how bout something like this, nice everyday watch
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Think i paid about £79 for it

What do you think of these then :D

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Back to the OP in all fairness you cant really go wrong with a good citizen Ecodrive watch, they have some very nice dressy or casual styles. Something like this is quite nice, plain but yet stylish

http://www.citizenwatch.com/CUK/Eng...y=CUK&Language=English&ModelNumber=BM8242-08A

The main thing is you like what your buying, i know for a fact not everyone finds my collection of watches pleasing to the eye but the fact is i paid for them because I like them. ;)
 
G-shock, and in camouflage.....sweet.

When you press the button does it shout the time at you in the style of a sexually repressed marine-core drill instructor? :D

Its six o'clock you filthy maggot!!!


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