Help me choose a watch please :)

Cleeecooo said:
What would you consider a professional watch? I'm not talking anything that'll be closely inspected at job interviews, just so long as its something that won't stand out as being informal. I'm buying g shock more out if function than anything.
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Every man should own three watches.

One for working on the car/DIY and such....
One with a metal strap
One with a leather strap

Depending on occasion depends on which of the metal or leather you use :p

kd
 
Cleeecooo said:
Recently I stumbled upon the Japanese version of it. I was wondering what the differences actually are between the Japanese and EU versions of the watches? The main thing I need to be correct is the date format (DD/MM/YYYY), can anyone confirm whether this is the case with the JP version?
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I'd be pretty surprised if the Japanese version wasn't using the standard format for them of YY/MM/DD. It's not a terrible looking watch but if you're wearing anything from business casual or up it's gonna look pretty out of place.
 
King Damager said:
Every man should own three watches.

One for working on the car/DIY and such....
One with a metal strap
One with a leather strap

Depending on occasion depends on which of the metal or leather you use :p

kd
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this is watch wisdom, each watch has a purpose, bit like wearing a hooded jacket when its raining, just common sense :cool:
 
Serious watch-action..........

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Feek said:

I bought this earlier this year and since getting it, I've not worn my Breitling or Omega watches. It's just something different and I think it's the best looking of the G-Shocks. I'm sure I'll go back to them but this just suits me at the moment.
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///Rage said:
Dude....its a kids watch.

Buy yourself a Seiko
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Yes - it's what all the kids wear when they're serving in the RAF, USAF, US Marines, French Marine commando units, Navy SEALs etc..

OP - don't be put off Casio watches by watch snobs. They're some of the best value, most accurate most reliable watches around. If you want something a bit more dressy you can always try an Edifice instead. In this price range you should also look at Seiko, Citizen and Tissot.
 
I don't profess to own it........nor would I want to spend that amount of money on one!!!

But I agree, this is a Hovis situation - but I have no doubt that he owns it.
 
GeezerButler said:
OP - don't be put off Casio watches by watch snobs. They're some of the best value, most accurate most reliable watches around. If you want something a bit more dressy you can always try an Edifice instead. In this price range you should also look at Seiko, Citizen and Tissot.
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I think what people are saying is that G-Shocks don't look
cLEEECOOO said:
relatively professional
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Feek said:
Take a look at the Casio GW4000D-A1

http://www.feek.co.uk/images/Casio-GW4000D-A1-20121223-202640.jpg[img]

I bought this earlier this year and since getting it, I've not worn my Breitling or Omega watches. It's just something different and I think it's the best looking of the G-Shocks. I'm sure I'll go back to them but this just suits me at the moment.[/font][/QUOTE]

Thanks for that :)

I did look at it, but it's a bit too dear for what it is, doesn't seem to offer anything more than the watches in the OP. How do you find the watch in terms of functionality?

[quote="Dave L, post: 23422020"]Serious watch-action..........

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I'm brown. Silver shiny stuff makes me look as if I'm about to rob a competitors' corner shop :o

[quote="King Damager, post: 23421816"]Every man should own three watches.

One for working on the car/DIY and such....
One with a metal strap
One with a leather strap

Depending on occasion depends on which of the metal or leather you use :p

kd[/QUOTE]

Hate leather straps :p

Just a note, I don't think this watch'd look [I]too[/I] out of place with my usual suit attire :cool:

[quote="Amleto, post: 23422215"]This baffles me. Why? Why? Why would you do that?[/QUOTE]

I want the functionality of digital with the looks of analogue :)

[quote="GeezerButler, post: 23422250"]Yes - it's what all the kids wear when they're serving in the RAF, USAF, US Marines, French Marine commando units, Navy SEALs etc..

OP - don't be put off Casio watches by watch snobs. They're some of the best value, most accurate most reliable watches around. If you want something a bit more dressy you can always try an Edifice instead. In this price range you should also look at Seiko, Citizen and Tissot.[/QUOTE]

Thanks :)

I'll take a look.

I really don't understand some of the watchudice (coinage FTW) in this thread!

[quote="SKaRT, post: 23421866"]I'd be pretty surprised if the Japanese version wasn't using the standard format for them of YY/MM/DD. It's not a terrible looking watch but if you're wearing anything from business casual or up it's gonna look pretty out of place.[/QUOTE]

Awesome! Thanks for that :)

As for looking out of place, see above, I very much doubt it will :D

[quote="wkingsnorth, post: 23422458"]I think what people are saying is that G-Shocks don't look[/QUOTE]

Not on you Godfrey, but considering they blend in quite well with my skin they won't look as out of place as they would on those with a lighter complexion :)
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I have no idea what your job is, but you wouldn't buy a suit for work that looks awful yet has pockets for absolutely everything you would ever need. Think of that as comparison to a watch for work.

As I have said, watches exist for occasions. A g shock is solid, and actually a pretty good watch, but, unfortunately it's the suit equivalent of the pockets for everything rather than the suit that looks good...

Not sure I'm a big fan of this, but it might be right up your street:
http://www.watchshop.com/mens-seiko-chronograph-watch-sndd59p9-p99956444.html

That's really a going out watch though... Not so much a suit thing...

kd
 
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Fair enough, that's a good analogy :)

What I'm trying to say is that, I wouldn't wear this watch for, say, an interview, but, considering THIS is my current watch, with very very few people noticing it's not formal, I think this can only be an improvement :)
 
Cleeecooo said:
Fair enough, that's a good analogy :)

What I'm trying to say is that, I wouldn't wear this watch for, say, an interview, but, considering THIS is my current watch, with very very few people noticing it's not formal, I think this can only be an improvement :)
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Is it that people don't notice though, or don't mention it?

Rotty said:
a suit will always be best with a watch on a leather/gator strap
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I can never quite decide this one. Leather is much more understated which can be good a lot of the time. I'd probably wear leather for interviews, but oddly for client stuff, I might wear metal.

kd
 
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