What watch do you wear?

Will Gill · 8 Mar 2017 at 23:03

I'm a rubbish haggler mate, I just paid whatever the price was on the ticket (£2850)

business wise my customer is livenation (and Unilever in the Wirral) so I'm up as often as possible to progress more deals

Rikki · 9 Mar 2017 at 20:06

TS7 said:
What's the general perception of Tudor watches? Is it a bit 'couldn't afford a Rolex so settled'? I'm not trying to ruffle any feathers just genuinely curious. As they look almost identical. I believe made by Rolex too but a fraction of the price (although still not 'cheap'). Or is it a respected brand in itself?

Yes.

Though unfair as they are great watches. I think some have movements from other makers such as ETA etc

antc · 10 Mar 2017 at 17:39

Looking to spend anywhere around £300-500 on a nice new watch. What are peoples opinions on the following two from Seiko and Steinhart?

Ocean 1 Black - http://www.chronomaster.co.uk/stein...tches/steinhart-ocean-1-black/t0204+-+sth-16/

Seiko Watch Prosper (Tuna?) - https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/collections/seiko-watches/products/seiko-watch-prospex-srp775k1

Would we say one of these is better than the other, and should I be looking at anything else in this sort of price range would you suggest?

hughtrimble · 10 Mar 2017 at 17:41

antc said:
Looking to spend anywhere around £300-500 on a nice new watch. What are peoples opinions on the following two from Seiko and Steinhart?

Ocean 1 Black - http://www.chronomaster.co.uk/stein...tches/steinhart-ocean-1-black/t0204+-+sth-16/

Seiko Watch Prosper (Tuna?) - https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/collections/seiko-watches/products/seiko-watch-prospex-srp775k1

Would we say one of these is better than the other, and should I be looking at anything else in this sort of price range would you suggest?

I'd say Seiko over Steinhart - the Steiny is just a copy of the Submariner, whereas the Seiko has its own styling and therefore isn't trying to be something it isn't.

jonessa · 10 Mar 2017 at 18:24

Steinhart - but i'd go for the vintage

gitbags · 10 Mar 2017 at 20:02

I'd go with the Seiko turtle, the tuna is a different beast, but I'm biased as I have the padi version. Also not a fan of subs.

I wouldn't pay juras price though. Creation watches have the same model for £185 when you use their discount code (turtle). Even if it is a grey import I don't think the two year warranty is worth an extra £190odd.

antc · 10 Mar 2017 at 20:20

hughtrimble said:
I'd say Seiko over Steinhart - the Steiny is just a copy of the Submariner, whereas the Seiko has its own styling and therefore isn't trying to be something it isn't.

Yeah I do quite like the styling of the Seiko but equally like the submariner style also. Styling aside is there actually that much difference between the two in terms of build etc.....?

jonessa said:
Steinhart - but i'd go for the vintage

Yes they do look nice but I think of Ocean and Vintage prefer the Ocean for the submariner look.

gitbags said:
I'd go with the Seiko turtle, the tuna is a different beast, but I'm biased as I have the padi version. Also not a fan of subs.

I wouldn't pay juras price though. Creation watches have the same model for £185 when you use their discount code (turtle). Even if it is a grey import I don't think the two year warranty is worth an extra £190odd.

Aye yes, sorry I meant turtle. Whats the difference between the non padi and padi version? Agree much cheaper on creation!

Only reason I was on Jura is I was looking at the limited edition turtle and samurai blue lagoon. I missed out on both sadly, always really liked the Samurai but they seem super hard to get hold of or find.

Are there any other watches in this price range I should be considering aside these two?

gitbags · 10 Mar 2017 at 21:09

The padi has a blue sunburst dial and Pepsi bezel as well as a red minute hand, besides that no difference. I chose it over the black and gold because I really liked the dial. It's a nice watch, but part of me wishes Seiko upgraded the skx007 with a better bracelet and movement instead of reissuing the turtle.

There's a blue lagoon samurai in the window of a camera shop near me, looks nice enough but I personally wouldn't part with £400 for one. If I was going to part with that much I'd pick up a sumo instead, although I bet the blue lagoon will be worth more in the future.

antc · 10 Mar 2017 at 21:31

Just spotted this one too, I guess this is Seiko's submariner look attempt - http://www.creationwatches.com/prod...sne435-sne435p1-sne435p-mens-watch-10419.html

2StepSteve · 11 Mar 2017 at 01:42

Creation watches really do know how to produce unflattering photos

sprite1275 · 11 Mar 2017 at 21:09

2StepSteve said:
Creation watches really do know how to produce unflattering photos

Thats an understatement. I cant believe how they can make such great looking look so boring.

FurryLemon · 11 Mar 2017 at 22:00

List prices are a bit far fetched....

Who pays 400+ euro for a seiko? Nobody. It's like asking is anyone bought a sofa from DFS that wasn't on sell. The sell price is the real price. The other price is for suckers that don't research before they buy.

SDK^ · 11 Mar 2017 at 22:08

FurryLemon said:
List prices are a bit far fetched....

Who pays 400+ euro for a seiko? Nobody. It's like asking is anyone bought a sofa from DFS that wasn't on sell. The sell price is the real price. The other price is for suckers that don't research before they buy.

Seiko are a top brand - Their 'Grand' range is regarded up there in the luxury watch industry and probably have the most accurate mechanical movements out there.

FurryLemon · 11 Mar 2017 at 22:19

4 figure watches are far from being considered 'luxury in the higher earner brackets. They're watches aimed at you, the middle earners, to make you feel 'special'.

Big Elf · 11 Mar 2017 at 22:24

antc said:
Looking to spend anywhere around £300-500 on a nice new watch. What are peoples opinions on the following two from Seiko and Steinhart?

Ocean 1 Black - http://www.chronomaster.co.uk/stein...tches/steinhart-ocean-1-black/t0204+-+sth-16/

Seiko Watch Prosper (Tuna?) - https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/collections/seiko-watches/products/seiko-watch-prospex-srp775k1

Would we say one of these is better than the other, and should I be looking at anything else in this sort of price range would you suggest?

I'd choose the Steinhart but with the ceramic bezel option.

SDK^ · 11 Mar 2017 at 22:55

FurryLemon said:
4 figure watches are far from being considered 'luxury in the higher earner brackets. They're watches aimed at you, the middle earners, to make you feel 'special'.

Okay.....
Seriously, stop patronising me - I understand the play as well as you do

My point was - there are many people who pay upwards of 400 Euro for a Seiko.What you posted above ('nobody') was utter rubbish.

FurryLemon · 11 Mar 2017 at 23:02

I shall amend my statement!

Only fools pay such amounts for a Seiko. Bon?

Rikki · 12 Mar 2017 at 05:55

New Everest leather strap for my GMT IIc arrived from the states. Less worrying about scratches on the original bracelet now

SDK^ · 12 Mar 2017 at 08:09

FurryLemon said:
Only fools pay such amounts for a Seiko. Bon?

An interesting point of view - Do you care to share why you think this is the case?

FurryLemon said:
4 figure watches are far from being considered 'luxury in the higher earner brackets.

The 'luxury' term is relative. Some people view the BMW 5/7 Series as a luxury car, whilst other people may not share the same view. However, the industry still classes the cars in the luxury segement.
Grand Seiko watches are luxury category - regardless of the size of your wallet.

antc · 12 Mar 2017 at 12:41

Big Elf said:
I'd choose the Steinhart but with the ceramic bezel option.

Yes the Ocean1 Ceramic bezel looks really nice indeed!

Do we agree this is the Seiko version of the Sub - http://www.creationwatches.com/prod...sne435-sne435p1-sne435p-mens-watch-10419.html

Or have I missed another model?