Help...Which watch?

Chris344 · 17 Jul 2011 at 13:33

Hello everyone, I know we have a few watch fans on here so I wanted to pick your brains.

I am in the market for a new watch for my birthday as a treat, so far I have found two that I really like the look of and have tried both on.

The first: Emporio Armani Ceramica watch I am cautious that I am not buying a high quality watch in terms of the movement inside the case, the strap and face case being made of Ceramica is very high quality but then without this coating you can pretty much buy a smilier watch for £200 less from the same site.

The second: Citizen Eco Drive 8700 Black Ion-Plated I already have the silver stainless steel version of this which has been excellent for 5 years, never serviced it and it has stood up well against very hard knocks. With this ion-plated version I am cautious about the black ion-plated strap and face fading.

What do you all think? I like the idea of a non service watch .

I could potentially buy this Rotary and the Citizen watch for the same price as the Armani watch.

Chris344 · 17 Jul 2011 at 18:19

Thanks, that is what I thought... I do not want to pay £500 for a watch that isn't that high quality internally.

How about this Rotary or this Seiko?

Chris344 · 17 Jul 2011 at 19:06

Thanks for the feedback, I do love the looks of the Armani watch but don't fancy spending £500 on a fashion watch with cheap internal workings.

Ernest Jones have a deal on that gives you £100 off your next purchase meaning I could possibly have the Citizen and the Seiko or the Rotray for the price of the Armani watch

Chris344 · 18 Jul 2011 at 11:22

Anymore input?

Chris344 · 18 Jul 2011 at 11:39

Dr House said:
why dont you put in an extra 300 quid and get a used seamaster. it will last a lifetime

Any links? I have never heard of Seamaster.

Chris344 · 18 Jul 2011 at 15:32

As a watch maker what are Tissot, Rotary and Seiko like? Their prices seem to be up and down depending on where you look.

Chris344 · 19 Jul 2011 at 20:31

After carful consideration I have decided against the fashion watch in favor of this TAG watch

What do you think? Hopefully a much better watch.

Chris344 · 19 Jul 2011 at 21:12

Thanks Rotty but what would you recommend at the £800 price range? I want a very well made watch that will look great.

I can get that Tag watch from a high street chain for about £635 that's from a voucher and 14% cash back from topcashback.

Chris344 · 30 Jul 2011 at 11:36

Thank you for all the tips everyone, in the end I went with this beautiful watch:

It's a Tag Auqaracer automatic Calibre 5 that retails at £1175 but I got 15% discount and had a £300 gift card for Ernest Jones.

I love the sweeping of the seconds hand and is my first automatic watch. I do like the Omega Seamasters but at the moment they are just over budget.

Chris344 · 31 Jul 2011 at 09:27

Do you need to service automatic watches every two years, if so at what sort of cost?

Chris344 · 31 Jul 2011 at 11:14

Jez said:
Could heave easily got a mint Seamaster auto for a grand :/

I had a birthday high street gift card so couldn't really buy second hand.

Chris344 · 31 Jul 2011 at 11:52

PMKeates said:
Could you have sold the gift card?

To be honest I love my new Tag watch and it ended up costing me £700 of my own money which isn't bad for an £1175 watch. I probaly wouldn't have paid £1175 for it.

I am not 100% keen on the Seamaster watches