What watch do you wear?

Cyrus · 1 Feb 2013 at 13:31

You wont get a daytona for less than retail from an AD, not a SS one anyway

panthro · 1 Feb 2013 at 23:26

As Cyrus said, you wont get a discount on the Daytona, but you should be able to get 15% off the Seamaster, maybe a little more depending on the AD and how much you haggle.

mrk · 2 Feb 2013 at 07:55

Apparently I have a delivery today! Although I'm 91 miles away :-(

sunny007 · 2 Feb 2013 at 09:05

panthro said:
As Cyrus said, you wont get a discount on the Daytona, but you should be able to get 15% off the Seamaster, maybe a little more depending on the AD and how much you haggle.

a lot of the AD have stopped stocking the Omega's

Bear · 2 Feb 2013 at 10:28

sunny007 said:
a lot of the AD have stopped stocking the Omega's

I think Omega has started selling through their own boutiques now so have removed the general high street AD. I'm guessing its all to do with the image of exclusivity to justify the price hikes.

sunny007 · 2 Feb 2013 at 16:14

Bear said:
I think Omega has started selling through their own boutiques now so have removed the general high street AD. I'm guessing its all to do with the image of exclusivity to justify the price hikes.

Yeah that is the reason why.

Very hard to get a discount now.

smr · 2 Feb 2013 at 17:51

None, who needs a watch this day and age

Eliot · 2 Feb 2013 at 18:41

Watches, Skinny wrists. FML

Looking at some watches for a while now..
I seem to like all the watches that are pretty big.
I.E I wanted a Victorinox Swiss Army Chrono Classic XLS MT

But no its too big.
Dont really fancy spending more than a grand.
I also like victorinox vintage style infratry watch bit thats not small either

Any watches out there for those with skinny wrists that arent ming?

Mr_White · 2 Feb 2013 at 18:50

Women's watches.

Janesy B · 2 Feb 2013 at 18:51

You've manage to miss the million page watch thread.

Puzzled · 2 Feb 2013 at 18:51

I also suffer from the skinny wrist condition and I've never found a watch that looks right on me.

I gave up in the end but I know your pain brother.

Bear · 2 Feb 2013 at 18:54

I've got skinny wrists and bought an Omega Seamaster mid size 37mm several years back, but since then I bought a Panerai which is 44mm and wear that all the time now. The Omega looks so small now it looks a bit daft.

scrlk · 2 Feb 2013 at 18:55

Avoid anything with a case size over 42-5mm, I've got skinny wrists and this is the general rule I stick to if I want something that looks reasonable on my wrist.

At the moment I'm using this as a daily driver:

Yes, it does look quite bad, but to be honest, I don't really care if it gets abused in day to day use, whereas if it was something that I liked I wouldn't be so happy.

Vtec9k · 2 Feb 2013 at 19:23

Steel bands often make watches look bigger, my C60 with a nato fabric strap wears much smaller than my orange monster even though both are 42mm. Divers are often a bit thicker than most watches which won't help.

Longines make some nice 39mm divers

mrk · 3 Feb 2013 at 01:21

Eliot said:
Looking at some watches for a while now..
I seem to like all the watches that are pretty big.
I.E I wanted a Victorinox Swiss Army Chrono Classic XLS MT

But no its too big.
Dont really fancy spending more than a grand.
I also like victorinox vintage style infratry watch bit thats not small either

Any watches out there for those with skinny wrists that arent ming?

Not seen my pics of the Tissot PRC 200 or the Seiko 5 Military then?

The Tissot is 40mm minus crown and Seiko is 39mm. I've had an Orient Dive delivered but I'm not home to check it out yet and that's supposed to be 40mm as well.

Cosimo · 3 Feb 2013 at 13:22

My wrists were on the skinny side when I got my last Seamaster but I think that its weight has beefed them up. This one is 45.5mm and is not too large for me. I don’t think I could go back to a smaller size again.

I love the way the colour changes on the bezel with this one. Must stop playing with it.

Amleto · 3 Feb 2013 at 13:45

wrist strangler, much? :eek:

Skull · 3 Feb 2013 at 14:01

Amleto said:
wrist strangler, much?

Was about to say, sure it wasn't all the pies that added the mass?

Cosimo · 3 Feb 2013 at 14:46

Amleto said:
wrist strangler, much?

Not really, just a little flesh and an expanded wrist after some work I had just done. As the watch is heavy I don’t have a loose bracelet fit but it is not a completely snug fit. The strap does not leave marks on my wrist.

Phate · 3 Feb 2013 at 16:08

MonkeyMan said:
I also suffer from the skinny wrist condition and I've never found a watch that looks right on me.

I gave up in the end but I know your pain brother.

Metal straps make the watches look huge.

Switched mine for a black leather strap, looks miles better. I only have small wrists yet my Hamilton looks great