What watch do you wear?

Phate · 18 Oct 2013 at 11:45

theNude said:
I've never heard of the brand before? Are they reliable I'd rather not something made in china that will break in 6 months. I want a watch to last a number of years.

thanks

dude

Not heard of them but for that sort of money I doubt it will feel cheap in any way, can you find a UK stockist to go and try it on?

Also, when paying more than £150 I would not settle for anything other than Automatic purely due to the coin you're paying.

That's all I would look out for really.

I could pretend to make up some BS and offer further advice, however you would need to buy me a Longines for that

DanielMMS · 18 Oct 2013 at 12:09

theNude said:
Howdy,

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dude

Another vote for the Techne here. I very much fancy a PVD Sparrowhawk II but they don't seem to be available anywhere (at least not since WillyNelson grabbed the last one!). Nice review of it here. Also have a look on WatchUSeek for more reviews of Techne pieces.

WillyNelson · 18 Oct 2013 at 16:19

theNude said:
I've never heard of the brand before? Are they reliable I'd rather not something made in china that will break in 6 months. I want a watch to last a number of years.

Techne - Swiss designed and use quality asian movements. My SparrowHawkII looks lovely and wears beautifully. That said, it's currently in Switzerland to be tweaked as the chrono wasn't resetting dead on zero.

Phate said:
Also, when paying more than £150 I would not settle for anything other than Automatic purely due to the coin you're paying.

That's a bit... odd. Plenty of very nice, non-auto expensive timepieces out there.

BRIGGBOY81 · 18 Oct 2013 at 21:01

after following this thread for awhile i decided to get my self a nice going out/ special occasion watch, so i have a tissot t-sport titanium arriving tomorrow so i will post pics then.

randomshenans · 21 Oct 2013 at 15:04

So that watch winder / box I bought on US eBay arrived in the US offices... I wondered why they said it would be $1800 to ship to me...

HE BIG!

I suppose I should have realised when the I look back at the auction and it takes 10 watches on the first wrack, let alone the draw and the 4 winders!!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WATCH-WIN...ue5lV3Xjtq0oEeaScItLk%3D&orig_cvip=true&rt=nc

Now to work out how to get it back here haha it weighs a ton too. I feel a trip to the US coming up then.

As an aside, I haven't bought any more watches, but I do hope I've sold that Longines Conquest I picked up a few weeks ago. In negotiations at the moment about 6-650CHF, bought for ~350CHF so that'd be nice.

Cosmic182 · 22 Oct 2013 at 17:38

I genuinly was going to wait for this as I didnt really want to spend at the moment . But looking at it every night online I just couldn't wait any longer

and thought why not.

Christopher Ward C60 trident Automatic Blue Bezel 42mm

Doohickey · 22 Oct 2013 at 19:51

Been after this for ages

Lume is terrible though, meh. And probably going to get a new strap.

Raymond Lin · 22 Oct 2013 at 20:13

Doohickey said:
Been after this for ages

Lume is terrible though, meh. And probably going to get a new strap.

Are you sure you bought the right watch? :confused:

Doohickey · 22 Oct 2013 at 20:22

Raymond Lin said:
Are you sure you bought the right watch?

Haha. I don't care much about the lume, was just pointing it out. And the strap is great I just can't put a deployment clasp on it (as far as my googling goes), so going to find a similar one that I can.

Robertnpmk · 23 Oct 2013 at 08:45

Doohickey said:
Haha. I don't care much about the lume, was just pointing it out. And the strap is great I just can't put a deployment clasp on it (as far as my googling goes), so going to find a similar one that I can.

What thickness is the strap? I managed to order a Hamilton butterfly clasp through the website I bought my hamilton from. I think it was something like £25.

Soundood · 23 Oct 2013 at 09:16

Robertnpmk said:
What thickness is the strap? I managed to order a Hamilton butterfly clasp through the website I bought my hamilton from. I think it was something like £25.

what site was that, I have been on the look out for a deployment for my Hamilton

mrk · 23 Oct 2013 at 09:46

That blue CW is very bright in the flesh by the looks of it, almost too bright!

Cosmic182 · 23 Oct 2013 at 10:04

It maybe is to some people. These pictures do make it look very blue, but that's what I love. In the flesh its quite the opposite, no where near as blue as the light catches it in photos. With having a dress watch that's smart and dressed down/not in your face, blue being my favourite colour I wanted something that's smart and a bit more in your face. Tbh I cant get a very good photo on my phone.

Nameless_87 · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:01

I really like that CW

might get a black one so I don't wear my blue Longines HC everyday

mrk · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:05

It's a shame because I would have had the Orange Trident had they not messed me about with stock and delivery **** ups. But then I'd not have been shown the Longines either which is in a nicer package!

joeyjojo · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:08

Hi watch people!

My partner has given me up to £200 to spend on a watch for my birthday and I'd appreciate some recommendations. I can chip in if that's not enough as I want something which will last.

I'm after something simple/classic i.e. no massive bezels or bright colours or anything like that. I'm much more about having something which is technically good quality over something flashy/stylish. That said, if gold is within budget then that would be super.

So where should I start looking in terms of manufacturers and retailers? I'm not crazy about going down to one of the massive high street jewellers and dropping two or three hundred on a watch without doing some research.

Phate · 23 Oct 2013 at 11:43

Have a look at Tissot, they do a lot of nice simple classic designs and don't necessarily break the bank.

DanielMMS · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:02

Another vote for Tissot. Some of their dress watches are gorgeous. Might be worth popping into a decent local jeweller to try a few things on to get some ideas in terms of what style, width, thickness etc you would like best.

mrk · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:06

I still rate Tissot very highly. The PRC200 is brilliant, just a shame it wasn't an automatic.

Phate · 23 Oct 2013 at 12:14

This would probably get my money http://uk.tissotshop.com/mens/mens-classic-collection/tissot-tradition-gent.html

Although its not automatic.

EDIT: Oh my...

http://uk.tissotshop.com/mens/mens-classic-collection/tissot-tradition-chronograph.html

http://uk.tissotshop.com/mens/mens-classic-collection/tissot-tradition-perpetual-calendar.html

Although again, not automatic. But gorgeous either way.

Jake