What watch do you wear?

SlyReaper · 8 Dec 2013 at 17:22

Dr House said:
guys I need a wedding gift for a guy, around £100 budget for a watch.

any ideas?

Picked this up for £129 a couple of weeks ago from H Samuel. I think the style is excellent, but that'll be down to personal taste.

Was planning to spend £200 to £300, but I found this awesome thing for much less than that, so yay. Win.

Edit: just found it on Amazon for less than £100: Here.

trackrat · 9 Dec 2013 at 08:12

Dr House said:
guys I need a wedding gift for a guy, around £100 budget for a watch.

any ideas?

Seiko 5, Citizen eco drive, Pulsar Kinetic, or Orient, all of those are value for money watches.

randomshenans · 9 Dec 2013 at 12:25

I'd go Seiko for that really. My Seiko 5 I got for 20quid and it's a peach.

randomshenans · 9 Dec 2013 at 12:28

I've got my eye on a Tudor Sub at the moment. I'd like to part with my Seamaster. I'll put it up on watchuseek I think, as I fancy a change.

Maybe an Aqua Terra, or a PO, or if I can a back bay. See what occurs! Don't think I can stretch a PAM out of that one ha

Yas786 · 9 Dec 2013 at 13:10

So what are peoples opinions on this chunky watch, i quite like the colour ie green and the dials but not sure if i want to spend £400+ on another casio. Will be between this watch and the lumtec that i have my eye on.

http://www.casio-intl.com/asia-mea/en/wat/watch_detail/GW-A1100-1A3/

mrk · 9 Dec 2013 at 13:13

You already have one Casio, I'd say go for the Lumtec.

Yas786 · 9 Dec 2013 at 13:19

mrk said:
You already have one Casio, I'd say go for the Lumtec.

Thats what im thinking plus the fact that getting hold of these Casio G shock avaiator watches are near impossible...so far seeing plenty on ebay but being sold from America and i know ill get stung hard with customs of course.

There is another similar one but with a blue dial which looks sexy as well but again from Japan on ebay...cant seem to find any uk retailers for them.

mrk · 9 Dec 2013 at 13:28

You'll find the one soon enough

I'm still eyeing up that Lumtec I posted about ages ago, it's pre-order still though.

http://www.lum-tec.com/collection/upcoming-models/m-cobalt/m63-pre-order.html

Meds · 10 Dec 2013 at 22:58

I've finally joined the club. Manage to get my hands on SS Rolex Daytona with a black face.
Walked into a jewellery chain whilst in the states a few weeks back and they had both the black and the white in stock!!! Was so shocked I bought one!! Lol

Rotty · 10 Dec 2013 at 23:08

Meds said:
I've finally joined the club. Manage to get my hands on SS Rolex Daytona with a black face.
Walked into a jewellery chain whilst in the states a few weeks back and they had both the black and the white in stock!!! Was so shocked I bought one!! Lol

due to the huge price rises over recent years they are no longer particularly difficult to get, still a great choice which will hold it's value

Meds · 10 Dec 2013 at 23:34

I've always had trouble in the Uk unless I wanted to pay £500 above retail

Has anyone seen the le petite prince IWC watch? The perpetual moon phase variant? That looks interesting.

Rotty · 10 Dec 2013 at 23:58

on the forums you can get them at list occasionally a couple of hundred quid below, better than the £2-3k mark ups of 10 years ago

DanielMMS · 11 Dec 2013 at 12:16

World's Thinnest Mechanical Watch, Piaget Altiplano 900P

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I have to admit I would be sorely tempted by this except for the fact that I find it, how can I put it, aesthetically challenged. 3.65mm is a serious achievement! Clearly having the dial off-centre was necessary to achieve the thinness but it just looks so wrong.

Raymond Lin · 11 Dec 2013 at 12:36

I think it look so right!

sunny007 · 11 Dec 2013 at 12:54

Expected to be around $25,000. :eek:

Raymond Lin · 11 Dec 2013 at 13:05

I don't like it THAT much lol

Cosimo · 11 Dec 2013 at 13:15

It's certainly a technical marvel but not in the looks department.

DanielMMS · 11 Dec 2013 at 13:50

sunny007 said:
Expected to be around $25,000.

Fairly reasonable for a Piaget especially a white gold variant. Think I'll wait for the titanium version. Oh, and for my eyes to be gouged out

Dunks · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:02

I quite like it.

Rotty · 11 Dec 2013 at 14:06

why is a thin watch good?

oh and it looks crap too