What watch do you wear?

Cosimo · 3 Feb 2015 at 14:40

Adrianr said:
So the fact I have two of these now is a little surplus to requirement?

You could always wear it on the other hand.

Agent_Smith357 · 3 Feb 2015 at 22:00

I couldn't resist the lure of chinese watches so ended up with an Alpha 'Paul Newman'.

{SAS}TB · 4 Feb 2015 at 09:29

And today

Voxination · 4 Feb 2015 at 17:59

Agent_Smith357 said:
I couldn't resist the lure of chinese watches so ended up with an Alpha 'Paul Newman'.

Homage to the Rolex Daytona 'Paul Newman', my dream Daytona. Looks decent for the money

{SAS}TB · 5 Feb 2015 at 07:13

Old Nite today

Kol · 5 Feb 2015 at 21:04

Hi guys, thought I'd post here as it's the most likely thread to get the best recommendation. It is my Dad's 60th this year so I'd like to buy him a watch. I have a budget of £500-800 to spend.

I'm looking for something that is really clean and simple. Nothing busy. Less is more, so to speak. Any ideas?

Janesy B · 5 Feb 2015 at 21:17

Kol said:
Hi guys, thought I'd post here as it's the most likely thread to get the best recommendation. It is my Dad's 60th this year so I'd like to buy him a watch. I have a budget of £500-800 to spend.

I'm looking for something that is really clean and simple. Nothing busy. Less is more, so to speak. Any ideas?

http://www.tissot.ch/products/tissot-heritage-visodate-automatic/T0194301603101.html

Well under budget too.

BYTEr · 5 Feb 2015 at 22:43

covenantuk · 6 Feb 2015 at 11:33

Kol said:
Hi guys, thought I'd post here as it's the most likely thread to get the best recommendation. It is my Dad's 60th this year so I'd like to buy him a watch. I have a budget of £500-800 to spend.

I'm looking for something that is really clean and simple. Nothing busy. Less is more, so to speak. Any ideas?

Christopher Ward or Tissot.

If it was me I'd get the CW as it's a little more unusual for anyone who's not in to watches. For a classic look I'd go for the C9 or C5 according to your budget/preference.

DanielMMS · 6 Feb 2015 at 12:09

Kol said:
Hi guys, thought I'd post here as it's the most likely thread to get the best recommendation. It is my Dad's 60th this year so I'd like to buy him a watch. I have a budget of £500-800 to spend.

I'm looking for something that is really clean and simple. Nothing busy. Less is more, so to speak. Any ideas?

You can get some excellent watches secondhand for that range of price. Have a look at Chrono24. For instance, I rather like the look of this vintage JLC for $800. Too small for me though.

If you'd rather go new, I would go for something a little different like a Frederique Constant - this is very nice and in the right price range.

muffins · 6 Feb 2015 at 12:35

The watch fairy has been. And it has delivered a Parnis big pilot

Hacking and hand winding. The automatic rotor is a bit on the noisy side. But for €80 delivered I'm not one to complain.

Housey · 6 Feb 2015 at 15:22

mattyg · 6 Feb 2015 at 15:26

I really like that IWC. But why oh why cut off the top and bottom numbers. Surely they could have designed it better.

I know at normal res you'll not really notice it. But on a 30" monitor its really obvious

Housey · 6 Feb 2015 at 15:36

It is now you told me

InvaderGIR · 6 Feb 2015 at 15:38

It's also on the wrong wrist!

Housey · 6 Feb 2015 at 15:40

Special edition in right hand drive!

Housey · 6 Feb 2015 at 15:41

I'm a lefty so we mostly wear watches on right

Hyburnate · 6 Feb 2015 at 15:44

Very nice watch there House...

Housey · 6 Feb 2015 at 16:46

Hyburnate said:
Very nice watch there House...

Thanks.

I've got a few watches, Breitling's, Rolex, Omega and a Patek family hand me down from the old school. The sports watches were good in the 80's/90's bling world, but today look a bit, to me at least, outdated and flash these days and I've not worn any watch for 4 years or so. I wanted something more subtle and I had been considering and close to buying an IWC a few times. The one above has always been my favourite but the last few days I had fallen for the one below and arranged a viewing of both today and a few others. I intended to buy this one...

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But I just didn't gel with it as I hoped. I found the blue wasn't blue enough and it lost something because of that. It looks better in the picture than in the flesh, so I went with my first choice.

Rotty · 6 Feb 2015 at 18:37

An IWC Portuguese is on my list for some point, that and a AP ROO

seeing as the PAM372 is still away being repaired I will resurrect one not used for a while for the weekend

Taking that pic has made me realise 2 things, firstly I think I had better get it cleaned/polished and secondly I suck at photography

oh and thirdly, the date is wrong

think I may sell this one to fund a new purchase

What watch do you wear?

Chooser of poor weather meets