Hi, I saw a thread the other day on watches and there appears to be a few people on here who appear to know a thing or two. I’m looking at getting a nice watch for my birthday. Budget circa £250 (not a lot in nice watch terms I know). I like the look of the metal bracelet Citizen ecodrive watches. But some of the Seikos also look good. Any personal reccomendations? Things to avoid? Good places to buy?

Look at the Creation Watches website for ideas

Have a look at Festina, Amazon do the best prices. Look and feel like a watch a lot more expensive.

What are you after? A dress watch, fleiger, diver, something to wear when doing something in particular? Do you want a chrono or a straight timepiece? Have you seen any items you like?

Citizen Eco Drives are excellent value IMO, and look at least as good as Seikos, but a bit more bang for your buck. Shared engineering/manufacturing facilities and both very reliable.

Tissots worth a look too.