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ChatsworthMusters - Member
Very nice alpin, but IMHO it looks a bit naff. I wear better than that for work, and it gets battered
not slagging off anyones choice so no need to slagg off mine.
Thank you alpin. Your post has been reported. We are all entitled to our opinions. Yours doesn't fit in with this discussion, so what are you trying to prove?
Second vote for Mondaine - less than £150, very easy to read without glasses and mine is oft admired.
I'll fourth the Tissot, I have a touch and its lovely, but for work I have a Pulsar Titanium with solar power. its light very tough and has been on my wrist for 7 years without fail. Pulsar are Seikos cheaper brand if I remember correctly.
The other watches that I like and have two of for dress are Citizen Eco Drive, the new ones are adjusted automatically by radio signal and have solar power so never need batteries.
Not as pimp as some of the other brands, but nice and reliable.
Stowa is a good suggestion
At around £700 I'd also look at [url= http://www.steinhar****ches.de/ ]Steinhart[/url].
Nav B Chrono
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Or the new vintage diver
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matthewjb - I'll admit, i like the look of the Steinhart's and the price even more so, but they are shameless aren't they?;
IWC - Pilots Crono
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i like the look of the Steinhart's and the price even more so, but they are shameless aren't they?;
The dive watches are certainly a bit too much of an imitation for me.
But I like the pilot watches. Sure they look like other pilot watches but that's at least partly because the pilot watch is a standard design. I prefer the Nav-B Chrono to that IWC you showed.
If you're bothered by what other people think then I'd go for an Omega. You should be able to get a Seamaster for the sort of price you are asking. Better value than a Rolex. You'd be surprised how cheap the bracelet of a Submariner feels.
[url= http://www.tz-uk.com/forum/viewforum.php?f=3 ]TZ-UK[/url] is a good place for second-hand watches.
Hanging around on TZ-UK will also show you lots of less well known brands.
This cost be less than £500 (again second hand)
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Thanks guys, most helpful and very informative. Looks like I'll be spending more than I originally thought. It seems to be a choice between MTT's Speedmaster, and one from the links you've sent. Will sleep on it tonight. Might have to put the wife on the streets to pay for it!!!
Bell & Ross are worth looking at, too. Lovely clear analogue dials, automatic movements, very tough. They also do stealthy Phantom models, one that's all white, another totally black, but both glow green in the dark. My watch of choice, if I could afford one.
I've a Seiko Flightmaster GMT: Kinetic so accurate but battery life not an issue. Looks good too. I got it for £450. Also recomment Citizen eco-drive too. For VFM, touchnes etc, I've got a G-Shock Solar. Got it for about $50 when the rate was good.
However for the £700 mark look at Hamilton Watches. V nice for the money.
Oris make good, honest watches for good money.
There IS a lot of Hype surrounding Rolex, however you won't lose money by wearing one.
Omega have some good movements in use at the moment; the Planet Ocean looks stunning.
As an alternative and well within your budget the new PRS-3 became available yesterday in limited edition of 50 of each colour. Not sure how many, if any, will be left ! [url= http://www.timefactors.com/precista.htm ]Click for Timefactors[/url]
I bought a Breitling 20 odd years ago for about £700, it's now worth a lot more, I wear it everyday unless I'm proper grafting or mtb'ing. For cycling/running/fitness I wear a Suunto and for dirty stuff I wear a Gshock, but I still don't like digi displays and might just get a "squaddie" G10! Basically it's horses for courses, but I would like a Bell & Ross. For you my son, how about a nice little Sinn....