[Closed] Which watch?

Omega Railmaster XXL Chrono is my current fave;
http://www.omegawatches.com/index.php?id=558

A Seamaster 300 goes down well too.

What's your budget?

yup, all about the budget when it comes to watches. For my 40th in a few years time, I'm going to try & blag my current favourite...an Omega Speedmaster Professional 3573.50

Stowa Marine or a CWC G10 variant.

I reckon up to a couple of grand, realistically. In theory I could *spend* more, but not sure I'd want to wear it...

definitely [url= http://www.swisswatchesdirect.co.uk/watches/3573_50_00-mens_watches.html ]one of these[/url] in that case...

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Original moonwatch movement, but with sapphire glass rather than hesalite so it'll look pretty for longer. It also has a very cool transparent back so you can see the movement. And mechanical of course.

bit like this;

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sorry mobile pic. I think i'd be inclined to look at IWC 3717 or a Dornbluth 99.1.

I reckon up to a couple of grand

I'd probably go for an Omega Seamaster as others have suggested.

The Aqua Terra version is a bit more dressy.

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Oris do some nice mechanicals if Omega is too pricey.

Alternatively how about something a bit more chunky?

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It may be a bit beyond your budget though.

{Stowa is a good suggestion too}

Dornbluth:

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Given my current research in to an old watch (see earlier thread) I would have to recommend Schwarz Etienne as well. Look very nice and a little different.

MTT...nice :-). but you wouldn't go for the Omega again?

pedalhead - not given the price rises (£2200 IIRC), I paid £1300 about five years ago. It's an absolute classic of a watch, unchanged from the 1967 original and you don't see them on other people's wrists. I'd be inclined to look a little less main-stream if your budget extends to the new pricing. IWC, Sinn, a second hand JLC, take a look at [url= http://www.blowers-jewellers.co.uk/ ]Blowers[/url].

Its easy to say these things when you have the watch but if its an itch you have to scratch you wont be disappointed.

interesting, cheers 🙂

If you're not dead set against it then have a look secondhand... the tz-uk forum has a really cool Sales Corner where you can pick up some mint deals. There are some truly obsessive people there who buy and sell watches on a daily basis and take ridiculous care of them..

Also check out Blowers jewellery and Watches.co.uk for other secondhand options.

As far as brands go, you might be able to pick up a secondhand Panerai but I'd look very closely at IWC, Sinn, Damasko, Fortis, Oris perhaps. There are dozens of decent brands out there if you want to look beyond the obvious.

Jebus what bikes do you have if wearing a £3.5k watch?

I can't really fathom why you'd spend that much on a watch but then people say the same about my bikes so fair enough 🙂

I've got a Citizen Ecodrive which is RRP £150ish (£127 at Argos at the link below) and I think it's great - looks good, works well and is tough. Plus if I did ever lose it or break it badly I wouldn't be too upset.

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http://www.swisswatchesdirect.co.uk/swisswatches/cn211a_ba0353-mens_watches.html

Got the basic Tag for my 21st, 38years old now and still going strong

I'm liking the look of some of the Ebels, actually... 🙂
Although I wonder whether the black case and strap that I like will really still tickle my fancy in 10 years...
If I do go down this route, it'll be watch > bike > car

watch > bike > car

Try; Bike > Suit > Watch > Shoes > £10 > Car

I bought a stainless steel kinetic seiko for my thirtieth in March, Does that mean I'm growing yonger:)
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What about a seiko spring drive at that price- they are more grown up, and the marine master looks great!

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watch > bike > car

Some of the higher end watches seem better at holding their value though.

My Panerai and JLC are both worth about what I paid for them. Not that I'm selling.

I know a guy with 2 Patek Phillipes, one 18 months old & the other 3 years. together they've risen £25k in the last year!!

Fek that bling bling, [url= http://www.amazon.co.uk/Garmin-Forerunner-50-Wireless-Personal/dp/B000UW5SYG ]Garmin Forerunner 50[/url] best £35 I ever spent and my gadget of the year, I'm officially obsessed with my HRZs. It tells the time too.

If I wanted to spend more I'd go for the [url=

with GPS.

Omega Seamaster, I was lucky enough to get a Bond 40th Anniversary one, love it 🙂

I own a Omega Seamaster like the watch but the pins in the strap are made of cheese,every pin has been replaced by stronger pins luckily I deliver to the place I bought it from had he replaced @ a very resonable price.

Replacement strap/clash £400

I bought a Breitling when I was 21 (20 something years ago) and apparently it's now worth more than I paid for it! I used to wear it for everything, but now keep it for "posh". G shock now, but although I do use the timers, stopwatch, etc I still prefer analogue.

Seamaster

Had mine for 7 years. Not a mark on the face.

Quite like the moon watch too.

tall_martin - Member
I bought a stainless steel kinetic seiko for my thirtieth in March, Does that mean I'm growing yonger:)

What about a seiko spring drive at that price- they are more grown up, and the marine master looks great!

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That looks like a poor attempt at a Japanese copy of a Roly Submariner 😥

Tag Carrera. Love mine. ~£1850 in the high street, but I've seen then closer to £1500 in my local outlet centre.

May I suggest a Bell and Ross?
brilliant watches, and you could get a vintage for that money, or maybe a BR3.

Worth a look

That looks like a poor attempt at a Japanese copy of a Roly Submariner

Except it's finished to a higher standard and is a much more substantial watch.

Those top end Seikos are really something.

I like this one:
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Shame it's £4000.

My current watch, a casio g cool circa 1995, i picked up at a local jumble sale in chiswick for 25p a couple of months ago.

It was unworn, flat battery, but £3 sorted that.....

indeed a bargain.......................

Second warton. If I was buying an expensive watch now it would be a Bell & Ross. I love the black case, face and orange markers and hands. I have a twenty-odd year old TAG with a luminous face and black case and strap, now very, very worn, which cost me £250. I'm wearing at the moment an MWC G10 milspec watch with Tracer self-illuminating markers which cost me £82 last year, and keeps better time than the TAG, which cost me £32 for a battery not so long ago. The Bell & Ross watches are autos, which I like.

£2k for a watch? Is that really necessary? £200 gets you something decent. But if you have piles of money, why not? I saw a solid platinum watch in Harrods a couple of years ago priced at £68000! Why? Because they can, that's all!

Box of tissues ready?
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=380125408728

and

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=330336274013

depends how much you have to spend. And what appeals to you. Do you like movements with lots of complication? Or do you need second time zones, day, date, etc.

Many of the 'fancy' brand watches contain generic movements. IWC watches are very appealing. But it's all about balance, for the price of an IWC you could readily get a whole bunch of other things that might appeal: think new bike, new Mac.... If you're after something accessible, automatic and OK try Fortis. There's some heritage to the brand and also some oddness e.g. "official cosmonauts'" watch

Seamaster

Had mine for 7 years. Not a mark on the face.

Had one 6months and cracked the glass, replaced then sold it. Muppet-hands here though. Not a week goes by that I dont smack one of my knuckles etc against a steel post.

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I've got one of these, very pleased with it.

Yes please
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http://www.jurawatches.co.uk/watch.asp?productid=3553

£68grand Spongbob cheap skate.

http://www.jurawatches.co.uk/watch.asp?productid=3553

£68grand Spongbob cheap skate.

[url= http://www.jurawatches.co.uk/watch.asp?productid=5885 ]Oh dear, oh dear. When taste and money do not collide[/url]

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OK taking the p1ss now........... 😥 It's got a rubber strap FFS

save your money - look at the clock on your mobile phone!

I've seen this argument before, 'use the clock on your phone', but that's hardly practical, is it, unless you're one of those tragic muppets who goes everywhere with the bloody phone in your hand. What you gonna do, when you're on your bike and you want a quick idea of how much time you've got for the ride you're on, stop and fumble the phone out of whatever pocket in your jacket, baggies or rucksack, or take a two second glance at the timepiece conveniently placed on your wrist? If someone asked me the time and I had to fish my phone out of my pocket, get it out of sleep mode, they'll prolly have wandered away bored. It takes one second to look at a watch, unless, of course, it's an insanely over-complicated footballer's special, which only tells you the owner is a prat with a taste bypass and too much money. Look at that Bell & Ross, a beautiful example of clarity and simplicity, based on aircraft instrument dials, designed to show the time clearly and accurately at the merest glance. Lovely watches, and one day, perhaps, I might get to own one. You can keep Rolex, Patek Phillipe and all the other s****y show-off watches.

Why would anyone want to wear a really strong watch strap when riding?

If it gets caught on something, I want my watch strap to break before my wrist does.
Cheapo Swatch for riding, every time.

Just a thought.

Cheapo Swatch for riding, every time

Cheapo watch, not Swatch. Besides, all these metal lumps weigh loads! I'd rather have a Polar plastic-fantastic on my wrist while I'm doing exercise...

For work, though, that Railmaster is rather nice. I really don't like metal straps!

Lots to think about, thanks guys. Think I need to go and find a decent store to check them out in the flesh, as it were...

I had the same dilemma this birthday. Wanted a Panerai, Oris or Ebel (all do nice chuncky plain watches.

Ended up spending less and got a Mondaine for £120. Got a cheap digital for riding, and get to spend the balance on a new bike.

i've had my Omega for 26 years,still going strong. I'm liking those Seikos,though!
It's a Casio G shock,for bike duty.

I'm liking those Seikos,though!

Have a look [url= http://www.seiyajapan.com/ ]here[/url] for some Japanese market only models. Much nicer than the ones they normally import here.

I'm currently saving for this:

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clasic look, 800 quid, same money as a tag, better made and you won't see everyone wearing one...

Perhaps not expensive enough to mark a real occasion, but I like my Seiko. It's a good solid wristfull, it is rough on shirt cuffs though!
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matthewjb - Member

[i]That looks like a poor attempt at a Japanese copy of a Roly Submariner[/i]

Except it's finished to a higher standard and is a much more substantial watch.

Those top end Seikos are really something.

Ha! Thanks, that made me smile 😀 Yeah, it's a well known fact. Seiko vs Rolex with Seiko coming out on top for quality... I have both (high end so a valid comparison) and though I'm quite fond of Seiko, I can't see it in the same light as the established Swiss brands.

And £4k for a Seiko? Are you mad? I would (and have) happily pay that and more for some of the niche manufacturuers but Seiko? Nah, not for me anymore.

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😉

I have had 2 nice Seiko's in the past 20 years, these days i just use a Casio G-Shock Mudman, works great and can take th abuse i give it 🙂

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The only watch you'll ever need.

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This going to be my next one. Currently have the seamaster, had it for ten years now and has never left my wrist. Great watch!

D@mn, meant to ask: my Seiko needed the movement replacing last year, at a total cost roughly equal to the value of the watch. With the more pricey watches, is this also the case?

Heuer Monaco is a nice watch, bit uncomfy though on a small wrist, I think the new ones have better faces the old ones(first of the new ones) was plexiglass and scratch up easy.

Rolex Explorer, nice, understated, and a lovely thing to own. And hold its value well.

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I've got one of these, it's a very nice watch, and not too expensive, but then it is personal taste i suppose.
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This one for me next ...

[url= http://www.roachman.com/seiko/military/SNZG13.html ]Seiko Sports Military Automatic ... [/url]

🙂

the clock on my phone for me.

This one has 'glow in the dark hands - for the telling of time at night'
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[u]loving the F-91W!!

I've got a High-End Seiko (Flightmaster GMT Kinetic). Rarer than hen's teeth and extremely well made. My very 'watch-savvy' panerai/rolex wearing chums love it.BUT- a Rolex gains value. Some seikos do and mine probably will. An omega will lose value, despite the Planet Ocean being one of the best wris****ches out there (aesthetically speaking).

The F-91W? Probably the watch that Carlsberg would make..... 😉

Would never spend obscene amounts on a watch but would consider buying an "evaluation" one 🙂 from [url= http://www.watcheden.com/ ]here.[/url]

Another Omega Speed Master fan here. It's just nice. Especially on me, cause you all know I'm just awesome. Honest.

Got a couple a decent watches Rolex Submariner, 2 Tags, but the Im gutted at the demise of me Seiko F-91W, still going strong on the ORIGINAL battery some 13 years after getting it! The strap sadly gave out. £10 back then £11 now, sheeesh inflation 😉

I'm just about to order a G shock off eBay. £50 and looks great too. I cant say buying a 2k watch is a waste cos i've got a 2k bike and some folk would consider that a waste. But if i won the lottery i'd be happy with a Land Rover. Go figure.