Another new watch thread?

Marty McFly

Hi and thanks for taking the time to read this post.


Ok im looking at buying a new watch, and to be honest I havent a clue about watches whats good whats not what to look for, i already have two watches but pretty much just bought them because i liked the look of them nothing else. So said id give here a try.

Im looking for a casual looking kind of watch, leather strap, im 27 so something to fit my age brakcet.

I like the looks of these two to give people an idea.

http://www.fields.ie/OnLineStoreStartPage/tabid/138/CategoryID/56/List/0/catpageindex/5/Level/a/ProductID/12441/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName%2cProductName


Particulary like the look of this one especiially if it was all black

http://www.fields.ie/OnLineStoreStartPage/tabid/138/CategoryID/56/List/0/catpageindex/14/Level/a/ProductID/11983/Default.aspx?SortField=ProductName%2cProductName

Thanks in advance.

Bullseye1

What is your budget?

Quick info:

Quartz = battery operated.
Automatic = mechanical movement. Watch can normally be wound or is self winding with movement on wrist.

Bullseye1

Just looked at both watches so is your budget €90-€400. Personally I think you can do better than those choices. You could pick up a nice auto for around €400. Let me see if I can find some.

peasant

Going by the second one I think you might like this:


or this:


or that:


or one of the many others from http://www.poljot24.de/en/pi1305878045.htm?categoryId=1

real handwind, tic-toc chronos ...no quartz, no batteries

marcus1971

There is only one, all important question to ask.............
............How Much You Wanna Spend?


If you want to spend more than 500 Euro you are better off - from a watch collectors point of view - getting a watch that is made by a watch company, not a fashion company....like a Movado, Rado, Seiko etc.

New or Secondhand will make a BIG difference in what you can get, many mid price watches will halve in value once a couple of years old, while the fashion type watches will be practically worthless
- that Armani you like will be probably be worth less than 80 Euro in a couple of years,
while if you snagged a good deal on something like an Omega Seamaster - one of the Bond versions from the 90's - that is still more or less in production - you could pick one of these in a full size Automatic for around 800ish Euro and in a few years it will probably be worth a little over 1000Euro....

That said if all you want to spend is 100-200 Euro then just buy what you like the look of.

(Suunto are a pretty cool brand if you wanna go digital or LCD)

Bullseye1

Here is a list of watches in your price range.
http://www.ewatches.com/results.asp?clr=5&advsrch=,1,,301-500

marcus1971

The Seiko Flightmaster is another good value for what you get,

http://cgi.ebay.com/SEIKO-Flightmaster-SNAD05-Alarm-Chronograph-NEW-Watch-/250868222782?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3a68e94b3e

...... You should also consider that if you are buying new take note of the type of strap fitted to the watch, if its a fancy shape where it connects to the watch and not just a regular straight ended 19mm,20mm,22mm, 24mm etc..... you will have trouble in the future getting a replacement strap for it, usually fashion type watches are discontinued after short production runs and the parts like straps become very hard to find if they are specific to the watch, and anything other than a steel bracelet type strap will need to be replaced sooner or later.

Zagato

So have you decided what you're budget is?
Would you prefer mechanical movement or quartz?
Do you want a chronograph or not? -Or from your links is it just that you want something going on in the face rather than plain.

If it's black you're interested in, this looks good, but maybe a bit plain for you.

If you want a bit more going on then you might like this black Orient, (but you would need to bear in mind Marcus' point on straps), doesn't have a chronograph, but is semi skeleton and has a power reserve meter