Watches

Slaythe_sl said:

I see Movado mentioned a few times in the thread here but not a ton of discussion about quality. I know it's a popular brand. Is there any real reason to not go that route. I don't know much about watches but I find I'm at a point where I'm dressing up enough that I wouldn't mind having something on my wrist for special occasions.

It's really easy for me to buy something from Von Maur which is only reason I bring up Movado since it seems like that's their one luxury brand. Doing a little reading it seems like for the money i might want to look at something else?

Say you have ~1000 budget for a first "nice" watch, what brands are you targeting?

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I love Movado, but I like its style- many consider it an intro lux brand watch, yet almost everyone that likes to collect or whatever watches has a Movado Museum piece, be it leather or bracelet band, it really is a nice anything goes dress watch. They are swiss and good quality but I am sure there are tons of more in depth reviews across the net.

Slaythe_sl said:

I see Movado mentioned a few times in the thread here but not a ton of discussion about quality. I know it's a popular brand. Is there any real reason to not go that route. I don't know much about watches but I find I'm at a point where I'm dressing up enough that I wouldn't mind having something on my wrist for special occasions.

It's really easy for me to buy something from Von Maur which is only reason I bring up Movado since it seems like that's their one luxury brand. Doing a little reading it seems like for the money i might want to look at something else?

Say you have ~1000 budget for a first "nice" watch, what brands are you targeting?

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Raymond Weil
Frederique Constant
Hamilton
Seiko

Or up your budget a tad and get a secondhand:

Rolex datejust
Omega Speedy pro

splorge_sl said:

Or up your budget a tad and get a secondhand:

Rolex datejust
Omega Speedy pro

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Agree with this. I have a vintage datejust, two-tone stainless steel and gold on the jubilee bracelet (ref 16013) that I picked up because it was manufactured in the same year as my birth. You can find a good condition vintage datejust with box and papers for around $2800-$3500. I also have a ref 145.012 speedmaster pro with the cal 321 movement. A cal 321 speedmaster will run you $4000-$5000 depending on condition and whether or not it has the original bracelet. You can, however, get a cal 861 speedmaster for between $2500-$3000 depending on condition/box/papers. The speedmaster pro is more of a sport watch but on a leather strap it dresses up well.

i've decided to buy a nice used watch and settled on a patek calatrava. in no rush to buy but i've been watching the auctions here, anyone else do this? i find it fascinating. there are two more auctions tomorrow.

Online Auctions | Fine Art, Antiques & more | Auctionata

Turned 40 today. Got the TAG for my birthday.

Nice, man it dwarfs that citizen, what size?

kudos said:

Why is Seiko only really respected among watch enthusiasts? I'm a fan but anyone that sees a Seiko instantly thinks shit tier. Unless it says TAG or Rolex people just don't respect it. Same kind of goes for Omega.

I'm personally looking into buying an Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch (used).

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Because those brands - much like Movado - offer "cheaper" levels of their product, in name and in aux brands of the company.

Its like saying "fuck that GT-R, its a /nissan/ lolz - Sentra lover"

Seiko are damn nice and damn good watches - but because they have a big "range" in prices - not all of them are instantly a show piece to say $$$$$$ on mah wrist yo.

Yep. Ive had that Seiko something like 15-18 years. It has never been in the shop once, go months without wearing it. Give it a couple days use and it will hold a charge for a month. The Tudor on the other hand fucking dies after a day if i dont wear it or wind it every day.

Not only is it literally over 6x cheaper than the Tudor, its still one on the nicest watches I've worn without having to be rich

Picasso3 said:

Nice, man it dwarfs that citizen, what size?

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42mm. The pic is misleading, Citizen is much bigger

Just picked up Mille timex off ebay. Looks pretty neat and only cost $80.

Will take a picture when It arrives.

Got into the watch craze the past week or so. Pretty much spent all my free time looking at pictures of watches and gathering some knowledge (and crying at some of the prices).

The nicest one I've seen so far is this Omega that's up for sale at 2750$ on reddit.com/r/watchexchange

a_skeleton_06 said:

Anyone know if these are respectable watches or garbage?

Ingersoll IN7911BK Alaska Skeleton Automatic

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Likely garbage. For automatic make sure you're getting an eta movement or well regarded. When it just says movement: automatic you're prob in for frustration.

For 350 go quartz imo.

I'm not a watch guy by any means, just opinions.

For 350$ there's a lot of Seiko / Orient / Hamilton / Glycine / Tissot options, and you really don't have to go Quartz. Shop Watches by Brand - Jomashop | Page 2

Nice watch of the day :

RARE VINTAGE SEIKO 6138-0040 Bullhead CHRONOGRAPH AUTOMATIC EXCELLENT | eBay





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