What watch for £50

[Hoofy]

Damn. Pretty poor quality then!

[MarkRSi]

cirian75 said:

weight is good


Casting marks on the outside of the lugs

underside of the bracelet is a scabby mess.

and the hours sub dial is an hour out of line.

Been away for a week so only just got it now.



It's quite big - much bigger than a Seiko 5 and to the right is a similarly huge £15 Chinese automatic that was posted here a while ago.

I'm probably judging it as a £15 watch but tbh I can't fault the construction/finish really. Apart from the dials making no sense (0-1000 outer and 0-24 inner??) and the bottom dial which I can't figure out what it does?

ETA for less crap photo

Edited by MarkRSi on Monday 2nd November 11:47

[MarkRSi]

Good grief I'm turning this thread into 'What cheap ste can I buy for under £20...'


http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C65WV6I?keyw...

[hornetrider]

MarkRSi said:

Good grief I'm turning this thread into 'What cheap ste can I buy for under £20...'


http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C65WV6I?keyw...

My eyes!

Jesus the hour markers don't even align with the minute markers. My OCD is off the scale. Please stop posting garbage

[MarkRSi]

At least it's got 12 hour markers on it, unlike the '0-1000' watch above (which I'm still wearing )

Was ordering stuff from Amazon anyway so thought I'd take a punt as it's so cheap could be ste but don't have a skeleton watch yet...

Feel free to post better quality watches anyone wearing a favourite sub-£50 watch at the moment?

[cirian75]

hornetrider said:

MarkRSi said:

Good grief I'm turning this thread into 'What cheap ste can I buy for under £20...'


http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C65WV6I?keyw...

My eyes!

Jesus the hour markers don't even align with the minute markers. My OCD is off the scale. Please stop posting garbage

precision Japanes mechanical movement

what the hell is Japanes ?

[FunkyNige]

MarkRSi said:

Feel free to post better quality watches anyone wearing a favourite sub-£50 watch at the moment?

Despite owning several >£50 watches that I split by work/weekend/smart/etc. my Seiko 5 I mentioned above hasn't left my wrist since I got it

[cirian75]

It's weird

I have 4 watches

G-Shock DW-8200 frogman restored to near mint condition worth around £175 to £250

G-Shock GX-56 king, worth around £90 to £125

Seiko Srp black monster, worth around £100 to £150

And my most worn watch it my NATO strapped momentum torpedo that cost £60

[CharlesdeGaulle]

FunkyNige said:

Despite owning several >£50 watches that I split by work/weekend/smart/etc. my Seiko 5 I mentioned above hasn't left my wrist since I got it

I'm pretty much doing the same thing.

[mybrainhurts]

cirian75 said:

my NATO strapped momentum torpedo

I have no idea what that is, but it sounds like Jimmy Savile, bragging about his physical endowment...

[MarkRSi]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

FunkyNige said:

Despite owning several >£50 watches that I split by work/weekend/smart/etc. my Seiko 5 I mentioned above hasn't left my wrist since I got it

I'm pretty much doing the same thing.

Have to say out of all the cheap watches I have, the Seiko 5 is definitely the favourite (wearing it today actually), although it's for me it's one of the most expensive watches I own

Has anyone fitted a different strap to theirs? I've got two, both with the same black fabric strap on them.

[mybrainhurts]

MarkRSi said:

Have to say out of all the cheap watches I have, the Seiko 5 is definitely the favourite (wearing it today actually), although it's for me it's one of the most expensive watches I own

Has anyone fitted a different strap to theirs? I've got two, both with the same black fabric strap on them.

Don't people ask you why you have two watches on one strap?

[MarkRSi]

mybrainhurts said:

MarkRSi said:

Have to say out of all the cheap watches I have, the Seiko 5 is definitely the favourite (wearing it today actually), although it's for me it's one of the most expensive watches I own

Has anyone fitted a different strap to theirs? I've got two, both with the same black fabric strap on them.

Don't people ask you why you have two watches on one strap?

Nope got two identical Seiko 5s with the black strap on them, as I lost my first one so bought a second, only to find the first one in a pocket of a coat I hardly ever wore. So would be nice to get a different strap for the second one...

Think it's an 18mm strap I'm needing?

[mackie1]

Again a bit over budget but seems pretty decent:

http://www.shadestation.co.uk/Bulova-Watches-Chron...

[CalNaughtonJnr]

mackie1 said:

Again a bit over budget but seems pretty decent:

http://www.shadestation.co.uk/Bulova-Watches-Chron...

Watches 2 U had this on offer over the weekend for £49.99 - was very tempted!

[MarkRSi]

If you don't mind going £5 over budget...

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/microsoft-band-54-...
http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00UOUFMOU?qid=...

[CAPP0]

mybrainhurts said:

Don't people ask you why you have two watches on one strap?

Strangely, my FiL always wears two watches, one on each wrist. No, really! I believe one was his 21st birthday gift, and the other was his father's, and he always wears both. Can't remember what they are but they are both very similar, 50 years plus old, slim, gold, with brown leather straps.

[soad]

CAPP0 said:

mybrainhurts said:

Don't people ask you why you have two watches on one strap?

Strangely, my FiL always wears two watches, one on each wrist. No, really! I believe one was his 21st birthday gift, and the other was his father's, and he always wears both. Can't remember what they are but they are both very similar, 50 years plus old, slim, gold, with brown leather straps.

Because a man with one watch knows what time it is, but a man with two is never quite sure.

[mybrainhurts]

soad said:

CAPP0 said:

mybrainhurts said:

Don't people ask you why you have two watches on one strap?

Strangely, my FiL always wears two watches, one on each wrist. No, really! I believe one was his 21st birthday gift, and the other was his father's, and he always wears both. Can't remember what they are but they are both very similar, 50 years plus old, slim, gold, with brown leather straps.

Because a man with one watch knows what time it is, but a man with two is never quite sure.

Yes, quite, but what's all this about his dad being 50 years plus old, slim, gold, with brown leather straps..?

[CAPP0]

soad said:

Because a man with one watch knows what time it is, but a man with two is never quite sure.

I have quoted that at him before!