What watch for £50
Discussion
MarkRSi said:
The K&S Chinese watch needs a turn or two in the manual winder every night (10-11pm), otherwise it will stop at about 2-4am.
Hmm. I'm finding it stopping at approx 3:20 am every night regardless of if I wind it at night or not. All I've been doing recently is setting the time and away it goes. Haven't wound it manually for a few days now and it's still going... 
Papa Hotel said:
What's the battery life like on watches like that? I know LEDs are pretty low power but even so, I can't imagine the battery life being measured in anything longer than a few days.
Or am I completely off and they last for ages?
They're normally off until you push a button to light them up. Of course that means you can't just glance at your watch to tell the time but it's a small price to pay for awesomeness. (Or not, whatever Or am I completely off and they last for ages?
) I've got a cheap binary watch a year ago and it's still going although I haven't worn it every day.
gambisk said:
Just purchased my first ever Mechanical watch for the princly sum of £12.40 delivered.
from here
http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/174937927/vintage-h...
I will post an update when it hopefully arrives in a month...
Good find! My rather pricey £18 automatic is still going well despite getting stuck at 3:20am every day from here
http://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/174937927/vintage-h...
I will post an update when it hopefully arrives in a month...
Btw... has anyone got any recommendation for a watch for running? Pedometer, heart rate, GPS (perhaps not new, but a few used ones on ebay are within budget), etc. etc.
Anyone taken a punt on this thing? http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/FITNESS-PULSE-HEART-RATE...
Playsatan said:
I've got one but never worn it. It's much thicker than I thought it would be and feels just plain nasty. The catch is impossible to do without another person helping you and equally impossible to undo without a flat blade screwdriver.
Not sure I've ever cursed at a watch before but if I did it would be this one.
Can't say I 100% agree with that - yes it's not the last word in quality (not what sort of 'metal/alloy' is being used used) - the catch does seem a bit odd at first but it's possible to take it on/off yourself with practice.Not sure I've ever cursed at a watch before but if I did it would be this one.
Probably not worth much more than £10, if you like the look of it £5 is probably worth a punt
Mr Techmoan approves of our favourite Seiko...
http://youtu.be/7CavnfqWepE
Although that particular Seiko 5 is a bit above budget, alas.
http://youtu.be/7CavnfqWepE
Although that particular Seiko 5 is a bit above budget, alas.
CharlesdeGaulle said:
Thread bump.
I used to enjoy the posts here; anything new to see?
Sadly I've betrayed everyone and got a £100 Pebble last month, which is now my favourite watch I used to enjoy the posts here; anything new to see?
Didn't think there are any alternatives for under 50 short of going for a tatty second hand Pebble?Although I'm wearing my original Seiko 5 today if that helps
Slyjoe said:
I've just got a £50 amazon voucher and have to say that's VERY tempting, since I don't have a G-Shock yet...
stevoknevo said:
Sub £15 for an automatic! http://www.gearbest.com/men-s-watches/pp_132892.ht...
Tempting, anyone bought from there before?Hoofy said:
hornetrider said:
Sorry I wasn't referring to the subdials, I was referring to the large main dials. The inner of those appears to be labelled 24hrs but I'm guessing the main watch isn't a 24hr hour hand.
Oh, haha, didn't even notice that, the dial is so f
king busy. 
It's less than £15
It's an automatic
MarkRSi said:
Hoofy said:
hornetrider said:
Sorry I wasn't referring to the subdials, I was referring to the large main dials. The inner of those appears to be labelled 24hrs but I'm guessing the main watch isn't a 24hr hour hand.
Oh, haha, didn't even notice that, the dial is so fking busy. It's less than £15
It's an automatic
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.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.
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
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...
te can I buy for under £20...' http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00C65WV6I?keyw...
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
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