What watch for £50

[MarkRSi]

20% off everything on Ebay, apparently.

Time to get that G-Shock I think...

[MarkRSi]

Solar G-Shock, not got a white watch, might be a bit too garish?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CASIO-G-SHOCK-GR-8900A-7...

Missed out on one of these when it was reduced to £50 a few months ago

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/G-Shock-AW-591MS-1AER-G-...

Or how bout an Edifice?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Casio-EFR-531L-1AVUEF-Me...

[MarkRSi]

This?
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZEIGER-STAINLESS-STEEL-A...

[MarkRSi]

Funk said:

Oh you git.

I do NOT need another G-Shock...

Hell fking yeah!!

[MarkRSi]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ZEIGER-Mens-Watch-Silver...

Anyone fancy taking a punt?

[MarkRSi]

Hoofy said:

I've had no problems with my cheap Chinese automatics, apart from needing to wind them up before going to bed unlike a Seiko 5.

[MarkRSi]

Anyone managed to get a GPS watch (for running, say) under budget?

Quick search reveals this which is just over budget... https://www.amazon.co.uk/TomTom-Runner-GPS-Watch-1...

[MarkRSi]

Decent (I hope, just ordered one!) GPS watch within budget...



https://www.amazon.co.uk/TomTom-Sports-GPS-Runner-...

[MarkRSi]

Yay or nay?

https://www.aldi.co.uk/square-aviation-watch/p/071...

https://www.aldi.co.uk/round-aviation-watch/p/0719...

I normally wouldn't bother with Aldi watches, but can't resist an Automatic and they come in square too

[MarkRSi]

Link?

I didn't even know wooden watches were a thing!

[MarkRSi]

Hoofy said:

MarkRSi said:

Link?

I didn't even know wooden watches were a thing!

You wooden think it'd work, wood you!?

Yeah might knot work but tempted to give it a go...

Anyway I assume this is it?

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/BEWELL-Bamboo-Wooden-Men...

[MarkRSi]

Just ordered one in Verawood for a Christmas present for myself - went with the cheaper seller, mostly as it has slightly better feedback. Will be interesting to see if it looks the same as yours when it arrives.

[MarkRSi]

AlexC1981 said:

Has yours come yet? Mine came today. Looks really nice, though a bit larger than I expected. The analogue part of the movement does not appear to be working . Did yours come with instructions?

That was quick! No mine hasn't arrived yet, if the analogue clock doesn't work I'll be mildly annoyed...

ETA tracking says its arrived in Aberdeen today! Should get it very shortly...

Edited by MarkRSi on Thursday 24th November 20:59

[MarkRSi]

Well it's arrived...



First impressions seemed good... Looks and feels nice... Analogue bit seemed to be working until it was quite obvious the minute hand was stuck at the 35-40 minute mark, although if you waggle it it sometimes goes to the 10 minutes position.

Oh and the strap was broken when it arrived too



Bit disappointing, given I've bought cheaper automatic watches which have all been fully functional despite more parts to fk up you'd have thought. Think I'll try and return it...

[MarkRSi]

Hoofy said:

I wood imagine you're quite disappointed.

Hopefully the seller sticks to their promise of accepting returns.

(actually the auction says 60 day returns but buyer pays return postage... that would be to china... :S )

[MarkRSi]

I actually got a full refund without needing to send it mine back guess the sellers feedback is more important and a broken watch is no good to them.

[MarkRSi]

AlexC1981 said:

Piccy. Sorry for the delay! It's much bigger than I'm used to, but it's a nice casual watch. Keeping good time.

Very metrosexual!

[MarkRSi]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Might just go quartz!

If you're really, really wanting a cheap automatic, I've bought 3 sub-£20 Chinese automatics since starting this thread and all operate fine. Although you need to wind them up manually so they keep going overnight (unlike the Seiko 5), and while they can look nice at a glance they tend to have way too many useless dials and nonsensical design details so won't fit your classic/plain criteria. Plus compared a Seiko 5 they're massive.

E.g.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-Bezel-Skeleton-Dia...

Edited by MarkRSi on Sunday 13th August 17:44