£300 max budget...

[Charley Farley]

Hello-

Sent my Planet Ocean off today for it's first service having worn it daily for coming on 6 years.... Not looking forward to the bill!

My wrist feels rather empty and as it will be a few weeks before the Seamaster is back, I am tempted to treat myself to something different.

I am currently wearing my Patek Phillipe (£16 from Beijing!) that hasn't been worn for nearly 3 years and I am fairly amazed that it works- so keen to sort something out quickly before it breaks...

So, what to get:
Budget = £300 (MAX!)
Non bracelet strap
I absolutely love IWC type designs
Not interested in designer brands- I want something that will last & wont date.
Must admit I like the look of Jorg Gray 6500...

What about Hamilton & Christopher Ward or anything else.

Open to suggestions....

Cheers!

[Stu R]

Christopher Ward would probably get my vote at that price point.

[ApexJimi]

Steinhart?

[Wadeski]

£230 on the 'bay

[GWC]

Wadeski said:

£230 on the 'bay

Looks lovely, link please.

[Wadeski]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEIKO-PREMIER-RETROGRADE-DAY...

[GWC]

Wadeski said:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEIKO-PREMIER-RETROGRADE-DAY...

Cheers searching the model number gives you this, £30 cheaper! Now do I buy another Seiko this week?


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/LATEST-NEW-SEIKO-PREMIER-RET...

[pmanson]

How about:

C3 Malvern Chronograph - Black


£230

or:

C3 Malvern Chronograph - Tan


£180

or:

C8 Pilot Mk II - Black


£305

My (and Craig's) DBR1s should be arriving today:



£330

[pmanson]

The DBR1 arrived just before lunch... I only have weedy little wrists and at 42mm (IIRC) it looks pretty good:

[LordGrover]

I have a quartz C3 malvern black. Nothing wrong with it, in fact it's very nice. It gets little wrist time though - not sure why.

[ilikecars]

If you had £300 to spend and wanted a watch in the style of the Christopher Ward Pilot 8 MkII - would you chose the Christopher Ward or the Archimede Pilot: https://www.jurawatches.co.uk/Archimede/Pilot/Pilo...

[TKF]

CW C7 £255

[Laser Sag]

Have two Christopher Wards, a C7 and a C2LE, both seem well made and sit well on the wrist.
Would happily buy another CW based on my dealings with them so far.

[bry1975]

Imo something built like a BRICKHOUSE!

Seiko Tuna can 300m!



Bry

[AlexC1981]

What about something interesting like an old Bulova Accutron? There's loads on ebay at a variety of prices. Every man should own a hummer at some point.

Or one of these lovelies.......
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/US-STRELA-white-cal-3133-rus...

[Jonboy]

Looking at a Tissot PRC200 chrono atm. Great looking watch IMHO. Can be had for under £200 on a strap and cheaper still sans chrono...

[toohuge]

Is the PO six years old!!!

[blueST]

Have a look at the Tissot Heritage Visodate. Black face and black strap can be had for a notch over £300. Here's a link but the picture doesn't do it justice.

http://www.nigelohara.com/tissot-mens-visodate-aut...

[CommanderJameson]

Steal another £50.

Have this

[Jon177]

How about a Precista Prs-5 for £210