Skagen Opinions.

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I'm being pushed (quite willingly) into a Skagen of some description - My Dad has one, and is one of the few watches I've ever seen that I really like.

What are peoples' thoughts on them? I know they're not award-winning gold-plated investments, but I've yet to buy a watch that is anything more than a show-offy talking point.

This, FWIW, would be my biggest watch purchase - which perhaps gives you an idea of my experience with watches.

My favourite at the moment is:


Thoughts? Opinions? Man up and buy a Rolex?

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Arrived this morning - V. happy!

Having small, frail, girly wrists I was worried it would look too big, and that the strap wouldn't go small enough. It appears the Danes have thought of this and it (just) fits spot-on!

that's 3/10 spots in my watch box full. What next?

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According to Wikipedia they were revamped in 2013 to remake the "stop2go" movement - but they can still read "Swiss made" because >50% of its components are Swiss, it doesn't say where its imported parts are from.

Annoyingly, albeit predictably, the standard watches are c.£150, the Stop2Go 58 second stop models are c.£350...

How much is in my wedding fund...

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michael gould said:

suitable for those under 30

Result, I'm 23.

There's a few Steinharts I like, and a couple of Rotarys. I do like the mondaine but £400 for the 58-second model is a tad steep.