What watch for £50

[MarkRSi]

I've currently got several cheap digital watches and am after something a little bit nicer for Christmas.

Thing is the budget is only £50 so no gold-plated chronowotsits or fancy brands.

I am quite tempted by this Casio advertised in the Torygraph;

http://shop.telegraph.co.uk/dd-6405/cat-cdh/fashio...

I'm sure someone here could do better I am thinking about a stainless steel analogue watch but am open to any other styles.

[MarkRSi]

MikeO996 said:

andy_s said:

Seiko 5 - automatic, display caseback, day/date.

SNK809

Edited by andy_s on Wednesday 9th December 15:16

That looks like a hell of a lot of a watch for the money

That does look nice. Where would be the best place to get Seiko 5s? There doesn't seem to be any in Amazon/Argos for £50. Fleabay?

[MarkRSi]

andy_s said:

Seiko 5 - automatic, display caseback, day/date.

SNK809

Edited by andy_s on Wednesday 9th December 15:16

Gah...

I got the Casio (which I'm pretty happy with ) but still got an itch for one of these Seiko 5...

I've seen a few on Fleabay but could you or anyone else recommend any seller in particular?

[MarkRSi]

I just bought mine from one of the UK sellers for £69.99 as I wasn't sure about the taxes etc.

It arrived a few days ago (next day special delivery) ...
... but its been hidden before I could get my hands on it for my birthday later this month

Paddy_N_Murphy said:

Is this Seiko 5 going to be the equivelant of a Cheap as Chips Monster by all here on PH?

Seiko 5 : the MX-5 of the Pistonheads Watch forum

Edited by MarkRSi on Monday 8th February 21:02

[MarkRSi]

Wheyhey!



Btw I just ordered mine from one of the UK sellers, have any of you had to pay any import duty/taxes on your watches?

[MarkRSi]

I'm guessing none of you have paid any taxes on the watches from Hong Kong?

At £38 its legalised theft

Its worth twice that IMO.

[MarkRSi]

Are long are your Seiko 5s running for once you take them off?

After wearing mine for about a week (during the day) its seems to run out of puff after only a day...?

[MarkRSi]

Hi, I'm back Seiko 5 is still great Mine runs a bit fast though? Gains about 5 minutes every couple of days. And I can't seem to adjust the day/week anymore either, but no matter

Anyway, my backup phone, a Samsung D900, doesn't seem to like SIM cards any more, so have been looking for some cheap phone to replace it with.



Why am I posting on here then?




Well because I saw THIS;

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/New-N388-UNLOCKED-TRI-BA...




It's probably utter ste, but quite tempted to have a punt at it...

Few more below the £50 mark...

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/Mobile-Smart-Phones-/935...

Edited by MarkRSi on Monday 10th December 21:57

[MarkRSi]

Well after nearly 3 years of regular use I think I've managed to lose my Seiko 5 So I'll be using the Casio* for a bit while I'll watch this thread with interest for Christmas ideas




* As the original torygraph link has expired, it was a Casio Wave ceptor WVA-106HU;



Still going strong on it's original battery...


ETA for actual pic

Edited by MarkRSi on Thursday 8th November 23:05

[MarkRSi]

I have a cunning plan...

iPod Nano 6th Gen - <£50
Strap from Fleabay - buttons?

Would this work?

[MarkRSi]

Hoofy said:

MarkRSi said:

I have a cunning plan...

iPod Nano 6th Gen - <£50
Strap from Fleabay - buttons?

Would this work?

Yes. But it won't stop you buying more watches.

I haven't bought a watch since getting the Seiko 5 3 years ago!!!

[MarkRSi]

Gizmoish said:

Yes.

Cheapo silicone straps go saggy. Do it properly: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Black-LunaTik-LYNK-Multi...

Had enough of the cheapo silicone/placcy straps would be thinking the same, either metal, leather or possibly cloth like the Seiko 5.

Edited by MarkRSi on Saturday 10th November 10:31

[MarkRSi]

in August LouD86 said:

Colonial said:

Talking with a mate about watches on ebay and some of the cheap tat you can get (and some of the much better stuff - he just bought a Parnis).

I may have pressed the buy it now on this



a smidge over 4 quid including postage from Hong Kong to Australia.

I will report back!

Just brought it too!!

Any good?

[MarkRSi]

£40 from TK Maxx (apologies for the kak pic)...

[MarkRSi]

SlidingSideways said:

craggers said:

Still got that watch, not a problem with it since (had it for year and half now).

XG332 said:

mine has run great, i dont wear it often so it stops. but a few quick shakes and its back up and running.

Cheers guys. Cheeky eBay offer submitted and being considered. Shipping seems a bit steep to UK now at £17 though

That does look nice Got a link?

[MarkRSi]

From here,

http://www.watchshop.com/mens-casio-protrek-alarm-...

Yay or nay?

[MarkRSi]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Crikey, these things have come down in price.

I bought one a few years back, not this make or model, but with the same features, and it was very much more expensive than that. I thought it was great. The only thing to be aware of is that they chew batteries if you use the functions. Mine had 2 of them and (admittedly under heavy usage) the one that powered the functions other than time soon went flat.

But that looks a good deal to me.

Features wise it's probably a bit overkill, but as a sort-of replacement for my still missing Seiko 5 () I think it fills the bill - a military style watch with a fabric strap and within budget for Christmas


How long do the batteries last? Are they cheap/easy to replace?

[MarkRSi]

It's a Seiko, and it's £50



http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B004U4XUZY/ref=...


Sadly not an automatic, and it's too similar to my current Casio so not for me.




A tad over budget, but do like the look of this, plus a ceramic strap....



http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/offer-listing/B0077NCHQ...

Or this Titanium beauty...



http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B0007X9F74/ref=...

Edited by MarkRSi on Monday 10th December 22:37

[MarkRSi]

hornetrider said:

You'd need a mahoosive wrist to pull that one off I reckon.

It's not that big actually...



I was more impressive with the thickness of the manual (although it's because it's in a million languages; English, German, Chinese, Americanese etc.)



Impressed with this too, about £10 from Maplin, not as cheap n' nasty as it's price tag would suggest

[MarkRSi]

TooLateForAName said:

uncinqsix said:

I was after a cheapish new watch to use for everyday, so I ventured in here and found this thread. I ended up buying one of the venerable Seiko SNK809s from creation watches. Now, I'd been lead to expect that these can gain/lose up to 20s or so a day, and anything less than 10s/day was considered pretty good. Naturally curious about how good mine was, I synchronised it to atomic time a week ago and kept an eye on it.

After one week it has lost a total of 2 seconds. Which seems implausibly accurate for such an inexpensive mechanical watch...

Anyone else found this with a Seiko 5?

I've had a number of seiko 5s and they have all been very accurate. I don't think anything beats them for vfm.

My Seiko 5 lost (or gained, can't remember) about 20 seconds a day, however it was a very small price to pay while wearing my favourite watch. Which is still MIA....