What watch for £300-£500?

[tweetstreet]

Thinking of getting a decent watch for christmas, £300-£500 price bracket.

Looking for something that's not to flashy, but looks worth the money and is going to be sturdy/strong. Silver watch and strap would be preferable but not essential. I'm a 23 yr old bloke btw.

Looking for something along the lines of this

http://www.amazon.co.uk/TAG-Heuer-WJF211A-BA0570-A...

But obviously not at that price and slightly bigger wold be good.

Any suggestions?

[Rich n Em]

I'm fairly new to the watch world, what I have gathered is this:

1. Steer clear of "fashion" brands, Armani, Boss etc
2. Get an automatic, not quartz
3. Don't discount 2nd hand

for the price you're looking at I'd be wanting a Longines, a Tissot 516, maybe an older Omega Constellation or a Seiko Premier?

[tweetstreet]

What's the difference between automatic and quartz? And the pros and cons of both?

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Fendi-High-Speed-Chrono-F4...

This is another one I quite like the look of, I'm not fussed on brand recognition as such just want to know that the watch is quality made.

[gog440]

Have a look on this site http://www.creationwatches.com/
Lots of choice and because they are much cheaper you get a lot more watch for your cash
like this http://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-prem...

[bry1975]

IMO for £300-£500 you could get a VERY good Seiko like below:-

Seiko are well respected firm even Breitling and Tag Heuer have been known to purchase Seiko quartz modules.

http://www.chronograph.com/store/mli_viewItem.asp?...
http://www.chronograph.com/store/mli_viewItem.asp?...

Edited by bry1975 on Thursday 24th November 02:33

Edited by bry1975 on Thursday 24th November 02:34

[dinz]

Here you go:

http://www.thewatchdepartment.co.uk/tissot-heritag...

Tissot PR 516 Heritage.

Job done!

[Pearcyy]

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/sport/view-al...

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/dress/c3sks.h...

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/dress/c5-q-sw...

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/dress/c9-auto...

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/aviation/c11-...

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/sport/c4sks.h...

[evenflow]

TW Steel?

[tweetstreet]

dinz said:

Here you go:

http://www.thewatchdepartment.co.uk/tissot-heritag...

Tissot PR 516 Heritage.

Job done!

Not a big fan of that one, would prefer a metal strap although these two have caught my eye:

http://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-prem...

http://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-prem...


Can anyone explain the difference and pros and cons between automatic and quartz? thanks

[Rich n Em]

IMHO, using car terms - an Auto is like a V8 Mustang, mechanically driven with old fashioned engineering. A Quartz is like a Prius, battery driven...


Prius, or V8 Mustang?

An auto *should* be serviced every 4-5 years but many don't need it. A Quartz will likely need a battery change more frequently but at much less cost.

[SWoll]

Pearcyy said:

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/sport/view-al...

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/dress/c3sks.h...

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/dress/c5-q-sw...

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/dress/c9-auto...

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/aviation/c11-...

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/sport/c4sks.h...

Couldn't agree more. Real quality stuff, easily comparable to watches twice the price and not just another "fashion brand"

Getting one of these shortly C60 Trident Automatic and it won't be the last CW watch I buy.

TW Steel aren't bad, but for me are still a bit too "fashion".

Edited by SWoll on Thursday 24th November 10:31

[crostonian]

Check out Steinharts, www.steinhartwatches.de or UK agent is www.chronomaster.co.uk

[Luke.]

Oris?

[SWoll]

Luke. said:

Oris?

Tough to get a decent one in budget I reckon, although SH might be a possibility

Try here watches.co.uk