Sorry. Yet another 'what watch' thread. £2000

[Boycie999]

I know that this is done all the time and I'm sure people are getting bored but I need some inspiration.
My mate is getting married in July and wants a nice watch. Got a budget of up to £2000 max.
I'm after some ideas. He likes my Breitling Navitimer Heritage however that's a little out of the budget (and he ain't getting mine!!)
Would like something a little different but any ideas would be good. Preferably with a chronograph on it would be nice.
Cheers

[dave87]

I had the same decision to make, and went for an Omega Speedmaster DayDate:





Not regretted it - the blue is rarer than the other colours as far as I'm aware, too

[Dick Dastardly]

I reckon with a little haggling you could get one of these for £2k. Saw one the other day and it's a very good looking watch... http://www.tagheuer.com/html.php/int-en/luxury-wat...

[AlexC1981]

LONGINES - L27474924
HERITAGE COLLECTION 1954 AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WATCH

£1,210.00


Dribble dribble!

http://www.chisholmhunter.co.uk/index.php?option=s...

[rich85uk]

either the tag posted or a link, there was pictures of one in the aquaracer thread not so long ago and it looked fantastic

[RicksAlfas]

AlexC1981 said:

LONGINES - L27474924
HERITAGE COLLECTION 1954 AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WATCH

£1,210.00


Dribble dribble!

http://www.chisholmhunter.co.uk/index.php?option=s...

That's lovely!
It seems a good price too? Surely an Omega equivalent would be twice the price?

[dibblecorse]

A lovely weighted watch that looks great dressed up or down, really versatile and exceptionally comfy with asimilar movement to that found in the Breitlings.

Should be readily available for sub 2k.

[graeme4130]

dibblecorse said:

A lovely weighted watch that looks great dressed up or down, really versatile and exceptionally comfy with asimilar movement to that found in the Breitlings.

Should be readily available for sub 2k.

That's a very nice looking watch

[graeme4130]

I recently picked up one of these from the Tag shop in Bicester outlet Village for £1900

They list RRP as around £3k, but I found them elsewhere for £2400
It's a nice, comfortable day to day watch
Model number is CJF2114.BA0594

[m3jappa]

Will he buy second hand?

I know i would with that (or infact any budget because i'm tight).

You would get a navitimer for that, infact looking on ebay recently there were some lovely limited editions navitimer world watches for not much more.

A few years ago i got a navitimer fighters edition, i lusted after one for years but then found i didn't wear it and i was skint, i sold it for what i paid for it quite easily.

[AlexC1981]

RicksAlfas said:

That's lovely!
It seems a good price too? Surely an Omega equivalent would be twice the price?

That one does seem quite cheap. I can't vouch for the seller, I just spotted it online. Looking around, Longines chronographs often seem to be priced around £1750.

This one is also very nice and a good price:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Longines-Tachymeter-Transp...

I've never compared the quality of a modern Omega with that of a modern Longines, but I would be surprised if there was anything in it.

I suspect that Swatch have simply decided that Omega will sit higher up the ladder than Longines and inflated the prices

[RicksAlfas]

AlexC1981 said:

That one does seem quite cheap. I can't vouch for the seller, I just spotted it online. Looking around, Longines chronographs often seem to be priced around £1750.

This one is also very nice and a good price:

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Longines-Tachymeter-Transp...

I've never compared the quality of a modern Omega with that of a modern Longines, but I would be surprised if there was anything in it.

I suspect that Swatch have simply decided that Omega will sit higher up the ladder than Longines and inflated the prices

Thanks. I like that one too!
I must admit I don't know much about Longines, other than it's a long established name, but they make some lovely looking watches. Omegas do seem to have shot up over the last couple of years don't they?

[broster]

dibblecorse said:

A lovely weighted watch that looks great dressed up or down, really versatile and exceptionally comfy with asimilar movement to that found in the Breitlings.

Should be readily available for sub 2k.

I recently purchased one of these, gets my vote