What wedding watch

[RedWhiteMonkey]

I'm getting married in August and fancy treating myself to a nice dress watch. My budget is not fixed but I wouldn't really want to go over £300, which means I've been browsing fleabay. I ideally want something vintage (possibly my birth year - 1977) and automatic. Any suggestions?

What are people's opinion of this: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/150851011817?ssPageName=... No doubt it'll go for more than £300 but this the sort of thing I'm thinking of.

[Disco You]

If you fancy new, rather than vintage:

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/dress.html

[AlexC1981]

It looks good to me, but it's a bit plain. I'd fancy something like this for my wedding, though perhaps it's a bit fancy for everyday use:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/All-ORIGINAL-Vintage-18-...

The dedication on the back may be appropriate.....depending on what your wife's like

[RobCh]

I suggest you take a look at Chrono 24. Go to Search, type in your price range and browse until you find a few that take your fancy. www.chrono24.com

[Hoofy]

RedWhiteMonkey said:

I'm getting married in August and fancy treating myself to a nice dress watch. My budget is not fixed but I wouldn't really want to go over £300, which means I've been browsing fleabay. I ideally want something vintage (possibly my birth year - 1977) and automatic. Any suggestions?

I agree with going for something vintage. You can get an Omega Seamaster dress watch for under £300. I paid about £150 for mine.

[Chicane-UK]

Yep - think a vintage Omega like what you posted is right on the button for what you want to spend, and the occasion

[Hoofy]

Hehe I knew I'd forgotten to click a link. Just checked the one in the OP.

This is one I wore at my sister's wedding.

[PaulHogan]

I'm liking this: http://www.retrovintagewatch.com/index.php?dispatc...

[TheD]

Looks great with a nice suit.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Cheers for the responses. Definitely want something vintage so going to go for an Omega I think, that Seiko is nice but I've already got one of those and its not what I'm after.

[GC8]

I know the vendor (not personally, more 'know'). Im unconvinced about about the 'ex omega employee' and I feel that watches that he advertises usually sell for more than they are worth. What you want is a watch that sells for less than they are worth.

Personally I wouldnt ever buy a watch photographed dismantled. It serves no purpose, other than to try to impress naive buyers with the vendors prowess.

Added to the above, never buy watches like this from the Phillipines, Malaysia/Singapore or India, or anywhere else of that ilk. Dont be swayed by straps or buckles, as new Omega parts arent expensive (typically £30 for a new Omega leather strap with Omega buckle) and likewise, dont be too worried about the crystal, as they can be polished or replaced cheaply. What matters is the dial and the case, and the state of the movement (which cant easily be established). A service will cost about £75 for a hand wound Omega and this should make it run like new, and new hands and crystal can be fitted then without extra cost.

[GC8]

Theres a full set boxed Omega on TZ at the moment, from the right period, offered for about £300. Perhaps someone could look for you? I would, but Eddie had a little spaz-out the other day and deleted my account after four years.

[RedWhiteMonkey]

Cheers for the advice, I used to enjoy window shopping on TZ until the site owner decided you needed to have made something like 500 posts before you could even look at the classifieds.

[GC8]

Its 50 posts to see SC and H&V and 250 posts to actually post on them. I was about to buy a watch off the fool, so his loss is greater than mine. Id sooner guess the time than deal with someone who acts as he has.

I will probably join again, as I was only banned/deleted for saying a rude word. In the mean time it will save me quite a lot of money.

[Hoofy]

You can view the site as a guest can you not?

[GC8]

You can, yes, but most of the interest lies in SC for me, with only the occasional post in the other limited forums.

[Hoofy]

GC8 said:

You can, yes, but most of the interest lies in SC for me, with only the occasional post in the other limited forums.

Let me rephrase this. You can view the SC as a guest, can you not?

[GC8]

No, as a guest on the forum you cant see SC or H&V. As a member you cant see them until you have 50 posts and you cant post on them until you have 250 posts, at which time a number of other more 'social' sub-forums become visible.

[Hoofy]

GC8 said:

No, as a guest on the forum you cant see SC or H&V. As a member you cant see them until you have 50 posts and you cant post on them until you have 250 posts, at which time a number of other more 'social' sub-forums become visible.

For some reason, I can view the SC on a Windows netbook and ipad without logging in! I've spent a few Christmasses and other family get togethers browsing the SC with a watch geek cousin.

[GC8]

You can view and even post of the hidden forums using the Tappatalk, or whatever it is called, application.

On a similar Win7 netbook I cant see anything, now that I am undesirable.