Watch for my wedding £2000-4000

[Jamster123]

If not really invested in anything that expensive yet , I have 6 TW Steel watches and some cheap Ted Baker etc

I'd like to get a Rolex for my 30th , a Deepsea preferably , however we decided a few months ago that we are getting married this year in October . I'd like the Deepsea for the wedding but I don't have lot of time to save for the wedding never mind a Rolex on top.

So...

Recommend me something around £2000-4000 that would be nice with my wedding suit , Ill likely get the Deepsea for my 30th (year and a half ) so something a little different from that design ?

Suggestions would be great , I don't know a lot about watches !

[marcosgt]

Omega Speedmaster Pro

Or... a Vintage Breitling Navitimer.

I may be a little biased though...

M.

[Dempsey1971]

Tag Hueur Monaco.

Iconic, classy, intersting and looks fantastic with a suit. Plus it looks like nothing else out there. Go for the all steel if you can stretch, the bracelet is gorgeous

JMHO of course.

http://www.chrono24.com/en/tagheuer/monaco-all-ste...

[Vvroom]

Bear with me here:

WoS in Manchester now carry Nomos. I've always thought they looked interesting for a dress watch and I handled a few of them yesterday. I was impressed and went for an Orion Weiss.

Very nice dress watches and i'll be wearing mine for my wedding in August.

Classic design, a little Junghans Max Bill-esque in the metal, in-house movement, £1890- what's not to like? (well, you might not like them)

Leaves me enough out of my budget to stick 25% on a Dornbluth 99.4!

[JRewing]

What about a Breitling Top Time?
They're beautiful, classic watches and you should be able to get a superb one well within £2000.

[BryanUsrey]

Omega Speedmaster Pro. Classic look and goes with anything. If you want an elegant look, the Jaeger LeCoultre Master Control is nice. Not sure about the price though.

[mark831]

Another vote for the speedmater here !

On the deepsea, i had one for a year, lovely watch. Upon reflection probably a bit thick for everyday for me. My personal opinion is they are not worth over 8k now new......that kind of money you are getting into pre owned serious watch territory!!!

[Matt172]

Does it have to be brand new? Quite liking this one

http://www.hackettwatches.com/hw/items/PART972GWR

[Voldemort]

Assuming you are going to be properly dressed at your wedding then you will be needing a pocket watch, not a wrist watch.

[Mr Pointy]

What about a Dornbluth?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Scroll down to Andy Tim's pictures

[Matt172]

Mr Pointy said:

What about a Dornbluth?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Scroll down to Andy Tim's pictures

I guess it would depend on when the OP's wedding is, My dornbluth is almost really for delivery (early next week) the current delivery time is about 9 months

[Jamster123]

I had a look at deep seas last night and prices are getting on ! To think I could have bought one in Florida last year @£6k from dealer ...really wish I did now !

I agree deep sea not to everyone's taste but for me its the one Rolex I'm really fond of .

Wedding is October , I'm gonna look over some of the suggestions you guys have made tonight .

My line of work is pretty manual , I only really wear a watch when pricing work , ie not getting filthy, and have a relatively small , simple TW for these occasions. Only other times will be social occasions/events and general mucking around when not working .

For these reasons I would prefer something a little more special and unique rather than a day to day piece.

Dress for the day is a dark blue or grey suit.

Thanks for help so far

[Jamster123]

I had a look at deep seas last night and prices are getting on ! To think I could have bought one in Florida last year @£6k from dealer ...really wish I did now !

I agree deep sea not to everyone's taste but for me its the one Rolex I'm really fond of .

Wedding is October , I'm gonna look over some of the suggestions you guys have made tonight .

My line of work is pretty manual , I only really wear a watch when pricing work , ie not getting filthy, and have a relatively small , simple TW for these occasions. Only other times will be social occasions/events and general mucking around when not working .

For these reasons I would prefer something a little more special and unique rather than a day to day piece.

Dress for the day is a dark blue or grey suit.

Thanks for help so far

[onesickpuppy]

Jamster123 said:

I had a look at deep seas last night and prices are getting on ! To think I could have bought one in Florida last year @£6k from dealer ...really wish I did now !

I agree deep sea not to everyone's taste but for me its the one Rolex I'm really fond of .

Wedding is October , I'm gonna look over some of the suggestions you guys have made tonight .

My line of work is pretty manual , I only really wear a watch when pricing work , ie not getting filthy, and have a relatively small , simple TW for these occasions. Only other times will be social occasions/events and general mucking around when not working .

For these reasons I would prefer something a little more special and unique rather than a day to day piece.

Dress for the day is a dark blue or grey suit.

Thanks for help so far

This.

[sjt85]

Pre owned IWC portofino or pilots mk 15/16?

(I talked myself into a smooth bezel Datejust II for my wedding tomorrow!)

[PJ S]

Jamster123 said:

My line of work is pretty manual , I only really wear a watch when pricing work , ie not getting filthy, and have a relatively small , simple TW for these occasions. Only other times will be social occasions/events and general mucking around when not working .

For these reasons I would prefer something a little more special and unique rather than a day to day piece.

You can certainly get special, and even unique from the German and Swiss factions, I'm surprised no mention of Seiko or their sibling Credor has been made.
With the latter, there is the issue of self-importing, which may put you off as you can't see it before committing to it.
Unlike Rolex, and Omega, prices are not on the increase year on year, so the watch will be a depreciating asset unless you found a 50th Anniversary Ltd Grand Seiko.

IMO, there is little that any of the big names have produced that equals the "Snowflake" Grand Seiko (SBGA011) - but if was for you and within budget, you'd be looking pre-owned - par example.

This is a 125-piece ltd edition and my favourite range from Credor (discontinued) - the Node line-up
Landed, it would put you at the top end of your budget.

[stiglet]

Breguet?

This is my old Type XX

[-Lummox-]

How about:

http://www.thewatchsource.co.uk/item/Breitling/Sup...

[bigandclever]

Matt172 said:

I guess it would depend on when the OP's wedding is, My dornbluth is almost really for delivery (early next week) the current delivery time is about 9 months

On behalf of PH I request, no... demand! a full set of un-boxing pictures are posted

[S6 Devil]

marcosgt said:

... a Vintage Breitling Navitimer.

Something like this...stunning!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221244435572?ssPageName=...