Ladies Watch for £300?

[was8v]

Went round the high street looking at Ladies watches, I wanted to get her something of decent quality for around £300 - something that would handle daily wear without her having to worry something worth an awful lot of money.

Just about the only watch she liked was this £150 DKNY which can be had for under £70, but she didn't really like the mother of pearl face (which is more pearly in real life than this pic):


She did also like this Tag Carrera 27mm - budget is "flexible" but I think she will think it too expensive to wear every day:


Criteria is no (or few) bling diamonds.... small face (25mm max) and strap not too "linky" i.e. not loads of small links. Also needs time markers so no plain faces.

There seems to be a lack of nice non-blingy ladies watches between sub £100 and £800+ maybe its the price points the market goes for!

Edited by was8v on Wednesday 14th May 15:02

[DoubleSix]

I bought this tasteful Tissot Le Locle Automatic for my Mrs for Christmas, can be had for around £400 in John Lewis...




Avoid fashion watches like Boss, DKNY etc Just cheap quartz movements in gaudy cases imo

Edited by DoubleSix on Wednesday 14th May 11:27

[marcosgt]

DoubleSix said:

I bought this tasteful Tissot Le Locle Automatic for my Mrs for Christmas, can be had for around £400 in John Lewis...




Avoid fashion watches like Boss, DKNY etc Just cheap quartz movements in gaudy cases imo

Edited by DoubleSix on Wednesday 14th May 11:27

To be fair, most 'fashion watches' use Swiss quartz movements and, in my opinion, most women are very pragmatic about watches and just want something that looks good and tells the time, reliably and accurately.

I bought my wife a Tissot too, but I chose a quartz one, similar to this one (not sure it's the same model).

http://www.thewatchhut.co.uk/Tissot-Ladies-Bracele...

Neither she, nor I, are huge fans of gold, but the two tone works well on this watch.

She wears it a lot, so it was a good choice.

M.

[DoubleSix]

I don't disagree. The subtleties of an automatic over a quartz are lost on most.

But when I'm writing the cheque I feel happier knowing I'm getting some mechanical substance to the purchase and not just a pretty face with nothing between the ears as it were.

tbf to my OH she's quite switched on and often mentions she likes the way the "second hand moves" compared to her old quartz... each to there own.

[was8v]

Almost struck gold with the Hamilton Lady Jazzmaster 27mm:


But the bracelet is too "linky" we need chunkier links like the 34mm version (too big):


I suppose the bracelet could be changed, but where to find a good quality bracelet?

Thanks for the heads up on Tissot watches, this is nice but needs a white face:

[DoubleSix]

Hamilton, Tissot good quality entry level stuff... wouldn't entertain changing the bracelet on these though, they're integral to the overall design imho.

Ladies watches look elegant with small links, it sets off the small face.