I have some vouchers to spend.......

[Notshortnottall]

...Amazon ones to be precise (£50 worth). I quite fancy something like a G-shock or similar - a kinda tough, rugged watch as my old one has given up the ghost and my other watches are quite dressy.

Looked at Timex etc. but any recommendations?

[TimLambert7]

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Casio-Combi-Watch-Ga-100-1...

That is the stock answer to any question like this.

I've got one, along with half of Pistonheads, and they're great.

[mikeveal]

The problem with G-shocks is that they are nasty quartz things with LCD displays.
£50 will get you a Seiko 5, tough as ol' boots and an auto too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seiko-5-SNK809K2-AUTOMATIC...

Whaddya mean prejudiced against quartz?

[Hoofy]

Funky: http://amzn.to/1suYH86

[Notshortnottall]

Crikey - I never knew there were so many variations of the G-Shock. I'm struggling to understand the difference?

The other consideration is the size of these? I have pretty puny wrists unfortunately so would they look like big, chunky things or are those pics overstating the perception of size?

Whatever I get does need to be waterproof though. I'm liking the style of the Casio - just a shame it doesn't have a stopwatch....

[_rubinho_]

mikeveal said:

The problem with G-shocks is that they are nasty quartz things with LCD displays.
£50 will get you a Seiko 5, tough as ol' boots and an auto too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seiko-5-SNK809K2-AUTOMATIC...

Whaddya mean prejudiced against quartz?

I have one of those but on a bracelet. I've had it for years. Just started wearing it again as my Tissot T-Touch is in having a new battery installed. Runs a bit fast but manageable.

[gbbird]

_rubinho_ said:

mikeveal said:

The problem with G-shocks is that they are nasty quartz things with LCD displays.
£50 will get you a Seiko 5, tough as ol' boots and an auto too.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seiko-5-SNK809K2-AUTOMATIC...

Whaddya mean prejudiced against quartz?

I have one of those but on a bracelet. I've had it for years. Just started wearing it again as my Tissot T-Touch is in having a new battery installed. Runs a bit fast but manageable.

A Seiko 5 would be where my voucher goes

[alfaman]

I have a seiko 5 automatic and a g-shock. ( in addition to a more expensive precista)

Both are great watches - i tend to wear the g shock more as it doesn't need adjusting / and is suitable for gym/ sports etc.

Not all g shocks are big and chunky - mine is about 41mm and has hands.

At that price point I'd probably go for a quartz watch - more to choose from ( either seiko, Gshock or maybe citizen )

Edited by alfaman on Thursday 13th November 01:22