Dress watch Up to £600?

[itlab]

I’m looking for a dress watch as a gift, for the right watch I could stretch to £600 but sub £400 would be better.

New or vintage (but would prefer to avoid modern second hand)

Automatic or manual wind, but not quartz.

They would love a Rolex but I know that’s 10x budget. So had thought Is there a old Tudor model that might be scrape into budget?

Any suggestions? Or brands models I should keep an eye out for?

[ou sont les biscuits]

I'm a big fan of the Junghans Max Bill range, like this one.

https://www.johnlewis.com/junghans-027-3700-00-men...



These can be had for less than £600. They are well made for the price I think. I have a couple, and wear them a fair bit.

[Dicky Knee]

Tissot Visodate

https://www.tissotwatches.com/en-gb/shop/tissot-he...

Tissot Heritage

https://www.tissotwatches.com/en-gb/shop/t11940516...

Hamilton Jazzmaster

https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-int/h38525512-jaz...

https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-int/h38615555-jaz...

Hamilton American Classic

https://www.hamiltonwatch.com/en-int/h38755751-ame...

All will be in your budget. Creation Watches often have some very sharp pricing especially on Hamilton.

Edited to add:

For example:

https://www.creationwatches.com/products/hamilton-...

Edited by Dicky Knee on Sunday 29th September 12:29

[AlexC1981]

Way under your budget, but I really like my Orient Bambino. I don't know what more I would want in a dress watch.

[HTP99]

Was going to suggest Orient too, whilst a dress watch isn’t my thing (however that Bambino does look lovely) I'm very impressed with my Orient Mako XL.

Orient seem to be ridiculous value for money, I believe they make their own automatic movement too.

Edited by HTP99 on Sunday 29th September 13:20

[Jobbo]

Orient Star Classic - a little smaller than a Bambino and slightly more traditional, so more appropriate as a dress watch. Just avoid the rattly OEM bracelet. Mine is on a Fluco stingray strap.

Edited by Jobbo on Sunday 29th September 14:11

Edited by Jobbo on Sunday 29th September 14:12

[eccles]

Check out Seiko, they do some very good quality dress watches for £600 or under.

[Dan_1981]

Tissot visodate for me unless you can find a junghans in budget

[Squadrone Rosso]

As others have said, Visodate is a lovely classic piece. Can’t go wrong.

[itlab]

Thanks for the suggestions and photos.

Tissot or orient looks like strong contenders

[lostkiwi]

Vintage Omega from Circa 1972.
For example:
https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2...

[blue_haddock]

AlexC1981 said:

Way under your budget, but I really like my Orient Bambino. I don't know what more I would want in a dress watch.

The moment I saw the brief an Orient bambino was going to be my suggestion.

[Wadeski]

Seiko Cocktail Time does the trick for me whenever I want to look smart, or a dive watch wouldn't look write under the shirt cuff.

[Barchettaman]

Yeah, the Seiko SARB065 Cocktail Time is a wonderful watch and under budget.

They’re much loved by their owners apparently!

[skirk]

I have a soft spot for Orient ........They make some seriously nice , quality pieces......Have a Mako...Bambino....Triton.....But my go to Dress watch is this:



They were about £150 and well specced.....auto ....sapphire etc...

[toon10]

I'm in a similar position. I've always loved the Visodate. They are a lovely classic design. I tried one on a couple of weeks back and I really didn't like it on my wrist. It was a lot taller than I thought it would be. I'm looking at cocktail times now but I want to try one on before deciding.

[alfaman]

Seiko Presage are decent - cocktail series have great looking dressy faces.

[sbarclay62]

Another one way under your budget but the Timex Marlin seems to be well regarded by watch fans

[Jayho]

Having seen the cocktail time in flesh I was immediately in love. Unfortunately I have no requirement for another dress watch so never bought. I would say however that it was a bit large for my dress watch tastes. (I prefer the vintage sizing for dress).

I previously had a Bambino in grey which I loved. Looked great and wore brilliantly. Again I was using it as a daily rather than a dress watch. I unfortunately dropped it from about waist height while on holiday and the watch stopped working.

I think of you really scour you should be able to find a good vintage omega for £600. Be careful though as there's many frankenwatches out there.

Longines have some really nice dress pieces which can be found for £600-800. Maybe worth a look?

[lostkiwi]

TKMaxx have a lovely Eterna dress watch for less than budget. 69% off the list too.