Where to buy in London.

[merc_man]

My wife is treating me to a new watch and wants to buy something nice to replace the crappy Seiko I've been wearing all these years. We're off up to London next week for a short break and I was wondering which bit of London is "watch central".

Any recommendations for particular shops and emporia are welcome.

Budget is around the £1000 mark so no idea what I'll get for that.

[mel]

Burlington Arcade and surrounding area, if you can't find something you like round there then there's something wrong with you (but the grand might get stretched)

[Thankyou4calling]

With £1000 I would avoid Burlington Arcade. Unfortunately, you will not see a lot of choice at this level in Picadilly and Bond street. Why not go to Westfield near Shepherds Bush. Most of the big chains in situ and remember.....7% off the window price is a decent haggling point to start.

[chrisr29]

This place is great: http://www.austinkaye.co.uk/Home/Default.aspx

Bought several watches from them myself. Prices are realistic, especialy for the smoke!

[merc_man]

In the end I went to Jura Watches, close to Burlington Arcade.

Decided on what I thought was a very nice Maurice Lacroix Phase de Lune Round

Would have been nice to get an Automatic but I'll settle for the Quartz movement as it looks and feels just right.