Sub £200 Watch For Girlfriend's Chrismas Present

[Matthew_Eames]

Stuck a bit on this one and though you lot could help me with a few suggestions, the GF has only ever had cheap disposable (never more than £30-£40) watches but seems to go through them very quickly as she is a Hairdresser so they get submerged daily and subject to hair dye and tint which runis the leather straps.

I have suggested a new watch for Chrismas, with a budget of upto £200... here are the criteria:

- Large(ish) round dial
- Bracelet rather than strap (due to the straps getting ruined quickly)
- Ideally a recognised manufacturer (such as Seiko) rather than a fashon watch
- Waterproof to a decent standard

Having visited one or 2 high street retailers to get ideas today she quite likes this one:


which is interesting as it's a chronograph (she gravitated towards these for some reason, suits here preference for a larger dial aswell) with Mother of Pearl (quite like this as it keeps it looking like a female watch)

I have found this Breil which is very nice and prefferable in my eyes


so with that as a rough basis, what can you reccomend (upto around £200)....unusual/smaller brands are fine, and oddball suggestions are welcome.

Thanks in advance

[Jonboy]

Have a look at Tissot, Iv just got my mum a PR100 for her birthday, seems very well made, saphire crystal and water resistant to 100m. Should get decent discount too ( I got £25 off the rrp £145 ).

Also looked at Mondaine but they are a bit of a marmite watch.

Christopher Ward often have sales too.

[ShadownINja]

Matthew_Eames said:

preferable in my eyes

Dangerous. What us blokes like about watches and what women tend to like can be miles apart. Women generally prefer to convenience of a quartz watch, for instance.

[CardShark]

What SNinja said. It's very decent of you to have a spec list that should mean that she'd have a reasonably decent watch but ultimately she'll like what she likes, I wouldn't get her something that *you* like, even if it's with the best intentions.