First watch - up to £250

[Stevenj214]

I'm getting my first "real" watch for my birthday in May. After various research and searches on here and other forums, I decided I wanted the Christopher Ward C4 Peregrine Limited Edition I had found on ebay:



Unfortunately forgetting to log in to ebay before bidding meant my last minute bid of £200 didn't register and the watch sold for £196.

I'll keep my eye out for another, but the alternative to that is the standard edition Christopher Ward Peregrine C4SKK:



Can anyone suggest any similar watches which would make a good start to a future collection?

Edited by Stevenj214 on Sunday 22 March 09:28

[Stevenj214]

Could someone edit the title to £250 please?

[Stevenj214]

Further searching this morning has thrown the Astrovia V2 Lux Flight from Werners Watches into the mix for £80:

[Stevenj214]

Slagathore said:

Have to mention the Seiko Monster! can be had for a lot less than £250, usually around £140.



Traser watches are meant to be quite good aswell.

http://www.jurawatches.co.uk/watches-list.asp?type...

Or Wenger do some decent looking watches.



Glycine Combat Sub - £250.

Edited by Slagathore on Sunday 22 March 12:36

Hi Slagathore. Thanks for the suggestions. For whatever reasons, I just don't like the look of the watches you pictured. I had a look at both websites you suggested and again, I don't seem to like the style.

What's the deal with the Seiko Monster? Is it renowned?

I did have a further look at other Seiko watches though, and I found a Seiko SNA585P1 for £230:

[Stevenj214]

CommanderJameson said:

£200, if you don't constrain yourself to new watches, gives you a reasonable amount of scope for shopping on The Bay Of Fleas. One thing you should be aware of is that the CW watches are built to a considerably higher standard than the AstroAvias - hence the price difference.

However, for brand new, I'd abandon thoughts of quartz (hey, I'm a poet and didn't know it):

What about a Seiko? Quality at the price is second to none.

SKX009K2 for £195



Alternatively, add a tenner to your budget and try a Precista PRS-5 Chronograph.



For something a bit dressier, a Tissot PR50 automatic should be easily achievable within your limit:

Also thanks for the suggestions. The Precista is a very nice watch. The Seiko I'm not so keen on, but as above I've had another look through Seikos and found the SNA585P1. The Tissot one I'm also not keen on, and looking through the website you linked to - none of the Tissots grab my attention.

You mentioned not to buy quartz - does that mean my budget should be looking at better than quartz, or quartz isn't achievable (forgive my ignorance, I am new to the world of watches).

In the 2nd post of the thread, I mentioned I'd made a mistake in the title and my budget is up to £250 - would that change you recommendations?