The under £200 watch thread!

[TheD]

VTECMFR said:

So thanks to helpful recommendation on here, this arrived today and has been added to my collection.

I am loving mine. £40 from Argos Ebay was literally a steal

[Doofus]

Bloody great big screw down crown protector, and it can only manage 100m water resistance?

[Jumpingjackflash]

Seiko 5 green dial.

I’ve seen it in the flesh a few times and it defies its price tag.

James Porter and son in Glasgow always gets one in stock and it sells straight away.

[alorotom]

Quags said:

VTECMFR said:

So thanks to helpful recommendation on here, this arrived today and has been added to my collection.

I just bought this from seeing your pics!

How’d you manage that at 22:45, it had been out of stock since just after lunchtime!? I had been trying all afternoon hoping for more stock being released!

[baptistsan]

My Orient from Creation seems to have vanished off the face of the Earth

Ordered & confirmed on the 13th.

That Seiko is rather lovely!

[Scrump]

alorotom said:

How’d you manage that at 22:45, it had been out of stock since just after lunchtime!? I had been trying all afternoon hoping for more stock being released!

I also snapped one up yesterday evening.
Just looked at the Argos EBay store and they are still in stock at £49.99.

[Bobberoo99]

Jumpingjackflash said:

Seiko 5 green dial.

I’ve seen it in the flesh a few times and it defies its price tag.

James Porter and son in Glasgow always gets one in stock and it sells straight away.

That is absolutely stunning, only place I can find it online in the UK s First-class watches for £183 but a 6 week lead time!!! Just going into the James Porter site to have a look!!!

[ZesPak]

As my experience with seikos at that price point, the bracelet is usually the biggest let down, but I have to agree that looks great although a bit derivative. I already have my green seiko though. (4th watch on here is out of budget for the thread)

[Bobberoo99]

Nice collection though!!

[CharlesdeGaulle]

CharlesdeGaulle said:

Barchettaman said:

Orientuhrshop I presume? Looks like a reliable seller, and that watch is stunning. Well done.

Thanks. Yes, that's him. Seems switched-on and proactive - he asked me to confirm that my house doesn't have a number! I'll post a pic once I have it.

It arrived in good time and in perfect condition. Really pleased with it.

[Barchettaman]

Stunning. The perfect watch for any self-respecting Bargista.

[greggy50]

Jumpingjackflash said:

Seiko 5 green dial.

I’ve seen it in the flesh a few times and it defies its price tag.

James Porter and son in Glasgow always gets one in stock and it sells straight away.

Just ordered one for £119 delivered from Creation looks to be great value. I had an orange monster before and regret selling it.

[CAPP0]

greggy50 said:

Jumpingjackflash said:

Seiko 5 green dial.

I’ve seen it in the flesh a few times and it defies its price tag.

James Porter and son in Glasgow always gets one in stock and it sells straight away.

Just ordered one for £119 delivered from Creation looks to be great value. I had an orange monster before and regret selling it.

oops - another bit of Boxing Day shopping just completed! However, I did sell my Fifty Five Fathoms on Xmas Eve so I need something to replace it with.

Plus, my boss has been after a Hulk for ages so I'll just wear this to work with the bezel poking out from my cuff

[Harry Flashman]

Baby feeding insomnia shopping: just bought a Seiko Prospex auto for half price, in land rather than the usual diver flavour...

https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/6188079/seiko...

[Bobberoo99]

Fantastic purchases chaps, i keep looking at that green faced Seiko, even Mrs Bobbers likes it and has given me the go ahead to buy one but I'm a bit unsure about buying from abroad!!
She did get me a lovely bigger watch box for Christmas and suggested I keep my old one too, that'll mean space for 14 watches, hhhmmm best start buying then as I only have eight!!!!

[CAPP0]

Bobberoo99 said:

but I'm a bit unsure about buying from abroad!!

I've bought about half a dozen watches from Creation (if that's where you're thinking of), including this one I've just ordered, and never had any problem. Only thing to be aware of is that if you use the DHL delivery option you'll almost certainly be clobbered for around £30 in tax/duty/fees. If you use the airmail, "my friend" told me that he'd never had to pay anything. You can also ask for the box to be sent separately, which costs £12 but which is a lot less than paying the fees. Personally I wouldn't mind paying the fees if they didn't lump a massive (around half the £30 total) service charge on it, but they always do.

[ZesPak]

Can recommend Creation.

In five watches had to pay customs once.

The pictures on their site are usually abysmal though.
https://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-men...

[Bobberoo99]

Thanks for the info chaps, holding off on anymore watches for a bit though, I have plans for a major suspension bush overhaul on the Focus this year!!!

[vaderface]

ZesPak said:

Can recommend Creation.

In five watches had to pay customs once.

The pictures on their site are usually abysmal though.
https://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-men...

So the watch on the creation link is the same as the green one above?
You did say the pics on their site are abysmal. Face looks blue,ish.
My next watch if all green

[alorotom]

ZesPak said:

Can recommend Creation.

In five watches had to pay customs once.

The pictures on their site are usually abysmal though.
https://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-men...

Seconded for a recommendation however I have used them probably 8-9times now and have been hit with import duty and VAT every time with DHL