The under £200 watch thread!

[Barchettaman]

PeteinSQ said:

Thanks to this thread I'm considering getting a Pagani watch. Are the automatic movements in them all by Seiko and therefore actually pretty good quality? Also are any of the models better/worse than the others?

Short answer: it depends.

Chronograph models generally have a Seiko mecaquartz movement (v v v good)

Automatic models are a mixed bag, IIRC. I personally don’t get Chinese auto movements any more as I found them rattly and spinny. NH35 is the way to go, for me anyway.

Check YouTube reviews for the model you’re interested in.

[Zoon]

Anyone for a GMT or two?

https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/5525691/rotar...

£15 over budget on this one but decent discount (use the 10% for new customers)

https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/4851064/citiz...

[kuro]

ambuletz said:

this £45.18 for the casio duro/mv106 on amazon.. rather cheap. does that inccur additional hidden charges?

All charges are included on Amazon global. I got one a couple of weeks back when they were around £37. I never bothered with these before but it's actually a pretty decent watch, especially at that price.

[Barchettaman]

Zoon said:

Anyone for a GMT or two?

https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/5525691/rotar...

£15 over budget on this one but decent discount (use the 10% for new customers)

https://www.hsamuel.co.uk/webstore/d/4851064/citiz...

Wow. The Rotary at £99 is decent. It’s definitely one to pick up and have a play with pre-purchase though, I found it felt pretty cheap, although it looks a million dollars in the photos. Just my opinion though.

[Bobberoo]

After looking at those offers posted at H.Samuels earlier I went to have a look at what other offers they have, there's a rather nice Mickey Mouse Eco Drive down from £219 to £109 that appears on Ebay around the £160 mark, and despite being well above thread budget a lovely Ltd Edition Citizen Bullhead down from £695 to a very reasonable £365!!!

[Barchettaman]

anonymous said:

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Absolutely. I’ve read nothing but good things on here about the UK Steeldive seller in Cardiff.

It’s not really an option for me though as I’m based in Frankfurt but if I were in the UK I’d definitely be buying from him.

[T6 vanman]

Bobberoo said:

stuff stuff Eco Drive stuff blah blah stuff lovely Ltd Edition blah blah down from eeeek to a very reasonable Oooh !!!

You make it sound so refreshingly simple to justify ..... Thing is ... Mrs T6 has a nasty habit of changing the phrase "a very reasonable" into "a completely extravagant"

[Bobberoo]

T6 vanman said:

Bobberoo said:

stuff stuff Eco Drive stuff blah blah stuff lovely Ltd Edition blah blah down from eeeek to a very reasonable Oooh !!!

You make it sound so refreshingly simple to justify ..... Thing is ... Mrs T6 has a nasty habit of changing the phrase "a very reasonable" into "a completely extravagant"

Are you sure our wives are not related?!?!?!?

[ZesPak]

My favorite related quote is still:

"My biggest fear is my wife selling my watches for the price I told her I paid for them."

[RSTurboPaul]

ZesPak said:

My favorite related quote is still:

"My biggest fear is my wife selling my watches for the price I told her I paid for them."

+1!

[Starfighter]

Same with my camera gear.

[bigmacca1]

Have bought 3 watches from Steeldive UK , very easy to deal with , Good communication Very quick delivery. No extra charges like buying from Ali express and others.

[300sl-24]

Timex Expedition Chronograph £44
Yesterday on Amazon (prime day)

[blue_haddock]

Well I've placed an order from AliExpress, it's cheaper than similar models from steeldive UK but also for some reason they don't list the green version any more.

[anonymous-user]

300sl-24 said:

Timex Expedition Chronograph £44
Yesterday on Amazon (prime day)

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nice

[Bobberoo]

300sl-24 said:

Timex Expedition Chronograph £44
Yesterday on Amazon (prime day)

Like that, my two Expeditions are still going strong after many years!!!

[tedmus]

blue_haddock said:

Well I've placed an order from AliExpress, it's cheaper than similar models from steeldive UK but also for some reason they don't list the green version any more.

I may have ordered an SD1970 in black. Registered a new account and using the new user discount it came to just over £72.

[Barchettaman]

tedmus said:

I may have ordered an SD1970 in black. Registered a new account and using the new user discount it came to just over £72.

At that price, it seems rude not to really.

I reckon we should all get one and arrange a Steeldive meetup in a carpark somewhere, like the barge thread guys do. I’ll provide the bacon sandwiches.

[Bobberoo]

Barchettaman said:

tedmus said:

I may have ordered an SD1970 in black. Registered a new account and using the new user discount it came to just over £72.

At that price, it seems rude not to really.

I reckon we should all get one and arrange a Steeldive meetup in a carpark somewhere, like the barge thread guys do. I’ll provide the bacon sandwiches.

In!!!

[tedmus]

Barchettaman said:

tedmus said:

I may have ordered an SD1970 in black. Registered a new account and using the new user discount it came to just over £72.

At that price, it seems rude not to really.

I reckon we should all get one and arrange a Steeldive meetup in a carpark somewhere, like the barge thread guys do. I’ll provide the bacon sandwiches.

Exactly, perfectly reasonable.

Brown sauce for me please.