"Good" new watch - budget up to £1k
Discussion
Dicky Knee said:
Sheetmaself said:
Longines Hydroconquest?
Would of thought you could get an Automatic for that kind of money.
Indeed you can.Would of thought you could get an Automatic for that kind of money.
Link above!
https://www.chisholmhunter.co.uk/longines-sport-hy...
My logic when buying watches for my sons at their 18ths was to buy something classic that they wouldn’t grow to dislike as they got older. Per above I bought a birth year speedmaster Reduced for one. I bought the other a Tudor Black Bay (blue bezel). The tudor was about £1700 and the speedy about £1300.
The quality of these watches is great. I looked at some of the watches mentioned on this thread and they weren’t in the same league I’m afraid.
The quality of these watches is great. I looked at some of the watches mentioned on this thread and they weren’t in the same league I’m afraid.
CO2000 said:
Dicky Knee said:
Sheetmaself said:
Longines Hydroconquest?
Would of thought you could get an Automatic for that kind of money.
Indeed you can.Would of thought you could get an Automatic for that kind of money.
Link above!
https://www.chisholmhunter.co.uk/longines-sport-hy...
Dicky Knee said:
CO2000 said:
Dicky Knee said:
Sheetmaself said:
Longines Hydroconquest?
Would of thought you could get an Automatic for that kind of money.
Indeed you can.Would of thought you could get an Automatic for that kind of money.
Link above!
https://www.chisholmhunter.co.uk/longines-sport-hy...
Even better
CO2000 said:
Dicky Knee said:
CO2000 said:
Dicky Knee said:
Sheetmaself said:
Longines Hydroconquest?
Would of thought you could get an Automatic for that kind of money.
Indeed you can.Would of thought you could get an Automatic for that kind of money.
Link above!
https://www.chisholmhunter.co.uk/longines-sport-hy...
Even better
Stonking value for money.
18 is a funny age as to what they will like and want. As others have said - his parents need to ask him.
It may well be a "brand" which he likes.
I certainly would not buy a watch for somebody without asking them what they like and does he have any idea. The Dad or Mum should go on a trip around the shops with him, make a day of it, 1 to 1 time with their son, try different watches on, have fun. - its all part of the process to make it a special watch from his parents. Watches feel very different in the flesh
It may well be a "brand" which he likes.
I certainly would not buy a watch for somebody without asking them what they like and does he have any idea. The Dad or Mum should go on a trip around the shops with him, make a day of it, 1 to 1 time with their son, try different watches on, have fun. - its all part of the process to make it a special watch from his parents. Watches feel very different in the flesh
Edited by superlightr on Wednesday 27th November 09:37
superlightr said:
18 is a funny age as to what they will like and want. As others have said - his parents need to ask him.
It may well be a "brand" which he likes.
I certainly would not buy a watch for somebody without asking them what they like and does he have any idea. The Dad or Mum should go on a trip around the shops with him, make a day of it, 1 to 1 time with their son, try different watches on, have fun. - its all part of the process to make it a special watch from his parents. Watches feel very different in the flesh
Very true, also he might settle on a 90 quid G-Shock which would be nice It may well be a "brand" which he likes.
I certainly would not buy a watch for somebody without asking them what they like and does he have any idea. The Dad or Mum should go on a trip around the shops with him, make a day of it, 1 to 1 time with their son, try different watches on, have fun. - its all part of the process to make it a special watch from his parents. Watches feel very different in the flesh
Edited by superlightr on Wednesday 27th November 09:37
Greendubber said:
CO2000 said:
Dicky Knee said:
CO2000 said:
Dicky Knee said:
Sheetmaself said:
Longines Hydroconquest?
Would of thought you could get an Automatic for that kind of money.
Indeed you can.Would of thought you could get an Automatic for that kind of money.
Link above!
https://www.chisholmhunter.co.uk/longines-sport-hy...
Even better
Stonking value for money.
I’ll suggest something a bit different :
Garmin have recently launched a series of ‘Marq’ watches - which are really well made high end GPS sports watches.
There are ones which specialise in sailing / driving / exploring / running etc
The list is around $2k ish - so not much above 1k GBP.
Garmin Fenix 6 is also under 1k GBP - and is a high end multi purpose watch.
(I’ve just bought a Garmin Instinct for under 200 GBP - and use it as my daily watch - am very happy with it::. It’s pretty much like a Fenix but more outdoor/ rugged but without the colour screen map )
Garmin have recently launched a series of ‘Marq’ watches - which are really well made high end GPS sports watches.
There are ones which specialise in sailing / driving / exploring / running etc
The list is around $2k ish - so not much above 1k GBP.
Garmin Fenix 6 is also under 1k GBP - and is a high end multi purpose watch.
(I’ve just bought a Garmin Instinct for under 200 GBP - and use it as my daily watch - am very happy with it::. It’s pretty much like a Fenix but more outdoor/ rugged but without the colour screen map )
superlightr said:
18 is a funny age as to what they will like and want. As others have said - his parents need to ask him.
It may well be a "brand" which he likes.
I certainly would not buy a watch for somebody without asking them what they like and does he have any idea. The Dad or Mum should go on a trip around the shops with him, make a day of it, 1 to 1 time with their son, try different watches on, have fun. - its all part of the process to make it a special watch from his parents. Watches feel very different in the flesh
I bought a watch for my nephew around that age - made sure I asked him what he really wanted (was a Casio G shock )It may well be a "brand" which he likes.
I certainly would not buy a watch for somebody without asking them what they like and does he have any idea. The Dad or Mum should go on a trip around the shops with him, make a day of it, 1 to 1 time with their son, try different watches on, have fun. - its all part of the process to make it a special watch from his parents. Watches feel very different in the flesh
Edited by superlightr on Wednesday 27th November 09:37
kids are usually more into tech than parents - a traditional watch may not be what he wants
alfaman said:
I bought a watch for my nephew around that age - made sure I asked him what he really wanted (was a Casio G shock )
kids are usually more into tech than parents - a traditional watch may not be what he wants
This was why I thought a Tag quartz might be a decent shout. kids are usually more into tech than parents - a traditional watch may not be what he wants
If the lad wears a smartwatch most of the time, he’ll be more likely to wear the Tag when it takes his fancy if it’s actually running and he doesn’t have to set it.
(Of course, you could just get him a cheap watchwinder too I suppose!)
alfaman said:
I’ll suggest something a bit different :
Garmin have recently launched a series of ‘Marq’ watches - which are really well made high end GPS sports watches.
There are ones which specialise in sailing / driving / exploring / running etc
The list is around $2k ish - so not much above 1k GBP.
That's akin to spending £1300 on a smart phone. In two years the battery will be shagged (which you won't able to replace) and it'll no longer be supported, right? Garmin have recently launched a series of ‘Marq’ watches - which are really well made high end GPS sports watches.
There are ones which specialise in sailing / driving / exploring / running etc
The list is around $2k ish - so not much above 1k GBP.
A Longines will still be working in 100 years if you treat it right!
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