Cheap-ish 'Tiffany' face watch?

[21st Century Man]

I've bought dozens of watch straps from AliExpress, I've not yet been disappointed. £2 for the exact same thing that's on Amazon (or elsewhere) for £14.95 (it's where the Amazon/elsewhere seller got it in the first place). Start to spend big money, like a tenner, and the quality is amazing. Quick release, deployment, lovely!

[CoupeKid]

If you're prepared to wait 6 months the Studio Underd0g Steffany Blue might be of interest. Not cheap cheap but cheaper than the Tissot PRX automatic.

[Jayho]

This popped up on my social media the other day.

https://www.crownwatchblog.com/orient-star-article...

All the colours, including the light blue looks great! I had a Bambino years ago which I accidentally dropped going through the airport and ended up not working. Was a shame as it was a lovely watch and actually brought me quite a bit of joy wearing, but it had no sentimental value and the cost of repair was more than buying a new one.

Would be pretty tempted by one of these if I wasn't already waiting for a call for a Tiffany Dial. I also did pull the trigger on the last Underd0g Drop which I'm hoping will scratch all itches until I get the Tiffany.

[Zio Di Roma]

RSTurboPaul said:

g4ry13 said:

I ended up going for the Tissot PRX. The Casio was tempting but saw people mention the bracelet was a hair ripper.

I haven't worn the Tissot for any period of time, but the bracelet feels a bit sharp on the edges. I may change out the strap for something different - maybe a bright blue rubber one off Aliexpress

Nice, great choice

Check the bracelet under a loupe or magnifying glass. They have tiny, tiny plastic stickers on part of the bracelet, which you cannot see easily with the naked eye. I thought mine was uncomfortable, until I found some plastic that I had missed. Now it is amazingly comfortable.

[g4ry13]

Zio Di Roma said:

RSTurboPaul said:

g4ry13 said:

I ended up going for the Tissot PRX. The Casio was tempting but saw people mention the bracelet was a hair ripper.

I haven't worn the Tissot for any period of time, but the bracelet feels a bit sharp on the edges. I may change out the strap for something different - maybe a bright blue rubber one off Aliexpress

Nice, great choice

Check the bracelet under a loupe or magnifying glass. They have tiny, tiny plastic stickers on part of the bracelet, which you cannot see easily with the naked eye. I thought mine was uncomfortable, until I found some plastic that I had missed. Now it is amazingly comfortable.

Actually a really good shout!

I thought I got them all at first. But I just took a closer look now and felt a plastic finish and got peeling. Haven't worn the watch today but will see later if it makes any difference in comfort.

[Zio Di Roma]

g4ry13 said:

Zio Di Roma said:

RSTurboPaul said:

g4ry13 said:

I ended up going for the Tissot PRX. The Casio was tempting but saw people mention the bracelet was a hair ripper.

I haven't worn the Tissot for any period of time, but the bracelet feels a bit sharp on the edges. I may change out the strap for something different - maybe a bright blue rubber one off Aliexpress

Nice, great choice

Check the bracelet under a loupe or magnifying glass. They have tiny, tiny plastic stickers on part of the bracelet, which you cannot see easily with the naked eye. I thought mine was uncomfortable, until I found some plastic that I had missed. Now it is amazingly comfortable.

Actually a really good shout!

I thought I got them all at first. But I just took a closer look now and felt a plastic finish and got peeling. Haven't worn the watch today but will see later if it makes any difference in comfort.

My son has a PRX too, which he has had for two years, and the sharp vision of youth. He was still picking off microscopic pieces of plastic film last month.

I am massively impressed with the PRX, It moves the game on in terms of what is possible in a relatively modestly priced automatic watch (mine is the Powermatic 80). Those little plastic protection stickers that are irritating your wrist are an example of the attention to detail.

I last set mine on 1 December last year and it is currently running at +2 seconds. Not per day, 2 seconds over the entire three months! On one occasion I left it off for a week and it wan 88 hours before it stopped.

[21st Century Man]

I quite like Tissot. I bought one about ten years ago and use it as my spannering, gardening, work knockabout, so it's a bit battered. It just works and keeps decent time. Not quite a Tiffany but similar. It's an Asian market Inchoen Asian Games limited edition of some sort.

[g4ry13]

Zio Di Roma said:

g4ry13 said:

Zio Di Roma said:

RSTurboPaul said:

g4ry13 said:

I ended up going for the Tissot PRX. The Casio was tempting but saw people mention the bracelet was a hair ripper.

I haven't worn the Tissot for any period of time, but the bracelet feels a bit sharp on the edges. I may change out the strap for something different - maybe a bright blue rubber one off Aliexpress

Nice, great choice

Check the bracelet under a loupe or magnifying glass. They have tiny, tiny plastic stickers on part of the bracelet, which you cannot see easily with the naked eye. I thought mine was uncomfortable, until I found some plastic that I had missed. Now it is amazingly comfortable.

Actually a really good shout!

I thought I got them all at first. But I just took a closer look now and felt a plastic finish and got peeling. Haven't worn the watch today but will see later if it makes any difference in comfort.

My son has a PRX too, which he has had for two years, and the sharp vision of youth. He was still picking off microscopic pieces of plastic film last month.

I am massively impressed with the PRX, It moves the game on in terms of what is possible in a relatively modestly priced automatic watch (mine is the Powermatic 80). Those little plastic protection stickers that are irritating your wrist are an example of the attention to detail.

I last set mine on 1 December last year and it is currently running at +2 seconds. Not per day, 2 seconds over the entire three months! On one occasion I left it off for a week and it wan 88 hours before it stopped.

I did notice an improvement in comfort, so it was a good tip to look for the plastic bits

My other watch is a Rolex (which admittedly could do with a service), but it loses large chunks of time over the week and doesn't do well if it's not worn at least every few days. It's one reason I went for a Quartz movement instead of paying an additional £200-300 for an automatic Tissot.