Watch for a ten year old?

[NDA]

My son will be 10 at the end of July and I think a watch would be a great present - it would be his first watch.

Any suggestions would be most welcome. I'd probably want to spend £20-40, not because I'm a tight-wad, but simply it's likely to get lost or broken.

[elster]

NDA said:

My son will be 10 at the end of July and I think a watch would be a great present - it would be his first watch.

Any suggestions would be most welcome. I'd probably want to spend £20-40, not because I'm a tight-wad, but simply it's likely to get lost or broken.

Pick up a Seiko 5 for that if you are looking for a proper watch.

Or if you are looking for something more youthful then maybe a Swatch Forest Path?

[Balmoral Green]

Tell him he's got forty quid to spend on a watch, and to go find one he likes?

[johnfm]

Seiko - my son loved his.

[NDA]

Balmoral Green said:

Tell him he's got forty quid to spend on a watch, and to go find one he likes?

He's not really around much to go shopping - school keeps him pretty occupied.

[Shaw Tarse]

The question has been asked before.....

[NDA]

Great.

Thanks.

Any idea what the answer was?

[Balmoral Green]

Neil, did you see this thread?

http://www.pistonheads.com/xforums/topic.asp?h=0&a...

Loads of ideas on there.

[JamesIIIII]

Just had a quick look around and picked a few below, I reckon it's important to know whether he wants an analog or digital watch and move on from there...


http://www.watchshop.com/mens-swatch-completion-wa...





http://www.watchshop.com/adidas-seoul-chronograph-...





http://www.watchshop.com/childrens-timex-originals...




edited to mention, just noticed your ford gt on your profile, lovely car!

Edited by JamesIIIII on Tuesday 14th June 21:02

[Shaw Tarse]

NDA said:

Great.

Thanks.

Any idea what the answer was?

http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

[Tiggsy]

I'm surprised casio dont do more in this area - my son would love a GShock but (at 10) even the smallest are too big. The Baby G too girly.

I'd have thought something small but tough looking in the £20-50 range would do great with the kids?

[Cooky]

Midsize Seiko Diver, almost indestructable and very very cool

you can pick up a nice refurb for £50-60 that will last him years.

You can not image how much it means for a little lad to have an identical watch to his dad, we always wear ours when out together either down on the beach fishing/canoeing or just shopping with mum.

[NDA]

Cooky said:

Midsize Seiko Diver, almost indestructable and very very cool

you can pick up a nice refurb for £50-60 that will last him years.

You can not image how much it means for a little lad to have an identical watch to his dad, we always wear ours when out together either down on the beach fishing/canoeing or just shopping with mum.

That looks nice - not sure where I'd get him a refurb though.

I wear a Breguet as my daily. He ain't getting one of those!

Thanks for all the suggestions, very helpful.

[ApexJimi]

Neil, go swatch!

Good quality, very cool stuff and you'll easily find something that suits him well.

Mind you, that Adiddas one above is rather cool!

[al1991]

Casio F-91.

[NDA]

Yes I think swatch is the way to go - particularly as he'd want an analogue watch.

I'm wondering about face size, he's a tall ten year old, but I wouldn't want an adult sized watch on him, it would look silly.

[Tiggsy]

Cooky said:

You can not image how much it means for a little lad to have an identical watch to his dad, we always wear ours when out together either down on the beach fishing/canoeing or just shopping with mum.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj219mX6Bx8

[elster]

NDA said:

Yes I think swatch is the way to go - particularly as he'd want an analogue watch.

I'm wondering about face size, he's a tall ten year old, but I wouldn't want an adult sized watch on him, it would look silly.

The Swatch I selected is 34mm, I think you will find a lot of swatches due to being unisex have a small diameter.

You may want to look into getting a different strap instead of the standard @jelly@ ones. Something like Velcro strap or a NATO strap.

[Odie]

How a second hand CWC G10, got my nephew one for christmas, its older than he is and had seen service in afghanistan and iraq

[NDA]

Tiggsy said:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tj219mX6Bx8

Excellent.