Younger persons watch choice.

[Rufus]

Son's 18th coming up, thinking of among other things a 'new' watch in the family and my ideas about watches are probably a bit different to the younger persons; lets say around £1500-£2000 budget, new or second hand ideas for a younger person.

Over to you.

[mad4amanda]

I bought my son the limited edition Tag F1 for the year he was 18, he loves it as it was the ferrari Kimi R edition that year!

[anonymous-user]

Depends what kind of a style he has really, I'm 21 years and I have a more mature taste, however if your going for the funky and trendy route may I suggest Bell & Ross. He would be the coolest kid in school with a watch like that

Edited by anonymous-user on Tuesday 2nd August 03:47

[jkw]

Seamaster

[VPower]

My son (23) wont wear a watch!
Never has!

[Mark.H]

If I were you, id take him shopping and share the experience, I think it would be far more special, just ask him to go out with you to the shops, take him to a jewellers with a wide variety and shock/suprise him with the news that today he is going to get his first propper timepiece. I'll give you a tenner if he isnt beaming from ear to ear!..just make sure he knows the budget and ask the jeweller to show you a selection for the price

[Parsnip]

Mark.H said:

If I were you, id take him shopping and share the experience, I think it would be far more special, just ask him to go out with you to the shops, take him to a jewellers with a wide variety and shock/suprise him with the news that today he is going to get his first propper timepiece. I'll give you a tenner if he isnt beaming from ear to ear!..just make sure he knows the budget and ask the jeweller to show you a selection for the price

This.

For my 21st me and the old man went into town and had a good blokes shopping day - spent the morning looking at and then buying a watch and the afternoon buying pints.

Ended up getting a Tag Aquaracer, which is pretty dull compared to a lot of the bling on here (and when looking at your higher budget) but it means a lot more to me than it would do otherwise.

[RemainAllHoof]

jkw said:

Seamaster

Mmm. Does he like James Bond films? If so, has to be a Bond watch (probably not the Rolex sub at your budget ).

[I'm Rick james]

A TAG i would say, something from the F1 range maybe...

[Disco You]

I would say not a TAG because I don't rate them as a watchmaker. They are just make fashion watches in my opinion.

[CardShark]

Mark.H said:

If I were you, id take him shopping and share the experience, I think it would be far more special, just ask him to go out with you to the shops, take him to a jewellers with a wide variety and shock/suprise him with the news that today he is going to get his first propper timepiece. I'll give you a tenner if he isnt beaming from ear to ear!..just make sure he knows the budget and ask the jeweller to show you a selection for the price

[Rufus]

Many thanks for ideas so far; would love to take him shopping but watch is going to be a surprise alongside his main present I think. Are Omega's good watches and are they cool? I like the look of them but don't know much about them, being more a Breitling/Rolex man myself. Was thinking about maybe instead getting him a Hublot as his main present; what's peoples thoughts on those style wise?

[M888SXY]

If I could find a Hublot for that money (apart from an old MDM????) I'd have one.

[Podie]

Mark.H said:

If I were you, id take him shopping and share the experience, I think it would be far more special, ...

Agreed.

My parents asked me what I wanted. They gave me a budget, we trawlled round some shops, tried stuff on... pushed the budget a little , the old man negotiated it down to his budget and we even got a day out in the Breitling tent at an airshow.

It's still my daily wearer over a decade later.

There was no room to have it engraved, so they had a plague made and attached to the box.

[Andy OH]

OP do shop around as there are discounts to be had. There is a certain independent jewellers near Liverpool Street Station in the City of London that will give you 20% discount on a TAG or Omega.

Obviously you may not be near London but do haggle with the price, good luck.

If it were me I'd buy an Omega Speedmaster for my son.

[Rufus]

Andy OH said:

OP do shop around as there are discounts to be had. There is a certain independent jewellers near Liverpool Street Station in the City of London that will give you 20% discount on a TAG or Omega.

Obviously you may not be near London but do haggle with the price, good luck.

If it were me I'd buy an Omega Speedmaster for my son.

I 'work' (I use the term very loosely in summer) in the city so will definitely check this out, many thanks.

[Obiwonkeyblokey]

Andy OH said:

If it were me I'd buy an Omega Speedmaster for my son.

me too, in fact im planing on giving him mine.

only another 16 years to go!

[Rufus]

Many thanks for those who have opened my eyes to the Omega Speed/Seamaster range; this is definitely the route I am going to go down. Anybody have any experiences of the best (or worst) places to buy an Omega in either London/Cambridge/Norwich?

[Podie]

Rufus said:

Many thanks for those who have opened my eyes to the Omega Speed/Seamaster range; this is definitely the route I am going to go down. Anybody have any experiences of the best (or worst) places to buy an Omega in either London/Cambridge/Norwich?

Contact Dominic H on here - http://www.hackettwatches.com/

[Justayellowbadge]

Rufus said:

Many thanks for those who have opened my eyes to the Omega Speed/Seamaster range; this is definitely the route I am going to go down. Anybody have any experiences of the best (or worst) places to buy an Omega in either London/Cambridge/Norwich?

Have you considered something used, from his birth year?