Watche ideas for 230 in goldsmiths

[Celt]

I have used my Tesco clubcard tokens to get 4x face value in Goldsmiths jewelers. So any ideas for 230 watch ideas.

[Bill Carr]

Celt said:

So any ideas for 230 watch ideas.

That's a lot of watches.

[Odie]

Bill Carr said:

Celt said:

So any ideas for 230 watch ideas.

That's a lot of watches.

lol

Give us a clue on what style you want. I initially thought Tissot.

[Odie]

NeMiSiS said:

230 " Watch ideas ", here are a few to be getting on with.

• Accurist
• Adanac
• Adidas
• Adriatica
• Alpina Watches
• American Waltham Watch Company
• Ancre
• Ansonia Clock Company
• Armani
• John Arnold
• ASUAG
• Audemars Piguet
• AviatorBaume et Mercier
• Ball Watch Company
• Bedat & Co
• Bell & Ross
• Benrus
• Binda Group
• Blancpain
• Ernest Borel
• Edouard Bovet
• Abraham-Louis Breguet
• Breguet (watch)
• Breitling
• Bulgari
• Bulova
• Louis Cartier
• Cartier SA
• Casio
• Century Time Gems Ltd
• Certina
• Chopard
• Chung nam group
• Citizen Watch Co.
• Chronoswiss
• Corum
• Cubus
• Cyma Watches
• George Daniels
• Aaron Lufkin Dennison co-founder of the Waltham Watch Company
• Edward John Dent
• Doxa S.A.
• Dreffa
• Roger Dubuis
• Thomas Earnshaw
• Ebel
• Edox
• Elgin National Watch Company
• EPOS
• Endura Watch Factory
• Era Watch Co Limited C. Rüefli-Flury & Co
• ETA SA
• ESPRIT
• Festina
• Fortis Uhren AG
• Frederique Constant
• Fossil Inc.
• Charles Frodsham
• Gallet & Co.
• Léon Gallet
• Romain Gauthier
• Geneva Watch Group
• General Watch Co
• Girard-Perregaux
• Glashütte Original
• Glycine Watch
• George Graham (clockmaker)
• Gruen Watch Co.
• GUB
• Guess Watches Co.
• Hamilton Watch Company
• John Harrison
• Hindustan Machine Tools
• Hublot
• Ikepod
• Illinois Watch Company
• Ingersoll
• International Watch Company
• Invicta Watch Group
• Jaeger-LeCoultre
• Pierre Jaquet-Droz
• Georg Jensen
• F.P. Journe
• Jowissa
• Junghans
• Jules Jurgensen
• Kolber
• Lacoste
• Lancashire Watch Company
• A. Lange & Söhne
• Jean Lassale
• Le Jour
• Lip
• Longines
• Lorus
• Luminox
• Mathey-Tissot
• Maurice Lacroix
• mb-microtec
• Mido
• Minerva
• Molnija
• Mondaine
• Montblanc (pens)
• Movado
• Franck Muller
• Michael Kors
• Ulysse Nardin
• Nivada
• Nixon Watches
• Nomos Glashütte
• Ollech & Wajs
• Omega SA
• Orfina
• Orient Watch Co.
• Oris
• Panerai
• Parmigiani Fleurier
• Antoni Patek
• Patek Philippe & Co.
• Petrodvorets Watch Factory
• Piaget SA
• Pierce
• Adrien Philippe
• Henry Pitkin
• Poljot
• Raketa
• Raymond Weil
• Revue Thommen
• Roamer
• Rodania
• Rolex
• Rotary Watches
• Saeki
• Sandoz watches
• Sector
• Seiko
• Seiko Instruments
• Seikosha
• Sekonda
• Sinn (watchmaker)
• SSIH previous holding company, now integrated into Swatch Group
• Skagen Designs
• Slava watches
• SMH short for Société de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie previous name of the company issued from the merger of ASUAG & SSIH, now Swatch Group
• Star Watch Case Company
• Suunto
• Swatch
• Swatch Group
• TAG Heuer
• TechnoMarine
• Technos
• Seth Thomas
• Tianjin Sea-Gull
• Timex Group
• Tissot
• Titan Industries
• Titoni
• Thomas Tompion
• Tourneau
• ToyWatch
• Tudor
• Tutima
• Ulysse Nardin
• Universal Geneve
• Urwerk
• Vacheron Constantin
• Valjoux
• Victorinox
• Vostok watches
• Waltham International SA
• Waltham Watch Company
• Webb C. Ball
• Wenger
• Yema
• Zenith
• Zeno-Watch Basel

That only 177

[jonny70]

Celt said:

I have used my Tesco clubcard tokens to get 4x face value in Goldsmiths jewelers. So any ideas for 230 watch ideas.

What do you already have ? So someone can suggest something that you dont have that will overlap?

Initial thought is Tissot

[sneijder]

They don't seem to stock the Tissot Visodate, the rest of the range is getting a bit tired now.

Here you go :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhgG3sXf0pY

The one with the leather strap, but you'll have to throw another 30 quid at it. (Citizen BL5250-02L)

Top Tip, if you are thinking of buying a watch, whack the makers model number into Youtube and more often than not someone will have reviewed it.

I've watched this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvJQHzVuzao more than I really should have. Sigh.

[Danesgate]

sneijder said:

They don't seem to stock the Tissot Visodate, the rest of the range is getting a bit tired now.

Here you go :

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rhgG3sXf0pY

The one with the leather strap, but you'll have to throw another 30 quid at it. (Citizen BL5250-02L)

Top Tip, if you are thinking of buying a watch, whack the makers model number into Youtube and more often than not someone will have reviewed it.

I've watched this : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VvJQHzVuzao more than I really should have. Sigh.

Goldsmiths don't stock the Visodate, but I have just ordered one.

I've paid £320 for the middle one here (which seems pretty fair for an Automatic Tissot?);



I also picked up this one for £95 (because it such a clean design and incredibly thin!!!);

[sneijder]

Danesgate said:

Stuff about the Visodate

Fair point, and something to consider putting some extra Christmas money towards OP. Pictures don't do this watch justice. It pops out and screams quality.











I'd have a black face though !

[Danesgate]

sneijder said:

Danesgate said:

Stuff about the Visodate

Stuff about the stuff what I said.

You are right - the Visodate seems to be something of a bargain all things considered!

I did wonder whether to go for the black face, but liked the Danish watch to cover that combo!

[AndyParker]

Was doing the exact same thing yesterday with my Tesco vouchers - how about the citizen chrono Eco-drive, one there for £180 and another for £230

[jonny70]

Danesgate said:

Goldsmiths don't stock the Visodate, but I have just ordered one.

I've paid £320 for the middle one here (which seems pretty fair for an Automatic Tissot?);



I also picked up this one for £95 (because it such a clean design and incredibly thin!!!);

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They may not stock it.But they will order you one if you ask.

[Celt]

Only watch's I have just now are a few fossil watches and an armani watch. Never had a proper watch before. I'd prefer a bracelet to a strap but wouldn't rule anything out. I'm happy to put abit more money to it to maybe 300 pounds, not watches!

[MG511]

Danesgate said:

Goldsmiths don't stock the Visodate, but I have just ordered one.

I've paid £320 for the middle one here (which seems pretty fair for an Automatic Tissot?)

Thanks for the info, I've looked on the website and wasn't impressed with anything in the £300 - £350 range (the amount of vouchers I have) but I really like the Vissodate so will be paying them a visit.

[Celt]

http://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/product/bulova-mechani...

I quite like this one. Does anyone know anything about Bulova? I have never heard of them before.

[pdavison]

Celt said:

http://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/product/bulova-mechani...

I quite like this one. Does anyone know anything about Bulova? I have never heard of them before.

That's the one I keep looking at but I know very little about what makes a decent watch so I'd be interested to hear peoples views!

[Odie]

pdavison said:

Celt said:

http://www.goldsmiths.co.uk/product/bulova-mechani...

I quite like this one. Does anyone know anything about Bulova? I have never heard of them before.

That's the one I keep looking at but I know very little about what makes a decent watch so I'd be interested to hear peoples views!

Just reading up about them on wikipedia, it appears they made the instruments for the apollo missions and lost out to omega for first watch on the moon.

'In 2008 a Bulova Automatic wristwatch, lost overboard by a sailor in 1941, was found after 67 years on the seabed and returned to its owner. It still works today'

'On January 10, 2008, Citizen bought the Bulova Watch Company for $250 million'

Interesting stuff.

[pdavison]

Does sound interesting!

Good option for less than £300?

[andy tims]

Celt said:

Does anyone know anything about Bulova? I have never heard of them before.

They USED to make some really nice watches