Something nice for £500ish

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I'm being given a 'service award' by my employer in a couple of weeks and have been given a budget of £500.

I already have a nice everyday watch, so have been racking my brain to think of something other than a watch, but I'm struggling... so... what would you recommend for between £5-600?

(I quite like this, I think... not really sure!: http://www.watchshop.com/mens-zeppelin-lz-127-graf...

[hollydog]

I would go hamilton . You get a lot of watch for your money .

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hollydog said:

I would go hamilton . You get a lot of watch for your money .

Hmmm... go on then, which one? I'm stretching my budget now to £700!
View on this one?:
http://www.watchshop.com/mens-hamilton-khaki-pilot...

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I'm leaning towards a leather strap, as my current watch is metal and I fancy something different.

[duff]

I think this works out at just over £700 and several options if you're not keen on the colour combo, personally I love it.

http://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/Nav-B-Chrono-II-...

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duff said:

I think this works out at just over £700 and several options if you're not keen on the colour combo, personally I love it.

http://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/Nav-B-Chrono-II-...

Oof! Good call. There goes the next 4 hours!

[daveenty]

Also have a look at some Christopher Ward stuff.

www.christopherward.co.uk

They also have an engraving service for a few quid extra if that's your thing.

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daveenty said:

Also have a look at some Christopher Ward stuff.

www.christopherward.co.uk

They also have an engraving service for a few quid extra if that's your thing.

Some really nice watches there, but I'm now completely fixated with the above Steinhart!
Just emailed them to find out how soon they expect to have them ready to ship.

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... and it seems that they're having problems with their phones and internet!
I NEED this watch!

[s3pc1989]

Have a look at Stowa's website.......

www.stowa.de

[mathmos]

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hollydog said:

I would go hamilton . You get a lot of watch for your money .

Hmmm... go on then, which one? I'm stretching my budget now to £700!
View on this one?:
http://www.watchshop.com/mens-hamilton-khaki-pilot...

I've got that Hamilton and it's probably one of my favorite watches, that picture does it no justice at all! The silver triangle at the 12 o'clock possition and the numbers are all raised and ridged and catches the light in different ways, the face to can move from a silver grey colour to very dark grey depending on the light.

Far from the most expensive watch in my limited collection, but is very high on my favorite list! It does wear quite large on the wrist though so if you have sick arms it may not be for you.

Edit...I've also just got a Stowa last week and I can really recommend them too

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duff said:

I think this works out at just over £700 and several options if you're not keen on the colour combo, personally I love it.

http://www.steinhartwatches.de/en/Nav-B-Chrono-II-...

Ordered! Very excited now...