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I will be 40 next year 
Already those closest to me are asking what I would like for a present. Not a big fan of jewellery, I am thinking a nice watch, I currently have a Police watch and it's seen better days. I have been browsing and a TW Steel type watch floats my boat, budget will be around £500.
I am not an expert by any means and I am certain there are experts here, any comments on TW Steel or suggestions to similar brands?
Thanks
Already those closest to me are asking what I would like for a present. Not a big fan of jewellery, I am thinking a nice watch, I currently have a Police watch and it's seen better days. I have been browsing and a TW Steel type watch floats my boat, budget will be around £500.
I am not an expert by any means and I am certain there are experts here, any comments on TW Steel or suggestions to similar brands?
Thanks
I had around a £600 budget for a watch for my 21st.
I went for a watch from Longines - a Swiss brand with a lot more heritage than some other brands in that budget, but with some watches not costing the earth.
I went for an automatic blue Hydroconquest for £610 from Iconic Watches. They do a quartz version for ~£500 but for me, the automatic is a lot more special, so I strived to up the budget a little to £600.
Worth a look. I'd also look at Steinhart, Timefactors, Tissot, Archimede, Glycine, Hamilton, Mondaine, Oris etc.
There was also a very nice British watch I saw a few months ago, it was designed and put into production by one man it seemed, and was a tough design due to his career, can't find it for love nor money now. I remember it being a fair price.
I went for a watch from Longines - a Swiss brand with a lot more heritage than some other brands in that budget, but with some watches not costing the earth.
I went for an automatic blue Hydroconquest for £610 from Iconic Watches. They do a quartz version for ~£500 but for me, the automatic is a lot more special, so I strived to up the budget a little to £600.
Worth a look. I'd also look at Steinhart, Timefactors, Tissot, Archimede, Glycine, Hamilton, Mondaine, Oris etc.
There was also a very nice British watch I saw a few months ago, it was designed and put into production by one man it seemed, and was a tough design due to his career, can't find it for love nor money now. I remember it being a fair price.
Edited by 13aines on Wednesday 11th December 13:17
13aines said:
I had around a £600 budget for a watch for my 21st.
I went for a watch from Longines - a Swiss brand with a lot more heritage than some other brands in that budget, but with some watches not costing the earth.
I went for an automatic blue Hydroconquest for £610 from Iconic Watches. They do a quartz version for ~£500 but for me, the automatic is a lot more special, so I strived to up the budget a little to £600.
Worth a look. I'd also look at Steinhart, Timefactors, Tissot, Archimede, Glycine, Hamilton, Mondaine etc.
There was also a very nice British watch I saw a few months ago, it was designed and put into production by one man it seemed, and was a tough design due to his career, can't find it for love nor money now. I remember it being a fair price.
OP - take a look at some options recommended here I went for a watch from Longines - a Swiss brand with a lot more heritage than some other brands in that budget, but with some watches not costing the earth.
I went for an automatic blue Hydroconquest for £610 from Iconic Watches. They do a quartz version for ~£500 but for me, the automatic is a lot more special, so I strived to up the budget a little to £600.
Worth a look. I'd also look at Steinhart, Timefactors, Tissot, Archimede, Glycine, Hamilton, Mondaine etc.
There was also a very nice British watch I saw a few months ago, it was designed and put into production by one man it seemed, and was a tough design due to his career, can't find it for love nor money now. I remember it being a fair price.
If you like TW Steel then go ahead, however (if I'm being completely honest here) TW Steel are generally seen as a fashion brand rather than a watch brand, I guess you could say that they're a "premium" equivalent to Police or Diesel. I can't remember reading anything negative in terms of build quality, they're not likely to fall apart or malfunction, and they have quite a model choice for their chosen style, so in those terms you shouldn't come a cropper ETA that I see you're in Essex OP, if so then spend some time in Lakeside or Bluewater having a look around, plenty of jewellers to have a gander through under one roof. Get some watches on your wrist to see what takes your fancy.
Edited by CardShark on Wednesday 11th December 13:30
13aines said:
There was also a very nice British watch I saw a few months ago, it was designed and put into production by one man it seemed, and was a tough design due to his career, can't find it for love nor money now. I remember it being a fair price.
I think you may mean the Offshore Field Engineer produced by Lorne Gifford who appears on this forum from time to time. Website here http://www.classicchronographs.co.uk/home/field-en...Edited by 13aines on Wednesday 11th December 13:17
That's the badger, thanks for the link.
Very nice, and in some ways, compared to other chronograph watches from the big names, good value for money. Handmade in Britain but without five figure price tag.
However, two and a half times the OPs budget... I was thinking it was close to the budget.
Very nice, and in some ways, compared to other chronograph watches from the big names, good value for money. Handmade in Britain but without five figure price tag.
However, two and a half times the OPs budget... I was thinking it was close to the budget.
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