Decent automatic for 100 or less
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its my birthday coming up soon, and even though I have got a couple of watches, and a couple of smart watches running android, I want a decent looking watch.
as my smart watches don't really go with business attire and my other watches look out of place, as I don't think a big an bulky G-shock that I bought for going ski'ing so was expected to stand up to being knocked about will work with a suit, or my fossil watch either.
I'm looking for a automatic, with a metal strap/bracelet or whatever you call it, day and date would be a plus, But one thing I would like, is it to be a quarts movement, if possible.
I don't really know much about different watch makes, and tend to just get the ones i like the look of, but now I'm starting to care about the movement more now as having watch which keeps relatively good time is always a good thing.
I did like the look of some of the seiko 5's but reading another thread I have found out that they don't keep very good time and it gets worse the longer the age of the watch.
anyone?
as my smart watches don't really go with business attire and my other watches look out of place, as I don't think a big an bulky G-shock that I bought for going ski'ing so was expected to stand up to being knocked about will work with a suit, or my fossil watch either.
I'm looking for a automatic, with a metal strap/bracelet or whatever you call it, day and date would be a plus, But one thing I would like, is it to be a quarts movement, if possible.
I don't really know much about different watch makes, and tend to just get the ones i like the look of, but now I'm starting to care about the movement more now as having watch which keeps relatively good time is always a good thing.
I did like the look of some of the seiko 5's but reading another thread I have found out that they don't keep very good time and it gets worse the longer the age of the watch.
anyone?
OK, do you want automatic (self winding) or quartz (battery)? You sound like accuracy is your no.1 priority, and quartz will give you that (with a £100 auto, in my experience, you are looking at being 30 – 60 seconds a day out, quartz will be a second or 2). Have a look on Amazon, they do some good deals, current deals on Invicta are here http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=Watches_OffersInvict... If you value accuracy above everything else, a Bulova Precisionist claims to be the most accurate (non radio controlled) watch in the world, upping the budget to £120 would get you this http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bulova-Claremont-98B140/dp...
Okay, without a doubt a Orient Mako should be on your list, although that's if you mean you want an automatic.
They come up on Amazon for under a hundred occasionally, and although some have a rubber strap, a lot do have a bracelet.
Edit: http://www.amazon.co.uk/ORIENT-Automatic-professio...
I have one of these and it is a fantastic watch, and has reasonable accuracy.
They come up on Amazon for under a hundred occasionally, and although some have a rubber strap, a lot do have a bracelet.
Edit: http://www.amazon.co.uk/ORIENT-Automatic-professio...
I have one of these and it is a fantastic watch, and has reasonable accuracy.
Edited by Iklwa on Tuesday 11th February 10:52
I'm presuming here that you're looking for an auto OP, in which case I would recommend Seiko 5s which you've already ruled out...
If you're looking for accuracy with a £100 budget then go for a quartz but don't discount a 5 completely. They're a very basic movement but that doesn't automatically
mean that they'll be 60sec a day out, I've owned a few watches with a related movement and they've never been more than maybe 15-20sec out and sometimes less than that, the regulation may vary from watch to watch but that doesn't mean that they're not capable of running well. The problem here is that you'll never know how accurate it is until you buy it whereas there's a degree of certainty with a quartz, but if you think about a mechanical movement losing 20sec a day and still being 99.98% accurate it may not look so bad 
If you're looking for accuracy with a £100 budget then go for a quartz but don't discount a 5 completely. They're a very basic movement but that doesn't automatically
mean that they'll be 60sec a day out, I've owned a few watches with a related movement and they've never been more than maybe 15-20sec out and sometimes less than that, the regulation may vary from watch to watch but that doesn't mean that they're not capable of running well. The problem here is that you'll never know how accurate it is until you buy it whereas there's a degree of certainty with a quartz, but if you think about a mechanical movement losing 20sec a day and still being 99.98% accurate it may not look so bad Sounds like you might like an eco-drive: http://amzn.to/1dfnw3M
One of my friends took her eco-drive ladies dress watch up Everest. It's scratched to buggery but still ticks on fine!
One of my friends took her eco-drive ladies dress watch up Everest. It's scratched to buggery but still ticks on fine!
Citizen eco drive or Seiko kinetic are good ideas, get yourself down to your local Argos and try a few watches on, big range of watches around your budget http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/B...
mrdemon said:
"I'm starting to care about the movement more now"
"But one thing I would like, is it to be a quarts"
"I'm looking for a automatic"
mmmm tricky lol
Simple, he's wanting a Spring Drive…….er but not at 100 notes!"But one thing I would like, is it to be a quarts"
"I'm looking for a automatic"
mmmm tricky lol
Kinetic is probably his next best option, but again tricky to find one for the budget, that's not been someone's beater and looks like it.
lol, yes, after reading this, i can see where my post looks a bit wierd, a combo of not knowing about watch movements and being drunk lol.
yes, I am after an automatic movement, the type where is charges up by you moving your watch about...
and something that keeps good time, with a metal braclet type strap.
yes, I am after an automatic movement, the type where is charges up by you moving your watch about...
and something that keeps good time, with a metal braclet type strap.
Auto-quartz could be your answer. Its a quartz movement providing the accuracy but the battery is replaced by a capacitor which stores energy from a generator turned by a rotor which is very similar to that found in a self winding watch.
You might find a used Tissot auto-quartz for £100, but they were quite rare and the majority of similar watches are now made by the Japanese.
A Seiko Kinetic or something similar from Citizen will almost certainly be your best bet.
This will be a good place to start, whether you want an auto-quartz, a conventional quartz or a reasonably priced automatic:
http://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-kine...
You might find a used Tissot auto-quartz for £100, but they were quite rare and the majority of similar watches are now made by the Japanese.
A Seiko Kinetic or something similar from Citizen will almost certainly be your best bet.
This will be a good place to start, whether you want an auto-quartz, a conventional quartz or a reasonably priced automatic:
http://www.creationwatches.com/products/seiko-kine...
4G63T said:
lol,
yes, I am after an automatic movement, the type where is charges up by you moving your watch about...
and something that keeps good time, with a metal braclet type strap.
not sure £100 will get you one thenyes, I am after an automatic movement, the type where is charges up by you moving your watch about...
and something that keeps good time, with a metal braclet type strap.
maybe a Russian make off ebay.
cheapest new I can see is a Accurist Automatic but its 100% more than you want to spend.
but they are on amazon for £146 but still 50% over you spend.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Accurist-Gents-Automatic-B...
£100 will give you plenty of choice, an Invicta from Amazon http://www.amazon.co.uk/b/ref=Watches_OffersInvict... (this is my favourite http://www.amazon.co.uk/Invicta-Automatic-Analogue... or look on Creation or Sky for a Seiko or Orient such as http://www.skywatches.com.sg/reviews/orient-sympho...
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