Best/nicest Chronograph type watch for an 18th birthday

[CycleSi]

Any suggestions for my lad's 18th - up to approx. £300.

Cheers.

[mrdemon]

nope, tell him to wait till he is 21 and save up for some thing worth having.

[Voldemort]

Oddball suggestion - Suunto

[jimmy156]

mrdemon said:

nope, tell him to wait till he is 21 and save up for some thing worth having.

Oh get a grip. Did your mother never tell you that if you don;t have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all

[CycleSi]

With the exception of the first ignorant reply; thank you.

I'll take a look at Suunto as well as Casio, Rotary and Citizen.

[matjk]

Seiko make some quality watches at this price http://www.seiko.co.uk/collections/men/le-grand-sp...

As to Mr Demons comment, prince William still likes to wear his quartz omega that his mum got him, not a particularly expensive watch in its day and can be had for less £400 second hand. He could have any rolex he wanted 'for free' and i would bet my life there is no other watch on this planet he would swap it for

[mrdemon]

jimmy156 said:

Oh get a grip. Did your mother never tell you that if you don;t have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all

No she died when I was young.

[TheJimi]

CycleSi said:

Any suggestions for my lad's 18th - up to £300.

Cheers.

Steinhart's aviation range? Very cool bits of kit, could well be within or near budget (I think)

Also, check out the G-Shock Gravity Defier range.

mrdemon said:

nope, tell him to wait till he is 21 and save up for some thing worth having.

*sigh*

[marcosgt]

Citizen and Tissot make some nice quartz chronos in that price range too.

I'll chip in a vote for the Tissot PRC200. Maybe not a 'best watch for life', but even if he gets an interest in watches, it'll remain a great 'beater' for years to come.



Regards,

M

[Mattt]

I would look second hand, maybe get something by Omega or Longines etc for around that money.

[aberdeeneuan]

If new - Seiko automatics, the Tissot above would be a great option and easy to get hold of too.

Ernest Jones had some Hamiltons on sale that would take them into budget, I'm sure others do as well?

I have a Hamilton GMT Navy that I paid less for than your budget when a local jeweler was clearing stock - I've worn it pretty much every day since then, maybe three years now - it's a lovely thing.

[Hoofy]

If that Tissot doesn't do it for you, there are other styles: http://amzn.to/1dw9NlZ

[marcosgt]

Hoofy said:

If that Tissot doesn't do it for you, there are other styles: http://amzn.to/1dw9NlZ

Indeed there are - I have a colleague who has a black PRC200 on a bracelet and a white one on a strap!

And then there are lots of other models as Hoofy's link suggests.

For the price, Tissot are very good. No better than Seiko or Citizens of a similar price, but certainly a match.

I think it's a wildly ambitious to expect a Longines or Omega Chrono that would appeal to most 18 year olds in the sub £300 range used, personally.

M.

[Foliage]

Yep Tissot for me too. Tissot stand out for me above Seiko and Citizen in that they have 2 little words on the face 'Swiss Made'.

http://www.watchshop.com/Tissot-Watches.html&f...

[marcosgt]

Foliage said:

Yep Tissot for me too. Tissot stand out for me above Seiko and Citizen in that they have 2 little words on the face 'Swiss Made'.

http://www.watchshop.com/Tissot-Watches.html&f...

Their boxes are also more impressive - A plus point for a gift

M.

[The Boosh]

I got the tissot pictured above for my 21st (watches came late to me so was a good 'beginner' watch). Still going strong and I wear it every day. If I'd have got a 1k+ watch i'd be a bit scared to wear it on the daily.

Another brand worth considering for that sort of price point is Christopher Ward watches.

http://www.christopherward.co.uk/men/view-all-mens...

[EnglishJo]

On google images I've seen some nice looking Sector SGE chronograph watches.

I don't know if they are a good make or not. Appear to be from Switzerland?

[MYOB]

Seiko or Tissot would be my choice. Not many lad's watches from when they are 18 last forever which is a shame. I got a great watch for my 18th and unfortunately it didn't survive Uni...

[Hoofy]

MYOB said:

Seiko or Tissot would be my choice. Not many lad's watches from when they are 18 last forever which is a shame. I got a great watch for my 18th and unfortunately it didn't survive Uni...

Funnily, my Seiko 5 survived from the age of 13 to adulthood. Dunno how.












Well, presumably the shockproof system had something to do with it.

[Jonboy]

Another vote for the Tissot here. Personally I prefer the model pictured over the revised version.
The old models can still be picked up, I got one a couple of months ago. Negotiate well and you should be able to get one for less than £250. Not sure what discount would be available on the new model though as the RRP is circa £350 now.