Festina

[jeremyh1]

I just answered a below 250 quid question
I have 3 Festina watches that I really like
quality is good and they look excellent They don't feel as solid again my Citizen eco drive but you cant have everything for 150 quid

I posted this as you don't hear much about them unless your a cycling fan
Does anybody else have one

[mikey_b]

jeremyh1 said:

I just answered a below 250 quid question
I have 3 Festina watches that I really like
quality is good and they look excellent They don't feel as solid again my Citizen eco drive but you cant have everything for 150 quid

I posted this as you don't hear much about them unless your a cycling fan
Does anybody else have one

I used to have one, back in the day. I bought it from a jeweller in Tenerife about 20 years ago. A quartz chrono with white face and blue subdials. It was a nice enough watch but it was unusual in that the bezel seemed to be made of brass with a chrome finish on it, so when it inevitably got scratched, you got these weird gold bits showing. It had raised numerals on the bezel (a bit like a Yachtmaster), which took the brunt of the scuffs and ended up like gold numerals against a silver background. I've never seen anything like that before or since, was very odd.

Anyway, I got rid when it stopped working one day and a new battery didn't bring it back to life. I'd bought a much posher watch by that point so it was cosmetically damaged, broken and unused - not really worth keeping.

They do seem popular in Spain in particular, probably because they are based in Madrid.

[jeremyh1]

mikey_b said:

I used to have one, back in the day. I bought it from a jeweller in Tenerife about 20 years ago. A quartz chrono with white face and blue subdials. It was a nice enough watch but it was unusual in that the bezel seemed to be made of brass with a chrome finish on it, so when it inevitably got scratched, you got these weird gold bits showing. It had raised numerals on the bezel (a bit like a Yachtmaster), which took the brunt of the scuffs and ended up like gold numerals against a silver background. I've never seen anything like that before or since, was very odd.

Anyway, I got rid when it stopped working one day and a new battery didn't bring it back to life. I'd bought a much posher watch by that point so it was cosmetically damaged, broken and unused - not really worth keeping.

They do seem popular in Spain in particular, probably because they are based in Madrid.

I would like more expensive watches but I run a transport company and I am very practice on the manual work ,loading ,spanners ect

I get damaged and anything attatched to me gets damaged!

I do have an old sea master that had a recent service for when I wear posh shoes!

[ZesPak]

Cycling is big in Belgium and they are seemingly everywhere. Easily taking up as much space as Citizen in most jewellery stores.
I used to own one and it wasn't great for the price tbh. Folded links, quartz, rather loose bezel.

[untakenname]

I think the doping scandal hit them badly.

I've got one from a few years back, just tried it on and the time is still accurate two and a bit years since last worn.

[johnpsanderson]

Ground down by the watch threads on here and fancying a treat for Fathers Day I dropped a lot of hints about getting one of these this year: https://festina.com/en-GB/watch/man/festina/festin...

Not particularly into watches, but I liked the look of it. I am a cycling fan and so it makes me smile a bit wearing it and knowing the Festina backstory.

I have zero watch knowledge so no idea whether it’s a good watch for the money or not.

[jeremyh1]

ha ha

you cant blame the watch for drugged up cyclists
Unless you planning to inject some EPO every time you wear it

[ZesPak]

johnpsanderson said:

Ground down by the watch threads on here and fancying a treat for Fathers Day I dropped a lot of hints about getting one of these this year: https://festina.com/en-GB/watch/man/festina/festin...

Not particularly into watches, but I liked the look of it. I am a cycling fan and so it makes me smile a bit wearing it and knowing the Festina backstory.

I have zero watch knowledge so no idea whether it’s a good watch for the money or not.

As I mentioned, probably not the best VFM but they are not that much money anyway. IME they are a step up from the Fossil/Armani watches, but you notice where they cut costs. I'd say they spent a lot on advertising, so you know where your money goes. If you like the look, they will last you a decade though being a solid japanese quartz.
The watch you posted is a fairly chunky one though, at 45mm case diameter it's considered to be really big. Make sure your father has chunky wrists or he likes that look. I've got a 7.5" wrist and a 45mm is on the edge of being huge for me.

Edited by ZesPak on Tuesday 17th October 08:57

[interstellar]

I have one.

I had a seamaster I sold last year as didn’t wear it and wanted a bigger dial than my omega.

Not fussed on watches but wanted something nice to wear out. Bought a Festina, looks the part and on offer it was £100.

Bargain.

https://www.firstclasswatches.co.uk/festina-mens-c...

[Rufus Roughcut]

I bought my Festina Bike Watch in 2014, so lots of love for the brand here, Oh and it's still on the original battery



I liked the bike chain inspired strap, folk have commented that's it's too blingy, there's no denying that, however it's something different to a run of the mill watch.

[Barchettaman]

I had one a few years ago:



It was smart enough I suppose but a) I didn’t wear it, and b) it was totally illegible. Back then I like my watch to actually tell the time, haha.