Classic watches, not highly polished man trinkets

[Olivera]

I see many watches on this forum that have left aesthetics behind, with some combination of:

Everything highly polished
Details on details on details
Two tone bling
No negative space, clutter everywhere
Oversized

Let's have a thread for classic and minimally styled watches.

Firstly, I love this Junghams Meister Classic:

[Panamax]

Totally agree. I'm a particular fan of the Casio classic. It must have been on sale for 30 years and still costs about £10.

[Panamax]

Correction: £8.49 and as accurate as any Swiss bling chronometer.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395485052151?_ul=GB&amp...

[Olivera]

Panamax said:

Correction: £8.49

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/395485052151?_ul=GB&amp...

Lovely.

[FlyingPanda]

Here’s my favourite in the ‘understated’ category, always gets positive comments as I’m not pretending to be a diver or merchant banker…

[ben5575]

That IWC is lovely.

Any variation of the Vacheron Constantin ultra slim is the perfect antithesis for the gauche oversized Rolex that has been so popular recently



Vintage Lange & Sohne as well

[InitialDave]

Edited by InitialDave on Tuesday 1st July 21:46

[Olivera]

ben5575 said:

Any variation of the Vacheron Constantin ultra slim is the perfect antithesis for the gauche oversized Rolex that has been so popular recently

Nice. Similar to the Lange Saxonia thin, and JLC Master Ultra thin, all lovely.

[ae111sr]

Newmark Field 52 fits the bill for me.

[redrabbit]

Archive shot. Looks even better on its new crocodile strap...

[rene7]

Great thread - I wear a watch to tell the time. so many expensive watches have forgotten this fact.
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Here's my current Watch ~ £43 from aliexpress what more do you need
Easy to read, tough, waterproof [not splashproof like so many] and has a seiko movement
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[Pebbles167]

Some nice watches posted, particularly the Junghans and IWC, though the Vario models are excellent, especially considering the price.

Whilst not quite as classic as some, I'll put forward my Ball Fireman Enterprise, the entry level model for sure, but less complex because of it. Tritium, decent bracelet and 100m water resistance mean it can be useful in pretty much any situation.

[Royal Jelly]

I don’t mind contemporary design - but I need it to be purposeful, and in most instances, faithful to the ‘bloodline’ - which is why I like plain divers and fliegers as a general rule.

Simple, purposeful, robust design language.

[Barchettaman]

rene7 said:

Great thread - I wear a watch to tell the time. so many expensive watches have forgotten this fact.
>
Here's my current Watch ~ £43 from aliexpress what more do you need
Easy to read, tough, waterproof [not splashproof like so many] and has a seiko movement
>

I have one of those: or rather had, as my 19 year old son has decided it s his now and he wears it all the time. They’re lovely things.

My 17 year old has also decided that my Junkers Bauhaus automatic belongs to him, not me:





Fine by me. I am more into the diver/gmt style watches! I wasn’t massively impressed though when he borrowed my vintage Omega for a night out without telling me:

Edited by Barchettaman on Wednesday 2nd July 04:28