Cheap dress watch

[SamHH]

Can anyone recommend a plain dress watch for less than £100? I'd like something with a simple black face and a metal bracelet. Most of the watches I've seen in shops seem a bit gaudy. Something in this style would be great:



Cheers.

[Titanium lover]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEIKO-5-MENS-AUTOMATIC-SEE-T...

seiko 5 series are good buys

This Guy is good dealer. I think you could get it for £47.00

[Slagathore]

I seem to rememer Skagen Watches being mentioned on this forum before. They look quite tidy for the cost. Can't really comment on the qiality, though!

This one is £120. Slightly different, as it has a blue face, but still looks nice!

Edited by Slagathore on Monday 2nd March 23:47

[Wadeski]

If you can up your budget to £150, a second hand Seiko SCVS003 should be doable. 23 Jewel auto movement, display case back etc. Probably the classiest watch in this price bracket on the right strap.

Stick it on a croc leather strap and bobs your fathers brother.





Edit: or a Christopher Ward - although I know less about them.

Edited by Wadeski on Tuesday 3rd March 00:49

[Don1]

Something from Werners Flying Watches? Mention PH for a discount!

[SamHH]

Thanks for the replies guys. I like the second Seiko one and the Skagen would be nice if the bracelet was a bit plainer but unfortunately £100 really is the max. I'm not a 'watch person'; I'm just after something that'll look nice, tell the time and not break. I guess that you pay a premium for the automatic movement which is something I'm not interested in. I'll keep looking.

[Owain]

There's a few seiko's in that price range that would be suitable, reliable too!

Something like this maybe? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seiko-Mens-SJW041P1-Watch/...
Nice watches, look better in the flesh + also available in black, depends whether you want something plain or not.

[paulpsz008]

If your not worried about it being Quartz then you have a lot of choice.

I was bought a Kenneth Cole by a girlfriend 6yrs or so ago and it was really nicely made and detailed and you can pick these up for a chunk less than £100. They use cheap mass produced bits inside but the quartz one's should stay reliable (new battery every few years etc...).
Some are OTT but others are nice and understated.

[SamHH]

Owain said:

There's a few seiko's in that price range that would be suitable, reliable too!

Something like this maybe? http://www.amazon.co.uk/Seiko-Mens-SJW041P1-Watch/...
Nice watches, look better in the flesh + also available in black, depends whether you want something plain or not.

The black version of that would be pretty good except for the big date display and the polished sections on the bracelet, although I guess the latter could be changed? You don't happen to know if they make one without a date display do you?