Which watch?

[Vidal Baboon]

I'll have about £1500 to spend on a watch.

I'm after some ideas on what to go for- I love the Fortis B42


& the design of the U-boat style watches (I haven't looked into the prices properly, but some seem to be around my budget)




I'm after quite a big watch as smaller watches are lost on me, i'm not really into bling, prefering functional design. Erm, & I don't like metal straps either

Any ideas?

[mattley]

With that budget you've plenty to choose from, If it's all function over form I'd look at Sinn, Glycine or Ball for some really nice steel at a sensible price.

[Pesty]

out of those two choices I would go with the Fortis. Its a very nice watch

A sinn 756 is in your price although not the diapal version. bracelet or starp is in your pricerange. You can also get it PVD as well like that u boat. I have on ein black and love it




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does the watch have to be new?

Edited by Pesty on Monday 9th November 21:53

[andy tims]

The Fortis looks nice & they are good watches (I've had 3)
Sinn or Glycine as already mentioned are good options. Don't know enough about Ball to comment. The Sinn U Series in particular are big, robust watches without a hint of bling. Oris are another firm that make big watches that are reasonably priced.

I personally wouldn't buy a U-boat - do a search on here.

Another possible choice is the 45mm version of the Omega Planet Ocean.

As ever, buying pre-owned gets you more bang for your buck & reduces the depreciation hit if you sell on.

[Spice_Weasel]

Some very good advice above RE Sinn and Omega.

I'm really not sure the U-Boat is worth the price at all. I think it's a fashion watch that has jumped onto the oversize bandwagon and they really cannot claim any of the Panerai or Anonimo 'heritage' either.

I have a Fortis B-42 (chrono but not a GMT) and wholly recommend it!

Edited by Spice_Weasel on Monday 9th November 23:30

[Vidal Baboon]

Thanks for all the replies.

I spotted the Fortis range in an independant watchmakers & fell in love with the B-42.

You can spec it with a glass back for an extra £70 which I thought was a nice touch, also adds a little height to it.

I have absolutely no idea what a PVA thingy is, or the difference what the difference between chrono and GMT means to the watch.


That Sinn looks very nice, reminds me- sort of, of my old watch.
Which I lost in a house move


With regard to the Swiss Army theme- Victorinox any good?
Inparticular, this one;
http://www.victorinoxswissarmy.com/index.cfm?site=...

Edited by Vidal Baboon on Tuesday 10th November 08:44

[andy_s]

Vidal Baboon said:

Thanks for all the replies.

I spotted the Fortis range in an independant watchmakers & fell in love with the B-42.

You can spec it with a glass back for an extra £70 which I thought was a nice touch, also adds a little height to it.

I have absolutely no idea what a PVA thingy is, or the difference what the difference between chrono and GMT means to the watch.


That Sinn looks very nice, reminds me- sort of, of my old watch.
Which I lost in a house move

You won't go far wrong with the Fortis, good make.

PVD is the black coating found on most 'black' watches.
A chrono is a chronograph - the stop watch part.
GMT is a second hour hand you can set to a second time zone.

Otherwise, as per the suggestions above. Good hunting.