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Cheap watch needed... not worn one for years but I really need one but can't afford one I really like and don't want to go down the Hugo Boss / Armani crap watches.
Is this a respectable budget watch???
They're about £60.
I like quite a large face, doesn't have to be round but quite slim. I don't know anything about watches so go easy on me!
Anybody have any other sugggestions for a sub £100 watch for me to wear with anything from a Suit to jeans n T shirt which will look good?
Is this a respectable budget watch???
They're about £60.
I like quite a large face, doesn't have to be round but quite slim. I don't know anything about watches so go easy on me!
Anybody have any other sugggestions for a sub £100 watch for me to wear with anything from a Suit to jeans n T shirt which will look good?
£60 is a lot for a Sekonda, Amazon, Argos etc sell them very cheap eg http://www.amazon.co.uk/Sekonda-Quartz-3853-27-Sil...
If you have a £60 budget take a look on the 'What watch for £50' thread on here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... plenty of ideas over 48 pages!
If you have a £60 budget take a look on the 'What watch for £50' thread on here http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a... plenty of ideas over 48 pages!
NeMiSiS said:
I got this one ^^^^^^^^ for £29 I think, at Christmas it is still going strong on a students wrist who treats it rough. He works in a pub and washes pots with it on, and he gets bladdered at any opportunity sleeping in bushes and the like. 
A bit like our own Alistair.
A bit like our own Alistair.
You might notice the scratch where the minute hand is on that picture.
I would tell you how it got there, but I can't remember
I've owned a cheap Sekonda for about 3 years now, it hasn't had much wrist time but it most certainly deserves some respect. It's been worn quite regularly during the first year that I owned it and it didn't have an easy life! It's taken quite a few knocks and it's been subjected to some brute conditions, yet it still ticks away regardless. Quite accurate too.
Sadly though, ever since i've been bitten by the G-Shock bug; it really hasn't had much wrist time at all. But it wasn't designed for the same purpose, so I guess I can let it off there! Looks quite good coupled with a nice suit though.
I feel the pain in regards to Goldsmiths, very tempting!
Sadly though, ever since i've been bitten by the G-Shock bug; it really hasn't had much wrist time at all. But it wasn't designed for the same purpose, so I guess I can let it off there! Looks quite good coupled with a nice suit though.
I feel the pain in regards to Goldsmiths, very tempting!
AlexC1981 said:
I have a Sekonda quartz chronograph and it's been a good runner.
OP, the one you have posted is a bit of a Breitling wannabe. Not really important, but I thought you might like to know.
I was litterally just looking at this Breitling! How funny. OP, the one you have posted is a bit of a Breitling wannabe. Not really important, but I thought you might like to know.
Yeah a bit of a wannabe but it's the face which I really like... Just found it on Goldsmith's for £40... can't go wrong.
MarvinManUK said:
I've owned a cheap Sekonda for about 3 years now, it hasn't had much wrist time but it most certainly deserves some respect. It's been worn quite regularly during the first year that I owned it and it didn't have an easy life! It's taken quite a few knocks and it's been subjected to some brute conditions, yet it still ticks away regardless. Quite accurate too.
Sadly though, ever since i've been bitten by the G-Shock bug; it really hasn't had much wrist time at all. But it wasn't designed for the same purpose, so I guess I can let it off there! Looks quite good coupled with a nice suit though.
I feel the pain in regards to Goldsmiths, very tempting!
Going for the Sekonda... I'll get an Omega later this year I think once I've paid for the holiday.Sadly though, ever since i've been bitten by the G-Shock bug; it really hasn't had much wrist time at all. But it wasn't designed for the same purpose, so I guess I can let it off there! Looks quite good coupled with a nice suit though.
I feel the pain in regards to Goldsmiths, very tempting!
Ordered the Sekonda at the top of the page... it was the last one the Watch Shop had. I believe it is the old model now as the newer ones have a smooth bezel like the wrist shot above.
For a £60 watch I'm quite excited!
I'd like to find out more about watches... what makes certain ones expensive (mechanisms etc) and I'd like to start building a bit of a collection... maybe this for everyday work, another for casual and maybe an Omega for special occassions!
For a £60 watch I'm quite excited!
I'd like to find out more about watches... what makes certain ones expensive (mechanisms etc) and I'd like to start building a bit of a collection... maybe this for everyday work, another for casual and maybe an Omega for special occassions!
SteveS Cup said:
Ordered the Sekonda at the top of the page... it was the last one the Watch Shop had. I believe it is the old model now as the newer ones have a smooth bezel like the wrist shot above.
For a £60 watch I'm quite excited!
I'd like to find out more about watches... what makes certain ones expensive (mechanisms etc) and I'd like to start building a bit of a collection... maybe this for everyday work, another for casual and maybe an Omega for special occassions!
You've been well and truly caught by the bug.For a £60 watch I'm quite excited!
I'd like to find out more about watches... what makes certain ones expensive (mechanisms etc) and I'd like to start building a bit of a collection... maybe this for everyday work, another for casual and maybe an Omega for special occassions!
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