The under £200 watch thread!

[Bobberoo99]

Well as the title suggests, is there any LOVE for a good sub £200 watch? We appear to have an obsession with Rolex, Omega, Tag, TUDOR ETC but what about people who cannot or will not spend the same amount as a car on a watch?? I have a modest collection of five watches all of them in the threads budget, so I'll start.
Timex Indiglo Expedition classic.
Timex Indiglo Expedition black edition.
Rotary Aquaspeed.
Sekonda N3101 in rose gold.
VulvaBulova Adventurer.

Today's choice was the Sekonda, IMO it's a good looking watch, keeps fairly good time and feels nice on the wrist.

Edited by Bobberoo99 on Sunday 4th February 19:36

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damn!!!! I was sure i'd checked it!!!!

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DickyC said:

Good idea for a thread, Bobbers. Can we include secondhand watches if they cost less than £200?

I have a Longines from the 40s and a Tissot from the 70s that would fit the bill. This is the Tissot. It had an awful expanding strap instead of the bracelet but eBay came up with an identical original watch that had been smashed and only the bracelet was recoverable. I could have explained that better: one low value watch with a duff strap and one decent bracelet with a duff watch combine to make one nice watch.



Tissot PR 526 GL Automatic.

Of course you can Dicky, all watches are welcome so long as they're in budget, and I do like a nice Tissot, that's an elegant looking watch you have there!!!

[Bobberoo99]

All nice watches chaps!! That Mono design is a lovely looking thing, very nice!!
Pushfit how the he'll did you pick up a Rolex Sunmariner under £200?!?!

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V6Pushfit said:

Bobberoo99 said:

All nice watches chaps!! That Mono design is a lovely looking thing, very nice!!
Pushfit how the he'll did you pick up a Rolex Sunmariner under £200?!?!

That’s it you see, they are Sunmariners from sunny Turkey. £56 a pop actually

Aahhhh i see, fair play!!! A chap i work with has a Rolux, it looks good though!!! Still a nice looking selection you have there!!

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2thumbs said:

OP, I have one of those Rotary Aquaspeeds too, mine is black and chrome. Hated the strap so binned it and put a green cargo type strap on it I found on a market. They are a tough watch that'll take a knock.

How about this, a Pulsar i Bought for £50 on sale around eight years ago.



I really like this watch, you can't tell from the pic but it's got a lovely dark plum coloured leather strap

Edited by 2thumbs on Monday 5th February 07:20

I like that, very clean, I bet the strap sets off the face nicely!! Yeah the Aquaspeed's pretty tough, not as tough as the Classic Expedition though, I've been trying to kill that bugger for about 6 years now!!!

[Bobberoo99]

Both nice, I was looking at Seiko's on the weekend, found one on line which I really liked, just within budget, then Mrs Bobbers suggested I leave it as she would like to buy me something special for my 50th, it's over 2years away!!!!
What's the Orient like? I've seen a few on line and I do like the look of them, showing my ignorance now too but what is this about "Hack"?

[Bobberoo99]

Thanks for the info on hacks, I think my Bulova, Sekonda and Rotary all stop when the crown is pulled out. That Orient Dolphin is a nice looking watch, but I don't think I'd get on with the Bullhead either!! I like the Invicta too, although yeah it's a little on the loud side!

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Toyoda said:

Any quartz watch second hand will stop if you pull the crown out, we're talking mechanical watches here. Take a look on the watchuseek website forum and fill yer boots with knowledge!

AAhhhhhh I see!! DUH!! Now you know why I'm employed for my looks!!!

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Spickles1972 said:

Here's my collection. In chronological order. All under £200. Apologies for the crappy pics.

Nice collection that, a definite Seiko slant to it!!

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Shiv_P said:

Got a Seiko for £193 whilst in Barbados

Nice looking watch that!! We appear to have started the Seiko appreciation thread, this now means I need to go and buy one!!

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Off out tonight so I thought I'd give my Bulova an airing!!

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DickyC said:

Bobberoo99 said:

Off out tonight so I thought I'd give my Bulova an airing!!

Ah, the famous Vulva.

You leave my Vulva out of this!!!

[Bobberoo99]

Lovely looking watch, definitely looks more than £200!!

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TiggerBits said:

I own many watches under £200, in fact most of them are. They vary from Orient, Seiko, Invicta, and Stuhrling etc, all of which offer decent value for money. Controversially perhaps, I believe the best VFM watches are Parnis, a brand some watch enthusiasts love to hate. The watch below has a sapphire window, ceramic bezel, a beautifully crafted 316L stainless case, an excellent bracelet, and a Miyota auto movement. I have several Parnis watches, all of which I am fond of.

I rather like that!! What are the Orient watches like? I see them crop up in my searches regularly, some of them look very nice!!

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howardmarks said:

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Nice selection particularly like the one on the right, more information please?

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cootuk said:

Accutron ana-digi...iirc this was about £72 from the usa a good few years ago on a discount shopping channel

Edited by cootuk on Monday 19th February 19:54

Loving the Accutron, I'm a fan of Vulva Bulova anyway!! I believe the correct term now is "Distressed" or "Shabby Chic"

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Griffophenia said:

Wearing this one today |https://thumbsnap.com/K09rxF5D[/url]

Like that, not too cluttered.

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Doofus said:

This is your fault, and I'm looking for somebody to blame.

Mind you, this should probably be in the Under Fifty Quid thread...

OOOHHHHHHHHHH that is seriously cool and retro!! Where from? How much? I seriously like that

[Bobberoo99]

Doofus said:

Argos. £24.

Thanks, thanks a lot, I really don't need another watch, but..........................................................shuffles off to browse the Argos site!!