Cheap-ish 'Tiffany' face watch?

[g4ry13]

I was thinking of getting something a bit fun and cheap with a Tiffany blue face. The Rolex option is a bit out of the ballpark so I was looking into cheaper options.

It's not meant to be anything too serious, but would still like to have something of ok quality which i'm not completely burning money on.

I have the below options so far below, but grateful for any advice?

(1) Casio MTP-B145D-2A1VEF - £52
35mm case, Quartz movement and stainless steel. Cheap and cheerful although bracelet isn't great quality and not sure how easy it is to adjust the strap. Don't think one can go too wrong for this price!



(2) Citizen Automatic Tsuyosa - £240
40mm case, Automatic movement and meant to be fairly decent. Crown is in a bit of a strange position and clasp is pressed metal and also reportedly feels a bit cheap (not that we're talking big money anyway!)



(3) Tissot T-Classic PRX Mint - £268
40mm case, Quartz movement so a bit of a downgrade to option 2, yet more money. Reviews of the PRX seem to be that it's a pretty good quality watch.



(4) Tissot PRX Powermatic 80 - £512
40mm case, Automatic movement and a step up from option 3. Admittedly, £512 is starting to push the budget for what was meant to be a cheap 'on a whim' purchase.



Appreciate any thoughts on the above + any other suggestions

Edited by g4ry13 on Saturday 17th February 16:20

[g4ry13]

Dohnut said:

Pagani Design PD1728...

Saw this in the other thread, but I prefer a round face.

[g4ry13]

AmosMoses said:

Pagani designs PD-1690 is their homage to a Tiffany OP.

I built this a while back for some fun, you could always go down the custom route to get exactly what you want?

The watch face is custom too?

I'm not especially artistic or inclined to start pulling watches apart and trying to put them back together again

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r159 said:

https://www.watches2u.com/watches/casio/efr-s108d-...

You’re welcome

Excuse the ignorance, but what is the difference between this watch and the one I posted?

Obviously the bezel is a slightly different shape, bracelet is a little different and it appears to have sapphire glass. Anything else i'm missing aside from the Edifice branding on it?

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Barchettaman said:

£28 from AliExpress.

Sapphire crystal
Milled clasp
Seiko VK31 (smooth sweep quartz) movement.

Just ridiculously good for the money, tricky to photograph but I assure you it’s really nice.


https://a.aliexpress.com/_EynGwyp

It's definitely a tempting proposition!

Never used AliExpress though so it would be something to look into.

[g4ry13]

I ended up going for the Tissot PRX. The Casio was tempting but saw people mention the bracelet was a hair ripper.

I haven't worn the Tissot for any period of time, but the bracelet feels a bit sharp on the edges. I may change out the strap for something different - maybe a bright blue rubber one off Aliexpress

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joropug said:

I have the tissot PRX in ice blue , larger size (40?)

It has quickly become my daily watch - gets a lot of compliments the waffle dial is great. I particularly like how the bracelet catches your eye, it’s very nice for the money and timekeeping is spot on.

That's the more expensive automatic movement and I did look / consider that. I slightly preferred the colour of the quartz and wasn't hugely bothered to pay an additional £200-300 for the automatic movement and worry about keeping it wound - I already have the 'premium' watch and this was meant to be something a bit more cheap and cheerful

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21st Century Man said:

Pagani for price, San Martin for quality. AliExpress all the way.

Might give them a try for a watch strap. Don't think one can go too wrong for a few £!

[g4ry13]

Zio Di Roma said:

RSTurboPaul said:

g4ry13 said:

I ended up going for the Tissot PRX. The Casio was tempting but saw people mention the bracelet was a hair ripper.

I haven't worn the Tissot for any period of time, but the bracelet feels a bit sharp on the edges. I may change out the strap for something different - maybe a bright blue rubber one off Aliexpress

Nice, great choice

Check the bracelet under a loupe or magnifying glass. They have tiny, tiny plastic stickers on part of the bracelet, which you cannot see easily with the naked eye. I thought mine was uncomfortable, until I found some plastic that I had missed. Now it is amazingly comfortable.

Actually a really good shout!

I thought I got them all at first. But I just took a closer look now and felt a plastic finish and got peeling. Haven't worn the watch today but will see later if it makes any difference in comfort.

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Zio Di Roma said:

g4ry13 said:

Zio Di Roma said:

RSTurboPaul said:

g4ry13 said:

I ended up going for the Tissot PRX. The Casio was tempting but saw people mention the bracelet was a hair ripper.

I haven't worn the Tissot for any period of time, but the bracelet feels a bit sharp on the edges. I may change out the strap for something different - maybe a bright blue rubber one off Aliexpress

Nice, great choice

Check the bracelet under a loupe or magnifying glass. They have tiny, tiny plastic stickers on part of the bracelet, which you cannot see easily with the naked eye. I thought mine was uncomfortable, until I found some plastic that I had missed. Now it is amazingly comfortable.

Actually a really good shout!

I thought I got them all at first. But I just took a closer look now and felt a plastic finish and got peeling. Haven't worn the watch today but will see later if it makes any difference in comfort.

My son has a PRX too, which he has had for two years, and the sharp vision of youth. He was still picking off microscopic pieces of plastic film last month.

I am massively impressed with the PRX, It moves the game on in terms of what is possible in a relatively modestly priced automatic watch (mine is the Powermatic 80). Those little plastic protection stickers that are irritating your wrist are an example of the attention to detail.

I last set mine on 1 December last year and it is currently running at +2 seconds. Not per day, 2 seconds over the entire three months! On one occasion I left it off for a week and it wan 88 hours before it stopped.

I did notice an improvement in comfort, so it was a good tip to look for the plastic bits

My other watch is a Rolex (which admittedly could do with a service), but it loses large chunks of time over the week and doesn't do well if it's not worn at least every few days. It's one reason I went for a Quartz movement instead of paying an additional £200-300 for an automatic Tissot.