Looking for a watch - good brands?

[mb]

Get a watch from here - http://www.tokyoflash.com/en/watches/1/

Then when someone asks you for the time, you can "you tell me! i just got the watch because it looks cool!"

Wow.

 

[darkewaffle]

I've had good luck with Skagen. Very minimalistic and incredibly light.
http://www.skagen.com/products/Men/Watch/All/1.fx

QFT. I've had my Skagen watch for probably 7 or 8 years now. I did crack the face once and the latch has needed replaced twice, but I love this watch to death. Skagen's the first place I'll look should I ever need another.

 

[slackerinabox]

i got my movado from thewatchery.com when they had a good sale on it. it is a watch that is like $1000 in Movado stores or Macys and it was $265 shipped on there.

i like it a lot and get a lot of compliments on it. very clean and simple watch with a nice band, that matches the diamond bracelet my wife got me afterwards.

$265 for a movado's a steal, I'll keep an eye on that site! I think I'm going to hit the mall during the weekend to try a few seikos and citizens out, vs blind buying off the web. sometimes watch dimensions are tricky to judge

 

[krunchykrome]

I don't know a thing about watches, but like wearing them. I'd like something that looks good, has solid build quality, but doesn't need to be pretentious or ghetto chic. Most important, it must be in line with my current economic state (middle class, late 20s - not someone who's paid his dues and earned a omega). There's nothing cheasier to me than a 19 year old who drives a BMW or a McDonalds worker pimping with a $5k watch. I'm looking for the camry of watches.. Maybe even a civic - these are tough economic times!

So, what's a soild, unpretentious analog watch brand to look at? I had an invicta and it looked far nicer on the website than it did in person. I then bought a fossil and the crystal scratched almost immediately. Any suggestions?

I'd recommend a Citizen Ecodrive or a Bulova for everyday wearing. They make pretty low-profile watches that look professional. For their price range ($200-$350), the quality is very good. I have 6 watches; a Citizen Ecodrive, a Tag, 3 Bulovas.

I recently just purchased a Luminox 3051 blackout edition
http://www.luminox.com/watches?fam=SEA

It's a very nice, low key watch, and I'm not scared of getting it scratched. It's my new daily watch.

 

[brainhulk]

lol i just posted this pic in the camera forums, but anyways these are my favorite watches right here:

the g-shock mtg on the left being my favorite watch. It's solar and atomic, plus it has analog dials. the casio pathfinder i like to use when there is a remote possiblity I'll get stranded in the middle of nowhere, lol. The rolex i use on occasion but most of the time it just stays in it's watch winder. I also have a seiko kinetic which i like too because of it's sapphire crystal.

this is probably what I'll get next, the classic orange monster:

http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SKX781-O.../dp/B000EPLR2G

 

[MyThirdEye]

I like my Citizen Eco-Drive..... looks good and never have to mess with batteries. Mine has been running for 6 or 7 years now without a problem.

QFT

I'll never never use any other kind of watch again. Citizen Eco Drive.

 

[slackerinabox]

I'd recommend a Citizen Ecodrive or a Bulova for everyday wearing. They make pretty low-profile watches that look professional. For their price range ($200-$350), the quality is very good. I have 6 watches; a Citizen Ecodrive, a Tag, 3 Bulovas.

I recently just purchased a Luminox 3051 blackout edition
http://www.luminox.com/watches?fam=SEA

It's a very nice, low key watch, and I'm not scared of getting it scratched. It's my new daily watch.

That's actually pretty sexy yet low-key, I like it!

 

[slackerinabox]

lol i just posted this pic in the camera forums, but anyways these are my favorite watches right here:

the g-shock mtg on the left being my favorite watch. It's solar and atomic, plus it has analog dials. the casio pathfinder i like to use when there is a remote possiblity I'll get stranded in the middle of nowhere, lol. The rolex i use on occasion but most of the time it just stays in it's watch winder. I also have a seiko kinetic which i like too because of it's sapphire crystal.

this is probably what I'll get next, the classic orange monster:

http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-SKX781-O.../dp/B000EPLR2G

The orange monster - is it really that awesome? I'm starting a new job and want to make a nice, understated impression so I'd probably go with a black monster vs orange... Or the Seiko Samurai looks pretty chic to me:
http://www.princetonwatches.com/sho...M033&zmam=71591610&zmas=1&zmac=42&zmap=SNM033

 

[purbeast0]

$265 for a movado's a steal, I'll keep an eye on that site! I think I'm going to hit the mall during the weekend to try a few seikos and citizens out, vs blind buying off the web. sometimes watch dimensions are tricky to judge

yea, this is the one I got...

http://www.amazon.com/Movado-605556-.../dp/B000BC2GOK

It was around xmas time 2 years ago and also a 10% off coupon. It was like $295 I believe for one of those daily deals.

 

[aceO07]

The orange monster - is it really that awesome? I'm starting a new job and want to make a nice, understated impression so I'd probably go with a black monster vs orange... Or the Seiko Samurai looks pretty chic to me:
http://www.princetonwatches.com/sho...M033&zmam=71591610&zmas=1&zmac=42&zmap=SNM033

I have a seiko blue samurai. I found the monsters to be a bit too much for me. IMO, the samurai was a bit more toned down so I went for that instead. It seems like the prices have gone up in the last couple of years.

 

[SP33Demon]

Casio G-Shock solar for $150. Won top ten best gadgets of 2009 by Time mag. The black on black looks slick.

 

[Rubycon]

Ball Trieste Chronograph.
Not exactly cheap but a good conversation piece and practical to boot! The Traser illumination is outstanding! :awe:

http://www.watchtalkforums.info/forums/content/29-review-ball-trieste-chronograph.html

 

[brainhulk]

The orange monster - is it really that awesome? I'm starting a new job and want to make a nice, understated impression so I'd probably go with a black monster vs orange... Or the Seiko Samurai looks pretty chic to me:
http://www.princetonwatches.com/sho...M033&zmam=71591610&zmas=1&zmac=42&zmap=SNM033

I've been lookin @ gettin the orange monster for awhile, I guess i've grown to like it more. But yeah the black monster is cool too.

It maybe a little on the pricier side but my buddy was showing me some Sinn watches. Particuarly the Sinn Arktis, http://www.watchbuys.com/store/pc/Sinn-203-Arktis-on-Bracelet-4p296.htm. Awesome!

 

[The Boston Dangler]

Eco-Drive
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IS6K1COJ2PQ#t=3m30s

mine is the same, but gold plated with a white face. i also like my "titanium" skagen, which is very light and minimalist.

 

[Red Dawn]

I've had good luck with Skagen. Very minimalistic and incredibly light.
http://www.skagen.com/products/Men/Watch/All/1.fx

This

 

[slackerinabox]

Update
Thanks for all the great suggestions! The seikos and citizen ecos that I liked were realistically out of my budget so I had to go with a lesser brand for now, but I'll definitely keep those suggestions in mind as well as the other suggestions when I get my first pay check

Overstock had these Kenneth Cole watches for $50-60 each, so I bought two for different looks:

http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Wat...5/product.html

http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Wat...tml?rcmndsrc=2

 

[mb]

Update
Thanks for all the great suggestions! The seikos and citizen ecos that I liked were realistically out of my budget so I had to go with a lesser brand for now, but I'll definitely keep those suggestions in mind as well as the other suggestions when I get my first pay check

Overstock had these Kenneth Cole watches for $50-60 each, so I bought two for different looks:

http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Wat...5/product.html

http://www.overstock.com/Jewelry-Wat...tml?rcmndsrc=2

First one looks nice :thumbsup:, but I'm not a fan of the white face dial on the second one.

 

[slackerinabox]

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First one looks nice :thumbsup:, but I'm not a fan of the white face dial on the second one.

Thanks! I actually prefer black myself but thebwife suggested white for my dark complexion. Since each were significantly below my budget i just sprung for both,. the white one also has a retro/mad men thing goinhg for it too

 

[Terabyte]

They have good deals on watches on this site I believe - http://www.chronoshark.com

Never bought a watch from there though. Looks like the Watch version of Woot

 

[ivan2]

http://www.amazon.com/Timex-T2K731-C...717308&sr=1-13

granted, it looks like a smaller copy of a bell & ross watch, but I think it is one of the better looking timex.

also, take my advise, forget about those cheap seiko automatics, if you really want automatic, get a nice one that can also be hand wound. This way you don't have to shake the watch every sunday to wind up and you don't have to move the crowd to it's more delicate position to adjust the date more often if you ever forgotten to. My blue titanium samurai's crowd is already stuck at the date position, piece of shit watch.

adding more blings:

http://www.amazon.com/Timex-T28071-...r_1_9?ie=UTF8&s=watches&qid=1281718032&sr=1-9

http://www.amazon.com/Timex-Brown-L...1_18?ie=UTF8&s=watches&qid=1281718155&sr=1-18

 

[Nerva]

Get a watch designed by Jorg Schauer

 

[brainhulk]

Instead of the orange monster, i decided to get the landmonster. It's a hair smaller but still pretty hefty. The face is so big and heavy, i'm a little worried the bracelet might be to puny.

 

[aceO07]

Is that a speaker on the left and is it supposed to put them to sleep?

 

[brainhulk]

Yeah, its just a tweeter. But I have to use a watch winder to put them to sleep