Fantail_Fanatic

I've really taken a liking to the German Pilot watches.  I like a chunky watch like the Vollmer, with leather straps.  The search continues! 

So how about this one

 

http://www.stowa.de/lshop,showrub,136566959929714,en,1365669599-29714,sportuhren,,,,.htm

 

 

Stowa is a "very German" watch company and fits your needs perfectly I would say

I'm liking that! 

Thanks for the help! Im looking for a watch that i could wear to interviews, and work. I really like the watches with clear backs so I can see the movement. I dont want something too "fragile" looking but would rather go with a more rugged looking model.

Just wanted to stop and say hi.  I'm slowly updating my profile information.  

A little background info:

I'm graduating shortly with my BS in Kinesiology. I am going to be getting my Doctorate of Physical Therapy afterwards, but my parents want to get me a nice watch as a graduation present.  I am very partial to Germany (the history, guns, country, everything…) and was looking for a nice German made watch.  I know it may be hard, but the budget is somewhere around $1200 US.  At this point, I'm purely open to brands, and I'll take the time to browse through collections.  In the time I've spent researching, I've found that there are a lot of "German made" watches that have swiss movements (Steinhart).  I actually really like the Steinhart watches but noticed they are all "Swiss Made" with swiss movements.  

Also, I've never had a hand wound watch.  Are there any advantages/disadvantages to automatic watches over the hand wound watches? Any input welcome...

Figured I'd ask the pros here to see if I could get any help!

Thanks!