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Need some help picking out a watch for my mother...


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So, my mother is a nurse. She buys cheap, crappy watches that get ruined/break/water-logged on a regular basis. I want to buy her a good, durable water-proof watch for Christmas. Mind you, I'm not looking to buy her anything too expensive as her watches take a beating in her day-to-day (I actually thought about buying her a birth year Rolex and remembered who I was buying for and laughed at myself). I'm thinking it should have good lume, military time on the dial, a bracelet or maybe a waterproof strap, (she says most "leather" straps she's had fall apart b/c of her washing her hands frequently, but I'm sure the watches she buys don't have real leather straps) and probably a quartz movement, but I'm not apposed to mechanical either.

I'm looking at this:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hamilton-Khaki-Field-Womens-Watch-H68311433-/150646879657?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item231340f5a9

Any input or better ideas?

Thanks!

--Jer

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Being a nurse, she's going to want a solid quartz watch with a good visible dial and second hand, and on a bracelet. I got my wife a Swiss Army watch a few years back. She said it was perfect for the job. It was like this one, but with a white dial

http://www.google.com/products/catalog?q=swiss+army+watches&hl=en&cid=13498596917329780310&ei=p16gTsnTA4zGiATpmY3rAg&ved=0CFMQ8gIwDw#p

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I do like that, but 40mm? Does your wife not think it's a little too big? My mom actually bought a men's Schwinn as a teenager b/c she liked it better. Definitely a consideration. I also found this:

http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Womens-H68311133-Khaki-Black/dp/B000A10Y0U

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I do like that, but 40mm? Does your wife not think it's a little too big? My mom actually bought a men's Schwinn as a teenager b/c she liked it better. Definitely a consideration. I also found this: http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Womens-H68311133-Khaki-Black/dp/B000A10Y0U

I think I picked the wrong one in the link. Her's was a women's officer model, I think around 36 or 34 mm

That Khaki is a great choice, I think

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Is this the one you found for your wife? http://www.broadwaywatches.com/servlet/the-10578/Swiss-Army-Victorinox-/Detail I really like that one.

I like that one also. That or the hamilton would get my vote.

This is the one I got my wife, way back in the early 90's. It's basically still the same.

http://www.nextdaywatches.com/product/_8319/swiss-army-womens-officers-1884-stainless-steel-silver-dial.html

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I was all about the Hamilton until I read about the mineral crystal. Cheap @sses. I think I'm going to go for Swiss Army. My mom despises digital watches, or else the G-shock would be the clear winner.

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Alright, I think I narrowed it down to this:

http://www.swissarmy.com/us/product/Timepieces/Category/Classic/Officer-s/Officer-s/241365

What does everyone think? It's 32mm so it'll be clear and easy to read. My mother loves opal and pearl, so she'll definitely like the dial. It's waterproof and stainless steel so she can wash it a billion times and it'll be fine.

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Thats a beautiful watch, but $500 for a quartz watch? I agree that for sanitary reasons, you want a rubber or SS band. NATO and leather are just germ/bacteria traps.

Why not an A21j GMTIIc ? Solid GMT movement for your "military time" requirement, waterproof, and classy. She's a NURSE .. there's no way a mechanical movement is going to need manual winding when you are a nurse .. she must walk 10 miles a day.

Heck, man, you could buy her seven a21j GMT IIc watches for the price of that Swatch.

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