Help me find a watch for dad

[maverick86]

Guys, I'm after a watch for my dad from mum, price range is about $150-$250

I showed her a few reps and she really likes the style of the montblanc time walker, so somethin that's similar to that.. Doesn't have to be an expensive brand, just a nice looking watch...

[astonjenks]

Maverick

See my post this morning on the sales thread for a really great Rolex Explorer II at $250 all in and it will be with you in two days from the UK.

Regards


AJ

[gran]

OMEGA PO

[martijnp]

What about one of these?

- Breitling Transocean

- Breitling Navitimer

- IWC Portuguese series Chronograph

[maverick86]

Thanks guys. but I was thinkin more cheaper gens, as mum isn't a fan of the idea of a rep.

[asciwhite]

Maverick

See my post this morning on the sales thread for a really great Rolex Explorer II at $250 all in and it will be with you in two days from the UK.

Regards

AJ

 

+1 You never go wrong with a nice Rollie

[PATerai]

Never buy a rep for a present. You will regret it forever when it breaks.

[maverick86]

Never buy a rep for a present. You will regret it forever when it breaks.

I don't want a rep, otherwise I'd have got the mb

[asciwhite]

Maybe a nice Seiko?

 

Or a really nice Sea-Gull?? 

 

The ST2130 is a brilliant movement! Just as good as the ETA2824

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Value-priced-Sea-Gull-D101-automatic-dress-watch-high-frequency-movement-/281160547664?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item4176797d50

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Sea-Gull-816-362-automatic-classic-dress-watch-high-frequency-movement-/271270208062?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3f28f6e23e

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/2012-newly-introduced-Sea-Gull-816-363-watch-with-week-day-ST2146-automatic-/281151003152?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item4175e7da10

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/High-quality-Sea-Gull-819-368-automatic-Roman-numeral-dial-ST2130-/271274237470?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3f29345e1e

Edited September 9, 2013 by asciwhite

[Mike on a bike]

Nice white, here is another option http://www.worldofwatches.com/detail.asp?bo_products_variance_id=178609

[panerai153]

I would concur with the Seiko, can be had for around 250 USD, and a nice used one, look over on the WUS sales forum. Lots of nice Seikos for sale there and EBay.

[automatico]

Maybe a steel or tutone quartz Seiko, Citizen Eco-Drive, or Bulova Marine Star.

Believe it or not the newer stainless steel Timex quartz chronographs are Ok too.

Amazon has a load of medium priced watches to look at...

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_sabc?url=search-alias%3Dwatches&pageMinusResults=1&suo=1378738806462#/ref=nb_sb_ss_i_0_17?url=search-alias%3Dwatches&field-keywords=timex%20chronograph&sprefix=timex+chronograph%2Cwatches%2C228&rh=i%3Awatches%2Ck%3Atimex%20chronograph

The average guy does not want the hassle of a mechanical watch.

[gran]

The average guy does not want the hassle of a mechanical watch

 

 

please some respect for "The average guy"

[asciwhite]

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But..................... Mechanical is so cool 

 

And on THIS forum mechanical is preferred! 

 

I have had quartz watches, but none of them have EVER been keepers. It just gives me the "get it off, get it off, get it off!" feeling on my wrist.....

[Mike on a bike]

Go with the Seiko kinetic I posted link was screwed up prior post : http://www.worldofwatches.com/detail.asp?iq=1&bo_products_id=0&bo_products_variance_id=169927&promotion_code=WTV6993090913230156652169927

[clem2192]

If you aren't looking for an automatic then I have one of these in the watch box;

 

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Mondaine-Gents-Analogue-strap-watch/dp/B000WF3V5E/ref=sr_1_1?s=watch&ie=UTF8&qid=1378807162&sr=1-1&keywords=mondaine+giant

 

love the simplicity and look, unfortunately since I have been here it hasnt had much wrist time.

[StormTooper4]

Ebel Chrono

 

Better to have a good rep rather than a not so good Gen 

[surrealmethod]

In the US, we have some small department type stores like Ross and Marshalls. They have nice kenneth cole, Guess, and other designer watches for the $100-200 price. They look classy and I've seen quartz and automatic watches.

[maverick86]

We went for a Guess:

 

I think its got quite a nice face/dial?

 

 

[martijnp]

Nice present for your dad. Guess has nice watches. I had one myself and it runned perfectly all those years

[maverick86]

yea he's the kind of man who wouldn't appreciate a really expensive watch.. one of those blasphemous "sure, it only tells you the time!" people! haha

[Pioneer]

Nice watch, The new ceramic omega semaster 300m is also quite nice.

Edited September 10, 2013 by Pioneer

[automatico]

"Nice present for your dad. Guess has nice watches."

 

+1

 

Guess who makes Guess watches?

Timex.