client9 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 I hope all of you are having an enjoyable Friday afternoon. I am in the market for a fine looking dress watch and need some suggestions. My budget is $75 to $150. Accuracy to the genuine is not my chief concern, only the quality and beauty of how it looks in real life, for judging the quality of reps from dealer photos is impossible. Here are a few genuine watches that I like to serve as inspiration. L&S Datograph: JLC Duometre Any help would be greatly appreciated. client9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SubFrog Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Patek Philippe I've owned many dress watches and everyone always loves the Pateks. Very classy and there are many models to choose from. Vacheron Constantine is good. and that Lange is great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Slartibartfast Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Narikaa has a very nice gold Omega DeVille. Very dressy. Got to be worth a look. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prince458 Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Patek Philippe I've owned many dress watches and everyone always loves the Pateks. Very classy and there are many models to choose from. Vacheron Constantine is good. and that Lange is great! i agree to PP, VC and Lange as classy and dress. i was in a similiar quandry going for an embassy white tie event in april here's what i finally bought this was my back up gen tourneau dual time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
client9 Posted May 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 That's a nice looking VC, Prince. I'll definitely be looking into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgi Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 IMHO still the best complicated dress watch available. Very accurate to the original, useful complications, and ridiculously cheap to buy. This is my father's watch and for him it's a "grail" watch... not bad... for $98 to get a visually stunning copy of a $25,000+ limited edition VC !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 How about this dress watch? *disclaimer - shameless plug warning* http://www.rwg.cc/members/index.php?showtopic=75127 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docblackrock Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Ah ok, you like the big gold medallion 'old man' dress watches Ignore my suggestion of a Monza then. A little off-brief. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxmilian Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 you cant beat this pic courtesy of jd6753 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teddy boy Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 The two that immediately came to mind for me, Patek Phillippe and IWC FA Jones, have been posted in this thread. I don't think you could go wrong with either one and either can be obtained in your price range. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Pateks are lovely but just be sure you are stepping out of the back of a limo if you're wearing one. As stated above the Omega Deville is a beautiful dress watch and one that anyone could realistically own. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
client9 Posted May 31, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Some good suggestions in here. The IWC Portugaise is a classic, but I've read that the current batch of them is lousy. Is this true? I've seen two VC's recommended here. They are now on my radar. I especially like the Vacheron Constantin Malte Retrograding Perpetual Calendar that Prince suggested. Here's Pix's photo of the same watch: Wow! Keeping it classy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prince458 Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Some good suggestions in here. The IWC Portugaise is a classic, but I've read that the current batch of them is lousy. Is this true? I've seen two VC's recommended here. They are now on my radar. I especially like the Vacheron Constantin Malte Retrograding Perpetual Calendar that Prince suggested. Here's Pix's photo of the same watch: Wow! Keeping it classy. there you go my friend you see the same VC mine with black leather strap and pix's with the brown leather. i will admit you benchmark JLC is stunning! JLC breguet, lange 1, iwc and a mont blanc star chrono gmt on my 2008 summer bucket list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
prince458 Posted May 31, 2008 Report Share Posted May 31, 2008 Pateks are lovely but just be sure you are stepping out of the back of a limo if you're wearing one. As stated above the Omega Deville is a beautiful dress watch and one that anyone could realistically own. Ken or the rolls phantom or silver cloud ... i prefer the bentley convertible Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RobbieG Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 Vacheron Malte Chronograph. I'm not much of a dress watch guy, but I have had this rep in my collection for some time. Reliable Venus copy handwind and can be had for close to the $150 mark. You will want a higher quality strap or two though. I have a few dress straps in matte and glazed finishes in gator, croc and ostrich in blacks, browns and blues that all work nice with it. These pics don't do it justice. Other than the weight it is very accurate and doesn't look cheap at all on the wrist. I've worn it to formals and received many compliments on it actually. Best cheap rep I have ever owned and one of the few I never sold or traded... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormTooper4 Posted June 1, 2008 Report Share Posted June 1, 2008 you cant beat this pic courtesy of jd6753 Now that is super nice , where is that IWC from? great photo to boot. Have to say I'm a PP fan $80 or there abouts ST4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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