Posts by jshastings

Also consider Frederique Constant. 

It looks like thick oxford cloth to me, maybe 80's 2-ply. 

I can't speak to the culture at NYU (though the times I visited it was little hipster...) but I know at my school it would be very odd to see someone wear a tie to class. That said, I think kids at my school tend to dress better than...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hacking jacket  ;) Its a first attempt... bit like getting a thick square-end bow tie right first time...

Quote: Originally Posted by Hacking jacket  I suspect there overlapping nomenclature here? FIH = half Windsor? Pratt = full Windsor?   Lulz.

Quote: Originally Posted by katastrofa  After plenty of hesitation, price-checking, watch-fitting and boring my SO to death with discussing the merits of different watches, I've decided that I can't spend so much on a...

I disagree, go with a JLC if you can afford it. Everyone has a Rolex. Get something a little bit more unique; the movements in JLC's are exceptional. 

Frederique Constant looks like a great bet at your price point; I'm personally a big fan of JLC, but new they might be a little bit out of your price range. Even some very high end brands use ETA movements, but as I understand it, they...

S. Allen is definitely not an in-house movement, (though of the ones you listed, I think only the seiko would be) which is fine, but you may want to do some research and see what kind of movement is in each one of these; you may find...

Where did you get the suit?