Poor man's watch thread - Page 110

Originally Posted by Bolun 

Hey guys, I'm 20 and will be getting my first real watch.
My style is banana republic mixed with urban outfitters with some asian jazz in there as well.
(I'm asian)
I'm a college student and would like to keep this under $100.

I never thought I would ever wear a watch again, but this summer I will not be able to have a phone due to my internship and watches do look pretty sweet too.

So I know nothing about watches.  My last watch was a tiny blue digital timex with velcro back in 7th grade.

Here is a watch that I really liked from earlier in this thread, with brown strap.
http://manbushijie.com/productshow-328-2.html

I hear a ton about the seiko 5, but I don't really think it looks good.  I mean it's not ugly, but it's kinda messy looking imo.

http://manbushijie.com/productshow-242-3.html
That looks cool too in brown, but they're sold out =/

I like these too
http://www.timeshops.net/3536-pa1500---patek-philippe-white-dial-rglt-moonface---asian-21j.html

I'm open to any suggestions.
I'm looking for a slightly classy/classic watch with a brown strap.

Thanks!

Originally Posted by HAL 9000 

Would you wear "dead people's watches" (vintage watches)? Usually high quality vintage watches can be found on ebay for cheap (GP, Omega, IWC, etc). What do you guys think? Prices are good, but I've been one to never like wearing pre-owned items.

Originally Posted by whochrisliu 

Wristwatches is a very broad spectrum. I myself fall under the "Snob" section (Which means only swiss pieces, no ETA movements, all in house, not obnoxiously over sized or jewel encrusted watches) But without getting into that much detail I will say that for new comers the best intro watch is a Omega Speedmaster. It looks great, is stainless steel and black so its easy to wear and has a horological history. Online they run for about 1.4-1.6k. That or you can get a Rolex DateJust pre owned, with a sapphire crystal two toned in gold/stainless or white gold/stainless online, they run about 2.5k. Stay away from TAG and Movado their the same price and terrible pieces. Either the Rolex DJ or Omega Speedmaster can be the last watch you buy if you no longer want climb higher into the horological hierarchy.

Originally Posted by elbastardocalvo 


What model Seiko is this?  Gorgeous...

Originally Posted by doug funnie 

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Originally Posted by elbastardocalvo 


What model Seiko is this?  Gorgeous...

Originally Posted by Bolun 

Update:  I just realized I have $1700 in my paypal from selling my gold on my runescape account from like a year ago.
LOL i totally forgot about that and I never used paypal until that watches site told me to pay with it.
So i guess my budget "could" be a little higher =)

Originally Posted by StayClassic12 

Hey SF, I'm looking for a cheap but classy watch and I was wondering what do you guys think would be better?

Newbie123's watch replaced with a black leather band

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B005VCI5AE/ref=gno_cart_title_1



 Or this Seiko 5 watch in a black leather band?

http://www.amazon.com/Stainless-Steel-Seiko-Automatic-Black/dp/B003TXONKI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1336247447&sr=8-1


Something like this after the replacement.


I think they both would look great, but I can't choose between the two. Thanks a lot.

Originally Posted by whochrisliu 

Wristwatches is a very broad spectrum. I myself fall under the "Snob" section (Which means only swiss pieces, no ETA movements, all in house, not obnoxiously over sized or jewel encrusted watches) But without getting into that much detail I will say that for new comers the best intro watch is a Omega Speedmaster. It looks great, is stainless steel and black so its easy to wear and has a horological history. Online they run for about 1.4-1.6k. That or you can get a Rolex DateJust pre owned, with a sapphire crystal two toned in gold/stainless or white gold/stainless online, they run about 2.5k. Stay away from TAG and Movado their the same price and terrible pieces. Either the Rolex DJ or Omega Speedmaster can be the last watch you buy if you no longer want climb higher into the horological hierarchy.