What would you buy?? (Watches......watches!)

[tilesomoole]

What watch would you buy for $300 - ish for casual -to - business casual dressing? I'm looking to upgrade to my first 'real' watch and the suggestions and lists are overwhelming.

What would be your first first choice?

Thanks in advance!

 

[mebiuspower]

I would save up for a Hamilton or Longines.

 

[tilesomoole]

I would save up for a Hamilton or Longines.

Ok, cool - what would be your top pick for each brand?

 

[ter1413]

Poor man's watch thread

nvm.

www.styleforum.net

^
Ask/read here. You will get loads of recs.

 

[Panama]

Tissot or Claude Bernard. The poor man's watch thread is an oxymoron.

 

[Genericuser1]

What watch would you buy for $300 - ish for casual -to - business casual dressing? I'm looking to upgrade to my first 'real' watch and the suggestions and lists are overwhelming.

What would be your first first choice?

Thanks in advance!

As other's have said the poor man's watch thread would be the spot on here. If you want a lot of really good suggestions I'd suggest the affordable watch sub forum on Watchuseek. That is where I have found out about most of the the watches brands I own.

 

[Panama]

Ok, cool - what would be your top pick for each brand?

Hamilton Jazzmaster/Viewmatic.

I would still go with the Tissot Powermatic 80 Silicium

 

[Panama]

The entry level Swiss watch brands are:

Wenger/Victorinox
Claude Bernard (Edox)
Certina (Swatch)
Hamilton (Swatch)
Tissot (Swatch)


Otherwise the well known Japanese brands:

Seiko
Citizen
Orient

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Hamilton Jazzmaster/Viewmatic.

I would still go with the Tissot Powermatic 80 Silicium

At those lower price points, Hamilton makes some visually interesting watches.

 

[tilesomoole]

The entry level Swiss watch brands are:

Wenger/Victorinox
Claude Bernard (Edox)

Thank you so much for taking the time to post - I've never heard of either brand. What would be your top choice for each brand?

At those lower price points, Hamilton makes some visually interesting watches.

Yes, I've seen some Hamiltons that would fit what I'm looking for - which one would you buy if you needed a casual-to-business-casual model?


Thank you guys

 

[basu13]

Unending Seikos at that or slightly higher price range, whether in the dressier Presage range or the sportier Prospex range. My personal recommendation - look for a SARB series watch, either the SARB033 (black dial) or the SARB 035 (white dial). They are pretty sought after JDM watches, and out of production currently, but you might find some on the grey market or as a used buy. Superb mix of an everyday watch, which can be dressed up or down no matter what you wear. The original Alpinist series (used) is also a good pick.

If you are inflexible on budget, look at the new Seiko 5 watches - both SKX style ones as well as the ones with no rotating bezel. These are solid picks at around your budget.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Yes, I've seen some Hamiltons that would fit what I'm looking for - which one would you buy if you needed a casual-to-business-casual model?


Thank you guys

this is a watch I own but rarely wear anymore. It’s a Hamilton Dodson:

 

[Panama]

Thank you so much for taking the time to post - I've never heard of either brand. What would be your top choice for each brand?



Yes, I've seen some Hamiltons that would fit what I'm looking for - which one would you buy if you needed a casual-to-business-casual model?


Thank you guys

I have a Claude Bernard. I do not have a Victorinox. I have two Tissot's, an Eterna, a Frederique Constant and a Certina.


I find these attractive:

 

[Panama]

My favourite is the Tissot

 

[Panama]

Only my Claude Bernard and my Certina would be in your budget, both quartz. I would save for a Hamilton or Tissot automatic. Longines are very attractive but we are talking 2k for a nice one. All three are from the Swatch group, as is Certina.