Not my cup of tea, but I like the fact it's a mechanical movement instead of quartz like the MoonSwatch.
(Yes, I know it's much more expensive)
Ironically, in the various watch groups I'm in... actual Blancpain Fifty Fathoms owners seem cool with this and like how this new Swatch collab shines a spotlight on their watches.Yeah, I don't get all the hate.
I think the watches from Richard Mille are much more offensive, but that's me....
Of courseIt's rather over $100 (you knew the first sentence of any reply was going to be that
If I suggest that, he will probably tell me "I am 14 years old, not 41!"
I fogrot about those! ThanksHow about Skagen? I bought mine 17 years ago and still love it; answers to the moniker 233XLTMB.
What I like the most is that it’s very thin (about 7mm) and weighs so little that I sometimes forget I’m wearing it. It’s on its second or third wristband, scratched like concrete pillar in a car park and some moisture has got into it, but it still keeps time very nicely.
Yeah, we looked online and his favorites so far are this one:+1 for Timex. They are not fancy, but you can find them in a variety of designs and they just work. I have a couple that I wore daily for knock-around types of things that tends to beat up watches or risk breakage - not because I wanted to break them, but if they did get dinged up or broken it wouldn't be the end of the world. Both still work, but my daily watch is now a Garmin.
You can defintely find something that lasts a long time and looks decent in both everyday use or fancier events, and you don't need to spend more than 300€.How much should one spend on a nice but reasonably-priced watch? In other words, if I want something that will last me a long time, look decent in occasions such as job interviews, yet can be worn on everyday occasions, and won't break the bank, what type of watches am I looking into?
Also, I'm kinda torn on mechanical vs quartz. If, let's say, I wear the watch in the office, and on occasions such as job interviews, dates and family events, but don't really wear it during my free time, does a mechanical watch even make sense?
Finally, I'm thinking of getting something nicer, my Casio Edifice has been with me for past almost 15 years, but it's not the most comfortable of watches to wear, thanks to its design. And my Swatch Irony Chrono, that's been with me closer to 20 years, has barely seen any use. It's a chronometer, and I don't use that, so I only ever wore it like a handful of times. Both of those watches were presents from my uncles, for Catholic sacraments, nonetheless. The Casio was unsolicited, but I hand-picked the Swatch when I was 8, so I knew exactly what I wanted!
I'd like something fairly minimal, that suits aforementioned needs and situations. Seiko 5 Automatic immediately comes to mind, I just need to find a model that I like. But before I research what I really want, I'm kinda curious as to what's the normal amount to spend on such thing.