I have always enjoyed wrist watches. I don't do rings, necklaces, nose rings or tats. Thus about the only thing I can "accessorize" would be a wrist watch. I have a few non descript watches, a skeleton, G-shock...old stuff that is fun to wear.
I normally wear a garmin vio2 on my left hand to track my steps for years. With Black Friday, I decided that I will wear a nice watch and put the garmin on my right wrist. Kinda weird. Last thanksgiving when I did this, my Dad asked why I was wearing 2 watches. Never mind.
Since I am sure there are some folks that have an eye/knowledge for watches I thought to ask for opinions. Were these good deals?
Watches are personal. If I like them, good for me. I am not going to spend $10,000 on a Rolex. I guess if you got it, use it. I don't.
I was looking at various situations, like jewelry, to wear them...casual vs special.
I paid $75 (list $175)for the Guess, $100 (list $200) for the Hugo, and $125 (list $250) for the Citizen.
Just curious what CP's watch expert thought. Again, I am a neophyte as to watches. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Holladay:
Ahh. I was a Captain in the Army, Armor (tanks). I was thinking on a Captains salary, no way afford an Omega Speedmaster watch. That would be 2 months salary!
But to each owns opinions. It is nice that you have a passion for something.
that's awesome. Thank you for your service, btw.
Problem is I have way too many passions. I'm a hardcore fly fisherman addict and fly tyer, among another things. Last year I spent $7,000 on fly-tying materials and tools alone. This year I dialed that way back to about $200 so I could spend more on something else.
It's like a salary cap for my obsessions.:-):-) [Reply]
Just some friendly advice from a someone that's been collecting for over 20 years:
1) Don't get into watch collecting. :-) Once you go down that rabbit hole, it becomes an addiction. I have nearly 50 watches, and admittedly only frequently cycle through five or six. I'm wearing my 007 No Time to Die 300M while typing this. https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/w...21090422001001
2) If you do go down that rabbit hole, I recommend avoiding fashion watches, and stick with brands with horological significance. You can find excellent models from Seiko, Casio G-Shocks, and Orient; even entry level luxury brands like Tissot.
3) Educate yourself by watching youtubers like Teddy Baldassarre, The Urban Gentry and Adrian Barker BEFORE you drop some coin on watches. If you're going to stay in the budget friendly space, check out Just One More Watch.
4) Have fun with it, and wear what you enjoy! [Reply]
Originally Posted by modocsot:
Just some friendly advice from a someone that's been collecting for over 20 years:
1) Don't get into watch collecting. :-) Once you go down that rabbit hole, it becomes an addiction. I have nearly 50 watches, and admittedly only frequently cycle through five or six. I'm wearing my 007 No Time to Die 300M while typing this. https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/w...21090422001001
2) If you do go down that rabbit hole, I recommend avoiding fashion watches, and stick with brands with horological significance. You can find excellent models from Seiko, Casio G-Shocks, and Orient; even entry level luxury brands like Tissot.
3) Educate yourself by watching youtubers like Teddy Baldassarre, The Urban Gentry and Adrian Barker BEFORE you drop some coin on watches. If you're going to stay in the budget friendly space, check out Just One More Watch.
4) Have fun with it, and wear what you enjoy!
That’s pretty awesome advice actually. Thank you for sharing those tips. [Reply]
Another thing to consider would be microbrands. They’re a bit out of your stated price range but a local brand of interest is Raven Watches out of Stilwell KS. Many microbrands offer relatively affordable watches with Japanese automatic movements from Miyota or Seiko. A very affordable brand of note IMO is Deep Blue. They make extremely affordable dive watches with Japanese and Swiss automatic movements (Japanese are obviously cheaper) at great prices. [Reply]
One more piece of advice, which will definitely help your wallet:
If you find yourself itching for a new watch because you've grown tired of what you have, try adding a new strap to the watches you currently have to give it a new look. Straps are affordable and come in a wide variety of styles and types from leather to fabric nato.
My tastes have evolved over the years, where I mostly prefer a watch on a strap instead of its bracelet. I swap straps often. My Explorer 214270 is killing it on a brown aged leather nato strap I got from Amazon for under $25. :-) [Reply]
Originally Posted by modocsot:
You made those yourself? Really nice! I should probably delve into that arena to solve for the lack of 19 & 21mm straps.
Was a hobby for a few years sold enough to pay for my tools , took a while and a lot of googling/practice to get decent, it was hard finding quality leather up here , but you can make them out any leather , WWII ammo pouches make cool ones , ostrich leg/gator, haven’t tried one in years , my friend still uses one I gave him over 15 years ago , hand stitched 5mm straps will outlast most store bought stuff. [Reply]
