watch advice

deaglan169

so i have a thing for watches but i wear a cheapo casio cost me £25 from ebay several years ago and has taken quite a beating, changed battery but the analogue hands wont keep time while the digital part is fine, anyway with my birthday coming up i thought it perfect opportunity to treat myself:D
the 3 i have narrowed down to are

Seiko
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/280952700684?item=280952700684

Casio
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/350557182235?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2649

Swatch
http://shop.swatch.com/GB/EN/Watches/Irony/Chrono/BLACK_COAT-YCB4019AG.aspx

any pros or cons on these?

Eoin

I have a Casio Edifice, and my main issue is that they tend to have quite cluttered faces. I do like the look of that one. Amazon says it's a 49mm face - if that doesn't include the crown, that's a very big watch. I'd check out a few other sites to see how big the face without the crown is.

The Seiko looks like excellent value. I've had mine for several years and it's been rock solid.

Don't know much about swatch's quality.

mad muffin

I have that Seiko. Bought it from fields jewellers about a month a go for €130.

I'd say it's a medium sized watch at 40mm without the crown. The watch face is mostly dial as the bezel is very thin, which I like and it reminds me if the old stop watches.

It's been perfectly accurate do far. The chrono is basic and it's buttons are a bit stiff, I'm ok with that as I bought it mainly for the looks.

The watch has zero lume if that makes any difference to you.

The bracelet is pressed not solid links.

deaglan169

yeah now that i measure the 49mm over my own watch it could be quite big prob best to see what it is like on my wrist, i do like the swatch however some amateur pics of it on google images and looks a lovely watch, but the seiko is great value

deaglan169

what about this rotary in argos just seems very cheap i know its half price but could it be too good to be true, i also thought rotarys were very expensive http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9023569/Trail/searchtext%3EROTRAY+WATCH.htm

Eoin

deaglan169 wrote: »

yeah now that i measure the 49mm over my own watch it could be quite big prob best to see what it is like on my wrist, i do like the swatch however some amateur pics of it on google images and looks a lovely watch, but the seiko is great value

I reckon it includes the crown. Check out a few sites and see if you can get the actual measurement.

deaglan169 wrote: »

what about this rotary in argos just seems very cheap i know its half price but could it be too good to be true, i also thought rotarys were very expensive http://www.argos.ie/static/Product/partNumber/9023569/Trail/searchtext%3EROTRAY+WATCH.htm

They have some pricier watches, but most of their watches I've seen are around that price range.

Zagato

deaglan169 wrote: »

yeah now that i measure the 49mm over my own watch it could be quite big prob best to see what it is like on my wrist, i do like the swatch however some amateur pics of it on google images and looks a lovely watch, but the seiko is great value

I have quite a similar Swatch that I got years ago, I thought it looked great when I bought it, but didn't find myself wearing it much as it certainly didn't look right with work clothes on, and it didn't really look that well with jeans either, works best as a sports watch, but I don't really have that much use for one of them. I think the other two look good, the Rotary I think looks better too.

stephenmarr

Heres another Casio which is pretty nice
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/200796421099?ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1423.l2648#ht_1740wt_1163

Eoin

^ I like that a lot.

deaglan169

it is nice but i dont like resin bands, prefer a bracelet style band, have my eye on an orient from some googling etc seem like a fantastic watch, there is soo many choices its driving me mad:eek:

stephenmarr

Mate picked up this watch few weeks ago very nice but a bit dearer at around €280 from Amazon
http://www.cisionwire.com/seiko-corporation-of-america/i/seiko-sportura-alarm-chronograph,c120074

check out this forum good reviews pics and details of almost every watch you could imagine.
http://forums.watchuseek.com/forum.php

93Cab

Go for the Seiko Orange or Black Monster from Creation Watches! I've just got the Black Monster and I love it! Looking at their website there only seems to be Monsters on a divers strap left, as I think there is a new model coming out in the next month or so. I've been checking the availability of the Orange Monsters every morning and they came back into stock for 12 hours before they sold out again, IMHO a future classic!