Under $200 wrist watch

[crazyqx83_rivals88013]

Any suggestions? That range obviously puts me in the price point of a bottom barrel citizen or a decent seiko. Those were the two brands I was looking at.

Stainless steel case and band (I don't like gold or other embellishments). Here is the one I was kinda looking at:



And before anyone says it, yes I am a poor.

 

[Mossip]

Keep an eye on sales for Orient automatics. They offered 50% off last year for Father's Day.

http://orientwatchusa.com/collections/mens-watches/executive

This one is out of stock and a hair above your budget, but something like this:

is a great buy at $260. Automatic movement and it's pretty versatile (i.e. you can go casual or business with it).

 

[rmattox]

Bought a $25 Timex at Walmart about 4 years ago. Still works great. I've always wondered what the attraction of an expensive watch is. My Timex can tell me it's quitting time just as well as a $5K rolex.

 

[Mossip]

^^ Timex weekender is actually a great watch. I own one and have about 20 different bands for it.

 

[roguemocha]

If you have class, it's called a TIME PIECE, you guys.

 

[Crushgroove]

Bought a $25 Timex at Walmart about 4 years ago. Still works great. I've always wondered what the attraction of an expensive watch is. My Timex can tell me it's quitting time just as well as a $5K rolex.

Man jewelry. One group will tell you that they need a $2k suit, a $1k pair of shoes, a $100k car and a $1.5k watch in order to convince their clients that they are so good at their job, they make enough to afford such garb. Then you see brown-bag Charlie knocking it out of the park, daily, in a Matlock suit, Bernie Sanders haircut and a pair of loafers. It's then that you realize that group 1 also wastes time deciding which bathroom to identify with.

 

[Get Buckets]

Man jewelry. One group will tell you that they need a $2k suit, a $1k pair of shoes, a $100k car and a $1.5k watch in order to convince their clients that they are so good at their job, they make enough to afford such garb. Then you see brown-bag Charlie knocking it out of the park, daily, in a Matlock suit, Bernie Sanders haircut and a pair of loafers. It's then that you realize that group 1 also wastes time deciding which bathroom to identify with.

 

[TruBluCatFan]

If you have class, it's called a TIME PIECE, you guys.

Cheaper than a dime piece in the long run.

 

[crazyqx83_rivals88013]

Cheaper than a dime piece in the long run.

You would think.

And if I had class, I wouldn't be soliciting the amount of advice on the paddock as I do.

 

[throatpoker]

there's no better bang for buck than orient in your price range. you'll typically find better deals at longislandwatch, discount watch store, etc than at their website. on your budget, i'd personally go to http://forums.watchuseek.com/forum.php and purchase something used from the members buy/sell area. guys there flipping basically like new watches constantly. just be sure to check the sellers rating. you'll probably be able to pick up a nicer watch by not wasting money on the NIB price plus taxes, etc.

 

[We-Todd-Did]

Bought a $25 Timex at Walmart about 4 years ago. Still works great. I've always wondered what the attraction of an expensive watch is. My Timex can tell me it's quitting time just as well as a $5K rolex.

I have both. I wear the Timex daily and have nearly forgotten I have a Rolex.



No, none of you can take care of it for me.

 

[d2atTech]

You don't really need a watch anymore man, use your cell phone. That's $200 bucks you could be putting towards a month of beer.

 

[DSmith21]

You can get a nice military field style watch for $200. This one is $220 on Amazon and $199 on Jomashop.

 

[WayneDougan_rivals170043]

You can get a nice military field style watch for $200. This one is $220 on Amazon and $199 on Jomashop.

I bought a Victorinox last year for $275. It was $550 for a year or so and found it for half off. Good looking watches.

As for the dope who says we should buy cheap suits and get crappy haircuts. I don't bust my *** at work to live like a damn Spartan.

 

[starchief]

You don't really need a watch anymore man, use your cell phone. That's $200 bucks you could be putting towards a month of beer.

I haven't worn a wa ... uh, timepiece, since I started carrying a cellphone.

 

[KyCatFan1]

Might as well just buy a smart watch. You can do a lot more with it than a wristwatch. After my next back surgery I am going to get me a nice smart watch to help with motivating myself to lose the weight I added while being off work.

 

[crazyqx83_rivals88013]

You don't really need a watch anymore man, use your cell phone. That's $200 bucks you could be putting towards a month of beer.

So I have to reach in pants everytime I need to know what time it is?

 

[crazyqx83_rivals88013]

Might as well just buy a smart watch. You can do a lot more with it than a wristwatch. After my next back surgery I am going to get me a nice smart watch to help with motivating myself to lose the weight I added while being off work.

I was actually intrigued by the timex metropolitan. I hate the looks of the fitbit and garmin type watches, but this one is ok.

http://www.timex.com/metro

 

[DSmith21]

^^ Timex weekender is actually a great watch. I own one and have about 20 different bands for it.

I bought one of those because I liked the look and the lighted dial feature. Its nice considering the price. Unfortunately, the thing ticks so loudly I can't stand it. After a while it was like the ticking intro to the show 24. I had to give it away.

 

[ukalum_rivals311718]

You don't really need a watch anymore man, use your cell phone. That's $200 bucks you could be putting towards a month of beer.

A cell phone only gives you the time to the nearest minute. My watch gives the time to the nearest second.

 

[Dig Dirkler]

If you're a murse on the down-low, it's called a TIME PIECE, you guys.

 

[Deeeefense]

I bought a Citizen Watch as a dress watch for $180 at Kay Jewelers. The band fastener was always a little difficult to release and it got progressively worse. One day I could not get the watch off and had to get pliers to release the fastener after 10 minutes of struggling with it. I returned the watch to Citizen to get a new band. The watch was still under warranty. To my surprised they charged me $65 for the band and told me the band was not covered under the warranty. I contacted their customer service people and they were snippy and arrogant, and told me to take my silly little problem to Kay.

Never by another watch from this company.

 

[roguemocha]

Nothing down-low about my mursing, bubba.

 

[KyCatFan1]

I was actually intrigued by the timex metropolitan. I hate the looks of the fitbit and garmin type watches, but this one is ok.

http://www.timex.com/metro

I'm kinda liking the look of the Fitbit Blaze.

 

[cat_in_the_hat]

You don't really need a watch anymore man, use your cell phone. That's $200 bucks you could be putting towards a month of beer.

I hate using a cell phone as a watch. It's a very poor substitute.

 

[crazyqx83_rivals88013]

I'm kinda liking the look of the Fitbit Blaze.

So you're going to put wall-e on your wrist?

 

[812scottj]

I have a Montblanc GMT...gorgeous piece but stay with a Quartz. Automatic requires a winder and annual maintenance.

 

[throatpoker]

I have a Montblanc GMT...gorgeous piece but stay with a Quartz. Automatic requires a winder and annual maintenance.

This is false on both accounts. Do your own research OP, but don't narrow your search to quartz for these reasons.

 

[rmattox]

You don't really need a watch anymore man, use your cell phone. That's $200 bucks you could be putting towards a month of beer.

I'd rather get rid of darned cell phone. Then you could have around $100-200 bucks a month for beer

 

[BlueRaider22]

I second the Victorinox. Also the Citizen Eco Drive....they never need a battery.

 

[throatpoker]

agree with blue raider, eco drive over quartz. especially if you're stuck on citizen. one of my beaters is a nighthawk

 

[Floydboy12]

First, do your research on pricing. Wild price variances in the watch world. Second, figure what you like. Do you want a grab and go quartz or prefer the sweep second hand on an automatic that you will have to wear a lot of the time or reset and wind when it stops? I'm a diver guy myself and Seiko makes some great ones. The one below is a classic and can be had for under 2 bills.

http://www.longislandwatch.com/Seiko_SKX007K2_Watch_p/skx007k2.htm

 

[RonEJones]

So I have to reach in pants everytime I need to know what time it is?

You're crying like a b!tch in the cut the cord thread about someone paying $200/month on cable yet you'd spend $200 on a "watch" so you don't have to occasionally take your phone out of your pocket to check the time? How often do you really need to check the time so as much as it is a hassle to grab your phone?

 

[fuzz77]

Bought a $25 Timex at Walmart about 4 years ago. Still works great. I've always wondered what the attraction of an expensive watch is. My Timex can tell me it's quitting time just as well as a $5K rolex.

I'm in your same boat. My father-in-law spent $20K on Rolexes for he and my mother-in-law. My mother-in-law has since passed away and my daughter now has that one. I wouldn't give you more than $100 for any watch. Just don't see paying orders of magnitude more than necessary for something. There are many expensive items I like and I don't mind paying extra if I feel like I'm getting something for my money. What does a Rolex do better than a Timex?
They aren't any more attractive than dozens of other dress watches that cost a fraction...they don't keep time any better...

 

[Get Buckets]

Just don't see paying bets of magnitude more than necessary for something.

 

[Rex Kwon Do]

Not ever going knock someone for using their phone or a Timex to keep time, you're 100% right in practical terms. That said, your argument can be applied to almost anything. Cars? Housing? Fuzz weren't you on here once talking about a bicycle that cost $8K?

I've been into watches as long as I can remember, originally stemming from my Dad. Has always been cool to me that a nice watch, if cared for, will outlive it's owner and then some. Something with a story. Inherited a nice watch from my Dad when he passed, one I saw him wear every day and brings back a lot of good feelings when I pop it on. Bought nice watches when each of my kids were born....will someday pass them along myself.

Anyways, people don't seem very nostalgic anymore at least in terms of heirlooms, collections etc...if having a nonsensical collection of some kind is weird by today's standards that's fine by me. I know I'm not going to lose any sleep on my deathbed that I dropped some coin on something my kids (and beyond) can enjoy long after I'm gone.

 

[jockstrap_mcgee]

Gonna be so cool when they invent contact lenses that can display the time right on your retina.

 

[MrLair]

Do you have a cell phone? Yea those things tell time too. Never understood the stupid obsession with watches.

 

[Get Buckets]

Not ever going knock someone for using their phone or a Timex to keep time, you're 100% right in practical terms. That said, your argument can be applied to almost anything. Cars? Housing? Fuzz weren't you on here once talking about a bicycle that cost $8K?

I've been into watches as long as I can remember, originally stemming from my Dad. Has always been cool to me that a nice watch, if cared for, will outlive it's owner and then some. Something with a story. Inherited a nice watch from my Dad when he passed, one I saw him wear every day and brings back a lot of good feelings when I pop it on. Bought nice watches when each of my kids were born....will someday pass them along myself.

Anyways, people don't seem very nostalgic anymore at least in terms of heirlooms, collections etc...if having a nonsensical collection of some kind is weird by today's standards that's fine by me. I know I'm not going to lose any sleep on my deathbed that I dropped some coin on something my kids (and beyond) can enjoy long after I'm gone.

Nice post. What brands do you like/have?

 

[L Butler]

Seagull 1963 $299