I am looking for aother watch specifically in the $300-$400 range.
I want a silver or titanium braclet with a black circle dial and roman numerals or small lines as the digits.
Which brands would you highly recommend in that price range with the above criteria.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Don't ask me. I've worn the same $40 Timex watch for 10 years.
But I do think that if you're purchasing a bigger ticket item, you might save some money in the US.
I'm not a watch person meaning that I don't own more than one, but I've seen some nice watches at Costco.
I am looking for aother watch specifically in the $300-$400 range.
I want a silver or titanium braclet with a black circle dial and roman numerals or small lines as the digits.
Which brands would you highly recommend in that price range with the above criteria.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Men's or ladie's ?
Why must the watch be 'specifically' in the $300-$400 range ? A silver or titanium braclet with a black circle dial and roman numerals or small lines as the digits for $73 wouldn't work ?
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Best thing to do is go to the mall and check it out yourself.
See which designs catch your eye, and jot down notes about the manufacturer so you can go back home and do a little research on the internet. $300-400 is a lot of money to spend, and you don't want some watch that craps out in a year.
And when it comes time to buy, remember to barter! (that's the fun part!)
PC, I would need a ladies watch. Specifically in the $300-$400 range would work best because that's the most I could afford or if I'm planning on getting it for Christmas that's probably the most that they could afford. If I can find something cheaper but still nice I will buy it. I bought a cheaper swiss army watch ($200) and it only lasted 2 years before I had to get it fixed. The last 2 years it's died every January/February. I'm hesitant going cheap again.
Thanks for the info Marik. I will keep that in mind when I go research and buy the watch.
This is the one I like the most so far: [A href="vny!://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/Coach/w436_ss_a0_front?$maintest$"]vny!://s7d2.scene7.com/is/image/Coach/w436_ss_a0_front?$maintest$[/A]
What do you honestly think? Think I could do better?
mm the thing about that watch you chose is it's not exactly a watch manufacturer. If I could, I would try to stick with known manufacturers... seiko / tissot / rolex (lol)
I like movado watches (the kind with the minimalist design)... but they are out of my price range :(
I was just thinking, that more expensive doesn't always necessarily mean better quality, nor does it mean it's going to last any longer. (as in the case of Lil Me's $40 Timex.) Just think...if a $400 watch gives you 10 years, you could get a NEW $80 watch every two years for the next 10 years. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
I stopped wearing a watch in my teens. With all of the clocks everywhere and on your cell phone, why wear some metal on your wrist which just ends up getting stinky? And it gets caught on things. While were at it, do you know how many men loose fingers due to wearing wedding rings? Fingers get pulled right off all of the time. Men always look cheesey with jewlery and women can make better accessory choices than watches.
I don't wear a watch either, stretch.....for mostly the same reasons, but also because for the most part, I don't care what time it is. And when I do need to care, the time is displayed on the stove, on the microwave, in my car, on the tv, on the radio........all over the place.
Yeah, they are just silly status symbols now (except for the older folk who don't trust digital clocks!). The not so rich are always trying to look rich these days. The actual rich are smart enough not to flaunt wealth. Who wants to be targetted for a mugging, home invasion or hostage taking? Best to look middle-class and blend in out there!
I own this Timex watch... only about 45 bucks and it lasts me for a LONG time. I like the date and light feature...
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ADD: I'm usually forgetful about what day it is so this has helped lots. :)
I eat when I'm hungry, I sleep when I'm tired, I work when I need to work and I play when I'm ready to play. Fortunatley, none of these things require a watch. (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/12.gif)
LOL..that's true. :)
I usually use it because I have to catch that bus or skytrain...it seems that I've been running for busses/skytrains almost all my life. :P
Speaking of time/watches, did anyone learn to read time by shadow from sun?
My watch is almost the same as purelife's! I have the silver/gold. I bought it at London Drugs.
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I wear my watch out of habit. I'm used to having it on my wrist, and it feels weird if I go out without it.
I can get pretty close by reading shadow.....but mostly only in my own yard.
Lil Me wrote:
I wear my watch out of habit. I'm used to having it on my wrist, and it feels weird if I go out without it.
Me too! I feel partly naked without it.
My watch never has the correct date on it, because I'm too lazy to set it properly. It assumes that every month has 31 days, and you need to manually wind through 25 hours to bypass each extra day.
If you have the same watch as me, Lil Me, I just pull the tab out just a wee bit, not enough to stop time and it changes the date.
I feel partly naked when I forget my pants. [img style="CURSOR: pointer" onclick=url(this.src); src="vny!://www.cheesebuerger.de/images/more/bigs/e058.gif" border=0]
Your pants or panties?
Knowing PC's memory, I imagine it's both.
purelife wrote:
If you have the same watch as me, Lil Me, I just pull the tab out just a wee bit, not enough to stop time and it changes the date.
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unfortunately that doesn't work for the old version.
Knowing PC's memory, I imagine it's both.
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I have always been a watch person and I feel naked without one. When I had to get my watch repaired I was without one for 10 days... I put a watch that didn't even work so I didn't feel naked.
It's also not whether a clock is available, a watch is still wayyy more convenient. I pretty much require one for my job as I'm always dealing with guests. I don't want to run to the nearest computer just to find out what the time is... that is a waste of my time and the guests. My job also isn't a computer job so it's important for me to have one.
Marik, I love Movado watches for the same reasons that you like them... the minimalist look - classic and simple. I don't know if they're in my price range though.
I lost my watch 3 days ago :(
I think I left it at the gym.
Meanwhile, I'm using the clock on my cell phone.
I hope you find it or get a replacement soon. You must really feel nekid! (//vny!://discoverseattle.net/forums/richedit/smileys/Happy/3.gif)
When I was younger (age 10/11), I accidentally left my watch in a pocket. Well, after the washer/dryer process, I found my watch in pieces... Back then, I was devasted... poor watch... I killed my watch...
I found my watch today at the taekwondo gym.
Not feeling naked anymore!
I find it difficult to accept/read the time when it is digital. I have to see in clock view....It's easier for me to add half more hour to a clock type of watch than to a digital watch.
And, I also like to have numbers on my watch. I don't like to read the I, II, III, IV and the one liner's or the dots substitutions for the #'s.
Anybody feel the same way?
I don't have a watch. I just use my cellphone. I used to be one of those ppl who would HAVE TO WEAR a watch or else. Now it feels better not to be constantly looking at one.
I'm more into the digital mode. I like seeing the numbers like on my cellphone. It doesn't bother me to have Roman numerals or normal numbers on my watch. What I hate are watches that don't really have any numbers but have a face. I mean, c'mon... how to expect to tell the time?
Lise wrote:
What I hate are watches that don't really have any numbers but have a face. I mean, c'mon... how to expect to tell the time?
Ah, forgot to add that to my list. You mean just have the hands but no numbers/dots, etc, right? Totally agree. :)
Ja, that's right. I've seen ones like that and some of them are bloody expensive. Heck, I wouldn't pay a single cent if my watch don't tell me anything.
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On the other hand, watches like the above have waaaay too much info.
I like a watch that has a face.. but also with a digital readout in the middle of the face under the arms with teh digital time as well. I usually buy them for like 20 Euro's in france. I think the name is ESprint or something like that. As you can tell Ive broken my watch again and dont have one currently, waiting to transit through Charles De Gaulle again..
ESPRIT written in a way that you can read it SPIRIT at the same time. Wise logo. Same word in both language.
I didn't know this...interesting.
Here are some more wise logos:
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