The Watch Thread - Part 14

[Kyo_kusanagi86]

hi gaise any good place to scour for cheap vintage watch for a fresh grad entering the workforce?

Vintage and Cheap rarely comes together. Perhaps vintage Grand Seiko's?

 

[slow_mo]

Terrific Thursday!!

 

[cichlid]

Damasko today

 

[joshua182]

I wanna buy a watch around 1k sgd for a cousin, but am absolutely baffled by the number of choices out there.. what would you guys get for a sporty, automatic 1st watch for a 18 yr old?

ive seen the tissot, hamilton, seiko etc but the choices seem endless...

 

[Henabi]

I wanna buy a watch around 1k sgd for a cousin, but am absolutely baffled by the number of choices out there.. what would you guys get for a sporty, automatic 1st watch for a 18 yr old?

ive seen the tissot, hamilton, seiko etc but the choices seem endless...

What are the type of watches his peers who are 18/19 year old as well, wearing?

Apple watch?
Adidas?
Nixon?
G shock?
Casio
Swatch?

Best to find out what he likes and how he wanna be seen among his peers...

I remember I didn't wear a watch when I was 18/19 year old. My nokia phone was my watch

Until I went to army and bought a Casio $15 watch at mustafa. Just because my Sergeant said so

Sent from Henabi virus using GAGT

 

[patryn33]

hi gaise any good place to scour for cheap vintage watch for a fresh grad entering the workforce?

How cheap? Budget?
Vintage is how old? Before 1970s?

 

[cyrenic]

 

[kenkaw]

A new type of watch for those who want to marry technology with a traditional watch - the Hybrid Smartwatch.

Traditional watch face with real moving hands; no digital screen. But connected via Bluetooth to your phone so that it tracks your steps (sub-dial), as well as vibrates when you receive notifications on your phone. Both hands will also move to a user defined position (1 to 12) to give you an idea of where the notification is coming from. The 3 buttons can be programmed to activate functions on your phone (eg take a photo, or play music). Watch will automatically follow the time on your phone when moving across time zones. Best of all, uses a normal button battery that can last 6 to 9 months. No daily charging required!

Picture shows the Michael Kors Gage Hybrid Smartwatch which is actually made by Fossil. Like that it has styling elements of an aviation/pilot watch. Wouldn't have considered getting a Michael Kors watch if it wasn't for the hybrid smartwatch feature ... lol.

 

[sleepyman]

One of the nicest "pepsi"
TGIF!

 

[patryn33]

I wanna buy a watch around 1k sgd for a cousin, but am absolutely baffled by the number of choices out there.. what would you guys get for a sporty, automatic 1st watch for a 18 yr old?

ive seen the tissot, hamilton, seiko etc but the choices seem endless...

U missed the alpina smart watch on Kickstarter
http://alpinerx.watch

You can try this if he is kind open , knowing his preference helps
https://www.stowa.de/Flieger+Verus.htm

 

[snowver]

The new SPB077 is worth your consideration

I wanna buy a watch around 1k sgd for a cousin, but am absolutely baffled by the number of choices out there.. what would you guys get for a sporty, automatic 1st watch for a 18 yr old?

ive seen the tissot, hamilton, seiko etc but the choices seem endless...

 

[cichlid]

The new SPB077 is worth your consideration

Quite nice, good for people who thinks that the MM300 is too thick.

 

[cichlid]

A shot of the Damasko with almost all my photography props.

 

[joshua182]

thanks for all your kind suggestions! i did end up getting a seiko prospex for him, just not the SPB077 but instead the SPB081J1! I went to the Seiko AD in Hk and they offered me a decent, fair price so i took it

will upload some pics later but it looks like this

 

[coern]

As a member you pay for everything upfront, but it’s still nice to be “upgraded”...

 

[MrSenG]

Bigeye is definitely more handsome. But at 5-6x the price of the Khaki Field Mechanical, it better be!

I've tried them on both of them, the Khaki just yesterday. Seriously tempted by it, the winding is satisfying as hell.

Spoiler

Really like how they nailed the aesthetics of the BigEye, however, it looks a bit thick for daily wear.

Waiting for the Longines Military Watch announced this year, and will make a trip down to try them.

Credits to GEAR PATROL:

 

[joshua182]

dont mind the plastic.. if feels heavier than a sub, this one does..

 

[snowver]

They nailed the hertitage 1945 also!

Really like how they nailed the aesthetics of the BigEye, however, it looks a bit thick for daily wear.

Waiting for the Longines Military Watch announced this year, and will make a trip down to try them.

Credits to GEAR PATROL:

 

[gaoxing84]

Never get bored of this baby

Best purchase of 2017.
Had to give up my vintage speedy for this.

 

[coern]

The best drinks in life are free?

*Hic*