The Watch Thread - Part 7

[yattokame]

Guys,

What's a classy and "powerful" dress watch that is at least 46mm and costs under 7k SGD.

I wear suits for work, Mainstream brands are either too expensive or too small on my wrist.

Please advise..

dress watch at 46mm? kinda rare iirc. I can only think of panerai but I do not know which models can be had for 7k....
Pam305 already 8k+ in preowned market.that's powerful enough i feel.

dress watches supposed to be "quiet" and does not shout for attention; hence usually smaller.

 

[Chronology]

Ask the shop/person you bought this from.

I bought my winder from amazon.. so.. yea..

Thanks though!

 

[Chronology]

Guys,

What's a classy and "powerful" dress watch that is at least 46mm and costs under 7k SGD.

I wear suits for work, Mainstream brands are either too expensive or too small on my wrist.

Please advise..

As per what yatto mentioned, dress watches are normally small sized and discreet. However, if you'd still like a watch that is "powerful" and yet able to be worn with a suit. I'll personally recommend that you choose a smaller sized watch like a Pam 000 (44mm, still reasonably large) that would be able to slip under the cuff.

I think it can be had for about 6.5K? IIRC.

 

[soilwork]

Beautiful blue weather

Hey off topic. That place looks familiar. Simpang bedok area?

 

[Thai_Rak_Thai]

Swee!

Think any serious watch collector (blessed with enough dough of course) should own a perpetual calendar. Ok....save up for next few years ....

Mont Blanc Perpetual Calender is cheapest...find dial a bit crowded

 

[pwillie]

pcw-ing while on holiday

 

[yattokame]

Mont Blanc Perpetual Calender is cheapest...find dial a bit crowded

hard to find another mechanical perpetual at that price range (~15k?) yeah?

JLC steel one already ~25k available at boutique and has a waiting list. RG after disc just above 30k.

 

[K3vlar]

Guys,

What's a classy and "powerful" dress watch that is at least 46mm and costs under 7k SGD.

I wear suits for work, Mainstream brands are either too expensive or too small on my wrist.

Please advise..

Define powerful please. Powerful wrist presence?

Or powerful instantly recognizable classic timepiece.

Hard to find any classic instant recognizable at 46mm except the pam but for 7k - only the base models at 44mm is available there

A planet ocean at 45.5mm and some navitimers are avaible at your price range But I don't view them as particularly dressy

 

[Chronology]

hard to find another mechanical perpetual at that price range (~15k?) yeah?

JLC steel one already ~25k available at boutique and has a waiting list. RG after disc just above 30k.

Another to consider would be the IWC Perpetual Calendar in steel..? Its going for 28K @ watchlink.

 

[pwillie]

What is the view of getting a Tag Heuer Carrera 1887 43mm at 7k+?

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As much as I should be getting a watch that I fancy, I do want it to make economical sense as well :D

I did some searching, a Tag Heuer model that costs 6k, on the second hand market it costs 4k and that is after 4 months of usage. Does Tag Heuer not hold its value well?[/QUOTE]

Not many watches hold their value well, Tag is not one of them.
So which criteria is more important, something you like or economic value?
Cal 1887 is contentious bcos Tag says it in-house but it's based on a seiko movement.
theres quite a bit of options for 7k

 

[Lezzare]

Guys,

What's a classy and "powerful" dress watch that is at least 46mm and costs under 7k SGD.

I wear suits for work, Mainstream brands are either too expensive or too small on my wrist.

Please advise..

Pam514?

 

[soilwork]

How about santos? Not 47mm but it looks big right? No?

 

[yattokame]

Pam514?

seriously I really 佩服 how you guys can remember all the pam models!!!
I can only remember my 305 and the 024......can't even rem the bronzos and all.

 

[yattokame]

How about santos? Not 47mm but it looks big right? No?

yeah santos100 diameter 42/43 like that. but I say it's probably the most classy watch in that price bracket.

 

[rachdanon]

Guys,

What's a classy and "powerful" dress watch that is at least 46mm and costs under 7k SGD.

I wear suits for work, Mainstream brands are either too expensive or too small on my wrist.

Please advise..

Oversized dress watch? IWC lor.....in fact its because their "dress" watches are so big that people don't buy their otherwise very attractive pieces.

 

[kokjj87]

JLC reverso is a nice and classy dress watch.
Can find pre-own in the 7k range.

 

[K3vlar]

Which Monaco u looking for? Blue or black? Regular or chrono?

Monaco Calibre 12Automatic Chronograph39 mm Blue Leather bracelet | TAG Heuer

Really like this. dont have anything blue in my collection save my Seiko FFF

 

[soilwork]

JLC reverso is a nice and classy dress watch.
Can find pre-own in the 7k range.

He want big big watch. I think next choice look at the IWC collection...

Or just get a subC . Won't regret, looks big. Wear suit wear slippers all ok. Powerful also cause james bond also wear. But need 8k onwards

 

[Peripheral Symmetry]

Define powerful please. Powerful wrist presence?

Or powerful instantly recognizable classic timepiece.

Hard to find any classic instant recognizable at 46mm except the pam but for 7k - only the base models at 44mm is available there

A planet ocean at 45.5mm and some navitimers are avaible at your price range But I don't view them as particularly dressy

Sorry, don't have a "watch vocabulary" as you guys. I'm very new to all of this.

I meant powerful as Powerful wrist presence.

And I don't want to limit myself because based on what i've google-ed, I found out about "Micro brands".

Please school this newbie..

 

[Peripheral Symmetry]

JLC reverso is a nice and classy dress watch.
Can find pre-own in the 7k range.

Just saw the pictures.

It would look weird on me.

I'm stocky..