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Gave that one to my kid already@Godzilla28 where’s that gold Movado SE I sold to you? If you’re not doing anything with it I’ll buy it back and send it to Canada. It’s a boring quartz movement but it’s clean.
Looks like this.
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Ever see a broke-ass chick with a Coach purse? It's kind of like that but for dudes.I sure don't get this whole watch thing.
My phone tells me what time it is when I HAVE to know.
Life is better when I don't give a crap about what time it is though.
Yes, I was going to suggest Hamilton as well. I’m wearing one right now - lol. I have “nicer” watches, but this one has really grown on me as a daily driver!Hamilton will likely be in your price range w/ both quartz (battery/no-wind) and no-date options.
I like shinolas for a sleek simplified lookThese are really nice!
Dress Watch for around $1000 or so and my 1st thought was Longines. I looked at the Longines website and unfortunately most of their catalog starts at about 2k, but you could certainly find something nice that was gently worn for 1k.Hamilton and Longines both have exceptional reputations and great lines under 1K that should meet what you're looking for. Also, try searching YouTube - some great videos out there for various "best watches under 1K"
@Lemonzest
You really have to narrow it down more for us. Your request is like the new guy coming here and saying. "Hey guys, I have been playing poker for ever, but I just realized that I wand a nice set of poker chips. Help me spend my money."
From what you have posted so far:
< $1000, but could expand this a bit.
- Less is more
- Don't care all that much about movement or brand
I could make all sorts of recommendations, but I do think some more info would be helpful:
- For what occasions do you plan on wearing said watch? All the time? Only occasionally, like to dressy event? Swimming? The rational for knowing this would be to narrow down the style & also might help with deciding if we are going with a leather, steel or rubber band.
- If you search "Dive Watch" or search "Dress Watch" or "Field watch" etc which do you like? Here is a list that I found:
1. Pilot Watches 2. Dress Watches 3. Dive Watches 4. Military or Field Watches 5. Racing or Driving Watches 6. Skeleton Watches 7. GMT Watches 8. Smart Watches & then there is the Movement: 9. Mechanical Watches 10. Automatic Watches 11. Quartz Watches 12. Chronometer watches 13. Solar-Powered Watches 14. Kinetic Watches 15. Spring Drive Watches
- I probably would not count on finding exactly what I want at a retail store, but it might be helpful to try on a few watches and see what size you like. Unlike in years past there is a tremendous variety of case sizes that are offered. Decades ago everyone was going for as small as possible. That trend ended and then everyone sort of went crazy going the other direction and now basically everything from 36mm case all the way up to 48mm or even bigger can be found. Your wrist size and build will have a lot to do with what fits best and looks best.
- Thickness is another thing that will alter how you feel about the watch a lot.
For me it took a lot of experimentation to figure out what I like. When I first started collecting watches I had no idea what to expect if someone said Dive watch that has a 40mm case and is 11mm thick. Now I would have a pretty good idea of how that watch would fit and if I would think it is too big or too small or just right.
You are grasshopper...Ha. yeah I guess I am a new chipper here with not much knowledge.
I would highly recommend this. It doesn't seem like much but a couple mm on either case size or thickness makes a world of difference on how it will wear and how much you like it.I probably should try a few on and figure out sizing before just buying something online.
Use a poker chip for referenceHa. yeah I guess I am a new chipper here with not much knowledge. I would mainly be wearing it for work or social events. Nothing super formal and nothing underwater
I have really liked the look of some of the pilot watches for the very simple face designs. So many good suggestions so far. I probably should try a few on and figure out sizing before just buying something online.
Half numbers, half Roman numeral? And a IV instead of a IIII?There’s also a small chance that a used Nomos Club Campus can be found right around $1,000. Noice!
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German avant-garde? I love it, especially in orange dial - but that will run you $1,500 used.Half numbers, half Roman numeral? And a IV instead of a IIII?
Nomos has an excellent reputation. They are generally pretty small watches so for me that is pretty much a deal killer, but even if I did like smaller watches that 1/2 Roman, 1/2 Arabic Numbers thing would tilt me every time I looked at that one. Other Nomos watches might be in the running for @Lemonzest as they generally fit what he has described.There’s also a small chance that a used Nomos Club Campus can be found right around $1,000. Noice!
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Boom. Search over. No unnecessary things like a date. No open back. No clunky automatic. 40mm blue dial on rose gold is classy and eye-catching. One of the Trinity.
https://www.vacheron-constantin.com/ww/en/collections/patrimony/81180-000r-b518.html
Yes this^^. I was going to mention this as well. This is a very valid consideration. I am incredibly rough on watches. I wear them when I shouldn’t and I’ve broken a couple movements from pure abuse - lol.One thing that I didn't think of before is a lot of cheaper watches come with what they call a mineral crystal & not a sapphire crystal. There are other names for them too, but in my experience I have never had a watch with anything other than a sapphire crystal that didn't get scratched within a month or two.
What’s wrong with aspirational?That’s like recommending a set of Mapes to someone asking for RHC recommendations.
There’s aspirational and then there’s reality.What’s wrong with aspirational?