Show us your sub-high end watches

Kittyfrisk · September 2023

Neil said:

Kittyfrisk said:

OK
My grandad's 1950's Timex.
I loved this when I was a kid & still do, but when I eventually inherited it, it was long dead. Being a cheap watch, they are far harder to get parts for to repair than more expensive watches.

So when he died, I bought another watch to remember him by

That's the trouble with Timex. Bent metal movements that weren't built to be repairable.

Nice Geneve BTW.

Time was when you could buy them for £50/60 each which was pretty much when I got all mine. Silly money now.

I have a few.

How very true & apt. All my watches have been bargains or I wouldn't have them

Nice looking trio. Again, elegant & timeless.

CHRISB50 · September 2023

CavemanGrogg said:

CHRISB50 said:

CavemanGrogg said: I currently wear a G-Shock rated to 200 meters, the deepest I've ever taken it is in the bath tub.

You bath with your watch on?

Yes, how else am I meant to make sure Casio aren't lying to me about it being waterproof? Besides I wear my watches on the lose side - I can't slip them on and off without undoing the buckle or clasp but lose enough to fit a finger or two between the watch and my wrist and spin it around my wrist.

You do you fella!

beed84 · September 2023

Neil said:

Kittyfrisk said:

OK
My grandad's 1950's Timex.
I loved this when I was a kid & still do, but when I eventually inherited it, it was long dead. Being a cheap watch, they are far harder to get parts for to repair than more expensive watches.

So when he died, I bought another watch to remember him by

That's the trouble with Timex. Bent metal movements that weren't built to be repairable.

Nice Geneve BTW.

Time was when you could buy them for £50/60 each which was pretty much when I got all mine. Silly money now.

I have a few.

That's a nice story @Kittyfrisk . I think you got a suitable alternative to remember him by. In terms of Omega Genéves, I did have a navy dial wind up one I found in a charity shop. I vowed to never to sell it as I always wanted an Omega. Similarly I found a Hamilton Pan-Europ automatic in a charity shop and told myself not to sell that either. Alas, money was tight due to my contracted hours at the time so I sold them both and made a handsome profit, though in an ideal world I would rather have kept the watches.

I suppose this is my budget friendly attempt to get back what I lost. I almost put a despot on a 9ct Genéve local to me. The condition was very good for its age but it had the 1012 movement which is reportedly not that great. Ideally I would like a sliver dial like @Neil 's. They're really classy and understated. That said I think there's an abundance of inspiration in this thread to motivate me to hunt down what I can afford. Maybe I'll get an Omega of some description in time.

Kittyfrisk · September 2023

I guess this counts too.
Bought new in 1983, from a 'bucket' shop that sold items on behalf of a group of expensive jewellers at reduced prices so their premium prices could be maintained...

It was £70 which was a ton of money to me at the time, but it has been a great companion over the decades.
Now had it so long that the Tritium lume half life has passed :-D

CountryDave · September 2023

Neil said:

CountryDave said:

The Citizen is a couple of weeks old. Mrs G got an inheritance and wanted to buy something nice.
Chose it because it looked and felt better on the wrist than the Tissot that was double the price.

The Pulsar was bought from Argos about 25 years ago. Worn every day and is pretty damn accurate.

Both automatic.

Just as an aside, the Pulsar is a kinetic which is actually a rotor driven quartz.

You learn something every day.

Offset · September 2023

I bought this 20 years ago. Oris Miles (Davis). Adore it.

...and I still have my old Oris Big Crown:

Image: https://tfb-user-images.eu-central-1.linodeobjects.com/117a78dcdbc3402f3afae61393cfc7225c58495998f8c73093

As you can see, I'm a bit of an Oris fan. I have a trusty old Citizen for day-to-day stuff.

Kittyfrisk · September 2023

^ The Miles Davis reminds me of an old Poljot 'Gothic' cheapie that I picked up about 20 years ago.
I can't resist really cheap random watches... or guitars

Offset · September 2023

^^ I like that.

Dominic · September 2023

Poljot tried to go very upmarket unsuccesfully but they do have some lovely designs

Dominic · September 2023

Best VFM is a secondhand 1990s Ebel 1911 or Discovery .....maybe a Voyager
The value really fell and you could find a tatty one for £650 -£700 ......chances are they will have the same Zenith movement Rolex were using at the time ........and they are a timelessly lovely design

Kittyfrisk · September 2023

Dominic said:

Poljot tried to go very upmarket unsuccesfully but they do have some lovely designs

I think they do some very funky uniquely OTT Russian watches (if it is still OK to like them?). https://www.poljot-international.com/shop-2?lang=en
But the really cool vintage fleiger style watches are now Strela, but the history is there.
https://strela-watch.de

Kittyfrisk · September 2023

Offset said:

^^ I like that.

@Offset If you would like the Poljot Gothic , I'd be happy to send it to you?
Similarly @Neil if you would like the Seiko Skyliner (typo with the 'r' earlier), you can have it.
I have far too many watches that I don't wear & I have no-one to leave them to, so I'd far rather they went to someone that would appreciate them.
PM me if you have any interest, no catches

beed84 · September 2023

Kittyfrisk said:

Offset said:

^^ I like that.

@Offset If you would like the Poljot Gothic , I'd be happy to send it to you?
Similarly @Neil if you would like the Seiko Skyliner (typo with the 'r' earlier), you can have it.
I have far too many watches that I don't wear & I have no-one to leave them to, so I'd far rather they went to someone that would appreciate them.
PM me if you have any interest, no catches

This thread keeps getting better. What an amazing gesture!

CavemanGrogg · September 2023

This thread has peaked my interest in sub £1k watches, even to the point where I've gone beyond looking at watches online and have actually even gone in to a few physical watch shops.

beed84 · September 2023

CavemanGrogg said:

This thread has peaked my interest in sub £1k watches, even to the point where I've gone beyond looking at watches online and have actually even gone in to a few physical watch shops.

Great stuff, I'm glad someone else has been inspired too. I would also suggest going into local antique shops. Surprisingly a bargain can be had there too, albeit with some rummaging and a bit of good luck!

CavemanGrogg · September 2023

beed84 said:

CavemanGrogg said:

This thread has peaked my interest in sub £1k watches, even to the point where I've gone beyond looking at watches online and have actually even gone in to a few physical watch shops.

Great stuff, I'm glad someone else has been inspired too. I would also suggest going into local antique shops. Surprisingly a bargain can be had there too, albeit with some rummaging and a bit of good luck!

I like watches that I set once, and that's it, so for analogue watches, that means automatics with no day and date function - mainly due to February even having to reset the watch once a year is too much hassle for me, I don't like having to wind up watches. A clean simple plain watch for the lazy, is my ideal watch. I actually have a draw full of expensive watches, rolexs - I have quite a few, that I've not only never worn, but will also never wear, all the good watches my parents bought me for milestones and achievements, not only have I never warn, I actually told them at the time that they weren't for me and I'd never wear them, and they still bought them for me, as a good watch is the traditional mile stone and achievement gift, and my father, is really into watches, collects them and everything - he's got a really fancy wall mounted display safe for watches that keeps them all powered so the automatics don't have to be worn all the time to keep them ''charged''.

Kittyfrisk · September 2023

CavemanGrogg said:

beed84 said:

CavemanGrogg said:

This thread has peaked my interest in sub £1k watches, even to the point where I've gone beyond looking at watches online and have actually even gone in to a few physical watch shops.

Great stuff, I'm glad someone else has been inspired too. I would also suggest going into local antique shops. Surprisingly a bargain can be had there too, albeit with some rummaging and a bit of good luck!

I like watches that I set once, and that's it, so for analogue watches, that means automatics with no day and date function - mainly due to February even having to reset the watch once a year is too much hassle for me, I don't like having to wind up watches. A clean simple plain watch for the lazy, is my ideal watch.

Sounds like you might be better off with a Citizen or Seiko perpetual calendar, with Eco Drive type charging.
https://www.thewatchblog.co.uk/best-perpetual-calendar-watches/?expand_article=1

Sporky · September 2023

I quite like these - just over a grand list, but I've seen them for a couple of hundred less. The dial is a metal we over mother-of-pearl, but it somehow manages to be nearly tasteful. There's a silver steel version with silver hands for a more subtle look.

Reverend · September 2023

i have one of these
https://www.swatch.com/en-gb/XX-RATED-BLACK-SUOB402/SUOB402.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz6eP96PKgQMVx4xQBh2jIQboEAQYASABEgKZbfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds ;
For those in the know

nero1701 · September 2023

I tried to buy a zenith quite recently but it failed on ebay authentication.

Sporky · September 2023

Reverend said:

i have one of these
https://www.swatch.com/en-gb/XX-RATED-BLACK-SUOB402/SUOB402.html?gclid=EAIaIQobChMIz6eP96PKgQMVx4xQBh2jIQboEAQYASABEgKZbfD_BwE&gclsrc=aw.ds ;
For those in the know

To parody the Pistonheads watch section, "bit pricey for a quartz"

Offset · September 2023

Kittyfrisk said:

Offset said:

^^ I like that.

@Offset If you would like the Poljot Gothic , I'd be happy to send it to you?
Similarly @Neil if you would like the Seiko Skyliner (typo with the 'r' earlier), you can have it.
I have far too many watches that I don't wear & I have no-one to leave them to, so I'd far rather they went to someone that would appreciate them.
PM me if you have any interest, no catches

Well I've PM'd you @Kittyfrisk :-)

Neil · September 2023

Kittyfrisk said:

Offset said:

^^ I like that.

@Offset If you would like the Poljot Gothic , I'd be happy to send it to you?
Similarly @Neil if you would like the Seiko Skyliner (typo with the 'r' earlier), you can have it.
I have far too many watches that I don't wear & I have no-one to leave them to, so I'd far rather they went to someone that would appreciate them.
PM me if you have any interest, no catches

I'd love the Skyliner @Kittyfrisk!

Pm sent.

DrCornelius · September 2023

Lovely gesture @Kittyfrisk ;

Another long term happy CWC owner here , this is my most current one

Penn · September 2023

This was about £200. I might have had it a while though.

Kittyfrisk · September 2023

^ Nice. As mentioned earlier, DeVille's are a really nice watch that will never go out of style.

Penn · September 2023

Kittyfrisk said:

^ Nice. As mentioned earlier, DeVille's are a really nice watch that will never go out of style.

Yeah it’s a nice old watch. It was a 21st birthday present from my old man. They were pretty good value for money at the time. Prices now are interesting.

Penn · September 2023

The trick is to have a box of various old watches you don’t wear.

the_jaffa · September 2023

I really like the idea of getting some older classic watches but due to having 8.25” wrists anything less than about 40mm diameter looks a bit lost on me. I have an original Tag Heuer F1 that I bought in about 1991 or so but at 35mm it looks ridiculous on me. Even the 38mm F1 Chrono I had looked a bit too small.

Penn · September 2023

the_jaffa said:

I really like the idea of getting some older classic watches but due to having 8.25” wrists anything less than about 40mm diameter looks a bit lost on me. I have an original Tag Heuer F1 that I bought in about 1991 or so but at 35mm it looks ridiculous on me. Even the 38mm F1 Chrono I had looked a bit too small.

It’s a pain in the arse sometimes. Servicing costs so much it ends up costing more than the watches are worth. Some of mine have stopped running well or at all. Just left in the box now. Most of them were really cheap of given to me.

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