Treating myself to a new watch... help me pick which one to get.

[35TH LE]

Well... I finally ordered a few watches. It seems all of the research I did I found I liked the Seikos the best. I am a VERY picky person and the clean lines and automatic feature led me to the Seiko 5 watches. Some of you may recall I had a couple watches picked out from a "point system" at my employers... I had enough points to pick either a real nice ESQ or a very attractive Citizen. Well... after researching I chose the Citizen because of the Minute Repeater function (not that Ill use it much), the look, perpetual calendar... and no battery needed. I didnt pay a dime for it.. I had enough "atta boy" points to get it outright.

So here are the watches I have coming my way.

Seiko 5 SNK605






Seiko 5 SNXA11






Citizen Eco-Drive Calibre 9000 Minute Repeater


Thanks for all your help guys! I now realize there are a lot better watches to spend $100+ on rather then spending it on a Fossil.

[paul34]

Great to see you made the jump! Seiko are some great watches... they'll probably never fail you in your lifetime!

[Dave N]

As I already said, thanks to this thread I got to poking around the Overstock watch section and ended up with a great deal on a Seiko military style watch ($46). After wearing it for about 3 days I really like it. I tend to favor tactical over dressy in watches, and this is a great introduction into automatic watches for me. I was afraid that it would run down over the weekend, but with just a little wear Sat and Sun it seems to be doing fine.



It's also been keeping great time so far. What's next, maybe a metal band for it?

[Surfer]

Now we want to see you come back with enough work points to buy, oh say, a Hublot

[drewski59]

Great picks on the Seiko 5s! I'm not really sure of a better watch for the ridiculously low $$$ Seiko charges for those ones.
Here's a pic of my Seiko 5:

[35TH LE]

Heres a few Im looking at right now....

[drewski59]

I love that Citizen on top...

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[paul34]

I'm glad to see so many others have such nice taste in watches... I have much to learn about the subject, personally.

I think I need to stop looking at this thread because everyone's posts of these gorgeous timepieces are tempting me too strongly!

[Mikhail]

Originally Posted by TigerMike

Hello,

Would you happen to have any pictures of your Le Locle? I am very interested in that particular watch and some nice pics would really help. What is your overall opinion of that watch?

Regards,

Mike

Hey Mike!
I like this watch a lot. I think its a good "combo" of quality,price (under 1K) , accuracy (+-3 sec per 24 hours) and brand.
Here is the pictures:
mikhail_015 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting

mikhail_015 - Photobucket - Video and Image Hosting


and also here:
http://www.tissot.ch/index.php?mod_c...039/subid_0090

[seikoguy]

Thought I'd post a few of my non-Seikos. All pics taken by yours truly, of watches (and knives) owned by yours truly.













Bang for the buck though, it's hard to beat Seiko. Unlike many other watch "manufacturers," Seiko makes everything inhouse, right down to the screws and even the lubricants that go into their watches.


- Lee -

[drewski59]

Originally Posted by seikoguy

Bang for the buck though, it's hard to beat Seiko. Unlike many other watch "manufacturers," Seiko makes everything inhouse, right down to the screws and even the lubricants that go into their watches.

Yep, Seiko's probably THE most vertically integrated watchmaker out there today, with Rolex coming in a close second.

BTW, that's a gorgeous JLC you have