Any recommendations?

Approaching a milestone and would like to treat myself.

Clocks are better. You don't have to carry them around all the time. You simply leave them at home.

£2k Rolex?

Marney&Mee wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:24 pm

£2k Rolex?

Can you even get them for that amount these days?

Marney&Mee wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:24 pm

£2k Rolex?

If you know you know.

Don’t get a big ugly hunk of metal. Get something classy with a nice leather strap - maybe a longines or such like.

Happy 40th Newcastle

Haha haven’t quite reached 40.

Il have a look at longines

Btw I’m just assuming you can’t afford a Patek Phillepe.

Buy a vintage watch that you like the look of.

roperclaret wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:56 pm

Btw I’m just assuming you can’t afford a Patek Phillepe.

I wish I could haha.

I quite like the look of Tudor watches but not sure how well they hold there value.

Newcastleclaret93 wrote: ↑

Fri Mar 24, 2023 9:54 pm

Haha haven’t quite reached 40.

Il have a look at longines

You’re lucky, I was going to say 50

Decide whether you want to wear it and it looks good or whether you are just buying it for an investment.

No time for watches me

Buy yourself a top phone. You get the time and a brilliant camera thrown in.

Casio g shock all the way

watch advice:

Use your eyes, track the object that you want to look at

Happy Birthday

A good investment is a good a watch. Rolex, Omega etc.

I would definitely recommend a vintage 9ct or 18ct longines strap watch. I used to be a retail jeweller and the quality of the ones made anywhere from 1950 - 1970’s. Servicing can be a bit expensive if you are wearing it regularly it would need to serviced every couple of years.

Set.yourself a budget you are content with & look at the professional independent reviews which show no bias, I've never gone wrong with a Seiko with a decent strap.

Advice:

It is not an investment generally; the ones that companies like Rolex will let you buy are not an investment. The ones you want are on the wrists of influencers who don't pay for them and are just there to get you into having the chance to buy them if your dealer deems you have bought enough cheap stuff over the years.

Everyone will think you are a knob for having one, except for the people that are also thought of as knobs and have one.

It won't generally keep good time.

As long as you disregard the above and are happy to be mugged off then go for it if it makes you feel good.

If you are really determined, buy a used one, they are cheap used because they are not a good buy. If it isn't cheap then you are being mugged off.

Factor in servicing and you are being mugged off many times.

If you want to buy a 4k watch don't mention it here; if you know then you know.

Rolex Sea Dweller

Depends if you want a watch to tell the time or you want a bling style status symbol. If it's the latter, then you can fill your boots proportional to the size of your bank balance. Otherwise, get one that's clear and useful, and remember it is unlikely to be no more accurate than your mobile phone.

The watch dilemma.

In terms of value Rolex hold the value best for mid to high price, my Rolex explorer 2 bought in 2002 for £2200 is now worth £8k. The Jeager le countries hold value OK but if buying new will suffer price depreciation.. IWC hold their value well also. It all depends on your budget and purpose for purchase. Always go with what makes you happy , would be my only advice

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Take a look at this website. It's better if the Box and papers are available
as it will help maintain/increase it's value.

https://www.watchfinder.co.uk/

Rolex make a Million watches a year. The Pepsi GMT master 2 retails at £9k, but is sold in limited numbers, and are currently more like £15k-£20k for "new". James Martin was wearing one on the TV last week. Cost price likely to be around £800. I don't know why, but everyone appears to be allowed to copy these watches - Rotary do a really nice one. The glass and waterproof rating is the same. It's quartz (battery) not automatic, so way more accurate, doesn't stop when you leave it in a draw and doesn't need hundreds of pounds spent on servicing. Amazon sell it for £165.

Longines, like Tudor, are an expensive, cheap rolex.
Save your money.
Anyone who appreciates watches will assume you are wearing a superclone.
Everyone else will assume you are a bell end

Get a Casio. It will make you 10 years ahead and let you lie through your teeth. Not many other watches can do that.

Mondaine watches all day long. Only a handful of folk recognise them.
Less is more.

Thanks for the advice everyone il have a scan through everyone’s recommendations

I treated myself to an Omega Seamaster when I left the RAF as I'd always wanted one. I also wanted to hand it to my son when I finally croak! Bought it in 2016 and it's already over £2k more expensive. Just get one you like unless it's an investment, that's what I did.

Watches go forward 1hr in the morning.....its Summertime folks.

Bell & Ross BRV1-92 personalised with a coat of arms also known as a Macron.

Aclaret wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 25, 2023 8:48 am

Watches go forward 1hr in the morning.....its Summertime folks.

He hasn’t bought one yet…

Contact President Macron. I believe he has a nice watch he doesn’t wear any more.

I've long been a Breitling fan, but of course depends on your budget. The Navitimer B01 Chronograph 43 is my dream watch, one day... haha

Wrist watch or pocket watch?

A pocket watch can be stylish. I'm no expert but a friend is interested in those that were/are made by J W Benson.

Marney&Mee wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 25, 2023 9:12 am

He hasn’t bought one yet…

If you are seriously looking at a class watch, go understated on a Patek Philippe, burst the budget as these are lifetime pieces and hold their value.

You mentioned you liked the look of Tudor watches Newcastle. A good choice these days. Gives you best of both worlds, you like the look, and it will have a retention value should you need that. Stylish and robust. As a sister brand of Rolex it has the quality, and as your purchase is for a special reason there is the reassurance that a good watchmaker will always be able to keep it going for you or anyone you wish to pass it onto. I like the Black Bay models. Quartz watches are reliable, accurate, and practical but become obsolete and unrepairable in time.

Citezen watches all day long no batteries, works off sunlight and artificial light. Never stops and always accurate. Great watches all day long

ArnoldBenson wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 25, 2023 10:18 am

You mentioned you liked the look of Tudor watches Newcastle. A good choice these days. Gives you best of both worlds, you like the look, and it will have a retention value should you need that. Stylish and robust. As a sister brand of Rolex it has the quality, and as your purchase is for a special reason there is the reassurance that a good watchmaker will always be able to keep it going for you or anyone you wish to pass it onto. I like the Black Bay models. Quartz watches are reliable, accurate, and practical but become obsolete and unrepairable in time.

I was not aware of that with quartz watches.

Ideally I want something I can enjoy for a long time then pass on to my son eventually

Time is an illusion. Buy something useful instead.

When I was lad I always wanted a Timex watch for Christmas, never got one.

I worked in a big office for a few years 1988-1992. There was a clock on my office wall - yes, open plan offices weren't common back then - and there was a clock on the pc screen/monitor that some of us had started to have on our desks. (No mobile phones in those days, they started to appear 2 or 3 years later). Now and again some of my colleagues mentioned that I was late for a meeting, especially when it was at the other side of the office or on another floor. When I moved to another location with the same company some of my colleagues, very kindly, as a leaving present, bought me a watch. Nothing fancy, but they said it would help me with my time keeping when I moved to my new office. Turns out that the clock in my old office was set 2 or 3 minutes behind the real time. Those were the days when someone had to physically re-set the time when the clocks changed.

Paul Waine wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:06 pm

I worked in a big office for a few years 1988-1992. There was a clock on my office wall - yes, open plan offices weren't common back then - and there was a clock on the pc screen/monitor that some of us had started to have on our desks. (No mobile phones in those days, they started to appear 2 or 3 years later). Now and again some of my colleagues mentioned that I was late for a meeting, especially when it was at the other side of the office or on another floor. When I moved to another location with the same company some of my colleagues, very kindly, as a leaving present, bought me a watch. Nothing fancy, but they said it would help me with my time keeping when I moved to my new office. Turns out that the clock in my old office was set 2 or 3 minutes behind the real time. Those were the days when someone had to physically re-set the time when the clocks changed.

Not sure about you but I still have to physically re-set the time on my clocks when they change.

Rileybobs wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 25, 2023 1:08 pm

Not sure about you but I still have to physically re-set the time on my clocks when they change.

I think you're on a wind up there.

Watch fashions come and go but something between 38-41mm will always look right on most wrist sizes.

Always get a metal bracelet - they last a long time. Leather will need replacing every few years to keep it looking good. Cost of a leather strap from major Swiss manufacturers is currently around £400-500+

An automatic movement will last longer than quartz or solar cells - they wear out after around 20 years

Any good watch will need servicing periodically - a major brand will charge you around £1500 for this and they’ll keep your watch for around 3-6 months

If you're avoiding the major brands there’s a lot of value and quality to be had with Longines, Farer, Oris, Serica, Ball, Alpina. Etc

Finally always buy a classic design, cool and trendy doesn’t keep it’s value

beddie wrote: ↑

Sat Mar 25, 2023 12:38 pm

When I was lad I always wanted a Timex watch for Christmas, never got one.

I did!!!!

It came in a large plastic clam like case. I had it throughout school and later watching the Clarets but as an adult I never liked wearing it so kept it in a small plastic bag - a bank money bag in fact. It lasted a good twenty years but when it went wrong watch shops couldn't or wouldn't repair it. They rather snobbishly looked down at it.