Orient - a good everyday watch...
 

I've quite a few watches in my collection: a Seiko, Bulova from my gramps, a Victorinox, a super-slim Citizen, some old Timex, and a two year old Seiko - sarb033. I often, okay almost everyday, find myself alternating between a pair of watches from Orient watches at orientwatchusa. I bought a blue and an orange faced automatic Mako watch and I love them.

Each of them cost around $75 so I didn't have to worry about getting the crystals scratched, the SS bands scuffed, etc. I wasn't expecting much for that price. Now they've sent me a 40% off code - holiday40 - but I still have these around and I don't even wear my Seiko. Don't get me wrong, I love my Seiko but I can't afford another one at the drop of a hat. The quality of these is really very good.

If I leave them on my desk or in my drawer I don't have to worry about my kids or students taking/breaking them. Hell, I get looks of bewilderment when I tell them that my watches wind themselves.

I'm not telling you to buy them. Just look...

RainMaker

p.s. A good Seiko site - seiyajapan.com - I just love the looks of the SEIKO Automatic Presage SARX017 - at $508. It's got a classic design that not everybody appreciates

$299
 

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http://www.ashford.com/us/watches/co...r/14601198.pid

$395
 

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http://www1.bloomingdales.com/shop/p...44mm?ID=663373

Every ****ing machine you interact with has a clock on it.

Every one.

Car, TV, Computer, etc.

Just having a watch is ridiculously redundant...

You can get a fake Rolex for under $300. And some of them actually tell time.

Amazon has been having Momo Design watches for $900 on and off. They look nice.

LMAO I'd never pass a watch down to my son.

This isn't the 50s.

Watches are such a horrible waste of money today.

LMAO

You are boring.

Huh? I rarely notice people wearing a watch.

I had a couple Ironman Triathlon when I was in Jr High and HS.

Just completely useless nowadays.

LMAO

So are watches.

That's because you don't have an heirloom. They appreciate in value.

I don't understand how, as a man, you can't appreciate the extraordinary craftsmanship and design that goes into a nice watch.

I get the same feeling about nice watches as I do about nice cars and high quality firearms. There is just something viscerally desirable about those things.

Because, other than telling time and date, it serves no purpose. I have a smartphone that does that for me. I seriously do not know a single person who wears a watch, or has worn a watch in the last 5 years.

Loved them when I was growing up, though. Had 3 Timex from 1977-1990.

Sadly, most don't.

The only brands that appreciate are pretty much Patek Phillipe and Rolex. And Rolex is going to fall off the map because they sourcing parts out of Asia.

If you're going to spend money the money on a nice watch, I'd urge you to spend more, like $3k plus. If not, just get a cheap watch or use your smartphone. The sub 3k range is the least worth it.