re: OT Watch Experts, Watches Around $200 Or Less

Posted by mworld938

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:12 am to Jcorye1

Push yourself to $350. I love my Citizen ECO Drive with Sapphire face, radio controlled so it automatically adjusts for all time and date. Great features for the price and usually sells for $600. I got it for 350 on Jomashop.

This post was edited on 3/24/16 at 8:21 am

Posted by Covingtiger

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:14 am to slackster

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You may get something that represents "value" in that range, but it will never be a good car.

The same is true for a watch in these price ranges

sorry, but that's just not true with watches. There are plenty of great watches that will last a long time in his price range, the skx in his OP being one of them

Posted by IceTiger

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:16 am to SG_Geaux

Beat me to it...all the divers with that look are Rolex knock-offs...

Posted by retired trucker

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:18 am to SG_Geaux

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there are not many plain faced automatics left on the market

Say what?

plain faced, no day/date adjustment

automatics , no winding no battery,

get it?!

Posted by Gaston

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:18 am to DownshiftAndFloorIt

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Good is relative. $200 can buy you a very nice looking automatic with the same guts that are in $2000 watches.

Don't exaggerate. Watches with ETA movements, say the 2824-2, don't dip down into the $200 range. The movement is cost about $300-350 depending on grade, so about $450-500 is about the cheapest you'll find. I don't want to argue this point though, if you care what's inside your watch your budget isn't $200...

Posted by Gaston

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:19 am to IceTiger

They're called homages.

Posted by SG_Geaux

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:19 am to IceTiger

quote:
Beat me to it...all the divers with that look are Rolex knock-offs...

Yeah, but there are still a lot of quality watches with that look.

Like this one...

Posted by slackster

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:20 am to Covingtiger

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sorry, but that's just not true with watches. There are plenty of great watches that will last a long time in his price range,

Meh, agree to disagree. I'm not trying to shite on his choices or the choices of many in this thread - they're all fine - but my point is that there isn't much that separates one from the other when they're less than $200. They're all going to be roughly the same, so just pick one that has a nice look and go on about your day. Researching the best watch under $200 if futile IMO.

Posted by SG_Geaux

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:21 am to retired trucker

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plain faced, no day/date adjustment

automatics , no winding no battery,

get it?!

Yeah I get it and there are plenty out there like that.

This post was edited on 3/24/16 at 8:22 am

Posted by retired trucker

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:21 am to CaptainsWafer

that's one busy assed face, and ugly assed watch bro

glad u like it...

Posted by retired trucker

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:23 am to SG_Geaux

I haven't seen that many

and now I got 2

both russian stainless

one windup

one automatic

both under 100 each

Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:24 am to Gaston

I'm sure you wouldn't have to look far to find a $2000 watch with a sw200 or citizen 9102 or whatever that Japaneese one is.

They all do the same shite though. I get the appeal of the high grade Swiss stuff, but I just shamelessly ordered a watch with an sw200

Posted by DownshiftAndFloorIt

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:28 am to slackster

Nahhhhhhh you can get some nice features in that range, just not many of them. There's lots of options to decide between.

For instance, you can get tritium, or an automatic engine, or a nice depth rating, or some kick arse lume, or whatever floats your boat. You're just not getting all of that in a professional style dive watch.

There's some good stuff out there for $200

Posted by Happygilmore

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:28 am to SG_Geaux

i have the pepsi bezel orient watch. i love it.

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Posted by Epic Cajun

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:29 am to Gaston

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so about $450-500 is about the cheapest you'll find.

You can find some Hamiltons on the grey market with 2824 movement for ~$350.

To the OP, I would look into a Seiko Orange or Black Monster. You should be able to get one at $200.

Posted by CaptainsWafer

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:33 am to retired trucker

Good thing you didn't pay for it.

However, I'm hard on watches and this mofo has taken a beating almost as bad as my GShock has.

Posted by hoopsgalore

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:35 am to Jcorye1

If I'm looking for a watch $200 or less, I'm looking at BRATHWAIT.

Posted by KG6

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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:36 am to LSU alum wannabe

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auto like the Eco Drive

Are you just referring to the fact that an Eco Drive "automatically" charges itself? Because as I'm sure you know, it is a quartz movement. I had an Eco Drive and liked the way it looked, but it did break on me (dropped it from about waist high). Brought it to a jewelry store that sold them and they basically told me it probably wasn't worth trying to fix it. Only experience I have with them, so I could be a fluke. But I wish it would have been a little more robust (wasn't a very bad fall at all)

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