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re: OT Watch Experts, Watches Around $200 Or Less
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:41 am to KG6
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:41 am to KG6
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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)
So you dropped a watch on the floor and it broke, and that means the watch is poor quality?
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Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:41 am to Jcorye1
I'm wearing the watch in your op. Got it six months ago and really like it. Although I wish it wasn't an automatic since I don't wear it everyday and you have to reset it after a day or two of not wearing it.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:42 am to Jcorye1
Citizen Avion Eco Drive for $150 on Amazon
This post was edited on 3/24/16 at 8:45 am
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:42 am to Jcorye1
I own a Seiko Black Monster and a Seiko Solar and they are both awesome watches for the price. I've also got an Orient and it's a good watch in that same price range.
I've had that Skx175 sitting in my Amazon cart for about 6 months now, it just hasn't been the right time to spend $$ on ANOTHER watch. It's a classic look and it will last you forever. I'll own it soon.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:43 am to crimsonsaint
My Orient Ray Raven with a strap instead of the metal bracelet.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:44 am to retired trucker
Look up Miang watches
And I'd go Seiko over Citizen or Orient
And I'd go Seiko over Citizen or Orient
This post was edited on 3/24/16 at 8:47 am
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:45 am to SG_Geaux
I mean I don't expect to be able to run over it with a steam roller, but I did not expect dropping a watch on a rug to break it. I actually put it on and didn't pay attention until hours later when I realized the second had wasn't moving. I've got more expensive watches that have been through the same and keep on ticking (but I realize you get what you pay for).
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:46 am to Jcorye1
Skagen
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:46 am to upgrayedd
I was looking at that one too.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:47 am to Jcorye1
I bought one of these recently. Got it as a test purchase from Jomashop..I'm really happy with it. Probably not for everyone. But check there..lot of good watches at decent prices
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:47 am to Jcorye1
I wear scrubs everyday and here's my everyday wear:
Seiko SKX007. One of the most well reviewed automatic divers you'll ever find, and you should be able to score one for around $195.
Seiko SKX007. One of the most well reviewed automatic divers you'll ever find, and you should be able to score one for around $195.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:50 am to KG6
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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)
what did you do then?
I'd of donated it...then go shopping for another, unless the jeweler had a decent one...
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:50 am to Jcorye1
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I was looking at that one too.
I've had it for about a year and a half now. Great watch.
Here's mine with a NATO strap
This post was edited on 3/24/16 at 8:54 am
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:56 am to Jcorye1
The Seiko SK and the Orient Ray are great watches around that price.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 8:57 am to KG6
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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.
Yes.
I know.
Energy is stored in a capacitor? Or something like it from a light source. I meant for OP that it does not need winding and is not a "battery". So he'll never need to swap a battery. However when an Eco-Drive "dies" that fricker is dead. Not worth sending a $200 watch to Japan to be serviced.
My Eco-Drive "Orca" (google it) is damned ugly. But I love it. It has lasted 5 years, but it is in a rotation. Wrist time for it is about once a week.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:00 am to okietiger
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Seiko SKX007. One of the most well reviewed automatic divers you'll ever find, and you should be able to score one for around $195.
This.
I posted the model # and then added a link to another watch (SKX017). I like this one better, but I think the OP doesn't.
I do. It was on my list when I got my Citizen. I like the simplicity of the black/white dial.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:02 am to retired trucker
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what did you do then?
I'd of donated it...then go shopping for another, unless the jeweler had a decent one...
I used the opportunity to upgrade to an automatic watch.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:07 am to LSU alum wannabe
Paid $219 for my Maratac Large Red Pilot II
Miyota automatic, sapphire dial, decent lume. Great watch for the price, though I think you can't find it as low any longer.
pic from internet, but mine looks same and I have a brown leather nato band.
Miyota automatic, sapphire dial, decent lume. Great watch for the price, though I think you can't find it as low any longer.
pic from internet, but mine looks same and I have a brown leather nato band.
This post was edited on 3/24/16 at 9:09 am
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:08 am to busbeepbeep
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Paid $219 for my Maratac Large Red Pilot II
Geez that thing is huge.
Posted on 3/24/16 at 9:09 am to LSU alum wannabe
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My Eco-Drive "Orca" (google it) is damned ugly.
Yes, yes it is.
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