re: Need some OT watch recs

Leather stinks. I sweat every day and it takes a leather band about a day to start smelling like football pads. Nylon takes longer, but will still do it. Not to mention, nylon always looks like shite IMO.

The occasion is I'm not changing the band on my watch to go do something. Ain't nobody got time for that.

The bezel is beyond fabulous. The crown is pretty nice also. I owned 2 Doxas and they were both nice. One was a vintage Searambler and the other a quartz Doxa

So if I buy my old man (who knows watches tell time and that's it) a Rolex and he wears it every day because it has sentimental value, he's a "poser?"

Cmon man. OP's parents want to buy him a very nice watch. They're proud of him for something and he's probably going to wear it. He's no watch expert and probably never will be. Just because he has no interest in it beyond it being a nice item from his parents doesn't make him anything other than a normal dude with a nice watch.

While I like grand seikos and all people are really gonna look at you funny when you tell them you have a seiko costing that much

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One of the most unbearable douche posters on this site.

My vote:
Speedy
Super Ocean Heritage
Black Bay

I am by no means a watch expert, and honestly don't have the time to try. My parents decided to do this, so I said I would research and find something I liked and go from there.

Any thoughts on buying from a www that was not an authorized dealer (i.e. Jomashop). I've read that the company warranty doesn't work in those situations.

As on now looking at the Rolex OP, explorer I, and omega speedmaster and seamaster. Also plan on seeing and wearing the watch before spending my parents hard earned money.

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thoughts on buying from a www that was not an authorized dealer (i.e. Jomashop

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I buy exclusively online but I would never shop at jomashop. I buy from David SW and some others (HQ Milton, Analogshift, Rolex forums classifieds).
Here's David SW's price for the new OP: LINK

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I've read that the company warranty doesn't work in those situations

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The warranty runs from when the watch was sold, most online retailers like David SW sell with blank warranty cards. But since this is your second post about repairs lemme tell ya: if you have a problem with a nice Swiss watch, it's an anomaly. A Rolex warranty is only two years. Not sure on Omega. The service interval on my Omega is 7 years. If your Rolex does have a failure, the factory has a service center in Dallas that will fix anything with minimal fuss - a regular service is $435. My point is: don't worry about a warranty too much.

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The only www. I can speak for is watchmann. No complaints. My watch broke the 4th day I had it. They paid postage there and back and had it fixed in about two weeks.

I'd definitely only buy from a dealer if I was spending $5k on a watch.

In that price range, I'd buy a Ball or Doxa and save a few bucks.

I like them a bunch.

I just figured a Rolex would be about 8k because that's what I've heard. I've never actually priced them.

I'm no expert, but below Rolex price I think I'd get a ball diver. OP would save his folks a few stacks and still have an extremely nice watch

ETA: of course if there intention is that OP will pass it on to his kids or something, he should get a Rolex IMO. It's the definitive heirloom watch.