Watch on a budget for a college student?
Hey guys,
If you were to spend $300 or (preferably) less on a watch to wear around the office or during networking sessions, what would you buy?
Thanks in advance!
Orient makes some high-quality watches within your price range.
Swatch
Seiko, Swatch, Fossil
Orient or Skagen
i had a Guess brand watch in uni and loved it, buy on ebay if its out of your budget
Given your constraints, I'd go for one of the following options: - No watch. - A $30 Timex like this one. Something tasteful/conservative to tell the time and not draw attention.
For $300 you won't find many tastefully styled watches that also have a proper movement i.e. Automatic/Mechanical watches, as opposed to a quartz movements. If you can find a watch you like that has a mechanical movement and is under $300, go for it. I don't see the point in spending more than $50-$100 on a watch with a quartz movement unless you really, really fall in love with the styling because that's all you are paying for. Don't get caught up in the marketing or keeping up with others.
The key thing for a watch you'll wear in the office is that you want it to be conservative and not draw attention. You're a student, have you considered going watch-less in the office and spending the money on something fun you can wear socially?
What's the best way to tell if a Rolex on ebay is real? How much do you expect to pay for a 60s rolex?
victorinox is decent
Get a fossil or some other cheap watch. No point in paying any more for a basic watch.
Seiko - but the ones made in Japan, not the ones you get in the US. A bit over your budget, but not by much: http://www.seiyajapan.com/product/S-SARY019/SEIKO-Mechanical-Automatic-…
http://www.seiyajapan.com/product/S-SARY013/SEIKO-Mechanical-Automatic-…
Oh, if you're not fussy about the name and want something you typically have to pay a lot more for, check this out: http://usseagull.com/EnProductShow.asp?ClassID=93&ID=132
Sea-Gull is a Chinese brand, and they actually make a lot of movements for other companies. That means they make things in-house (re: not buy stock movements, they make their own).
I've seen some of these in person, and I was pretty impressed for the price. i have yet to pull the trigger on getting one - partly because I do have hesitations on its name (not the brand, but the actual name they chose to use 'sea gull'). But i've heard good things about them. They've also made this one watch that was a Chinese army-issue watch. A lot of watch enthusiasts want to get their hands on it.
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