My 21st Watch thread!

LeperousDust · 30-11-2007, 13:55

I'm 21 worryingly so in about a month or so. My mum in adamant she wants to get me a watch that i can keep and cherish for the rest of my years. I'd like that too, but i don't know where to start looking. Googling isn't helping me, i need some of the major retailers just to browse watching. But i think i'm pretty much gonna buy second hand to save some money

If Grandad or someone else with some watch finesse could give me a helping hand here i'd much appreciate it!

Joe 90 · 30-11-2007, 16:49

pfft, no need to worry about being 21... unless you don't like getting smashed... oh it was a drunked night(s)...

but yeah...i got a watch for my 18th.... nice big Seiko

plain silver/greyish in design, but cool as F. and obviously fully functional chrono dials to keep track of time

other than that i know bugger all about watces though...
/wanders off quietly...

LeperousDust · 30-11-2007, 16:52

Tbh im not worried about being 21, i'm gonna have the massivestist party ever with my mate whos also 21, drunken i will be. What does worry me is i was 18 only yesterday

worryinging in that respect!

Thats my problem i know bugger all about watches, and i dont like buying things i know bugger all about, ive been putting off looking for about a month now! I dont like salesmen telling me about things i dont really know, im very untrusting (for good reasons) of this. I used to be one so i kinda expect the worst

, thus why i come to friends who i can trust and/or who have actual experience

Joe 90 · 30-11-2007, 16:57

wow u aged quickly - unlucky :P

anyway... found a japanese page with a pic of my watch on, although its quite a small image....

http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl...3DU57%26sa%3DN

Admiral Huddy · 30-11-2007, 17:28

21 and you're worrying.. Have some of my years

I had a watch for my 21st.. I watched it for so long I was 40 in a second.

goldilocks · 30-11-2007, 17:58

i bought Jasper a Citizen Nighthawk for his 21st
he hasn't been a day without wearing it so far!
it wasn't that expensive (£200 ish) but he won't be getting a 'proper' watch till he turns 30, and i can afford it!

Del Lardo · 30-11-2007, 18:03

mmm, 21, I vaguely remember that. IIRC I had 8 pints of Stella in the afternoon and then went out drinking. I decided to take a month off after that as I was slightly concerned that I had consumed enough alcohol to kill an Elephant and it hadn't hurt me too much.

On the watch front it really depends on the budget

Matblack · 30-11-2007, 18:29

Couple of questions

Do you want a classic or a modern look, diver or dress watch?
Do you want 'complications' i.e. a 'stop watch' function etc?
Whats the budget?

MB

LeperousDust · 30-11-2007, 22:04

Thanks guys, yeah i was pretty vague, i guess budget is around £500 (but that can be new or second hand

)
Looks wise i'm unsure really thats why i want to browse around. Modern sounds good, but i don't want it looking like old tat in 10-20 years. But i'm not sure how a classic looking watch would fit in with how i dress most days, and its going to be worn often probably most days.
Complications don't worry me they may be nice, but if i had the choice i probabyl wouldn't pay more for them, i know i wouldn;t use them and i think they can clutter the face. Time and date are more than enough, if i can a date that is correct depending on the month would be good, not sure if thats available though...
I seriously have no clue about watches!

Matblack · 30-11-2007, 22:56

OK, your budget falls between 2 stalls really, the inexpensive and the higher regarded makes.

One suggestion springs to mind, the Oris BC3 range

http://watchfinder.co.uk/Oris/BC3-Day-Date-Watches.aspx

What do you think?

I'm very partial to the classic military look at the moment, there are a couple of Fortis here in that price range

http://chronomaster.co.uk/fortis.htm

Omega Seamaster can be had for that price but it will be a quartz

http://chronomaster.co.uk/omega%20modern.htm

MB

30-11-2007, 13:55	#1
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	My 21st Watch thread! I'm 21 worryingly so in about a month or so. My mum in adamant she wants to get me a watch that i can keep and cherish for the rest of my years. I'd like that too, but i don't know where to start looking. Googling isn't helping me, i need some of the major retailers just to browse watching. But i think i'm pretty much gonna buy second hand to save some money If Grandad or someone else with some watch finesse could give me a helping hand here i'd much appreciate it! __________________

30-11-2007, 16:49	#2
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	pfft, no need to worry about being 21... unless you don't like getting smashed... oh it was a drunked night(s)... but yeah...i got a watch for my 18th.... nice big Seiko plain silver/greyish in design, but cool as F. and obviously fully functional chrono dials to keep track of time other than that i know bugger all about watces though... /wanders off quietly... __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

30-11-2007, 16:52	#3
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Tbh im not worried about being 21, i'm gonna have the massivestist party ever with my mate whos also 21, drunken i will be. What does worry me is i was 18 only yesterday worryinging in that respect! Thats my problem i know bugger all about watches, and i dont like buying things i know bugger all about, ive been putting off looking for about a month now! I dont like salesmen telling me about things i dont really know, im very untrusting (for good reasons) of this. I used to be one so i kinda expect the worst , thus why i come to friends who i can trust and/or who have actual experience __________________

30-11-2007, 16:57	#4
Joe 90 Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Chester Posts: 2,345	wow u aged quickly - unlucky :P anyway... found a japanese page with a pic of my watch on, although its quite a small image.... http://64.233.179.104/translate_c?hl...3DU57%26sa%3DN __________________ 360 Blog \| Join GiffGaff \| Twitter

30-11-2007, 17:28	#5
Admiral Huddy HOMO-Sapien Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Chelmsford Posts: 6,692	21 and you're worrying.. Have some of my years I had a watch for my 21st.. I watched it for so long I was 40 in a second. __________________ I just got lost in thought.. It was very unfamiliar territory. Techie Talk \| My gaming Blog \| PC spec \| The Admirals log

30-11-2007, 17:58	#6
goldilocks Abandoned Ship Join Date: Jul 2006 Posts: 335	i bought Jasper a Citizen Nighthawk for his 21st he hasn't been a day without wearing it so far! it wasn't that expensive (£200 ish) but he won't be getting a 'proper' watch till he turns 30, and i can afford it!

30-11-2007, 18:03	#7
Del Lardo Absinthe Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Cambridge Posts: 2,539	mmm, 21, I vaguely remember that. IIRC I had 8 pints of Stella in the afternoon and then went out drinking. I decided to take a month off after that as I was slightly concerned that I had consumed enough alcohol to kill an Elephant and it hadn't hurt me too much. On the watch front it really depends on the budget

30-11-2007, 18:29	#8
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	Couple of questions Do you want a classic or a modern look, diver or dress watch? Do you want 'complications' i.e. a 'stop watch' function etc? Whats the budget? MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"

30-11-2007, 22:04	#9
LeperousDust Bananaman Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Liverpool/Edinburgh Posts: 4,817	Thanks guys, yeah i was pretty vague, i guess budget is around £500 (but that can be new or second hand ) Looks wise i'm unsure really thats why i want to browse around. Modern sounds good, but i don't want it looking like old tat in 10-20 years. But i'm not sure how a classic looking watch would fit in with how i dress most days, and its going to be worn often probably most days. Complications don't worry me they may be nice, but if i had the choice i probabyl wouldn't pay more for them, i know i wouldn;t use them and i think they can clutter the face. Time and date are more than enough, if i can a date that is correct depending on the month would be good, not sure if thats available though... I seriously have no clue about watches! __________________

30-11-2007, 22:56	#10
Matblack Baby Bore Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Svalbard Posts: 9,770	OK, your budget falls between 2 stalls really, the inexpensive and the higher regarded makes. One suggestion springs to mind, the Oris BC3 range http://watchfinder.co.uk/Oris/BC3-Day-Date-Watches.aspx What do you think? I'm very partial to the classic military look at the moment, there are a couple of Fortis here in that price range http://chronomaster.co.uk/fortis.htm Omega Seamaster can be had for that price but it will be a quartz http://chronomaster.co.uk/omega%20modern.htm MB __________________ "we had roots that grew towards each other underground, and when all the pretty blossom had fallen from our branches we found that we were one tree and not two"