These prices can be understood with ease but check the prices of SG tourbillons ;)
I have also bought a 35USD Bagelsport and some 85USD Seiko. They are both mechanicals.
Prices of very basic Quartz watches here are about 80USD to 150USD easily.
Still, compared to that 85USD Seiko, I feel my money well spent on that 250USD Sea-Gull!
Price is higher but it really shows for example in bracelet, overall finish, functions (Hacking, instant day-change, noiseless yet effective Rotor) and of course, accuracy!
Seiko sure is good bang for the buck but I still think that 250 for SG is on par and even better!
Crazy to put that load of money to a watch, I understand it perfectly since I have been without a single one for over 15 years.
...but I don´t regret getting any of these three SG´s!
You guys make me feel poor.
I wear a $15 watch. It does everything for me. 30 lap chrono mode for running, timer, alarm, date, 100 m water resistance.
I really like that pathfinder posted above though. I really like how it has the altimeter, temp, and all that.
Here’s my cheapo
It is new for a watch that the display is so versatile and that it has all the options. But it annoys me that watches are yet another category of items that are toyed up with a display and unneccesary options. I like the simple looks of a classic watch, if it has modern technology, I like that hidden inside.
My previous Citizen Eco-Drive lasted 11 years and has been giving up the ghost. A new capacitor can be put in for some $80. They’ll want to clean it and put in new seals and such which will probably bring it up to around $200. So I bought a new one instead.
I’m a Titanium nut, love how much lighter a watch is when it’s Ti vs. SS. This one is considerably large but then I’m older and also just got bi-focals, so the larger face comes in handy. Plus, it looks nice!
First shot, the new one up close. Second shot, old on top, new on bottom.
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Also have a 200M water resist Casio G-Shock for the rough days, don’t have a current picture of it, but love it for it’s Solar power and Atomic timekeeping. Most accurate watch I’ve ever owned!
Hey, I have got this one too, but I somehow missed your post when I browsed the thread. It seems to be a chinese copy of a russian watch. However, I like it.
I also had a Casio triple sensor. Sadly the second time the battery change went bad. It wasn’t waterproof anymore. I found out one week later. Well the rest is history.
It had a very nice optional function. The backlight did lit when it was tilted. When I turned my wrist to read the time the backlight got on for some seconds.