Watches

[HeadphoneAddict]

I've been considering one of these Seiko watches, what are your thoughts?

Black Monster

SND701 Chronograph Watch

[grawk]

those sure are seikos

[cutestory]

Black Monster is a classic.

[HeadphoneAddict]

those sure are seikos

Thanks for the help.

[grawk]

Seiko makes a decent watch. If you like the way it looks, and the price is right, I'm not sure what input you'd need from others about getting it. It's like buying a honda.

[tyrion]

[Dusty Chalk]

(melts)

[Voltron]

Sweet B&R Mike! Nice.

[tyrion]

Thanks. I traded a watch I really liked and wasn't sure if I was going to be happy. I've had the watch for less than a week and love it. I need to find a black leather band for it.

[Torpedo]

It's yummy

[The Monkey]

Sweet Jesus I like that watch, Mike.

[grawk]

that's your george jeffferson watch!

[Augsburger]

Sweet Jesus I like that watch, Mike.

Stay tuned.........I give it one month, then you are in.

B&R and Panerai are my two faves, next to Omega, Patek, Zenith, TAG, Chopard, Franck Muller, and Boccia

[n_maher]

Sweet Jesus I like that watch, Mike.

This. Holy frack that's hot.

[HeadphoneAddict]

Seiko makes a decent watch. If you like the way it looks, and the price is right, I'm not sure what input you'd need from others about getting it. It's like buying a honda.

Wanted to know if they were reliable, accurate or well thought of, and which of the two might be better. I bought a couple of discounted Invicta watches for their looks, and I'm not impressed with their accuracy. I gave one to my brother as a gift and the bezel came off. Invicta wanted to $60 with postage to replace it. So I bought him another one for $59.

But this time I'd like to get him something nicer in the $100-200 range for his birthday next month.

[grawk]

I'd assume any seiko is both reliable and accurate. Invictas aren't watches you buy for reliability, they're watches you buy because they're cheap good looking homages to well known watches

[HeadphoneAddict]

I'd assume any seiko is both reliable and accurate. Invictas aren't watches you buy for reliability, they're watches you buy because they're cheap good looking homages to well known watches

Thanks. Can you recommend anything in my price range that you would consider "grawk worthy" ??

[grawk]

I honestly use a watch as jewelry, so I don't care about accuracy, and buy invictas, androids, and the like.

Think of it as vw vs honda. Invicta is VW, and Seiko is Honda. I prefer VW and Invicta, because I know it's a cheap watch, so just want it to serve the purpose of amusing me. I see the value of honda tho, and so seiko is a fine choice. I recommend seiko 5s all the time. I think generally speaking the difference between a $50 watch and a $200 watch tho is going to either be style, or swiss bragging rights tho.

[HeadphoneAddict]

My daily watch is a 6 year old Casio with analog dial and SS band (with small digital sub-display). I like that it keeps time so well that I only need to adjust it by a minute or so every 6 months when I change it for daylight savings.

I still have two Invictas, and I will wear one occasionally like jewelry for special occasions, but when I go to grab it I find that the time is always wrong, enough that I'm not sure if it's slow or fast. The other Invicta that I didn't like as much and hardly ever wore just had the battery die in less than a year. Meanwhile my Casio is on the same battery it came with in 2006.

I think that I like a watch to be a timepiece first and style second. I really miss my grandpa's Rolex, because it was both. However, my brother is mostly into the style and jewelry aspect of it, or the swiss bragging rights. But I could just get a new battery for the like-new dead-battery watch and send him that one. Maybe the Seiko would be better for me.

[n_maher]

You're clearly over thinking this.

[swt61]

I still own two Seiko watches that I've had for years. One is a mariner that I don't know the model number (silver w/gold inlay in band, and Blue bezel. Paid about $400.00 in about '87, the other, a Seiko Lassale. A Gold toned dress watch from about the same time period. Super thin and about $600.00 IIRC. They both still work perfectly, but I rarely wear a watch anymore.

[MexicanDragon]

Mike, that's hot.

**BRENT**

[HeadphoneAddict]

You're clearly over thinking this.

Why is okay to put this much effort into alcohol, cars and headphones but not watches?

[shellylh]

Nice watch Mike!

[grawk]