I'm looking to get Seiko Kinetic, ESQ Quest, Emporio Armani, or Tissot. around $300
Where is good place to get?

buy.com price looks low but picture look kinda fake.
amazon.com price is about same as Macys.
Is duty free shop at airport any cheaper?

4/8/2009 8:26:50 AM

why did you capitalize the word watch?

4/8/2009 8:32:40 AM

http://watch.1saleaday.com/

wait until something good comes up

4/8/2009 8:33:36 AM

Overstock.com has good deals from time to time.

4/8/2009 8:41:26 AM

try overstock.com

4/8/2009 8:41:56 AM

it's all about the O

4/8/2009 8:42:24 AM

I bought my Seiko Kinetic at TJ Max for 129 which was well below anywhere else I had seen them

4/8/2009 8:44:06 AM

Macy's has some good specials

Tag Heuer's are 30-50 percent off

Picked up a carrera for 16 and change

4/8/2009 9:06:51 AM

Are they real at buy.com or amazon.com?

Seiko Kinetic is $180 at buy.com but $260 at amazon.com or Macys. I wonder if it's real.

4/8/2009 11:12:39 AM

ebay, department store sales, etc.

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"Is duty free shop at airport any cheaper?"

no

4/8/2009 11:20:21 AM

yes, otherwise they'd be out of business given that selling fakes are illegal. You can get away with it on ebay, but companies as big as buy.com or amazon would get fucked quickly.

usually the price discrepancy is because they are not "authorized retailers" which simply means that the manufacturer will not honor their warranty for it if you didn't buy from an authorized retailer.

Amazon typically has their own extended warranty for these items though. not sure about buy.com.

4/8/2009 11:20:23 AM

define a "decent" watch? Tag's will run $2k+, fossil makes professional watches, also at the guess store

4/8/2009 1:09:15 PM

why would you spend $300 on a watch,
are you trying to impress someone?

4/8/2009 1:11:15 PM

http://www.ashford.com

4/8/2009 1:27:50 PM

i picked up the citizen eco-drive (solar) titanium for $120 on amazon a few years back...i love it

4/8/2009 2:28:39 PM

i can appreciate a really expensive watch, much like I can appreciate a ferrari.

But I could never bring myself to buy one.

I rock an $85 seiko and a toyota.

4/8/2009 2:30:40 PM

yeah 85 or so is about my price for a watch

[Edited on April 8, 2009 at 2:34 PM. Reason : maybe $60-$100 or so]

4/8/2009 2:33:44 PM

you could never because it would be an irrational purchase out of line with your standard of living

In my current state, I'd never buy a first class plane ticket with my own money

but if my salary were to triple, it would much easier to pull the trigger

4/8/2009 2:33:47 PM

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"i can appreciate a really expensive watch, much like I can appreciate a ferrari. But I could never bring myself to buy one. I rock an $85 seiko and a toyota. "

I too am rockin' the Seiko and Toyota. When I see people sporting a Tag I just think they're Seiko folks who are trying to impress someone; especially if it's the F1. That's why I'd never buy one myself. I figure I'll rock these Seikos for a few more years and then by myself a Rolex when I have a reason to celebrate.

I'll admit that the Carrera is nice. I saw them when I was in Baileys a couple of weeks ago and through they looked pretty impressive. You just never really see people wearing the nicer Tags. It's always the $500-$1200 junk.

[Edited on April 8, 2009 at 2:51 PM. Reason : l]

4/8/2009 2:48:37 PM

i don't really know why someone would buy a $300 kinetic watch. either go all out or get a quartz, there's no need to have a cheap watch that doesn't keep very good time.

that said, i have a crappy knockoff breitling that's kinetic, but i just got that b/c it was funny, i don't wear it.

4/8/2009 2:54:19 PM

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"You just never really see people wearing the nicer Tags. It's always the $500-$1200 junk."

I've never really understood the allure of buying a battery operated watch, i.e. tag heuer.

i guess they don't want to have to wear it to keep it running, like their automatic models?

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"that said, i have a crappy knockoff breitling that's kinetic,"

so your knockoff charges it own battery, just by the movement of wearing it?

there are a bunch of cheap automatics, but i've never seen a knockoff kinetic.

4/8/2009 5:44:18 PM

My cell phone tells me what time it is, a watch is just another thing to worry about breaking

4/8/2009 5:54:46 PM

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"I've never really understood the allure of buying a battery operated watch, i.e. tag heuer."

quartz watches are more accurate. People like the convience of not having to wind the watch.

4/8/2009 6:27:18 PM

WATCH SNOBBERY ITT

<-- $90 Seiko. Bought on sale. Normally was $150.

4/8/2009 6:45:43 PM

http://www.pmwf.com

good place.

4/8/2009 10:25:18 PM

my eyes must be getting really bad bc I thought this thread was about Welches Grape Juice.

4/8/2009 10:26:41 PM

im glad cell phones were invented because I hate wearing a watch

4/8/2009 10:28:21 PM

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"im glad cell phones were invented because I hate wearing a watch "

i used to think the same thing but it's nice to always have the time available without having to dig out my cell phone and hit a button.

4/8/2009 10:42:06 PM

I, too, have recently found myself in the market for a watch.

I'm looking at the Citizen Men's Eco-Drive Black Ion-Plated Skyhawk. Anyone know anything about these or something else you'd recommend? I am no watch connoisseur.

4/8/2009 11:36:55 PM

http://www.bluedial.com

4/8/2009 11:45:46 PM

i've had my Citizen Eco-Drive since high school

it's never needed a battery and keeps excellent time

$200

4/9/2009 12:15:29 AM

^thanks for the input

4/9/2009 12:18:26 AM

i really want a tag aquaracer

but i dont feel like parting with $1200

4/9/2009 1:08:32 AM

http://www.nixonnow.com


i have a block, and i get a surprising amount of compliments on it. I will likely get a another nixon (more upscale) for my next watch.

4/9/2009 1:10:21 AM

find an Aeromatic 1912 off Ebay

They ship direct from Germany, are affordable and will be by far the best watch you may ever own

4/9/2009 1:16:14 AM

woot.com

Invicta wut

4/9/2009 1:16:40 AM

ended up buying ESQ watch from Lord and Taylor.. 40% off

4/15/2009 12:32:16 PM

+1 for the citizen eco-drive...it's always kept perfect time with my cell phone (which i assume is synced close to atomic)...i change it when the time changes, of course, but it's been great

4/15/2009 1:07:06 PM

http://www.bluedial.com and http://www.watchzone.com have some good deals usually

I got a couple $500 Ecodrives for $250 each

4/15/2009 1:11:30 PM

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"why did you capitalize the word watch?"

4/15/2009 1:19:33 PM

my $65 Fossil




just like sunglasses i refuse to pay $hundreds

i think the most ill pay for a watch is up to $100
the most for sunglasses is like $50-60

4/15/2009 1:31:34 PM

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"I'm looking at the Citizen Men's Eco-Drive Black Ion-Plated Skyhawk. Anyone know anything about these or something else you'd recommend? I am no watch connoisseur."

the coating will scratch off over time and look funny. it's a good watch if you love gadgets.

what do you want, then someone can recommend something.

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"quartz watches are more accurate. People like the convience of not having to wind the watch."

so you'd rather pay 2200 for a battery operated watch with the internals of a $20 Japanese manufacturer? instead of slightly more for a real movement.

4/15/2009 2:59:34 PM

Quote :

"why did you capitalize the word watch?"

4/15/2009 3:05:54 PM

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"so you'd rather pay 2200 for a battery operated watch with the internals of a $20 Japanese manufacturer? instead of slightly more for a real movement."

for the record, that $20 battery operated watch is more accurate than the more expensive "real movement".

4/15/2009 3:10:56 PM

yes, that's been repeated many times. thanks. if you have another point, i'd like to hear it.

like i said before, it seems like overpaying for something that isn't worth it. if you need the accuracy of a quartz watch, go digital. a $20 watch masquerading as a 2200 watch is like polishing a turd.

if that's your thing, more power to you.

4/15/2009 4:24:58 PM

4/15/2009 4:26:38 PM

I have been looking for a watch. My biggest peeve is pulling out my arm hairs

4/15/2009 5:34:28 PM

4/15/2009 5:37:55 PM

I am going to assume this band would be bad in the pulling my arm hair out thing

thoughts?

4/15/2009 5:38:27 PM

set em up

4/15/2009 5:39:25 PM