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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 06:15 AM
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Experts, what to buy? 600$ Max

I know I can't buy a rolex with that budget but my girlfriend want to buy a good watch for my birthday... so I need some advice.

- Dailydriver
- Sport (steel, carbon-fiber, etc)
- Im young, just 22

Any recommendation? Thanks in advance!!

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Old Aug 19, 2009 | 06:40 AM
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Hamilton? Khaki or Jazzmaster Chrono?
Quality watches for a reasonable price (300 - 1100 euro's).
 
Old Aug 19, 2009 | 09:44 AM
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You might be able to pick up a used Omega Seamaster for that price.

Personally, though, the $200 to $1,000 range in watches is an area I don't think is worth treading. It's not enough to get anything *genuinely* decent, so you may as well buy something cheap, and save your money until you can get something more satisfying. JMHO.
 
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Hamilton X-Wind or Tag F1

X-wind - Solid Automatic movement.


Tag F1 - Tag Quartz movement
 
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X-Wind FTW. Don't spend many hundreds on a quartz watch (a la that POS F1)
 
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That x-wind looks awesome. May have to get that for myself.
 
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Most "luxury" brands of watches depreciate like a 3 year old Audi.

I'm with Pmac, you should be able to get a nice Omega Seamaster for that price.
 
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Cannot go wrong with this ^^^^^^^^^^
Great pick saintv90!!!!
 
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I have not been able to find that Hamilton for under $900 so am I just not looking in the right places or did we overshoot his budget???
 
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Pick up 2-3 Nixons, so you'll have some variety. Good looking, fairly durable. They get way more compliments than either of my Panerais.
 



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