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Help with a wristwatch...

humboldtflyer

humboldtflyer

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Well, my Citizen Eco-Drive finally took a turn for the worst...

I know there are a few folks on this site that are into nice timepieces. I have a budget of about $400 dollars and I would like to get some feedback and/or suggestions about a nice watch. I am totally open to brand suggestions and whatever you wanna throw at me... Thanks in advance!

~Jadon

OH!, Here's a picture of the watch that i had just you you guys can get an idea of my style preferences...

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I have a citizen eco too, similar to yours with a different face and a smoother band. I really liked them. I also looked into the Seiko Kinetics when I was buying it. Instead of light, it uses body heat.

Surprised your citizen took a turn for the worst. Did you beat it up? I've found it to be quite robust.
 
Ya, I am pretty hard on my watches... Thats also why I give myself a small budget, its not that I cant afford more, its just that I know I will be replacing it faster than most ppl... I will have to look into the Seiko, never even heard about that "kinetics"...
 
Glacies said:
I have a citizen eco too, similar to yours with a different face and a smoother band. I really liked them. I also looked into the Seiko Kinetics when I was buying it. Instead of light, it uses body heat.

Surprised your citizen took a turn for the worst. Did you beat it up? I've found it to be quite robust.
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Hate to burst your bubble there Glacies but Seiko Kinetics is self winding from the motion of the user, not their body heat. Aside from that, I too have a Citizen Eco-Drive but don't beat the crap out of it, that's what the G-Shock is for. Love the Citizen though!
 
Fossil. It's on the cheaper side and durable, atleast IMHO. I have this one, only it has a round face. I've had it for two years, good watch.

Although looking at there site, this one looks pretty cool.
 
Kinda Ironic, I was actually thinking about getting rid of my Movado
 
MartyMcFly said:
For that price range I would take a look at swiss army. I have a couple of their watches and I absolutely love them. Also if you are looking for more of an everyday watch, I wear this one which can be found for about $350.00

http://www.citizenwatch.com/COA/English/de...mber=BJ2000-09E
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X2 on the Swiss army watch. When I enlisted in 1991 I picked one up. I think they were around 150.00 back then, but it still works great! The only thing I have needed to replace was the band.

Edit to add Linky.

This is the one that I have, still sold for 150.00 apparently. I have literally beat the crap out of it for over 15 years.

Swiss army
 
Putz Mulligan said:
Hate to burst your bubble there Glacies but Seiko Kinetics is self winding from the motion of the user, not their body heat. Aside from that, I too have a Citizen Eco-Drive but don't beat the crap out of it, that's what the G-Shock is for. Love the Citizen though!
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No biggie. I figured I messed something up about that. I guess the word "kinetic" makes more sense now.
 
My wife and I both have Tissots. I have the PR50 Chrono and have been real happy with it. I am pretty hard on things and so far not a scratch on the face.

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Good luck with your search.

-Chad
 
chadth said:
My wife and I both have Tissots. I have the PR50 Chrono and have been real happy with it. I am pretty hard on things and so far not a scratch on the face.
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I too have a Tissot. Mine is one of their more basic automatics, a simple two-tone, white face, with date display. I've had it for about 5 years now, and it's been a great watch. The band has some minor scratches, but nothing out of the ordinary being an everyday watch. The crystal doesn't have a scratch on it, and I have smacked it pretty hard several times, cringed, looked at it, and sighed with relief. :rolleyes:
 
humboldtflyer said:
Well, my Citizen Eco-Drive finally took a turn for the worst...

I know there are a few folks on this site that are into nice timepieces. I have a budget of about $400 dollars and I would like to get some feedback and/or suggestions about a nice watch. I am totally open to brand suggestions and whatever you wanna throw at me... Thanks in advance!

~Jadon

OH!, Here's a picture of the watch that i had just you you guys can get an idea of my style preferences...

AT1000-50E.jpg
Click to expand...

I have the same watch, luckily mine still runs.

How long had you had it before it took a dump?
 
Face scratched, bracelet worn to all hell, chrono buttons don't like to cooperate... Just time for a new watch... Like I stated earlier, I'm rough on my watches... And no I won't buy something cheap! Even though I know I will destroy it, looks and quality are important to me.
 
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