Thread: Any watch people? Looking for a new one

try Timezone.com. Like the watch Straight Razor equivalent. You can find quite a few very good deals.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

Their least expensive watch is about 3 times my budget.

Originally Posted by dsg10715

try Timezone.com. Like the watch Straight Razor equivalent. You can find quite a few very good deals.

Very true... I've purchased several there for well under half of retail.

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

I'm not quite sure why, but I'm interested in buying a new watch.
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I want a lefthanded watch (crown on the left - 9 o'clock) - This is a must
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If I ever get a new watch it will be one of the
better solar ones. It used to be easy to
flip the clock face of some watches and
make it lefty....

Take a look at Hamilton they are in your price range but I don't know about the left crown. Why not just get a casio G shock?

Originally Posted by holli4pirating

no more than $300.

I want a lefthanded watch (crown on the left - 9 o'clock) -

I would prefer NOT having a metal bracelet

A rotating bezel would be nice, but not essential

CITIZENWATCH.com | Welcome to Citizen Watches Online

here ya go. has all those things. can be had for <300 if you shop.

if you do get watch AD, check out watchuseek.com it's where all of us WIS hang out.

Originally Posted by thebigspendur

Take a look at Hamilton they are in your price range but I don't know about the left crown. Why not just get a casio G shock?

I'll have to take some time to look at Hamilton. G-shocks that I remember (long time ago) were all massive and rubbery, and I never liked that overcomplicated look. I'll check them again too.

Originally Posted by jockeys

CITIZENWATCH.com | Welcome to Citizen Watches Online

here ya go. has all those things. can be had for <300 if you shop.

if you do get watch AD, check out watchuseek.com it's where all of us WIS hang out.

The Pro Diver, like the Seiko Monster, looks really ugly to me. I don't like such a huge bezel and small face. Funny you mention Watchuseek, though; I came across there when running google searches and spent hours reading around. Mostly stuff out of my price range...

Get a pocket watch. Yes they still make them, and yes, they run on battery too.

Originally Posted by bassguy

Get a pocket watch. Yes they still make them, and yes, they run on battery too.

I'd gone through a phase where I wanted a vintage one, and then considered a new one recently. The trouble is they are not practical for me when I'm in the classroom (teaching), and I do anticipate I'll be doing a lot of that.

Originally Posted by Jimbo

You need a calculator watch! They are sweet! Come join the cool kids! (I have one )

Jimbo,
I have one too, but mine is cooler than yours! My sister gave it to me for Christmas God knows how many years ago--maybe 1993-94. Aside from the clock and calculator, it also holds up to 50 names and phone numbers. YES! I just pulled it out of my sock drawer and the original batteries (for the calculator/phone nbrs) are still good! And judging by some of the phone nbrs, it had to be 1993. I liked the analog watch face, but the calculator and phone nbrs were absolutely worthless so it got tossed into my sock drawer. Oh, I still got the instruction manual that came with it!
Namaste,
Morty -_-

I kept an eye out on Ebay (cause that's where I do all my shopping :-) ) and eventually an Invicta 2770 popped up at a good price, so I pulled the trigger. Here's two wrist shots; the second one showing my Citizen 8700 for comparison. The Invicta is 46mm... I have a pretty small wrist and I'm used to looking down at my 40mm (I think) Citizen, so the Invicta looks sort of like a clock at the moment. I'm sure I'll get used to it, though. It's so much lighter than the Citizen because of the band, and it wears very nicely.