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Hey Everyone,

As a business student graduating soon I just started considering getting a watch after I saw this.

https://www.google.com/offers/ppo/SELF/9ECGJLYUB88S2SME?loc=db0a8a36771f7cd9&utm_source=ppo&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dailyppo&utm_content=secondary5&targeting=AJmZVmcYNlR1_ZEwe0ayb15ByXRp8jmckuKXBiLQ1A4S9UlGnI4GJPgHJogO-ynpUWbXMdRd98qztc1q73C-OTr7NM8oYuOzIyMNTIq7ZE6emFxRVkwNAcyPkedxCRd9TgwVe69XYGtIW0US2fjbF5kEjy8PkLwDniLDKqXM5NLaKNgVTekwwm54O_xDPtqx4QiDTeiGhvSKPSzFIkP2_WGFlj_PzUBWIKDMFncLxj0rWCUQnV3ZiJW347iiQ3P66RzlxIEjf1zzhXad_Jp1JaV2HyRfyA1-N_5mMvioGQ_u5ZaYC2OBop6LTMnvkYJpY_4puDGuFgj0K3fKOXWlleDHYkTbvbAQkF8bRPFq3Bi9jrr0Zzk3iTB7amLCVRAgeKnuHQmyucyr

However I am no expert in the subject and was wondering if anyone had some advice. Not looking to spend much at this point.

Anyone have any advice? For now I will probably be wearing it with a black suit. Open to other watches as well.

Thanks

Feb 4 2013 10:55PM

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...aaaand I forgot the picture

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Want one of these for my graduation present in a few years. Gorgeous watches.

Feb 6 2013 2:06PM

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All right advice is coming flying in right now.

Suit, don't get a black one as your first proper suit. Get a charcoal grey one or a navy blue one. Much more versatile and not as bland, also they don't make you look like a corpse.

And they most important thing in a suit is the fit. A 300 $ well tailored Suit-Supply suit will look better then a ill-fitting Kiton no matter how nice the fabric is.

Suit-Supply, go to them for a suit, Dutch brand made in random places but they have a very good in-house tailor and decent fabrics. (Do ask them to lower the closing button, it's too high)

As for a watch, get a classic Omega Seamaster. 300-400 bucks is enough for something like this:

This is a classic plain and stylish watch that will work in any situation, It's not flashy but very understated and excellent quality for the price, then later on get a more sporty diver or whatever you like.

Feb 6 2013 2:07PM

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It's actually a big faux-pas to wear a wrist watch with a tuxdeo.

Pocket watches were acceptable because they were hidden. So, if you insist on wearing a wristwatch, it should be unobtrusive and slender enough to be hidden under your cuff. Even so, you should not be observed checking the time. ;)

Wearing a watch used to be an insult to the lady you were accompanying, it showed that you had a schedule and not all the time for her.

Feb 6 2013 2:14PM

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Hmm I have ad block so I didnt see all those things.

I can vouch for the site, I've bought two watches from there and they came in perfect condition, less than a week later.

The site is run by a corporation that deals with many other watch sites, I would say that it seems a bit weird/eccentric, but hey they've got good deals. Definitely legit

Feb 6 2013 2:59PM

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Thanks for the heads up.

At first i was thinking " who is this bukakke bagels and how is he so cultured"

Then i realized it was Lawrence haha

Feb 6 2013 3:01PM

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I wear a suit to work everyday also and I wear a Skagen watch. I LOVE it. Super slim so it never gets caught on my shirt. I actually have an all black one that I wear and with a black suit I think it looks tits. Plus it's I can wear it on the weekend with more casual clothes. But they do have a few others that im looking into getting soon. They have a nice variety that can match lots of different occacions. here is mine and I get compliments all the time on it and I picked it up for like $150 at macys

http://www.skagen.com/en_US/shop/mens/mens_watches/black_mesh_titanium_mens_watch-809xltbbp.html?departmentCategoryId=&solrMetaData=Y2FzX2YzX250a19jczpCbGFjazxNVEBTUD5wcmljZV9VU0Q6WzAgMzI1XQ%3D%3D&N=cas_f3_ntk_cs%3ABlack&Nf=p_min_price%7CBTWN+0+325&pn=c&rec=17&imagePath=809XLTBB

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Definitely get an automatic watch (no battery). They wind themselves from your movements while wearing them, so you never have to worry about the battery dying and needing replacement.

My brother just got this Seiko for about $175 and it works great, plus it has somewhat similar styling to a Rolex GMT Master, minus the price.

IMO, it's worth it to spend decent money on a good watch. They can last forever and make great family heirlooms.

Feb 6 2013 4:05PM

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I'll give a plus one for vintage Seiko divers.

I have one from the 70's, great little thing.

Feb 6 2013 4:14PM

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Agreed thanks. I have A Jos. A Bank grey suit I wore for graduation, not totally charcoal. I bought a black suit as I needed it for a competition. Over the summer when I started my internship my girlfriend at the time kept telling me to wear the black one and that the grey one looked bad....I think her dad always wore black so for some reason thats all she likes. I just kind of got in the habit of wearing black everyday, I always tried to wear a nice blue shirt or something to not be as bland....but your right. I am looking into getting another suit, I will check suit supply.

My co-worker said to buy a suit on ebay. Could buy one on ebay and then go and get it fitted somewhere. Any advice on that?

Feb 6 2013 4:51PM

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Then you are going after the label which you shouldn't.

The size might match up on the label but not in RL. and there is only so much tailoring you can do on a finished suit.

Also, it's mostly the excess and outlet stuff on Ebay. Or even fake. Or stuff that has spend four years in a thrift shop.

And that Super 150 fabric might feel so nice and light but wear it frequently and you will go trough it in no-time and it's not so nice anymore. You only have two suits so that definitely isn't a smart move.

First build a basis that covers seasons and at least, then you may go frivolous and exotic.

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Makes sense, I appreciate the advice.

Feb 6 2013 5:34PM

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This about the suit.

As for the watch;

I got one of these at Christmas. Really nice simplistic design and they use swiss movement. Can be smart/casual depending what face colour/strap combo you go for. You can also buy additional straps to mix the colours up.

www.larssonandjennings.com

I got brown suede and black, but maybe you should go for black on black? depending what belt/shoe colour you’re going to be wearing with your suit.

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Get a Raymond Weil, they're absolutely wonderful. They all have the really sick sapphire detailing in the dial too. They're decently priced, and will last you forever. Both of my parents have had theirs for over 20 years. Here is a couple of pictures of mine (it is a ladies watch but you can kind of get an idea of the general style)

http://www.raymond-weil.com/

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For my classy watches, I have:

(except with original leather strap)

and:

They were both given to me by my father, and frankly I don't know much about them. Do any of you guys know if they are rare or special? and also how much do you think they are worth?

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no more mister nice guy, hello mister nice watch

Feb 6 2013 10:10PM

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Don't like seikos personally, but than again i think Rolex' are one of thr most overrated watches out there, that seiko just looks like a knock off rol

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I have had my bulova for about 6 months now and it's been great. Gets compliments all the time and works well.

Kinda annoying to reset my time almost every time I put it on since it's automatic. I also don't think that the glass is as tough as it could be as I have a scratch on it already.

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That's pretty sick. Clearly borrowed something from bell and ross, but I'm not gunna buy a 5k watch.

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I'm not very familiar with chronograph watches, but what do all the little mini dials and buttons next to the crown do on a chronograph? I've always sort of wondered why people have such complicated watches; I always rock something simple or no watch at all.

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First one is a Rado Sintra, quartz, not very valuable, say € 300,-

Second one is a Citizen, it has a moonphase and is not very common but it's a citizen so I don't see that going over € 400,-

These are really rough estimates btw.

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Oke well let's take a look at one of the more classic chronograph layouts then:

With a Rolex Daytona, do note most chronographs of different brands/models all have their little quirks.

We have a main dial, with three little sub-dials in a 9-6-3 configuration (just think of the hours they are closest too.

On the side we have the triplock crown (for setting the time) between the two pushers, the top pusher is for starting/stopping the chronograph, the bottom pusher is for returning the chronograph hand and totalisers to zero. A Rolex uses screw down pushers that you can lock and unlock.

In the centre we find the conventional hour hand and minute hand for normal time keeping. And the chronograph's second hand that keeps track of the seconds.

Below that we have the sub-dial at 6 o'clock, that is the conventional seconds indicator.

On the right side of the dial near the 3 o'clock position we have the chronograph minute totalizer.
If a timing sequence takes more than 30min the half hour will be recorded by the hour dial, and the minute dial will do another revolution.

Then on the left side of the dial near the 9 o'clock position we have the chronograph hour totaliser that keeps track of the hours in half an hour segments.

Then the Rolex has one more addition quite commonly found and that is the the calibrated tachyometer bezel for the easy reading of speed. Which is very easy: you measure the time it takes for a car to go a predetermined distance of 1 km or 1 mph with the chronograph.

And wherever the chronograph's secondhand points at the bezel, that is the speed in mph or kph.

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rolex' are fucking gross

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Except the Sea Dweller Deep Sea.

Feb 7 2013 12:55PM

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There are different models and types to suit to your own taste.

The 4113 might be my favourite Rolex, so elegant:

Too bad it costs around 1 million in auction.

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Agreed that many of them are (the super flashy gold/diamond ones), but others look pretty great. Stainless Submariner or Stainless GMT Master for instance.

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[IMG]kaboodle.com/hi/img/b/0/0/1b3/0/AAAAC_n2piQAAAAAAbMNVg.jpg?v=1322449784000[/IMG]mougin and picard?

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Without any of the claimed military heritage alluded to in J. Crew's own description on the web site. It's not a bad looking watch but that is nowhere near $425 of watch for my bucks. I mean, this is the same company that sells an essentially rebadged $40 Timex Weekender for $150 but markets it as a vintage military watch.

First of Mougin & Piquard (from now on m&p) has existed for some time but went defunct in the early 70's the now resurrected brand has very little if none to do with the original brand, so as far as heritage goes, just about a hair better then Fromanteel.

They also claim that it's based on sketches from the company’s archives. That could be, but these sketches can be found in any watch company archive that existed during WOII, this design is pretty much an unchanged Flieger, a watch which many companies made during WOII for as you guessed it: pilots.

It houses a Ronda 513 Swiss quartz movement. Yes it works, but the movement is 10 bucks from a watchsupplier, nothing special and shouldn't be present in a $425 watch. For this price, you should be able to find a mechanical version somewhere if you want.

Back to the design, if you like that, it's based on a German B-Uhr B-Type dial. Have a look at watches from Stowa and Laco, they are two of the brands that originally produced B-Uhr watches during WWII

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Wow, Bukakke_Bagels knows what's up. Thanks my dude!

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My pleasure, I like spreading knowledge around in the same way I like spreading copious amounts of wasabi on my wild salmon bagels.

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Hey thanks man! Haha I'm glad I won't feel like I'm wearing a fortune on my wrist now.

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In the same way I like spreading my gametes in women.

How do you know these things??

Feb 7 2013 9:01PM

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Laurent.

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How does one know anything?

I just read...

...a lot.

Combined with some extra research to ascertain the facts.

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my fiance is getting me an engamement watch so i have been shopping around for a while now, still not sure what i am going to pick up but these are are all sick and classy as fuck

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