Anyone into watches/timepieces?

I always wanted Carrera Day Date, picked this up last month:

Here's my little affordable watch collection. Most have the correct time and new batteries. Some need new batteries. The swiss army "Anthem" watch in the middle needs a battery. I didn't see many of these watches for years. I thought they were sold at one of our yard-sales by mistake. I thought I hid them in a pair of sneakers when we went on a vacation years ago and then sold those sneakers at a yard-sale. I also saw two of the exact same watches I lost at a Pawn shop. That is weird that they were there and mine were here at the same time. What are those odds!!?

Anyway, I wear the silver Fossil "Blue" with the black face the most. It's second from the right. It's super heavy! I paid 7.00 for it at Goodwill MANY years ago.




OLD ones that need TLC or something...


I now rotate these whenever. I just had batteries put in 5 watches a month or two ago after I found them.





These two on the left have faceted crystals. One's a Seiko, the other a Quasar. These are my FIRST watch purchases. I was probably 20 or 22 then. You can see I wore the silver one for years at work. They have med. size to them compared to the massive sized of today or even 20 years ago when the sizes started to increase. The gold Pulsar was for going out whenever I did go out.


This Nixon was a yard-sale purchase. 7.00 or 5.00. It's a NICE watch too.


I also have a Japanese movement FAKE Rolex that's very nice too. But a band pin is missing and I haven't been able to wear it yet. It's a 200.00 copy but these Japan movement Rolex copies have a great following with great reviews. Rolex's for us common folk...

I also bought a UNCW watch at Goodwill for 7.00 but I didn't take a pic. of it. Here's a pic from the web. It's heavy and high quality too. They sell for about 100.00+.
I couldn't find one on the web. Maybe I'll take a picture of it later.

Under a grand +/-.

maxward wrote: »

I’d like to ask for recommendations from those who are into watches. Looking for an “affordable” watch, possibly Shinola or Revolution Watch. Any suggestions would be welcome.

IMO steer clear of Shinola. They seem to be a company that just wants to capitalize on the premise that they are a "Detroit/Made in the USA" company, when in reality, they may have presence there, but they are sourcing product from many places, and passing it off as if it's from good ol' Detroit.

Also, I believe they only offer quartz (battery powered) watches. FWIW very few quartz watches retain any value, and/or are respected amongst watch lovers. That's not to say that if you absolutely love the style or design of a quartz watch, and don't care if it has any residual value, that you shouldn't buy it. Ultimately a watch is a fashion accessory, and if you love it... buy it.

It's usually best to buy what's referred to as a "mechanical, automatic or manual" watch from a reputable brand. These are watches that are wound either by spinning the crown (manual), or more commonly have a mechanism that winds the watch from the movement of your arm throughout the day (automatic).

There are plenty of mechanical options in the price range you mentioned. Some brands you might consider are: Tissot, Seiko, Oris, Hamilton, Orient, Ball, Alpina, etc... Be aware that some of these sell both quartz, and mechanicals.

Hope this helps. If not... I blame the alcohol. lol

Thanks, @stangman67 and @cmy330go, and everyone else who might chime in. I’ll definitely check out some of the brands recommended. Some beautiful watches have been shown here.

Good luck with the service. Sent my Omega off in November 18 and got it back a month or so ago.

A couple Perpetual daily drivers. Both solar.