A New Watch Neede- which way to go?

Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share
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I know a previous poster slammed the pretentiousness of an expensive watch, but I don’t get to buy one very often.

So, today, my watch died. I had had it about 17 years- a copy watch from Singapore. It was a copy of a Cartier, nice to look at and it kept good time.

I need a watch, so I had three plans.

Plan A- my elderly father is a hoarder. So I asked him if he had any watches that worked. He said ‘Yes, they go well as long as you don’t forget to wind them’. Wind them? I thought “How old are these” and went to Plan B.

Plan B- buy a new one. I was horrified at the price. I could buy a nice Longines on sale for $500.

Plan C- I had a treasure hidden away. It is a Seiko which I bought many years ago and I am sure all it needs is a new battery. It is sort of rectangular with buttons at every corner. I brought it out and my wife said "Cicero, that is so seventies. No one wears those anymore.’ I must admit it looks like a Zeppelin of watches but I still think that she may get to accept it.

Which way do I go?

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Plan D: Buy a new one, but don’t go for such an expensive brand as Longines.

I’d recommend the Citizen Eco-Drive range - the face is a solar panel that charges a small battery that runs the watch - they never need the battery changed (which in my sad experience, is when most watches die or start to get unreliable). Not ever having to open the case means that the watch never loses its waterproof guarantee.

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Another way to go would be to buy a Bangkok knockoff of a Rolex in stainless steel. These tend to have quartz movements and keep excellent time. Don’t get the gold ones as they will turn your wrist green. :eek:
I bought a real Rolex many years ago (second hand) and it has been running continuously for the last 25 years but I am still pissed at how much better the knockoffs keep time.

Regards

Testy