Girls Wearing Gents Watches........Lets See Some Pics!!
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I prefer men's watches. I have a late 1940s men's black Tissot tank watch (manual wind) with a black leather strap, a men's Cartier Tank Francaise two tone, and most recently got a men's goldtone Seiko kinetic (automatic). I don't have any photos of me wearing them, though. Need to work on that!
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^ I'd look seriously at Seiko. They make very nice watches for the price, and they have a good selection of men's available depending on what look you want. I'm wearing my men's Seiko right now and I love it. They're probably the most well-respected inexpensive watch maker. The kinetics are automatics - which IMHO is nicer than a quartz (battery). You can also find them on sale at JCPenney's and Macy's quite often.
Bulova is another one to look at, they have a lot of really attractive men's styles and many of them are in the $300-$400 range. I've looked at this one and I think I'll probably end up buying it:
http://www.amazon.com/Bulova-98B104-Marine-Calendar-Watch/dp/B0018AJN4U
Personally I look for an actual men's watch, and avoid the "boyfriend" label watches. You will probably be able to find a better watch for the money. I wanted a big chunky gold watch, and at first I looked at a Coach boyfriend watch, but the quality was not there at all, especially considering the $350 price tag. I started to look at men's watches and realized I could get something much nicer for the same amount of money.
If you just want a "fashion" watch (looks cute, not necessarily a high quality timepiece) then I would probably look at Michael Kors, they have a lot of very trendy styles for under $250. Fossil is another brand that's generally in the $100-$200 range with a lot of on-trend styles, and they are decent watches.
Bulova is another one to look at, they have a lot of really attractive men's styles and many of them are in the $300-$400 range. I've looked at this one and I think I'll probably end up buying it:
http://www.amazon.com/Bulova-98B104-Marine-Calendar-Watch/dp/B0018AJN4U
Personally I look for an actual men's watch, and avoid the "boyfriend" label watches. You will probably be able to find a better watch for the money. I wanted a big chunky gold watch, and at first I looked at a Coach boyfriend watch, but the quality was not there at all, especially considering the $350 price tag. I started to look at men's watches and realized I could get something much nicer for the same amount of money.
If you just want a "fashion" watch (looks cute, not necessarily a high quality timepiece) then I would probably look at Michael Kors, they have a lot of very trendy styles for under $250. Fossil is another brand that's generally in the $100-$200 range with a lot of on-trend styles, and they are decent watches.
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Well it depends if you want Automatic or Quartz, or don't care. Citizen, seiko, Tissot, Bulova, and preowned Omegas are all brands worth checking out. Do you like sportier or more casual styles or even dressy? White metal or Yellow? Metal band or leather strap?
To avoid thead-jacking, you can PM me and I can give you some good links or point you to some places for more information.
I broke into the gent size watches with a really big (but I assume ladies) Michael Kors watch. It's still one of my favorites. I get my official first mens watch in the mail today. It's a Tissot. If I had your budget though, I'd go for a preowned Omega Seamaster Automatic. Great watch. Heck, it was good enough for James Bond
Well for under $500 it might be 40-50 years old, thats true, but thats also part of the magic
A vintage omega is a beautiful thing. You have to look beyond what you see sometimes and picture it with a different band or slight polishing, but I just love them.I have a local dealer who usually find really really nice original ones and sells them for $400. They are ALL over ebay. which I would only recommend if you know what you are looking at, know the movement calibers and the how to look up serial numbers to check year accuracy. Being familiar with case backs, dials, and crowns helps here too.
There is also a watch forum where people can be very helpful as well as a sale forum where one can pick up a minty seamaster.
For example...I ~almost bought this one earlier this week, but the crown isn't original and the dial was redone. Still..I wanted it...till I realized how much I really wanted a metal band :-P
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rt=nc&nma=true&item=290519386577&si=LpycJarAZf91ei5nUr7nl4pJlJU%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEDWX%3AIT#ht_5394wt_907
geez...now that I see it again..I wish I would have bid higher. Oh well And:
http://cgi.ebay.com/RARE-1970-OMEGA-SEAMASTER-VILLE-CAL-601-6-X-SIGNED-/250694420696?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3a5e8d48d8#ht_3668wt_907
here is an Omega Quartz..which I wouldn't get just because I wouln't spend that much for a 40 year old quartz Omega..at that point I'd want an automatic movement, but:
http://cgi.ebay.com/s-sOMEGA-SEAMASTER-Mens-Quartz-Watch-70s-Cal1342-MINT-/360332874154?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item53e58351aa#ht_8329wt_907
there are lots more on there in the middle of their auction time. It seems most with re-dials go for around $250-350, originals are obviously more. It just depends what you want.
http://cgi.ebay.com/COLLECTABLE-VINTAGE-OMEGA-SEAMASTER-AUTOMATIC-MEN-WATCH-/270689443797?pt=Wristwatches&hash=item3f06591fd5#ht_6763wt_1141
If vintage is your thing coolvintagewatches is a good site to purchase watches (they have some older omegas around the $500 mark there too)
If vintage isn't your thing, then for under $500 I would stick with what i said before: Sieko, Citizen, Tissot, and maybe even Invicta (I have a womans one and it is an outstanding watch)
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We have about the same wrist size so I'm so glad to see your pics modelling the Sub
!! DH just gave me my first Rolex for my 40th--a Datejust 116234. The watch has a Silver Roman Dial with Jubilee band, and 18K white gold fluted bezel
. I love how it looks on my wrist but I have to admit that I've been eyeing the Sub already, specifically the 16610 LV (though I think this has been discontinued?) 
. I just love the green bezel
.Anyway, here's mine:
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Thanks, sammie_sue
! I need to take better pics--just used (and testing) my Droid X .