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Need help to find a watch!

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ViM

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Nov 7, 2006
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Australia
Hey,
I didn't know where else to put this so if it needs to be moved, I'm sorry for the inconvinience. Well as the topic stated I need help buying a watch. Atm I have a 3-4 year old seiko chronograph watch that I got for my birthday unfortunately it's gotten badly scratched. I'm 16 now and I've gotten past the "I need a ridiculous amount of features" stage. What I want is a watch with simplicity but doesn't look bland.

The features I'm looking for are
-analog or maybe one of the analog-digital hybrids
-black colour
-rectangle shape
-not too expense so if I lose it / damage it won't be the end of the world

Basically something similar to
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Also it would be nice if there is a retailer in Australia

Thanks in advance,
ViM
 
Is 4 features really a 'ridiculous amount of features'? Maybe an analogy will help instead of an iPhone with web, music, camera, video (ridiculous amount of features) I would be content with a Nokia 2610 colour, decent sized buttons, light and cheap.
 
The watch I posted is around $200 US I'm willing to spend somewhere around this range however I might be able to get my parents to chip in if need be, my birthday is coming up.
 
ViM said:
@janey that watch is really cool that's the type of watch I'm looking for.
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yeah one of my friends had one, i was drooling over it for a long time.

it seems to be in the right price range for you, just not sure if it's available in australia or whether or not its features (almost zero except the time :D ) are right for you.
 
Rectangular and cheap don't go well together.

The only Swiss rectangulars I know in that price range are by Candino, but of course they are quartz. The only inexpensive mechanicals are by Swatch, but they are round.

You know, a real watch is mechanical.
 
If the watch you posted is in your price range and you like it, shouldn't you buy that one? Or am I missing something?
 
ViM said:
Need help to find a watch!...
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Look to your left, you should see a shoulder. Hanging from the shoulder should be an arm, follow the route of the arm down, there should be a watch about 18" down.
 
I would recommend a Luminox watch. They're Swiss quartz. It's the same brand used by the US military. The keep good time and have illuminated hands and hour markings that use no battery. It's not square but personally I think watches should be circular so I've never even looked at square watches.

If you go to ebay or Amazon for Luminox you can get a base model for around $150 US. Since you're in Australia you might try Luminox's brand name internationally, Tracer.
 
do what i do:

don't wear a watch.

time is so unnecessary, but if you ever do need it:

it's everywhere:
other people have it
clocks in classrooms
in cars
on photos
on pdas
on computers
alarm clocks

time, seriously, is everywhere. i don't buy a watch for this very reason.

plus the reason that some folks, not pointing this at you, think that having a real nice watch means your successful...which is a load of bull.

:)

cheers,
keebler
 
Keebler said:
plus the reason that some folks, not pointing this at you, think that having a real nice watch means your successful...which is a load of bull.

:)

cheers,
keebler
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Yah, that is bull...the analogy should be if you see someone with a fullly loaded 17" MacBook Pro, THAT must mean you're successful :p

BTW, I vote for the Mickey Mouse watch. Wouldn't wear that myself but when I was 16, my watch had a plastic face and plastic wristband with just the digital time. Probably cost about $5.00. Thats why its also kinda amazing to me that 16 year olds and such on these and other Mac boards are wanting to get a MacBook etc for school...I never had a laptop at that age, only a half decent computer...then again I should understand that more and more schools are requiring students to carry notebook computers...back when I went to school, we used good ol' pen and paper...yah not pencil...that would be WAY back! LOL Now that I have a MacBook kinda makes me wanna go back to school again...not high school mind you but post secondary upgrading :p

Ok way off topic, back to watches...get the Mickey Mouse one that should do ya for sure!
 
Dice-K said:
Thats why its also kinda amazing to me that 16 year olds and such on these and other Mac boards are wanting to get a MacBook etc for school...I never had a laptop at that age, only a half decent computer...
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i can't take notes by hand.
laptops help, a LOT. i've been using them since middle school for classes, now i use them in college even for math classes.
 
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