Help with a watch please?

It's 2014, get a smart watch :P

But really, The old adage would seem to apply, if it seems too good to be true, it probably is. There's nothing you can do to verify an online watch is genuine, aside from trust the seller's rating.

On the other hand, it's unlikely anyone but a jeweler would be able to tell, and even the amazon reviews that suspect they are knock-offs still say it's a decent watch. Doesn't make it right though.

seiko 5, I have one an d I love it

this one
and it's automatic so I don't have to replace batteries

I don't trust a lot ebay but it looks legit

here's the one I wear pretty much daily

and here's the one I wear at formal events

Honestly, I find Armani watches boring, uninventive. If you like the model of the sample you linked, there are a lot of GUESS watches that look much better in my opinion. Their prices are also quite competitive.

This is my watch. Wife bought it for me in Japan the day it was released as an engagement gift :) Titanium, world time, solar power, updates it time every night via atomic clock radio signal. I find the solar power and the atomic time very useful, never have to set your watch again and it's always accurate. There are a few pricey brands that are similar, but I think Casio makes some of their watches with atomic time at a reasonable price.

I'd personally get a watch with tritium. Tritium is cool shit.

The Emporio Armani watch isn't really all that, you are paying for the name.
Don't get me wrong, it is a decent watch, just in the Fossil & Nixon range of craftsmanship.
At that price a Wenger (Swiss Army), Seiko or Citizen is better.
Or you could go for a Invicta.

I can't help you with your watch, but I can post Q7WYI-ZG6JX-D9209

I am wearing either my Fossil FS4662 or my Lambretta Chilometri, unfortunately it's not sold or listed on the Lambretta website anymore.

Anyone that's looking at fashion watches like Armani or Guess isn't even near manhood. Sorry kid, you should wait a few more years

After being a calculator watch guy from grade school through high school, I like not having a watch at all now that I'm "grown up". Or a cuff bracelet of some sort if I'm dressed up a little.
Only time I've wanted a watch iin the past five or ten years or whatever is when I briefly took up surfing and didn't want to take my phone out in the water.

So my only suggestion is a common feature already: make sure it's waterproof to a reasonable depth/pressure.

Emporio Armani? pffffft

You want a good watch, so get a Swatch.

I may or may not work for Swatch.

I'd suggest just visiting a jeweller.

Hmmm.... I prefer pocket watches over wristwatch. I have nice collection of them.

About Ebay... I would avoid it because you can find there too many things that are just fakes or things stolen by workers from Chinese factories. And unfortunately you can find on Amazon people that buy cheap things from ebay and try to sell them lil bit more pricey. If I were you I would go to normal stationary shop… it will cost more money but you will be sure that it is original.

Why? There is no bigger faux pas than wearing cheap fakes of expensive brands. If you can’t afford it…there is nothing wrong in wearing watch from cheaper brand! Really!

Personally I'm waiting for the rumored iWatch from Apple. I was using an old digital watch for years before but it recently stopped working. Was hoping it'd last just for a few more months. :/

If you ever want to do some scuba diving, you might want to check out scuba diving designed watched as they can be used on land too and some of them are really great :-) I would not buy a watch ( or any such thing ) from ebay or amazon thinking it is a real one.

how about this

I'm wearing this to death:
Tissot Men's Watch T36131672

From your posting, it seems your mindset is still quite young. Are you really clear about why you are buying a watch?

• If you are buying a watch to demonstrate your wealth, then you want the most expensive thing you can find without being gaudy.
• If you are buying a watch as a status symbol, your watch should be rare, but not necessarily expensive.
• If you are buying a watch for fashion purposes, consult those who are professionals (e.g. a good tailor).
• If you are buying a watch to impress, then you are wasting your effort. Those who would be impressed are not worth impressing.
• If you are buying a watch simply to tell time, then you want efficiency. Spend only enough to obtain sufficient accuracy.
• If you are actually looking to spend your money wisely, don't bother buying a watch. There are many other ways to tell time.

Seiko would be a good manufacturer for decent, cheap watches.

If you want something for eternity, something you can hand down to your children when you die or whatever, consider spending more than 1000 GBP/€/$

What you definitely should do is consulting people somewhere else, people who actually know a thing about watches (I own a Nomos Tangente and a Zürich Weltzeit but don't know that much about timepieces so I won't reccomend anything) - for expensive watches, the watch snob or some timepiece-dedicated forum would be the best adress.

Otherwise, follow Khalag's instructions, they're decent.

It just may be me, but that watch looks a little billboard-ish. Also, there are many others quality manufacturers who aren't that expensive.

I personally use this watch and no problems so far. It's cheap and gets the job done. I would definitely recommend it.

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I'd say don't bother purchasing anything that you can't trust to be authentic. If you're going to shell out that kind of money for jewelry, you need to be sure that you're getting what you paid for.

I've never been much of a wristwatch person, but I've always loved pocketwatches. Unfortunately, I tend to destroy them like everything else in my life. That's, literally, why I can't have nice things.

Get a nice reliable watch and ignore the fashion trend, preferably one that is both analogue and digital and used by the military.