Lady's watch

[Eeyore]

Our oldest daughter turned 18 this month, and expressed that she would like a good wristwatch for her birthday. A bit of a complication is that she would like to get the watch from a brick and mortar store, which limits the choice to mainstream brands like Seiko, Citizen, Mondaine, or Tissot. It also means that the watch should be available on the European market.

She has some specific requirements

• the watch must have a dark dial, preferably blue, and a leather strap
• she wants a classy design; the less ornamental, the better
• the watch must be "ladies size"
• it should have a long running battery, kinetic, or solar power; she is not interested in a mechanical watch
• she wants a watch brand, not a fashion watch
• she prefers to see the watch in person before buying (yes, I do know that web shops offer a 14 days return policy)

We have just one requirement ... the budget is around 250 euro.

Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[poison]

I know this totally ignores all your requirements, but:

http://bathyswatch.com/main.php?link=wahine-bl

Cool as hell, she'll never see another one in the wild, quartz and in your price range (I think, there's usually a discount floating around), and it's a 'real' watch.

Now, back to your requests, I don't think you'll do better than this:

http://www.amazon.com/Hamilton-Jazzmaster-Seaview-Stainless-H37451141/dp/B00FATO8RW

You can get it with leather, and AD's usually discount them pretty well.

 

[Musikmann]

Have a look at a Movado Museum watch.

 

[Eeyore]

Have a look at a Movado Museum watch.

That fits all requirements, except for the price; €400 or more in the Netherlands.

But it is a gorgeous watch!

 

[Jarick]

Really struggling to find anything that matches the requirements. Movado Museum was the closest I could find. If you can swing a lighter dial, that opens things up.

Any other common brands over there?

 

[Eeyore]

Any other common brands over there?

Apart from the designer brands, the main brands in that price range (€250 and below) are the Japanese; Casio, Citizen, Seiko, Pulsar, and Loris. Pulsar, Loris, and Q&Q are sub-brands of Seiko, I believe.

 

[poison]

Do you have orient?

http://orientwatchusa.com/collections/ladies-watches/ua06002b

 

[ShaverGN]

I'm a big fan of Citizen Eco-drive watches.

Citizen Corso EW2290-54L is available in the US. Just swap the bracelet for a leather strap.

 

[Eeyore]

Just to let you know; my daughter told me that the only one looking like a women's watch is the Movado.
In other words; we men have no taste lol!

To be continued after she is back from vacation (she leaves tomorrow).

 

[ZeroGravity]

Micahel Kors has a large selection of ladies watches http://www.michaelkors.ca/watches/women/_/N-28bk as does Swatch, which should be easier to find in a brick and mortar in Europe.

 

[Eeyore]

Micahel Kors has a large selection of ladies watches http://www.michaelkors.ca/watches/women/_/N-28bk as does Swatch, which should be easier to find in a brick and mortar in Europe.

Thanks! She doesn't want to have a Swatch anymore though ;-)

 

[poison]

http://us.tissotshop.com/pinky-ladies-black-dial-quartz-watch-with-black-leather-strap.html

http://us.tissotshop.com/women-1/tr...omen-s-black-diamonds-quartz-trend-watch.html

 

[Eeyore]

Looks like it's going to be a Citizen Eco-Drive watch.

 

[Jarick]

JomaShop has the Movado Museum watch in blue for $249 right now. I would jump on that.

If she wants a different color strap, shouldn't be hard to find those and replace it for not much money.

 

[imfallen_angel]

Whatever you go for, consider that the worse part of watches are when you get issues with the bracelet (usually the first thing to go), either breaks or worn, replacement can be difficult.

I've switched to metal bracelet watches (I collect Casio watches as I'm a gadget person) and my daughters also adopted the metal bracelet thing after several watches became unwearable due to "custom" bracelet setups and not being able to get replacements.

My youngest absolutely loves (understatement) the watch she has now. (I just posted about it here, so link to the watch, etc.)

 

[ShaverGN]

Looks like it's going to be a Citizen Eco-Drive watch.

Great choice! Another option are Casio SHEEN Solar line. Very feminine. But only seen them on-line and in Europe.

 

[Jarick]

Just saw the Citizen and Movado in person. The Citizen was okay but does look a bit busy. The Movado was very classy. I also saw a Macy's special edition Citizen that looked like the Movado. Again if you are open to ordering online check that out.

 

[Eeyore]

Just saw the Citizen and Movado in person. The Citizen was okay but does look a bit busy. The Movado was very classy. I also saw a Macy's special edition Citizen that looked like the Movado. Again if you are open to ordering online check that out.

My daughter does not want to buy online, and she has some very specific requirements. By the way, we don't have a Macy's here, and I found out that watch prices in the USA seem to be (much) lower than over here.

We're going to look at the Citizen stiletto line here, as soon as she is back from vacation. I'll report back in two weeks or so

 

[Kent Kimmons]

Bulova model 98V314 or 96X127 (Classic).

 

[Eeyore]

Bulova model 98V314 or 96X127 (Classic).

Don't think Bulova is sold in B&M shops over here.