Peugeot makes a nice replica of the vintage Doctors Watch with quartz movement.
Low cost as well.
http://www.qvc.com/Peugeot-Mens-Vintage-Style-Contoured-Dial-Doctors-Watch.product.J313430.html
Maybe actually cheaper than you'd planned on. I know nothing of the quality of these.
You know how nice mechanical watches develop a patina when you have them for a while?
My 20 year old daughter is in college working towards her Nursing degree and is already working as a nurse at a local hospital. I had always planned on getting her a nice Omega upon graduation as a gift that she could use in her career. One of the things she wanted this Christmas was an Apple Smartwatch because all the nurses have them. Well, she received one on Christmas Eve from her grandparents. She immediately set it up and started wearing it. Being a millennial, she has really never worn a watch, so that is taking some getting used to. I spent all day with her yesterday and she was starting to get a little annoyed as the text messages kept coming. After awhile, I would hear her groan every time she got another message. So, maybe a nice mechanical watch for graduation might still happen.
I guess I'm old school. Yes, I am up on technology and texting and the sort, but it is way down the list of things that make me happy. Group texts that never end make me bat shit crazy, sometimes. I appreciate not being bothered once in awhile.😀 So, seeing her just a little annoyed having her wrist buzzing made it clear to me that I am perfectly happy staying mechanical on my wrist. Crystal clear.
I’m in the minority, as I really like my Apple Watch. Sadly though, I don’t wear it often, as I really Love my mechanical watches and I just can’t come to grips with the two-wrist thing. I drive a lot in unfamiliar places and in different vehicles. The navigation alerts are very useful to me. I also like the stealth glance for messages and alerts which allows me to keep my phone in my pocket.
In a perfect world, my Apple Watch wouldn’t be a watch at all. But just a band to display inside my wrist, sans time, while one of the nice mechanicals sits atop my wrist for time function and the warm feelings they give me.
I had this idiot in the gym with those stupid blue tooth earbuds in his ears going on and on about how his watch talks with his IPhone and blah blah. I held up my speedie and my I Pod classic and said ... "old school" ... he's an idiot because his bragging about his tech led to a dissertation on how he hates paying for health insurance for his employees.
In a perfect world, my Apple Watch wouldn’t be a watch at all. But just a band to display inside my wrist, sans time, while one of the nice mechanicals sits atop my wrist for time function and the warm feelings they give me.
