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Dsloan
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Hey everyone, the unthinkable has happened: my wife thinks she may want a watch. I have some ideas, but am curious if any of you have suggestions. Here are the requested specs:

1. A timing bezel.
2. Small. (6" wrist)
3. But still legible.
4. She would like something funky - conversation piece. She works in art and design.
5. Any type of movement would be fine, but I bet she'd get annoyed with a manual winder.
6. Budget: <$500 USD. So, no Bulgari Serpenti 's, I suppose.

My first thought was a women's Accutron dive watch. What else comes to mind for you all?
 
p4ul
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Buy her what she chooses....only way!

Married 30 plus years and still learning.
😗
 
Dsloan
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p4ul p4ul
Buy her what she chooses....only way!

Married 30 plus years and still learning.
😗

I agree 100%. I am going to bring any suggestions to her for formal review. 😁
 
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Dsloan Dsloan
She would like something funky - conversation piece. She works in art and design
There are a lot of funky vintage pieces from the late 1960s and 1970s that would fit your budget and, in today's world, be interesting and unique. But most of them would have a mechanical movement.
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ahsposo
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My wife likes funky and color. See doesn't give a fig about the movement. I buy her vintage (can I use that term here?) Swatch pieces that I think would appeal. They are CHEAP. You can buy a LOT.

Here's an idea that ticks all your boxes (may be big) and budgetwise means you can buy about 8 similar to cover the spread:

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SWATCH IRONY”Unisex”Chronograph Quartz Watch-Aluminum/Rubber Strap/ Guaranteed!
 
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duc
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These are closer to $1000. I bought one for my daughter who loves it. It's funky, tough and waterproof:

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Dsloan
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Vitezi Vitezi
There are a lot of funky vintage pieces from the late 1960s and 1970s that would fit your budget and, in today's world, be interesting and unique. But most of them would have a mechanical movement.
367120-31912bb885c147a8516adbeb97432535.jpg

Yep, this is heading in the right direction. Only problem with some of these vintage pieces is that they aren't made for legibility. Need something that strikes balance between being eccentric but also practical as a watch.
 
Dsloan
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ahsposo ahsposo
My wife likes funky and color. See doesn't give a fig about the movement. I buy her vintage (can I use that term here?) Swatch pieces that I think would appeal. They are CHEAP. You can buy a LOT.

Here's an idea that ticks all your boxes (may be big) and budgetwise means you can buy about 8 similar to cover the spread:

s-l1600.jpg

SWATCH IRONY”Unisex”Chronograph Quartz Watch-Aluminum/Rubber Strap/ Guaranteed!

Good call on Swatch. Definitely funky. Now just gotta sift through 10,000 limited editions to find one that's also highly legible. 😁
 
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Tony C.
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Need suggestions for wife

Find a real man!

Ok, now I'll read the body of your initial post. 🙄
 
Dsloan
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Tony C. Tony C.
Find a real man!

Ok, now I'll read the body of your initial post. 🙄

Haha. Yeah, I got real lucky.
 
p4ul
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Tony C. Tony C.
Find a real man!

Ok, now I'll read the body of your initial post. 🙄


Lol,

Alternative
hey, fetch me a beer!

thanks be mine does not read this forum!
 
Dan S
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Since you are looking at vintage watches, maybe you could be specific about the size watch you are looking for. If she is ok with 36mm, that would open your search to men's divers from the 1960s. Most of the ladies divers are significantly smaller, but the larger ones are more visible.
 
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