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Pondering if there might be an Omega model suitable for an eight year old, our granddaughter, to wear? I rotate my watches and she is always fascinated by the stories behind them and loves setting and winding, under close supervision of course! Have set aside a beautiful 34mm De Ville for when she's older, but with her 9th birthday approaching it would be nice to find something for her to wear now. Think it would need to be reasonably bomb-proof, and I'll need to add a pink strap of course!😄
Appreciate any suggestions...thx.
 
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A quartz Timex or a children’s size brightly coloured Swatch.

My 10 year old granddaughter is thrilled with a £7.99 Casio. Apparently a lot of the kids in her school have them and she was saving up for one before Grandad found that he had one.

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In my experience (three daughters, four granddaughters) they positively prefer to have the same as their friends …

… once she’s older and hooked on watches, and a regular wearer, you can introduce her to something more esoteric and marginally more valuable and sophisticated 😀
 
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Sure. There are loads of Omegas suitable for an eight year old girl.

If you want something waterproof buy brand new. Alternatively any vintage ladies watch would do.

It's all a matter of perspective. Personally I don't have the cash to throw away buying an eight year old a designer watch that will likely get trashed, or swapped in the playground for the modern equivalent of Pokemon cards. If you do, good for you! Go for it.
 
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I second Moon Swatch. I bought a Mission to Mars with the intent to give to either of my sons. Another option I've considered that is not Omega is a Tag Heuer Formula 1. The original versions from the 90's were 35MM so great for small wrists and pretty durable.

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Canuck
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Good luck giving an expensive watch to an eight year old!
 
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When I was a little kid I had a Tudor it lasted me until I was given my first Omega dad's cast off 69 Speedy when I was @ 12 which I wore daily until I bought myself a Flightmaster when I was @ 16 then I rotated between the two!
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I second Moon Swatch. I bought a Mission to Mars with the intent to give to either of my sons. Another option I've considered that is not Omega is a Tag Heuer Formula 1. The original versions from the 90's were 35MM so great for small wrists and pretty durable.

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I rather think that 35mm would be much too big for an 8 year old
 
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Flikflak watches are good for kids. Learn how to tell time and part if the swatch group. I know you are specifically asking about omegas but much as we would like it think kids prefer designed for them
 
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Flikflak watches are good for kids. Learn how to tell time and part if the swatch group. I know you are specifically asking about omegas but much as we would like it think kids prefer designed for them
Yep, my middle one loved hers. She always wears a watch. My other two preferred to rely on phones. The eldest is generally apologetically late and the youngest has an inbuilt sense of time - she may be a sundial?
 
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I've recently come across a smaller Tag Heuer quartz, and at the price, man they are good wearers.
 
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Porteroso Porteroso
I've recently come across a smaller Tag Heuer quartz, and at the price, man they are good wearers.
Agreed. The Tag Heuer F1 from that era kind of remind me of those Shark watches from the early 90s (another great option for an 8yo), which I loved. When I was growing up in the 90s, Tag Heuer was the ultimate "nice" watch, at least it was for a 10-year-old. Let's be honest, if I buy this for my kid, I would really be buying it to fulfill my childhood dream.
 
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Dug Dug
Pondering if there might be an Omega model suitable for an eight year old, our granddaughter, to wear? I rotate my watches and she is always fascinated by the stories behind them and loves setting and winding, under close supervision of course! Have set aside a beautiful 34mm De Ville for when she's older, but with her 9th birthday approaching it would be nice to find something for her to wear now. Think it would need to be reasonably bomb-proof, and I'll need to add a pink strap of course!😄
Appreciate any suggestions...thx.
I believe this NOS Titus v vintage would be appropriate for a kid !
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big case
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i think a wstch like the Titus - she is loosing all their friends 😆🙃🙂

i is not important what we think

in my opinion she should choose a watch she likes (in the range
other kids this age have and wear) - selected together in a shop

perhabs later we can transmit our passion / transmit a watch for
a longer perspective
 
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I have a little Tag F1 (with tritium lume!) for my 5 year old. I think it's something like 28mm. Reference 383.508. He loves it.


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I have a little Tag F1 (with tritium lume!) for my 5 year old. I think it's something like 28mm. Reference 383.508. He loves it.


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It’s a nice watch but is it really sensible to give an 8 year old a daily wearer costing approximately £150-£350 to wear to a primary/elementary school and worn in sports or in the playground and where it might get damaged or stolen?

That’s a big (emotional) weight for an 8 year old to carry.
 
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Several years ago, a friend bought a lovely vintage ladie’s Bulova wrist watch at a garage sale, for 5 dollars. It wasn’t running. He wanted to give it to his 8 year old granddaughter, and wanted me to service it. I advised him not to do it, and warned him of the risks. He assured me she was a very reserved, careful young lady. I serviced it. It lasted a few months, then he brought it back to me with a broken balance staff! I don’t recall if he ever gave it back to her.
 
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Spruce Spruce
It’s a nice watch but is it really sensible to give an 8 year old a daily wearer costing approximately £150-£350 to wear to a primary/elementary school and worn in sports or in the playground and where it might get damaged or stolen?

That’s a big (emotional) weight for an 8 year old to carry.
Someone posted a pic of chainsawing with their modern Omega on, just yesterday. Of course kids will break things, so don't give it unless you have the funds to replace it. From my point of view, so few of these small quartz Tags are being worn, most just sit there. They might as well be worn. It's an expensive watch for a 10 year old to wear, but these days their sneakers might be worth that much.
 
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Porteroso Porteroso
Someone posted a pic of chainsawing with their modern Omega on, just yesterday. Of course kids will break things, so don't give it unless you have the funds to replace it. From my point of view, so few of these small quartz Tags are being worn, most just sit there. They might as well be worn. It's an expensive watch for a 10 year old to wear, but these days their sneakers might be worth that much.
It's all learning opportunities, not only do they learn to tell the time and get the chance to better understand how long it takes to do tasks (something so few people really understand how long stuff takes) If they get into the habit of using their watch a lot they may even learn to be punctual!
Even damaging it is a chance to learn that there are consequences of being careless. It's up to you to make the experience about fun, love and learning not just being stuff!
 
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There’s an old saying that goes “anything in the hands of a child that lasts more than a week is an antique”

Flick Flak or one of many Chinese quartz child watches off eBay. Can even buy a number for $15 each.

Check Skmei - model 1043

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