A poor kid's christmas wish...

[oddfish]

Okay, my family in florida is filthy rich, which is weird because i can't relate to the rich-ness because i come from a middle-class family in north-eastern ohio... my dad owns his own small business and my mom is a secretary for some big deal doctor. Still, we struggle every year, especially around christmas. This year I'm only going to ask my parents for one thing and one thing only. My dad said he really wants to get me something nice that he thinks i'll have for a long time. We talked about it and finally decided on getting me a watch.

I, being the funny-ha-ha guy that I am, suggested a Seiko Kinetic right off the bat and my dad almost had a heart attack. Seiko's go for about $600.

So, I've come up with these three watches, all are under $100.. just out of curiosity, which one do you guys think i should get. i mean, i like all three about the same, so the lean of this community, whose oppinion i trust for some insane reason ( ;) ;) :love: ) will decide which time-piece i get..

here's the line up.. OH, and if any of you have any suggestions that'd be great. Like if you know of watches under $100 that are cool as hell, gimme pics :D

FOSSIL Gunmetal Degrade Dial. $65
http://www.fossil.com/images/us/local/products/detail/AM3688.jpg

FOSSIL Blue Degrade Dial also $65
http://www.fossil.com/images/us/local/products/detail/AM3833.jpg

FOSSIL Champagne Degrade Dial .. $75
http://www.fossil.com/images/us/local/products/detail/AM3818.jpg

And, the most expensive ones...
FOSSIL Gunmetal Degrade Chronograph .. $85
http://www.fossil.com/images/us/local/products/detail/BQ9206.jpg

FOSSIL Gold Dial, Dress Chrono ... $95
http://www.fossil.com/images/us/local/products/detail/CH2334.jpg

well, there they are... to be honeset, i think i like the last one the most, but it's pretty pricey.. i dunno. you guys gimme info.. :nod:

[martyr]

i dislike the ones with gold;

#4 and 2 get my votes

[Fragmatic]

A little more but so damn stylish - Uber watch (http://www.fossil.com/shopping/product/detailmain.jsp?itemID=8524&itemType=PRODUCT&iMainCat=957&iSubCat=967&iProductID=8524)

Fossil make some nice watches, although I'm not too sure if the qualitys good... I've got a few friends with some, so I'll ask for you :) My dad's had a Seiko watch for around 15 years now though, so those things last :) You can pick them up new for around $75 on amazon too.

[Fragmatic]

i dislike the ones with gold;

#4 and 2 get my votes

agree, I really hate gold, I think it looks tacky.

Silver > Gold

[Infernus]

FOSSIL Blue Degrade Dial also $65
http://www.fossil.com/images/us/local/products/detail/AM3833.jpg


FOSSIL Gunmetal Degrade Chronograph .. $85
http://www.fossil.com/images/us/local/products/detail/BQ9206.jpg



I like these the best fishypoo

[Kyonye]

#5 and #2 are very nice.

[Glaynor]

I like the gold. I wear suits to work every day and have a movado and two tag heuers. The movada and one of the tags have gold inlays and they go very well with business attire. They are very striking and look nice.

If you are not going to be wearing the watch for getting dressed up then I defintely would not go with the gold. However, if you wear business clothes I nominate the gold all the way.

[ViperGTS]

I have to go with inf on this one.

[Kikinchikin]

number 1 and number 2.

[TotalBiscuit]

I'd go with anything by Fossil tbh. Love those watches.

I have one of the large Red dragon watches with the motion background. Gift from my gf, it's ace.

TB.

[oddfish]

4 and 5 are my favorites.. 4 is in the lead, though, haha.. :P
what i like about five, the one with the gold dial, is that it's more of a champagne color. there's actually very little gold on the watch. my Nana & Papa (grandparents on my mother's side) are getting me the suit of my choice for christmas this year. they figure i need a nice suit since i'm going to be going to talk to publishers and what not pretty soon. i love it. new suit, new watch. sweeeet. i'll post some of the suits concepts i've been looking at. you guys can help me with those, too. :P this is gonna be my "dan goes sexy adult" christmas! woot-sauce!

[Glaynor]

Men's Warehouse has some really good suits at discounted prices. I haven't bought any suits from them but I have seen their selection and have bought a shirt or two from them.

What they do is receive last seasons clothes and surplus clothes from high end fashion stores. They will then sell them at a reduced price. I've seen some nice Donna Karan suits there for great prices. They also have great customer service for picking out ties and shirts to match. I give it a big thumbs up

[starbum]

http://store.swatch.com/watch/SUYM103G

http://store.swatch.com/watch/SFK168G

http://store.swatch.com/watch/SFK116

http://store.swatch.com/watch/SFB132G

http://store.swatch.com/watch/SUYK110

These things are awesome. The Skin watches are super super super thin and look great :D

[oddfish]

i want a black pinstripe suit soooooooooo bad it's not even funny. my friend Jay is my exact same size and build and i borrowed one of his Black pinstripe suits to go to this formal thing for one of my ex-girlfriend's dad's business things. don't ask how i got into that mess.. just don't.

but, i loved it and everyone said i looked good in it. it was a great suit. i forget who it was by.. hugo boss or something. had a really nice deep blue shirt and matching tie... god it was fucking l33t... so, that's what i'm looking into.

would men's wearhouse carry hugo boss? cuz that suit's about a year old.

[Sputty]

Gold watches look retarded
Why not just wear earrings and necklaces as you're wearing the watch as jewellry

[oddfish]

Gold watches look retarded
Why not just wear earrings and necklaces as you're wearing the watch as jewellry
all gold watches look retarded. i think a watch can look really good if there's a small, tastful amount of gold in it. not like a fucking gold rolex. that's gross. too much gold. i'll be honest, i don't like gold very much either, but i do like that champagne color on the fifth watch.

[Triggar]

I like this one best:

http://www.fossil.com/images/us/local/products/detail/BQ9206.jpg

I like it a lot, actually. Might save up and get it for myself :brow:

[martyr]

chronographs for the ladies...

http://store1.yimg.com/I/jomashop_1822_40462190
Citizen Eco-Drive Watch Chronograph Solar Ladies Watch FA2001-15D

Stainless steel case. Brown leather strap. 1 Second Chronograph, measures up to 60 minutes. Mother of pearl dial. 12/24 hour time. Luminous hand and hour markers. Time reset advisory. Low charge indicator. Date window. 100 meter water resistant.


http://store1.yimg.com/I/jewelbasket_1820_41676986
Women's Chronograph Watches - white face 37 mm
316L solid stainless steel case - unidirectional rotating bezel - mineral glass - luminous indexes and hands - stainless steel caseback & crown - stainless steel band with safety clip - water proof to 100 meters (300 feet) - Citizen quartz chronograph movement

[I Hate Pants]

I'm noy much of a watch guy. Infact, I don't wear anything that slightly resembles jewelery. If I ever want to check the time I just whip out my cell phone.

But if I were to choose i'd choose a watch without gold.

[Triggar]

ooooooooh

http://store1.yimg.com/I/jewelbasket_1820_41676986

Is that expensive? Is that "wait until Christmas is over and the car is paid for" sort of things?

[MrPaul]

http://www.fossil.com/images/us/local/products/detail/VT2656.jpg
I actually like this. Pocket watches for teh win. $75

[Triggar]

That's very swank indeed :brow:

[starbum]

Does the come with a monocle?

[Hydralisk]

Oddfish Get #2!!!

[MrPaul]

Does the come with a monocle?
Unfortunately, nay. But I have decided that for my college prom, I shall purchase that very pocketwatch, and rent this very tux:
http://www.alsformalwear.com/catalog/17.jpg

[hazzer2007]

i say FOSSIL Gunmetal Degrade Chronograph, not because of the price, but of the looks.

[Everay]

i have a watch like that black fossil, somewhere, my baby sister took it one day, and i dont know where it is.

[Corrosion]

I have an older version of this:

http://img41.exs.cx/img41/6339/imagetmx1vc.jpg

http://www.timex.com/bin/detail.tmx?item=753048051656

8 Years and still going.

Only replaced the battery once so far.

[OfaLoaf]

Get a pocketwatch, those are the spiffiest. Not gold, mind you, but something like brass, bronze, or steel.

[Squeeky]

Watches :lol:
SOOOO last decade.

Cell phone for teh win

[Rbstr]

meh i have a crappy fossil knockoff, but it works great.

My next watch will be liek the one my dad has, it's a titanium Seiko Kinetic, got it for $300 at Sam's club of all places.

[oddfish]

I think the Gunmetal Chronograph may be my winner. Every time i see it it just looks sexier. Black's kinda my color. I love it. I just got a pair of Black DC's.. that watch would look so hott with them. Studded belt, Studded Cuff on my right hand, and Watch on my left with the black dc's... fucking.. sweet.

now for a suit. gotta figure out what i'm doing. i think i'm going black pinstripe with this color blue shirt and tie

[martyr]

aren't they _all_ "gunmetal chronograph" ?
and for suit, imo, go totally standard.
single-breast normal collar etc

http://www.puritan.capecodshops.com/prod_img/pc0023.jpg

don't get anything unusual until you already have a few good all-purpose suits

[oddfish]

aren't they _all_ "gunmetal chronograph" ?
and for suit, imo, go totally standard.
single-breast normal collar etc

http://www.puritan.capecodshops.com/prod_img/pc0023.jpg

don't get anything unusual until you already have a few good all-purpose suits

Martyr, the thing is, i'm not a very normal person, as i'm sure you've noticed. i like to be show-y and i really havn't had that opportunity when it comes to clothes because my family doesn't have much money.

this is my rich-y southern family trying to assimilate me into their culture.. hahaha... i think it's a bit twisted, and i don't really like the whole "money" atmousphere, but... i mean.. a new suit, and a cool one at that.. i love the flash. i dunno, i suppose i'll see what happens, and i will say: you make a very valid point. :nod:

[Triggar]

Pinstripe suit can be very posh if done correctly. Solid-colored oxford underneath (white!!) with a solid-colored tie.

[oddfish]

Pinstripe suit can be very posh if done correctly. Solid-colored oxford underneath (white!!) with a solid-colored tie.
white's not flashy enough. :p Triggar, your talking to a guy who wishes he was black just so that he could pull of the satin red suits and the ice, muahahaha :D :D :D.

[Pilgrim]

I have a Seiko Kenetic with a broken band that I'd be willing to part with.

It's in pretty good shape, except the obvious broken band, and the fact that it was wy every day watch for like 5 years... so that obvious wear. (and I have to make sure my wife didn't ditch it in our move... she does those kinda things.)

But I'd be willing to part with it pretty cheap if you really want one.

My G/F (now wife) bought me a Citizen Titanium Eco-drive to replace it. (I can't wear a watch with batteries)

Any way, PM me or have your dad e-mail me

PAX

[Kuraltai]

white's not flashy enough. :p Triggar, your talking to a guy who wishes he was black just so that he could pull of the satin red suits and the ice, muahahaha :D :D :D.soooo .. yer looking for something more like this perhaps?

http://img18.exs.cx/img18/2248/yellowextreme7ow.jpg .. I like this one better though .. http://img9.exs.cx/img9/4364/cosmo3pc1vt.jpg

Anyway .. have a looksee for yourself at www.zootsuitstore.com. :p