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Offline feydrax

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New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« on: December 08, 2016, 09:09:46 PM »
Hi guys, I've been lurking around the forum for a while and finally decided to get myself an account here.

I have been a proud owner of a Seiko 5 for a while. It's my first automatic, in fact quite a cheap one at around RM300.

It's been a great watch, but sometimes I feel that it's a little too thick, and the case (39~40mm)is a little small for my wrist. I literally can put a finger on both the top and the bottom at the case to cover my wrist completely.

I intend to wear the watch mainly for work, but I'll still be wearing it out for casual outings anyway.
The dilemma is that dress watches are generally around 35~40mm right? What's left for people with wider wrist like me?





Are there any good options out there?

Things that I'm interested in
-Hand wound
-Moonphase (willing to stretch budget if it blows me away)

I've a strange liking towards epos actually. A few months back a salesman introduced me to this brand, and I thought it was quite interesting.

This is the one I was shown at that time.


After some research, these are freaking gorgeous! Sadly, I think these could way more expensive.







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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #1 on: December 08, 2016, 10:10:34 PM »
This looks great as well

Anyone know the price for this watch?



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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #2 on: December 09, 2016, 10:26:23 AM »
Tissot visodate u should take a look

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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #3 on: December 09, 2016, 10:59:36 AM »
wow the clock hands looks nice!


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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #4 on: December 09, 2016, 12:27:22 PM »
Yeah, this visodate very popular for entry level dress watch and won't be so expensive.

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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #5 on: December 09, 2016, 03:13:26 PM »
Longines has some nice dress watches within that price range.
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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #6 on: December 09, 2016, 08:15:28 PM »
Somehow a sales guy told me that despite Longines is a reputable brand, he experienced more returns due to issues with the watches. I'm certainly concerned for this. Can someone validate this claim for me? Thanks!

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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #7 on: December 09, 2016, 08:21:18 PM »
Somehow a sales guy told me that despite Longines is a reputable brand, he experienced more returns due to issues with the watches. I'm certainly concerned for this. Can someone validate this claim for me? Thanks!

Not really, I have no issue with my longines

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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #8 on: December 10, 2016, 06:58:46 AM »
Good to hear that! Definitely gonna take a look at that when I'm back in Malaysia  :thumbsup:

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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #9 on: December 10, 2016, 12:09:03 PM »
Perhaps ball or montblanc

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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #10 on: December 11, 2016, 09:23:37 AM »
Get a Flieger A dial, it can be dressy or casual depending on your strap.

Get a Stowa Flieger if you have more budget. Or Archimede / Laco if you want different wrist size.

Laco also offer flieger in Miyota (Japan) movement, hence more affordable.
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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #11 on: December 11, 2016, 10:39:16 AM »
Flieger watch looks simple and functional! I really like that classic look.

I found out that my eyes are kind of stuck to this design lately... At what price can I get this kind of watch?

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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #12 on: December 11, 2016, 11:09:08 AM »
Flieger watch looks simple and functional! I really like that classic look.

I found out that my eyes are kind of stuck to this design lately... At what price can I get this kind of watch?

If u wanted something like the Oris you shown, take a look at flieger with B dial. Stowa, Laco, Archimede all have it.

Not sure how much the price of the Oris you posted tho.

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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #13 on: December 11, 2016, 11:11:45 AM »
From the pics you posted, it seems to me you are more attracted by Moonphase and Skeleton than dressy. Go research yourself tho, that is part of the fun.

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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #14 on: December 11, 2016, 11:14:49 AM »
Haha gotcha, maybe I'm just not sure what's dressy actually is like, thanks for the advice man! Just that I realized that the more I looked, the more I gotta increase the budget and save for a longer period  :Laughing_on_floor:

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Re: New member incoming > Looking for a dress watch within 3 to 4k
« Reply #15 on: December 22, 2016, 06:03:09 PM »
Bro, probably you can try Hamilton Intra Matic, which will cost you less than 3K