Brainstorming on women's sports watches
Disclaimer: Not this.
Oh great collective overmind of WatchCrunch, I beseech thee.
I'd like to buy my wife a sports watch. I want to hear your thoughts.
Requirements:
- Quartz
- Strap monster
- 35mm or smaller
- No diamonds.
Bonuses:
- Two tone - Yellow gold preferred but cool with rose gold too.
- Dial colors okay
I have a budget around $6Kish, but happy to spend a bit more (and even better, a bit less).
😀
Edit: For context she owns a Tank Solo and a Tank Franciase (with an MOP dial) already, so non Cartier suggestions particularly appreciated because I have mined that catalogue out already.
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JC
By day, investor and father. By night, Seiko nut. #justgooutsideandtouchgrass
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I’ll try to get back to you with a recommendation shortly, but real quick…HOLY CRAP, WHAT KIND OF AMAZING QUARTZ ARE YOU BUYING!!!
Ok, Ill put this kid to bed and get back to you.
I’ll try to get back to you with a recommendation shortly, but real quick…HOLY CRAP, WHAT KIND OF AMAZING QUARTZ ARE YOU BUYING!!!
Ok, Ill put this kid to bed and get back to you.
Being a watch enthusiast, I am ashamed to say that I have literally no concept of how much I should spend on:
Like, I know myself well enough to know that if its below $1000, I'm not going to think about it much at all, so I threw out a number that felt like it covered all the bases and kinda want to see what folks come up with!
I was going to post the Omega but these guys are Jonny on the spot!! Grand Seiko has a 37mm that's just killer, just tad bigger then you were thinking but check it out. Rolex OP, without the fluff wouldn't be a bad choice.
I really liked the Ebel so it sucks that you can't swap the strap!
I was going to post the Omega but these guys are Jonny on the spot!! Grand Seiko has a 37mm that's just killer, just tad bigger then you were thinking but check it out. Rolex OP, without the fluff wouldn't be a bad choice.
Rolex is the obvious choice but a long history of buying automatic watches for my wife that she stops wearing because they're dead stops me from going down that path.
I was looking through the Omega site and was genuinely surprised as to how few two tone quartz watches there were below 35mm. Maybe my wife is out of step with modern female watch fashion but it feels like there should be greater choice.
Quartz JLC Reverso, $3700 on grey market
MegaBob is on target. My wife owns that Ebel and adores it. It is a watch that should never have the bracelet changed because the bracelet makes the watch. Your wife deserves this:
but they are hard to get your hands on and you did say quartz. So consider this:
Only $1700.00 or this funky Hermes:
for $4600.00 or something round like
Hotwatchchick69 offered the white Omega Seamaster. 1000% a WINNER!
Well…I’d recommend the new Armitron Caroline…but it’s only $85.00.
When I read a post like yours I thank God my wife is not into watches 🙏
My vote will go to JLC. Good luck hunting 🤞
I was looking through the Omega site and was genuinely surprised as to how few two tone quartz watches there were below 35mm. Maybe my wife is out of step with modern female watch fashion but it feels like there should be greater choice.
I guess it just goes to show how few watches are bought by women, yeah?
I recommend Panther de cartier. It will be great gift,anyway hope you find good one!
MegaBob is on target. My wife owns that Ebel and adores it. It is a watch that should never have the bracelet changed because the bracelet makes the watch. Your wife deserves this:
but they are hard to get your hands on and you did say quartz. So consider this:
Only $1700.00 or this funky Hermes:
for $4600.00 or something round like
There's a part of me that wants that Genta for me.
What about a German watch by Sinn? It meets all your requirements and it comes well under your price range.
Price in AUD is $2410 and the fine link bracelet is excellent, it's the same build quality as the one I have for my 556 👍
Or another is a Tutima, it's not a two tone watch but these are quite unique and different from your everyday run of the mill ladies watches you see, another great quality German brand 💯
Get her an apple watch and hand her the rest in cash.
Ok - so Breitling fanboy here recommending a Breitling but in my defence I'll say these are watches my daughters absolutely love. I think they hit all your marks (perhaps after you lean on the AD for a discount) and while quartz ARE still chronometer grade thermo-compensated super quartz so watch geek cred absolute intact.
People forget that while mostly chronographs - Breitling makes some smaller three hander chronomats also - there's steel with a couple of dials and a not terrible looking two tone option.
https://www.breitling.com/au-en/watches/chronomat/chronomat-32/U77310101A1/
Maybe they’re too much under your budget but Longines offers so much value and has some rather atypical ladies’ watches in their portfolio.
My pick would be this one:
Is there a particular reason for the quartz requirement?
Is there a particular reason for the quartz requirement?
This isn't the first time I've tried this exercise.
A couple years ago, I bought her a 34mm Rolex OP as her "sports" watch. She wore it, put it down after a week and on seeing that it had stopped, decided to wear another watch instead to save the hassle of setting it. She never wore it again. I'd like to avoid that again if I could.
A smaller sized datejust is literally the perfect complement to her already dress watch leaning collection. The automatic movement just means she won't use it.
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Ok - so Breitling fanboy here recommending a Breitling but in my defence I'll say these are watches my daughters absolutely love. I think they hit all your marks (perhaps after you lean on the AD for a discount) and while quartz ARE still chronometer grade thermo-compensated super quartz so watch geek cred absolute intact.
People forget that while mostly chronographs - Breitling makes some smaller three hander chronomats also - there's steel with a couple of dials and a not terrible looking two tone option.
https://www.breitling.com/au-en/watches/chronomat/chronomat-32/U77310101A1/
Popped into the AD this morning to take a look at this one. It is very nice, much more refined than I thought it would be.
Do you know if the bracelet links are folded? They felt light but I couldn't tell you if that's because they were very thin
This isn't the first time I've tried this exercise.
A couple years ago, I bought her a 34mm Rolex OP as her "sports" watch. She wore it, put it down after a week and on seeing that it had stopped, decided to wear another watch instead to save the hassle of setting it. She never wore it again. I'd like to avoid that again if I could.
A smaller sized datejust is literally the perfect complement to her already dress watch leaning collection. The automatic movement just means she won't use it.
🤷
Okay this one I think is interesting and very new (just released): the Bvlgari Bvglari Ladies watch
I think it’s pretty badass looking; and very complimentary to her Cartier. Is it a sport watch or a dress watch? Yes.
As a woman. I vote for Cartier.
Or chopped happy diamonds
Or chopped happy diamonds
She's pretty over represented on the Cartiers right now so I'm trying to branch out.
I love the Chopard lines but she's not a big fan of diamonds on watches, so a lot of them don't end up working for her.
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Popped into the AD this morning to take a look at this one. It is very nice, much more refined than I thought it would be.
Do you know if the bracelet links are folded? They felt light but I couldn't tell you if that's because they were very thin
I don't believe so but I cant say either way definitively.
The Junghans is around £500, the Wempe around £1200.