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Hello there! I just saw a YT video from Ben’s Watch Club about this communit, I‘m starting to like watches, small wrist( 15cm), and need help with pretty much everything watch related, so please help 🤩
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Thaspectacular
Newbie, barely know how to tell the time on analog watches lol
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Welcome. You’re in the right place.
Welcome!
Welcome to WC 👍
Welcome aboard!
Hey. Welcome.
My first recommendation is to visit a watch store and try a few just to get a feel for the sizes you enjoy. It's almost impossible to guess without trying.
And start with a Casio under $30 just to get a feel for what you enjoy comfort wise and features wise..
They make both digital and analog models in this price range.
And my suggestion is always to avoid leather because often it's cats and dogs from China.
If you don't have a local store I'd start with a 35mm size. That's small but still a man's size.
Advice: buy what you like... After some research on the company, the movement (quality, longevity, etc.), and some time mulling over the purchase & how the watch fits into your lifestyle.
Quartz: reliable, accurate, less maintenance; less fun (IMO).
Mechanical: are you ready to spend a couple hundred bucks (more if it's a chronograph) about once a decade to service a watch?
Hardly ever dress up? A $5000 dress watch seems superfluous.
But... If that's how you want to spend your money, I'm not gonna stop you or judge you.
If you don't have a local store I'd start with a 35mm size. That's small but still a man's size.
Will do! Thanks! I really liked this black one there 🤩
Advice: buy what you like... After some research on the company, the movement (quality, longevity, etc.), and some time mulling over the purchase & how the watch fits into your lifestyle.
Quartz: reliable, accurate, less maintenance; less fun (IMO).
Mechanical: are you ready to spend a couple hundred bucks (more if it's a chronograph) about once a decade to service a watch?
Hardly ever dress up? A $5000 dress watch seems superfluous.
But... If that's how you want to spend your money, I'm not gonna stop you or judge you.
Only mechanicals need service? Thanks!
Advice: buy what you like... After some research on the company, the movement (quality, longevity, etc.), and some time mulling over the purchase & how the watch fits into your lifestyle.
Quartz: reliable, accurate, less maintenance; less fun (IMO).
Mechanical: are you ready to spend a couple hundred bucks (more if it's a chronograph) about once a decade to service a watch?
Hardly ever dress up? A $5000 dress watch seems superfluous.
But... If that's how you want to spend your money, I'm not gonna stop you or judge you.
Pretty solid advice here, and just to piggy back off of this, a solid budget for your first mechanical watch can be anywhere from $200-$400. Not that it's impossible to find anything mechanical under that, there's just a lot less options.
Most watches in this price bracket have a 1-year warranty, so your first servicing will most likely not be covered. Quartz/Battery-powered watches usually cannot be serviced unless it's a special quartz watch (Seiko Tuna, for example).
Otherwise, find some watches you like on the internet, see if there are any stores nearby that stock them (or similar-sized watches), and try on as many as you can! Pictures don't always tell the full story of seeing a watch on your wrist---you might like it more, you might like it less.
Welcome!