What's the best dress watch under $500 in gen for you guys? I'm thinking about Tissot LeLocle Powermatic 80 and Certina DS-4 Daydate
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Best dress watch under $500
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For that price, I'd consider the Seiko Presage
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SRPB41J1 | Seiko Watch Corporation
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I like it, but my wrist is pretty small, so I would prefer under 39mmFor that price, I'd consider the Seiko Presage
SRPB41J1 | Seiko Watch Corporation
Seiko is one of the few fully integrated watch manufactures. We design and develop our own movements using leading-edge technology.
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Hi. I might be wrong but, in my opinion and at that price point I would go for a two hands quartz one, because at those prices, dresses are generally too thick when automatic.
The Tissot LeLocle Powermatic 80 gets my vote. A good friend of mine has been wearing his for about 5 years everyday now and he still is as happy with it as on the first day. It looks classy and fits any gentleman-like style very well.
Haha, I just remembered what he said when he got the Tissot at the start of his career in consulting:
"All my bosses are wearing Rolexes and Omegas. They started to look sceptically at my Submariner hommage watch during our daily meetings. It became too embarrasing for me, so I chose the Tissot. Almost nobody knows it but many compliment it. Perfect choice."
"All my bosses are wearing Rolexes and Omegas. They started to look sceptically at my Submariner hommage watch during our daily meetings. It became too embarrasing for me, so I chose the Tissot. Almost nobody knows it but many compliment it. Perfect choice."
Seiko Presage SRPE43J1
38.5mm, retails well under 500 and just look at this dial: simply breath taking, yet understating. This would get you a lot of compliments!
38.5mm, retails well under 500 and just look at this dial: simply breath taking, yet understating. This would get you a lot of compliments!
I dunno of the Tissot PRX is an option for you. But, I would head that way. Had one and loved it.
380 bucks on Amazon
Damn, I may get one lololol
A dress watch is a very thin watch on a leather strap. It has no complications, no date. When you wear a tuxedo, you may not have your iPhone on you, but you surely know what day it is. The entire purpose of a dress watch is to allow the wearer to check the time of the night while at a formal setting. A perfect example for a dress watch is a Patek Philippe Calatrava or a Jaeger Le Coultre Reverso. I personally think the Seiko Presage is a very attractive watch, but a dress watch it is not.
Heck yeah... My wife has the 35 and I have the 40 (both green).
But under $500 would be Quartz. The Auto is close to 700... So OP would have to increase his budget or settle with Quartz.
My only issue with those Seikos is that the movement is basically an NH35. Great movement, just... cheap out.
Yeah. He does state he has a wrist on the smaller end, so maybe the 35 would suit him best.
I had the Auto and I felt it was too big then. Would love an auto at 35.
Agreed! That may sound too purist to some, but it is actually true.
However, it would depend on how OP sets his very personal definition / interpretation of a dresswatch.
It's not often I have occasion to wear a dress watch but recently I was looking at some Seiko Pulsar tanks. They come in well under $500.