Good watch brands

SWP's back said:
I (sadly) have a landmark birthday in a month or so and my wife has told me this morning she wants to get a watch. She’s spent a few weeks reading up on them and narrowing the choices down but she asked which one I preferred seeing as it’s a bigger present than we’d normally do. Only issue, if that’s the right word, is that I think they’re all lovely and whilst I suggested she bought me all 3, she told me to fuck off.

As there are a dozen or so watch buffs in this thread, I thought I’d ask for your honest opinions.

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Now the first 2 are obviously brand new and the 3rd one is 25 years old (with box and papers) and I’ve changed my mind a dozen times already.

Not too bothered about resale as it’s a birthday present nor initial cost as she says they’re all much of a muchness and I don’t want to go about mooching to see exactly how much each one is. Just wondered which people thought looked nicer. (Would be worn a fair amount rather than just for special and I’m not too worried about being robbed here (Borneo) and I wouldn’t wear it out at all when I’m back in SA for Southern Hemisphere summer.

I’m not a watch snob at all but I do like a chronograph.
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Omega all day long.
 
r.soleofsalford said:
Having had a closer look than the original first glance, the Omega doesn`t look as sharp as it should the numbers and blacked markings on the bezel look smudged.
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Bezel looks like its been polished and repainted (badly), then refitted by stevie wonder.
Dial patina looks correct, but the datewheel sticks out like a sore thumb. Its too white (new) and its off centre. Strangely though the case looks unpolished.
It's had work no doubt about it.
Wouldn't be too hard to find a better one than this imo
 
SWP's back said:
Ok great. I’ve fucked the Omega off and appreciate the heads up on the potential issues.
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My son bought me a Breitling watch when he was working in Shanghai some years ago. It looked absolutely perfect and cost him about £27 I looked the watch up in the Breitling brochure it looked exactly like the one my son had bought me for £27 pound from China. That is until I tried shaking it and instead of hearing the chronograph winding up I could hear the inner working banging against the watch casing
 
r.soleofsalford said:
My son bought me a Breitling watch when he was working in Shanghai some years ago. It looked absolutely perfect and cost him about £27 I looked the watch up in the Breitling brochure it looked exactly like the one my son had bought me for £27 pound from China. That is until I tried shaking it and instead of hearing the chronograph winding up I could hear the inner working banging against the watch casing
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All breitlings are like that sir ;-)
 
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got one of these. The ladies love it.....
 
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