[jespersb]

I'm very much into micro brands and noticing all the fine watches I desire (and buy...) my wife asked my "why is there no one making such great watches for women". Actually, I were at a loss for words there cause I don't know!? :-s

She likes a bit of bling (rose gold, lots of swarovski crystals etc.). Most of the boutique brands make'm but IMO they look cheap and low quality.

Any ideas what I could get for her?

Thanks.

 

[JPH]

Women's taste is always a mystery and I don't dare to ruin your relationship by recommending any particular watch to buy..

What I can say is that I bought my wife a while back a Citizen Eco-Drive chrono and she seemed to be happy with it. No crystals, sparkling or rose gold in this one thought.

 

[jespersb]

JPH - thanks, that Citizen Eco-Drive chrono is actually very nice. Very girly!

 

[beckandcallgirls]

Hi there,
From the rose gold and crystals comment, I found this for you. My mother has the stainless version and she likes it quite well. This seems like it would be a good candidate. I've been very happy with my Eco-Drives. Good luck with the search. I hope this helps.

Regards,

Jeff

Citizen Eco-Drive Silhouette model EW1903-53A.

 

[Lucible]

Argh! Another woman contributing to the misconception that a women's watch must be blingy and/or tiny. I'm all for a market which provides women with diversity, including similar designs to the male market but a few mms smaller. Anyway... On topic:

Microbrands don't tend to provide for women because men are a larger market, making men's models more profitable, and these small companies cannot diversify in the models they offer like large highstreet brands can.

Moreover, as women such as your wife use watches as a piece of jewellery, an item of fashion rather than utility or technical prestige, women's watches are more dependent on trends and fashionability, making their longevity as saleable products more limited. This is another consideration for emerging microbrands.

Good luck with your search.

 

[blowfish89]

I would suggest getting a Christopher Ward Belisama with diamonds (they still have a few on sale), but its not in rose gold. You could try vintage. Or you could get one of the Bulovas with diamonds.

My gf also likes rose gold / blingy watches and has a couple of Bulovas with diamonds, but I was pleasantly surprised when she really liked a vintage Omega I bought. It was a good size and she has worn it everyday to office since I got it. She also really likes the Seiko Alpinist. Another one in her collection is the Christopher Ward Victoria Deco (quartz). Also got a Timex Indiglo on a purple leather band recently. However, she still wants an Ann Klein in rose gold or something like that.

 

[Pallet Spoon]

My wife has PLENTY of blingy watches ... they are all over really. How are you not bumping your head on them all the time like I always do ??? In all honesty, her watch box is fuller than mine ... I just don't photograph them .

She has recently discovered the "boyfriend look" and has a 44mm Movado Bold she likes to wear. I am worried she will invade MY watch box so I got her a Detroit Watch Co. 1701 Classic to try. Not especially blingy unless you count the full high polish case and polished accents. She says she wants to try so maybe it will be a new era in watch purchasing for her. Won't be the first time her and I have owned a "set" ...

 

[Smaug]

I think you're using the wrong term there, as it is almost hard to find a woman's watch that is NOT blingy in some way. It's just that as collectors with excellent taste, we tend to look right past the blingy models and move onto the interesting ones. ;-)

Did you mean to ask why there are no women's watches that are NOT blingy? If so, many folks consider lots of vintage mens watches to be woman-sized these days. For example, lots of Rolexes and Omegas from the 50s were 30mm, and because of that, the prices are MUCH lower, because lots of men won't consider a watch smaller than 40mm these days. It's too bad for them, really, but it keeps the nice ones affordable for the likes of skinny-wristed ME. b-)

 

[Thrax]

http://www.amazon.com/Seiko-Womens-...8&qid=1423884506&sr=1-1&keywords=seiko+sndy18

I've always found the Seiko SNDY18 to be an attractive woman's watch with a proven maker, to boot.

Or the SNDY42:

There's also the Seiko SNDY37, which is subtle and really tasteful:

 

[jespersb]

Maybe a bit of background info would be in order. The watch my wife wants is for evening/party usage and hense the need for bling.

Her day watch is a Tag Heuer Aquaracer, only bling there being the mother of pearl dial and the polished center bracelet link.

That said, I totally get your reasoning behind men being a larger market for micro brands.

Peace out. ;-)

Argh! Another woman contributing to the misconception that a women's watch must be blingy and/or tiny. I'm all for a market which provides women with diversity, including similar designs to the male market but a few mms smaller. Anyway... On topic:

Microbrands don't tend to provide for women because men are a larger market, making men's models more profitable, and these small companies cannot diversify in the models they offer like large highstreet brands can.

Moreover, as women such as your wife use watches as a piece of jewellery, an item of fashion rather than utility or technical prestige, women's watches are more dependent on trends and fashionability, making their longevity as saleable products more limited. This is another consideration for emerging microbrands.

Good luck with your search.

 

[jespersb]

Worthy contestant.. but keep them coming!

 

[Totoro66]

JPH - thanks, that Citizen Eco-Drive chrono is actually very nice. Very girly!

Amazon UK has this Citizen for 60 UK Pounds before VAT and after discounting 20% for subscribing to clothing emails.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Citizen-Analogue-Stainless-Bracelet-EM0114-51N/dp/B00NEJB2NI/

20% off coupon
http://www.amazon.co.uk/b?node=1597067031

 

[Reno]

I'm very much into micro brands and noticing all the fine watches I desire (and buy...) my wife asked my "why is there no one making such great watches for women". Actually, I were at a loss for words there cause I don't know!? :-s

She likes a bit of bling (rose gold, lots of swarovski crystals etc.). Most of the boutique brands make'm but IMO they look cheap and low quality.

Any ideas what I could get for her?

Thanks.

I got this VOSTOK EUROPE "N1 LADY" to my girlfriend… she's usually not into "girly watches" but she liked this one

Mother of pearl dial, swarovski crystals all around, package containing three "fast-change" straps…

And guess what ? It comes in RG too ;-)

 

[Lothianjavert]

I don't know why so many of the women's watches are so "blinged out." This is why I ended up wearing men's watches. It should be fairly easy to find something covered in swarovski crystals. It's harder to find something that isn't! For a lovely watch that isn't necessarily masculine or feminine I adore the Melbourne Parkville (I like the stainless steel version, but there is one in rose gold). It is just classy with the white guilloche face and blue hands and the mid-size makes it appropriate for male or female, though I think the target was primarily women. It is out of my price range at this time, but the overall price is not bad for a decent automatic. I need to start trying to save up for one.

Parkville - Rose Gold - Melbourne Watch Company

 

[Totoro66]

I don't know why so many of the women's watches are so "blinged out." This is why I ended up wearing men's watches. It should be fairly easy to find something covered in swarovski crystals. It's harder to find something that isn't! For a lovely watch that isn't necessarily masculine or feminine I adore the Melbourne Parkville (I like the stainless steel version, but there is one in rose gold). It is just classy with the white guilloche face and blue hands and the mid-size makes it appropriate for male or female, though I think the target was primarily women. It is out of my price range at this time, but the overall price is not bad for a decent automatic. I need to start trying to save up for one.

Parkville - Rose Gold - Melbourne Watch Company

Not really. My daughter has several women's watches that are just like men's watches only smaller. Victorinox and Momentum are two of them. She also has a Vostok Scuba dude and a vintage Raketa, both are smaller diameter men's watches. None is blingy.

 

[Ten-Ten]

A quick look at the Bulova, Citizen and Seiko websites shows a huge variety of ladies watches of all sizes and bling levels. Citizen alone had 166 watches, not counting unisex. Another fun and easy way to see a large selection is to set a couple filters on Overstock.com and start scrolling. Last time I shopped for a watch for my wife, I found some very nice Citizens and Pulsars. Ended up with a beautiful 36mm Timex Chrono. She's worn it twice. Glad I didn't spend $$$.

As for microbrands, I'm not sure what a typical production run of a model is, but it seems like around 500 sounds familiar. That doesn't sound like many; but given how the micros market and promote their products, and their audience, a lady's watch better be a home run. Or else a very small business could be left sitting on an inventory they can't afford.

 

[hoosh]

Diesel and Michael Kors offer plenty of blingy women's watches.

A younger look is more understated, but there are different constraints in women's wardrobes... Often the watch has to be smaller in diameter (even the larger ones in fashion with women now rarely exceed 40mm), which makes it hard to fit in an auto - the result would be chunky (microbrands struggle to get engineering/parts to fit an auto into a case thinner than 10mm). Secondly watches generally have to match other accessories or at least not clash, which means multiple watches in different more expensive metal types (gold, rose gold, silver etc) is necessary. Again this is harder for microbrands who don't have the capital for precious metals, let alone multiple runs for different styles.

Women with larger wrists do sometimes buy the larger fashion watches like DW, Stock etc. But it doesn't work for everyone's wrists or personal style.

I've struggled a lot with finding something suitable for my wife. In the end she found something she's happy with - quartz, tiny, classy and inexpensive - from Diesel. I want to get her an auto, but I don't think it's possible and I don't think she even wants one!

 

[NoLeftTurn]

I bought this for my girlfriend and she loves it.