Where to buy UK - and is it possiable to get for £300-£400?

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jimmy1

Discussion Starter · Feb 27, 2009

Id love an Omega watch but only have a budget of £300-400,

Is there a possibility I could purchase a good quality/condition Omega for this money? (leather or braclet - open to model suggestions)

And the biggey = where to buy UK without the fear of being ripped off?

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Portzed

· #2 · Feb 27, 2009

Go onto various watch fora and check out the sales sections, there are a couple of UK-specific watch sites that may make life easier, pm me if you want info. This will vastly reduce your risks in terms of authenticity and in the current economic climate you will likely pick up a billy-bargain.

ATB
Happy hunting:-!

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cwaff

· #3 · Feb 27, 2009

On a couple of the UK forums....

Be warned that the TZ-UK watch forum isn't accepting any new members at the moment due to lots of new bogus applications. I'm not sure when this will be changing.

From memory, I think the RLT forum requires that you build up 50 posts before you are able to buy or sell anything on the sales corner or PM anybody.

Cheers,
Chris

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jimmy1

Discussion Starter · #4 · Feb 27, 2009

PM sent - cheers

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icabodblue2

· #5 · Feb 28, 2009

jimmy1 said:
PM sent - cheers

Hi not that im a lover of credit at all, but Goldsmiths has and excellent interest free sale at present with up to 3 years and does have a preowned section. They also take tesco points

may be worth a look

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M4tt

· #6 · Feb 28, 2009

Frankly, if you are looking for the best deals I still think it is often worth looking outside the UK. At this price point you are just under the 'utter bargain' modern secondhand Omega price range. There are some nice vintage pieces out there at this price range but the whole thing is very risky without expert knowledge.

So your first option is to save a couple of hundred more, at which point a secondhand quartz Aqua Terra or Seamaster Pro becomes a live possibility

Your second option is to go vintage in which case you will need to learn a fair bit more to get what you want and avoid all the frankens.

Your third option is to go for one of the high end near homage companies: MKII
and Timefactors stand out here (just google them) and get a modern interpretation of a classic from the past. My favourites here are the Speedbird and the Vantage but there are a fair few others.

The quality of the outsides is literally second to none but they are mostly powered by the worthy if mid range ETA 2824.

Your final option is to go for a new mid end Seiko. The vast majority of Seikos offered in the UK are from their cheap end watches, however they have a middle and high end which offers the best bang for buck ratio in the business.

Here dealers like Seiya offer incredible deals on excellent watches

http://www.seiyajapan.com/

Check out the mechanical Seiko Spirit, it is a credible AT alternative, 90% as good for 10% of the price.

I hope this helps...

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Wytnucls

· #7 · Feb 28, 2009 (Edited)

Vintage is your best bet.
Here are some suggestions:

A Dynamic from a reputable seller for € 400.00:

A very unusual Geneve f300 commissioned by Dunlop for € 435.00:

A nice quartz Constellation for € 415.00:

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WIS_Chronomaster

· #8 · Feb 28, 2009

Now that :-! i love.

Wytnucls said:
Vintage is your best bet.

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jimmy1

Discussion Starter · #9 · Mar 2, 2009

thanks all - I shall do some extensive research.

Meanwhile Iv been adding and subtracting items from my shoping basket at Seiyas!
Nice selection

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jimmy1

Discussion Starter · #10 · Mar 6, 2009

M4tt said:
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Your final option is to go for a new mid end Seiko. The vast majority of Seikos offered in the UK are from their cheap end watches, however they have a middle and high end which offers the best bang for buck ratio in the business.

Here dealers like Seiya offer incredible deals on excellent watches

http://www.seiyajapan.com/

Check out the mechanical Seiko Spirit, it is a credible AT alternative, 90% as good for 10% of the price.

I hope this helps...

Thanks for the advice - I went for a Seiko SCVS003 for now |>

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M4tt

· #11 · Mar 6, 2009

Good call, I have the gold and cream version and, despite owning an Aqua Terra, I still get a great deal of pleasure from it.

Photos are always good!

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