Best first watch purchase for someone whose style mostly consists of basics and white shoes?
Really liking the first Citizen watch at the moment
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Here's a good guide I recommend if you don't feel like you know where to start. One thing I think you should consider is what kind of movement do you want-- the 2 Orients are both mechanical and the Citizen is a quartz solar. I agree with Ben that you should decide that first before choosing a style you like, but I disagree with him and personal think most people would prefer quartz watches.
All 3 watches you showed are good versatile choices. If you haven't, I also recommend looking at Seiko and Tissot.
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Thank you for sharing this! The video explained a lot and after watching it I went ahead with the Citizen
If you don't mind going cheap, I get a ton of compliments on basic Timex watches like the weekender chronograph, and it's no stress if they get scratched up or anything. If you find you really love the style of one, then you can get a pricier one down the road.
Timexes are definitely one of the best choices sub $150. I tend not to wear my weekender because of the ticking, but I've heard that's not an issue with the Q and the chronographs.
The Citizen is a good choice. The Eco Drive movement is very low maintenance so if you don't know whether you like wearing watches it works well. Their leather tends not to be great quality but just fyi you can swap out the band if you'd like.
Thinking of going with a lighter brown band than what it comes with and was wondering if there were any specific brands/places you'd recommend looking at?
I've ordered from Hirsch, Watchgecko, and Barton's. There's plenty of other options, I'm maybe a little less confident that those are the best choices but they're good.
Citizen eco drives are perfect. Incredibly reliable, maintenance free for years and years.
If you're set on a white dial, one thing to bear in mind is they'll look a little visually larger than a darker dial so size accordingly
Do definitely try and try some stuff on, you'd be amazed how different watches can look in person.
Do you think it's worth buying the same style Citizen but with a dark dial to see which I might prefer?
Actually yeah I'm gonna do that. Might as well take advantage of Amazon free returns for once
First and foremost, I'd say go with what you like the look of! But free returns does mean you can't really go wrong 🙂
citizen is relatively cheap and reliable and a good place to start. for someone new to watches and starting with a more affordable timepiece, i'd say the quartz vs mechanical argument doesnt really apply. just find something you like and you can always upgrade or get new stuff later if you decide you enjoy watches
I disagree that new watch owners shouldn't consider the movement type--this will have a pretty big impact on how practical it is to own the watch. Quartz watches are much easier and cheaper to maintain, and if you're not sure whether you're going to like wearing watches it's nice knowing that you can put it in a drawer for weeks or months and pick it up without setting it. The primary reason I recommend Citizen Eco-Drives for new watch owners is that it can sit in storage for literal years and still work without a new battery. Somebody who isn't attracted to the aesthetics or cool factor of a mechanical watch might be turned off by the maintenance.
Otoh, some people will be specifically drawn to the the aesthetics or cool factor of a mechanical watch, and find quartz watches less interesting.
hmm yeah thats a fair point. i guess i was just thinking if im brand new to watches, what i care about is: do i like how it looks (by looks im only referring to face/dial and strap - basically what people see when its on your wrist) enough to wear it regularly? then after i get comfortable wearing it and become interested in more than the aesthetics of the watches, i'd start considering the other details. eco drives are definitely cool for the reason you mentioned and ive owned a couple of them. i'd argue that a mechanical watch could also sit for years and work perfectly fine, and yes maintenance is a thing but considering the typical maintenance schedule is like once every 5-10 years under normal use, i wouldnt necessarily find that to be something that would turn me off from buying a watch
Ignore the date/time lol, but damn this looks really nice
