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[Cain N Moko]

I have a Tissot, a Rado and a Lineage Titanium (made by Casio)

[Mild Seven]

I'm not really a big fan of watches. What is a good watch for a gift (girl)?

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it depends pare how serious you are with the girl, before i can remember during my high school days during the 80's nung bagong labas pa lang ang swatch i gave a few to my girlfriend then, and some to my girl friends then during their birthdays....now there are a lot of choices....maybe a techno marine would be fine....depends din sa budget mo.

[ATONG ANG]

I'm not really a big fan of watches. What is a good watch for a gift (girl)?

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it really depends on the girl and how much you are willing to shell out for her. if she knows her stuff, then go for swiss automatics like tissot, oris, omega, rado, etc.. for teenyboppers, youre better off with fashionable stuff like casio, addidas, anne klein.

 

hope this helps.

[Guernica]

I got my first Tag Heuer four years ago. Scratch-proof talaga! Impressed with the quality and got another one last year - Link series naman.

[ATONG ANG]

I got my first Tag Heuer four years ago.  Scratch-proof talaga!  Impressed with the quality and got another one last year - Link series naman. 

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i presume you are referring to the crystal? it is scratch resistant but not scratchproof

[Mild Seven]

it really depends on the girl and how much you are willing to shell out for her.  if she knows her stuff, then go for swiss automatics like tissot, oris, omega, rado, etc..  for teenyboppers, youre better off with fashionable stuff like casio, addidas, anne klein. 

 

hope this helps.

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and if your really dead set on marrying her....buy her a rolex, kahit stainless steel ok na for starters! :boo:

[cheki716]

i presume you are referring to the crystal?  it is scratch resistant but not scratchproof

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Is the crystal the same as the dial? What's the difference between scratch-proof and scratch-resistant? Hindi mo ako matatawag na maingat sa gamit and I bumped/dropped/banged it so many times with nary a guhit of damage at all sa dial.

 

Thanks for your comments, Atong.

[ATONG ANG]

Is the crystal the same as the dial? What's the difference between scratch-proof and scratch-resistant? Hindi mo ako matatawag na maingat sa gamit and I bumped/dropped/banged it so many times with nary a guhit of damage at all sa dial.

 

Thanks for your comments, Atong. 

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crystal is the transparent glass/plastic itself. nowadays, they usually use acrylic or sapphire. with acrylic you can polish it to remove the scratches. with the more scratch-resistant sapphire, you have to replace the whole thing, but this would come after years of banging.

 

dial is the circular board underneath the hands on which the the numerals and brand name/logo are shown.

[Xenon]

any comment/opinion on SUUNTO watches especially the X-Lander model?

[diakhamer]

other alternatives are secondo in glorietta and manila watch gallery above shangrila makati if you want box and papers.  if box and papers are not that important, check your local ebay listings under watches or bidshot.  beware of bogus watch sellers who are stickup men in disguise.  trade with rep*table ebay dealers who have high number of feedbacks.

has anybody checked the depth rating of these 'commie' watches?

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tried inquiring about several timepieces here but only about 5% of their collection has box and papers the others has papers only or none at all. . the one in sharila is galerie des temps. its and affiliate of time gallery in greenhills. manila watch exchange in glorieta 3 has only a few in their display. would u know people consigning their watches at these places? maybe we could cut out these middlemen and transact directly with the owners for a cheaper price.

[Mild Seven]

any comment/opinion on SUUNTO watches especially the X-Lander model?

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i have one, just don't know the model it's called, but i know it's one of the cheapest in their line. what i have i think is for sailing, got it for around 13k that time, i know it was on sail in eastwood. i think suunto watches are great, specially for casual wear and if your into adventorous sports like, mountain climbing, mountain biking, etc....but honestly their line of high end watches are quite expensive, the ones that have heart rates monitors, gps, etc.... i think go for as high as around 80k or more, not sure of the price now a days tho.

[ATONG ANG]

tried inquiring about several timepieces here but only about 5% of their collection has box and papers the others has papers only or none at all. .  the one in sharila is galerie des temps.  its and affiliate of time gallery in greenhills. manila watch exchange in glorieta 3 has only a few in their display.  would u know people consigning their watches at these places? maybe we could cut out these middlemen and transact directly with the owners for a cheaper price.

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that's the first thing i had in mind when i first saw these shops. most of the time they dont include the box when selling and sell the box at a more premium price abroad. the difficulty here lies in the fact these some sellers here dont want to go through the hassle and danger of transacting outside. others dont want so for the reason of embarassment of having to sell a valuable timepiece because of financial reasons. many regular buyers in secondo like benjie paras and vic pablo, who are very down to earth. if you want to cut out the middllemen or maybe just minimize the in-between cost, you could try to transact with more dependable ebay sellers locally who dont have the large operating costs of these shops.

[lefleuerdumal]

My grand father's pocket watch

[pokpok]

I'm not really a big fan of watches. What is a good watch for a gift (girl)?

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Cartier for the lady

Timex for the girl. It's the tough watch.

[igol ays]

i bought two while on vacation last week:

rolex sea dweller

maurice la croix