Watchlopnik 

"Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection" (itsalwayssteve) 03/23/2017 at 19:44 • Filed to: Watchlopnik

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So I finally got myself a timepiece after 6 months of agonizing. I like the look, and it’s a good weight and thickness. I don’t mind that it isn’t a brand with a huge amount of horological significance. It’s the one I like, and an automatic watch for under $100 is fine with me.

WhereAreMyPants > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 03/23/2017 at 19:48

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Congrats! It looks really nice.

It’s a Shinola at a 10th the price.

peepeesprinkles > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 03/23/2017 at 19:53

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I know some watch snobs like to shit on Fossil but of the two I have they’ve held up great, look good and don’t break the bank. Nice find.

Party-vi > WhereAreMyPants 03/23/2017 at 19:54

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Shinolas use $35 Ronda movements. The Fossil probably has a $35 Seagull movement. I hope Shinolas look really good, because $800 is a lot to pay for a quartz movement and a stainless case.

gmctavish needs more space > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 03/23/2017 at 21:18

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I have a similar one

EngineerWithTools > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 03/23/2017 at 21:30

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That’s nice! I like the style and exposed mechanism.

I just did the same. After not wearing a watch for about 20 years, and looking (and reading) for months, I started small and ordered a Seiko 5 earlier today. $58 plus a leather strap. I figure I can’t go terribly wrong at that price point. The alternative was a quartz Stürhling.

Matt Nichelson > Party-vi 03/23/2017 at 21:35

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Thank you. Shinola’s are expensive because they are saying “hey look we’re a US watch company that makes fancy watches” and that’s about it. If I am spending that on a watch, I better have a damn good reason.

Matt Nichelson > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 03/23/2017 at 21:39

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Very nice look. Nothing wrong with a Fossil for a cheaper classy watch. I have a few in my collection. Here’s one that I am currently wearing.

Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection > EngineerWithTools 03/23/2017 at 22:08

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I looked at the Seiko 5 but none of them really appealed that much to me - at least not at the price point I wanted to spend. This is honestly the first time I’ve ever spent more than $35 on a watch. All I had before were cheap Timex pieces with IndiGlo that stopped working after a few months.

yamahog > Matt Nichelson 03/23/2017 at 22:23

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My fiance wanted one, so I got him one. Good enough reason for me.

StndIbnz, Drives a MSRT8 > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 03/24/2017 at 08:24

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Nice! I have a Fossil Grant exposed automatic and love it. They make some good watches.

EngineerWithTools > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 03/24/2017 at 08:39

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Yep, last watch I bought was $40, from Eddie Bauer when I was a teenage stockroom flunky.

Watches are 100% about personal tastes, no? Even if the Seiko turns out to be a flop with me, I’ll always be fascinated with the business and scale (and prices!!) of the watch industry.

Matt Nichelson > yamahog 03/24/2017 at 08:46

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Nothing wrong with that.

Party-vi > yamahog 03/24/2017 at 09:30

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They are very pretty and have good workmanship, but good lord are they expensive!

yamahog > Party-vi 03/24/2017 at 09:48

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Meh, it was my engagement present to him and I was ready to spend as much if not more than what he did on the ring, so I’m just glad it was under four figures

Monkey B > Steve is equipped with Electronic Fool Injection 03/24/2017 at 10:18

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If you shop for another take a look at Nixon, I’m hooked on Nixon watches. Fossil was my go to before I found Nixon. Fossil also makes watches for other brands...good stuff.