Thinking of buying a watch?

[Ethel]

Don' t bother with any websites in China - go to your local market, or car boot.

Even some High Street shops have very cheap watches that come with a 12 month guarantee.

And no postage.

:)

[cheries]

Cor, Ethel, that James guy really p155ed you off yesterday, didn't he?
I once got stung buying a Rolex on Ebay. Paid a fair amount for a second hand genuine watch, and what a huge surprise, when it arrived it had clearly never been near the Rolex factory in its little life.

[Ethel]

It's not just yesterday - it has been relentless for weeks.

At first it was just weekends, but it has been daily for a while.

Thought I'd get in first for a change. :)

[Velvetee]

Elizabeth Duke at Argos do them for reasonable prices too.

[Ethel]

Oooh yes - so they do.

:)

[redcrx]

is it true? theyve been removed?????

[Ethel]

Nothing today. :)

I have my answer at the ready too.

[JonnyBoy12]

Whilst on the subject of Argos (can we mention that brand name on here) it is best to look out for their special offer leaflets of watches on sale. I paid less than 25 pounds for mine, and it was 50 new. Some of them are less than half price, so I would go there first.

[heathfield]

Before going on holiday last year I bought a diver's watch in Lidl for �6.99. I looked on it as something disposable, and intended just to give it away at the end of the holiday. But I was so impressed with its time-keeping, I decided to continue wearing it. It keeps better time than a couple of watches I have that cost well over �200 each. And yes - it kept the water out. (At 30 metres, anyway!).

[Ethel]

Hurrah!

I'm loving these cheap watch success stories. :)

[adamhornsby]

I bought a Pulsar kinetic watch (Seiko made i think) for �60 from Argos, and its never skipped a beat

[Buenchico]

Here's what's on my wrist:
http://i33.tinypic.com/w0tlk1.jpg

�1.50 in the local charity shop. (Accurate to about one second per week).

Chris

[Ethel]

Nice watch, Chris. :)

Keep all suggestions coming.

[Octavius]

I got mine at Romford Market.

http://lh4.ggpht.com/_BMZomRjKb-g/SHjeyLOfsVI/ AAAAAAAAY4s/juVsFU9llkY/6161-6bd1556b-5e98-4ec e-befe-f302d39ffd87-261202.jpg

[Ethel]

And in your considered opinions, Buenchico and Octavius, are your watches better and cheaper than one you could have bought from a Chinese website that is pretending to be in Georgia, USA?

[Octavius]

Hmm, do they sell Vacheron Constantins?

[Buenchico]

Sorry, Octavius but that link appears to be dead.

Is that meant to be a rhetorical question, Ethel? I think my answer should be self-evident!

Er, that's a 'yes', by the way ;-)

[Ethel]

I don't believe in the use of rhetoric on forums - I'd be talking to myself. :)

I'd fallen in to the trap of the typical GMtv show host and asked the question with the obvious answer.

*must do better*

[sallybowles]

I wasn't looking at the watch on Chris' wrist....I love a man with hairy arms!! beautiful....
:-)

[adamhornsby]

This is similiar to mine:
http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumb er/2774671/c_1/1%7Ccat_10197186%7CMen%27s+watc hes%7C10197287/Trail/searchtext%3EPULSAR.htm
but mine is all silver, and has number increments around the dial, apparently they are a Seiko company too

[Ethel]

What happened to those plastic digital watches you could buy for �1? They seemed to go on forever, and had a handy little button to press to see it in the dark.

The batteries were �3 if I remember. :)