Whats the time? Well let me see here...

June 23, 2009 10:26 PM

I'm looking for a new watch. My current watch is a Lorus Fusion 7T92-X001 as pictured here, and I'm very happy with the look of it (its a lot more silver looking than that picture implies). Mostly it seems to have an organic flow to the look of it which I like, its not chunky or anything like that. However all the knobs have stopped working, I can't change the date/time, the pins keep breaking, and the cost to repair seems inordinately high, perhaps its time for a new watch. Can anyone have a look at that and pick something they think I might like? Don't worry about cost or anything like that :) Thanks!
posted by Admira to clothing, beauty, & fashion (9 comments total)

The Poor Man's Watch Forum is gonna blow your mind.

From the excellent store, for you, I recommend:

This,

This,

Or my own personal favourite, (molto elegante!) This little baby
posted by smoke at 5:06 AM on June 24

Awesome website smoke... totally awesome. I'm guessing the "store" you mention is the forum sales area? I can't see a link to an official store there per se...
posted by Admira at 5:35 AM on June 24

Except for the big flashing "shop" icon ... ignore that question, sorry!
posted by Admira at 5:36 AM on June 24

And for future reference, if you want to step up to the $1,000 + MSRP range, or just want to drool, the place to check out is the forums at TimeZone.
posted by falconred at 6:57 AM on June 24

Bell & Ross Hydromax. It's quartz, waterproof to 11k m and you won't have to worry about things breaking or not working anymore.
posted by Zambrano at 8:49 AM on June 24

Browsing for watches is somewhat of a hobby of mine. Overstock.com and Buy.com have thousands upon thousands of watches from which to choose. Ubid.com also has an interesting array of unique watches. Beware, though, most Ubid watches are European design knockoffs (licensed brands) with Japanese movements - so take their "Comparative Retail Ticket Price" with a few pounds of salt (read the disclaimer at the bottom of the product description page). Having said that, this 32Degrees Regatta watch looks similar to the layout of your Lorus.
posted by torquemaniac at 10:29 AM on June 24

OK I'm thinking of getting something like this watch, but I'd like a metal band, I have no experience with getting new bands, I assume its pretty easy to do?
posted by Admira at 11:25 PM on June 24

Lovely, Admira, and yep, getting a metal band is (wait for it....) a snap. ;)
posted by smoke at 5:35 PM on June 25

I actually changed my mind at the last second and got this Stuhrling instead. Thanks to everyone, I could spend ages browsing all these sites!
posted by Admira at 6:38 PM on June 25