Watch for my 18yr old nephew

[hramirez1966 0]

Seiko Monster? Pretty much bombproof, not too big. Auto. Can't really go wrong...

 

 

Have to agree. My Monster is my go to travel watch. It's seen everything from big cities to the jungles of Colombia.

[BenjaminButton 149]

So much should be about what kind of style the kid has? If he's into gaming or fitness, a g-shock or something digital might be his bag. If he's into the latest gadgets maybe a smart watch?

 

I personally would get him an automatic, just because they're cool + if anything's gonna get someone hooked on a watch it will be an auto...

 

So running seems to be 'the thing' and so digital and smartness seem to be the general consensus but I'm thinking ignore this consensus as I want to give him the gift of loving watches and for me that started with analogue and mechanical. So your words basically summed that up. What he might choose versus what I would choose.

[GenTLe 1,501]

Also consider a crystal open case back. If the "joy of the auto" is just the need to re-set the time every now and then it may be boring. Seeing all those tiny gears from the case back it is much more intriguing...

[porschespeedster 19]

i'm thinking if he's a runner get him a quartz chronograph.

I would grab him a Speedy Mark II rep or a Tudor blue heritage---

there's a lot of chrono reps that are nice, or go the Seiko route if you want to get him a gen.

 

it would be cool to give it to him + explain to him how he can time his runs with it etc.

[NMA 0]

18 years old and travelling, get him a quartz chronograph

[Wriggles 12]

Are you doing this to get him a watch that will stand to him travelling or to get him interested in watches?

 

If it's the latter, then is this really something he may do or is it something you'd like for him? He may never develop that interest, almost certainly not on a gap year travelling (booze, women, etc) at which point it's been a bit futile

 

If it's the former, then something quartz, and inconspicuous. It is less likely to be lifted, more likely to survive whatever he may get up to on his travels.

Go Kinetic or Solar quartz if you want to be a little fancier, or G-shock for all out rugged reliability

 

You can always get him something nicer to mark his 21st to try to get his interest into more "proper" watches, at a time when he'll have some income and possibly be more mature and therefore more interested.

[BenjaminButton 149]

Thank you for the great feedback. Always a good read as we are never short of ideas regards buying watches....are we!! The boys plans have changed travelling has turned into a job. Universities don't accept a wasted year and gap years have to be accounted for to keep a place when the time comes round next September. Any road, I've gone with my choice rather than account for his interests. Bought him the watch I would have liked at 18. I'll post pictures when it arrives.

 

 

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[splke 4,383]

tease , looking forward to see what you decided on

[BenjaminButton 149]

So it arrived today from Creation Watches. It's a Seiko 5 model SNZG09K1 and I love it. Seiko make excellent watches. Thinking I may be going Seiko for a bit.

 

Pictures......

 

 

 

 

 

 

[splke 4,383]

its a cracker I hope they do many miles together

[Denberg10 1]

That's a great choice, hope he likes it

 

 

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[BenjaminButton 149]

its a cracker I hope they do many miles together

 

Thank you sir.

[Daywatch 4]

That was an excellent choice and decision. Great pics and a fantastic lume-shot, really nice on that Seiko 5. Like that 24 hr scale.

[BenjaminButton 149]

That was an excellent choice and decision. Great pics and a fantastic lume-shot, really nice on that Seiko 5. Like that 24 hr scale.

 

Ta very much. Lume on Seiko is always great.