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which wrist watch? [13 vote(s)]

#1 - it has a cool guilloche face and you're smart enough to figure out what time it is even though the numbers aren't there
46.2%
#2 - it's a better looking watch
46.2%
wait! no I like one of the others better - see my comments below
7.7%
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Hermes

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I have a really nice gold baume et mercier watch that I would wear daily. I guess I shouldn't have because moisture got in the mechanisms and it and it had to be cleaned - now it hasn't been keeping time and it's going back to the watch repair shop AGAIN. A couple hundred dollars later in repairs, I'm kind of coming to terms with the fact that I shouldn't be wearing it as an everyday watch when and if they ever get it running right... With that in mind, I need a new watch that is less delicate.  I've always liked invicta watches and am deciding between these two:


#1 - I can get this one for around $100:



#2 - or this one for around $100 too:



both have 23k gold plating on the case and band and normally run around $450...


ETA: I just found the second one for around $100, so cost comparison is no longer a factor...


there's also these too:



this one is more like $130:



and I love the black face, but I want to be able to wear it with everything, and I'm not sure black is right - especially with all the creams I've gravitated to lately:



gratuitious profile shot of the watch:



Invicta Women's Lady Lupah 23K Gold-Plated Watch: online bargain shopping from SmartBargains.com



-- Edited by D at 11:16, 2006-09-29

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I voted for two... I'm more drawn to it for some reason...

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I prefer watches that are "different," and I like the face of the first more than the second.

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I really like the first and last

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Love the last one.

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i think i would prefer the last one if it had silver banding instead. but i voted for the first one! it's really neat...

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ok, now that I'm looking at the first one more, I'm noticing something odd -- see where the 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 markers are? the 3:00 looks more like 4:00 to me... does anyone else see that? I'd just hate to have to figure it out beyond a glance... I'm starting to gravitate toward #2...

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D wrote:

ok, now that I'm looking at the first one more, I'm noticing something odd -- see where the 1:00, 2:00, and 3:00 markers are? the 3:00 looks more like 4:00 to me... does anyone else see that? I'd just hate to have to figure it out beyond a glance... I'm starting to gravitate toward #2...


ooh, now that you say that, its all screwy between 3 and 9. That would confuse the hell out of me! I liek the last two best now.

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erin wrote:

i think i would prefer the last one if it had silver banding instead. but i voted for the first one! it's really neat...


yeah - I already have a stainless watch, but it looks funky when I wear my yellow gold wedding set (I usually just wear my wedding band when I wear the SS one - it's less polar)


this is my other watch (you can see I like a curved crystal and guilloche )





-- Edited by D at 11:32, 2006-09-29

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OOoh, I just saw the new ones you added, and I like this one the best of all. I know you said the black isn't as versatile, but could you swing this one in addition to the gold? I think it's the coolest of all of them:


Invicta Women's Lady Lupah 23K Gold-Plated Watch: online bargain shopping from SmartBargains.com



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sephorablue wrote:


OOoh, I just saw the new ones you added, and I like this one the best of all. I know you said the black isn't as versatile, but could you swing this one in addition to the gold? I think it's the coolest of all of them:


Invicta Women's Lady Lupah 23K Gold-Plated Watch: online bargain shopping from SmartBargains.com



enabler!  I was thinking the same thing... it's so cool and retro. it's what turned me on to the baby lupahs in the first place - the black face with gold numbers... I just bought the gold one (#2)  - $99 BIN + 7.99 s/h/i... the black one is the last one left at smart bargains and is marked down to $99... I'll make a new account to get 15% off... maybe I can find a free shipping code... because I do need both, right?

-- Edited by D at 12:17, 2006-09-29

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I actually really like the reptile one...



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zeitgeist - I really liked that one too - if it had a black face, I would have been all over it. The nice thing about the leather band lupahs is that you can buy other bands - there's an olive green reptile band on ebay I may snag - maybe I can find the one on the limited watch too...


ok - here's my damage - thank you all for helping and enabling in the thought process


Invicta Women's Lady Lupah 23K Gold-Plated Watch: online bargain shopping from SmartBargains.com



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great choices! also d, for what its worth, i have a baume & mercier too (the catwalk) that has spent more time in repair than on my wrist... they are gorgeous but really don't hold up well!

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