Submariner type watch for a boy.
Submariner type watch for a boy.
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13m

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Sunday 21st February 2016
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Has anyone come across anything? Something like this but with a stainless bracelet ideally:



Many thanks for any pointers.


Edited by 13m on Sunday 21st February 14:45

taaffy

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13m

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It needs to be boy sized. Those appear large.

ecain63

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Sunday 21st February 2016
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What age boy are we talking? 3 years? 15 years?

anonymous-user

84 months

Sunday 21st February 2016
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Sounds creepy yikes

ecain63

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Sunday 21st February 2016
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Ha, it does a bit.

My son has a Baume & Mercier for when he's a bit older. It'll probably be another 8 years before it fits (he's only 21 months currently) but it's very much a boys size watch.


13m

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ecain63 said:
What age boy are we talking? 3 years? 15 years?
11

ecain63

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13m said:
ecain63 said:
What age boy are we talking? 3 years? 15 years?
11
11 is a good age if you have the budget to look at vintage Tudor Submariners. They come in a boys size

Mr_C

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Sunday 21st February 2016
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What's your budget?

marcosgt

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Sunday 21st February 2016
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13m said:
ecain63 said:
What age boy are we talking? 3 years? 15 years?
11
I think you'll struggle to find many new diver's watches that small, except Ladies models, which tend to be a bit, well, girly...

M

13m

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marcosgt said:
13m said:
ecain63 said:
What age boy are we talking? 3 years? 15 years?
11
I think you'll struggle to find many new diver's watches that small, except Ladies models, which tend to be a bit, well, girly...

M
This may be a contender.


13m

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Mr_C said:
What's your budget?
Because he may misplace it I am going to say £100. More for something I really like.

13m

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13m said:
This may be a contender.

Though on second look it appears small. 35-36mm would be ideal I think.

13m

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ecain63 said:
11 is a good age if you have the budget to look at vintage Tudor Submariners. They come in a boys size
I haven't that budget and he would not thank me for a watch that has to be reset every time he puts it on.

13m

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NeMiSiS said:
Got to be this, comes mid size also available in Kinetic rather than auto. I wouldn't shy away from automatics though, once you've got them on that slippery slope the only way is down UP !

I Have bought my 11 old boy two automatics, once they understand the basics, what they do, how they breath, then they know how to treat them and bring them back to life.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/SEIKO-MENS-PRO-DIVERS-MI...

I think MID size is 36-37mm across the bezel, small enough for a boys wrist.
That's nice. It would be better if it was either quartz or had no date function. Why? Because he will only wear it at weekends and he'll need to set it every week.

But that's the best so far thanks.

LaurasOtherHalf

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LaurasOtherHalf

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13m

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LaurasOtherHalf said:
That's nice too. It's 100m rated so will it be lighter than the 200m above?

Blown2CV

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Sunday 21st February 2016
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How about a nice G-shock?

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Blown2CV said:
How about a nice G-shock?
He wants "a silver one".

He has seen my stainless sports watches and wants one similar.