advice on watch purchase

[hellsbuddha]

As a 40th present to myself and a longer term gift for my newly arriving child, I am looking at getting one of these watches:
http://www.heuerboy.com/geneva.htm - £795
http://www.heuerboy.com/car15.htm - £950
http://www.heuerboy.com/carman.htm - £850
http://www.heuerboy.com/cartac.htm - £850

The other option is to buy a new carrera/monaco from the States for about a grand.

I would like to use the watch as an everyday watch. Also am not sure whether the prices on heuerboy are negiotable or not.

thanks for any advice

sam

[filaborg]

i personally would buy one of the vintage tags, im not much of a lover of the more up to date TAG's myself.

[Don1]

Vintage all the way - really classy and cool, without resorting to ridiculous money.

[hellsbuddha]

any advice on which one?

[Don1]

Personal taste, good Sir. But the more expensive will tend to be for a damn good reason, and the less expensive may well increase in price at some point...

[tertius]

Don1 said:

Personal taste, good Sir. But the more expensive will tend to be for a damn good reason, and the less expensive may well increase in price at some point...

I agree with Don, buy the one you like best.

My personal favourite of the vintage Heuers is an early Carrera, though probably a bit more expensive than those you have listed:

[anonymous-user]

That's the one I'd get too.

[markomah]

One more vote from me - that's gorgeous.

M

[horza]

tertius said:

Don1 said:

Personal taste, good Sir. But the more expensive will tend to be for a damn good reason, and the less expensive may well increase in price at some point...

I agree with Don, buy the one you like best.

My personal favourite of the vintage Heuers is an early Carrera, though probably a bit more expensive than those you have listed:

I got that exact model from an eBayer in America for less than £750. Admittedly I then sold it for almost double that within a few weeks.

But, yes, the '60s Carrera is a beauty. Keep your eyes open for one. Considerably cooler than those '70s ones you're looking at...