Torgoen - any good?

[Blackpuddin]

Any opinions on these fellas? Seem like good value but I have no knowledge on the quality of the movement.
https://www.torgoen.com/watches/mens-collections/s...

[Snubs]

Well it's an ETA movement and the mechanical ETA movements i own are excellent. It seems too that there is at least one happy camper out there: http://forums.watchuseek.com/f62/eta-g10-211-movem... So i doubt there're many issues on that front.

Having said that, would i spend £315 or so on a quartz watch? No. Or at least, not again

[mikeveal]

Never heard of them.
A quick google on the G10.211 shows that it is a 4 jewel quartz lump from the "fashion line" range. It is not repairable, it's a throwaway item. Towards the lower end of ETAs movements.

[Janesy B]

At least if it fails you only need to spend £35 on a new movement. Seems poor value for something with mineral glass, a crap PU leather strap and a cheap quartz movement.

Edited by Janesy B on Monday 7th September 21:38

[SVS]

I agree about the poor value. Once you're over the £300 mark, then you're starting to reach all sorts of interesting options. Steinhart, Tissot, Orient Star, Seiko and plenty more could offer more watch for this sort of money.

[Blackpuddin]

Looking at the website descriptions I was getting the impression it was somehow a quartz movement for the chrono and a mech one for the watch but this is most likely my mistake, I'm no watch expert so I don't even know if such hybrid arrangements exist.

[mikeveal]

That does exist, but this watch doesn't have it. Google "Mecaquartz" for enough information to fill several pairs of your boots.