Suggest: Watch for father

[oncleoliver]

Hi

I'd like to get a watch for my father but am unsure what would be good.

He is retired, spends a lot of time outdoors on boats with nets and fishing all the time. He's usually dressed in a beret cap and jeans.

Would like something that makes him look cool but can survive his brutal activities.

Can you suggest a watch? Preferably Japanese.

[roo7]

Water resistant is high on the list.
Non leather straps.

I think a functional watch will be any divers, then it depends if you need other complications like chronograph, GMT...

[lunarin79]

Skx009.

The faded pepsi bezel insert will look nice once it gets super seasoned.

Or a Casio GShock, GLS range with tidegraph

[oncleoliver]

No need. His eyesight is bad





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[tekong]

Nets? Drift or casting. Those seiko 5 military type. Slim n no sharp edges.

[oncleoliver]

Casting nets





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[Trident]

My eye sight not that good too and I like the Orient mako XL (EM75) big (44mm) easy to read. Very comfortable and inexpensive. Don't think he wants to wear an expensive watch to cast for fish.

[chriscentro]

A Casio Rangeman in olive colour?

[oncleoliver]

Old people wear digital casio look a bit weird right?

[Trident]

Old people wear digital casio look a bit weird right?

How old is your dad? He doesn't sound THAT old, I mean he can cast for fishes and that is no easy feat

[oncleoliver]

60 something already. He's got a gang into boats and fishing. All same age one.

[ruzmidah]

Citizen promaster range is a good competitor for the SKX series.

Another thing to note is that some old people prefer the convenience of quartz over automatics...

I bought for my uncle an auto once, he wear without screwing down the crown... LOL.

[Diospada]

Mako XL or Ecozilla. Something different from what I see for people in their 60s?

[oncleoliver]

Thanks for the suggestions





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[Beginner1]

Citizen promaster range is a good competitor for the SKX series.

Another thing to note is that some old people prefer the convenience of quartz over automatics...

I bought for my uncle an auto once, he wear without screwing down the crown... LOL.

Totally agree, old people prefer quartz. They don't like to do manual winding.

[maxwinamp]

My retired dad have a few seikos and seiko perpetual watches.
For everyday use, he wears the seiko 5s.

[telepgm]

Thanks for the suggestions





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if it's too late to suggest, Sandoz Date-Just tribute. Or a Titoni Cosmo king. dads (in general) just looks good in them.


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[oncleoliver]

Thanks... still haven't bought yet.

[telepgm]

Thanks... still haven't bought yet.

FHFL, Go buy one! to be honest, Seiko Kenetics are brilliant choices. Mr. Goh has got a few pieces less than $200. Really BFB.

[maxxevv]

If he's outdoors most of the time, and fishing/boating is his kind of stuff, would suggest one of those solar divers.

SNE107, SNE279, SNE293, SNE295

Or those solar chronograph divers:

SSC015, SSC017, SSC019, SSC021

They are not that pricey, convenience of quartz but with the presence of an automatic. And being divers, will generally be plenty durable for his uses.