Rhoto said:
Save your money, buy a real watch. They say a lot about you. 600-2000 will do wonders. Check out Costco and Overstock, and browse eBay with caution.
Especially to women, and at 25, you should avoid "youth culture" brands, unless you want to look like you didn't goto college.
Hope this helps.
I agree 100%, you can save alot with grey market dealers like Costco, Costo return policy is great!
Buy a watch from a company that ONLY makes watches or high end jewelery, NOT clothing.
Watches with fake diamonds are poor taste. Get nice stainless steel model instead w/ sapphire crystal.
For 300 bucks I would get a nice Swiss Army Watch w/ sapphire crystal or a Seiko.
A good watch is an investment, likely the only piece of jewelery a guy should own, hence it a reflection of his character. Buy the Best one you can afford as as Don Gorgon suggests it projects power and success. A nice watch is a DHV.
I agree 600-2000 you should be in the pseudo-luxury segment like: Movado, Raymond Weil and Tag Hauer. I prefer Raymond Weil as they are more unique, Movado and Tag people are more familar with.
FYI: Rolex makes a very nice watch, but they are not the 'best', but they have great marketing. There is whole realm of watches from 25K+ like Audemars Piguet, Blancpain, Jaeger LeCoultre, Patek Philipple, Piaget, & Vacheron Constantin. Truely amazing mechanical devices.
I looked at Rolex and Breitling. I wear a Breitling.