New to the timepiece game... Help me pick my 2nd watch!

[In 4 Bagels, Left Hungry]

Hey everyone! Like the title states, I am trying to expand my "collection" (if you want to call it that.. lol) from my current watch to something a bit more classy that I can dress up.

Have a Reactor Trident, same as the pic, rubber strap, red face etc. I LOVE this watch. The rubber strap is very comfortable and I really dig the whole blacked out look. Worn it wakeboarding/skiing/the gym, etc. with absolutely NO problems.


Saw that Fossil has some nice looking watches in their store at the mall yesterday. All of their watches are under $200 (most from $120-$175) which seems nice but it makes me think about the build quality and overall longevity of the watch. The salespeople in the store only had great things to say (DUH, they wanted me leaving with one right there!) so I wanted some opinions from people with a passion and knowledge for watches before I make a purchase.

Liked these...




All leather straped with exposed internals.. let me know what you think. Both style-wise and/or personal experience type responses would be great! (other recommendations would be cool as well!)

Thanks all!

[crazywayne311]

i seem to like this one of the three...

as for fossil, i bought the original fossil blue back in 96/97ish...was fine til i broke the band. (metal) then in 99, my GF bought me the Fossil Blue Titanium. If it matters, I still have it today. Works absolutely fine. Its my everything everything watch for the most part. Not that i dont want to mess it up but its just held up to so much...hope that helps

[Vettes, Volvos and VWs]

I have a fossil I wear as a beater that I got cheap. It's not bad but like anything you get what you pay for. (It is the cheapest of my four watches) Finishing is probably my biggest gripe as after only a few years it has scuffed and faded. I also have trouble trying to set the time as the crown has a tendency to fall out and it doesn't seem to turn the hands in a fluid motion either. In terms of looks they're very nice. I actually find more people notice and compliment on it than my tag which I paid 10x more for. It still holds great time and doesn't chew through batteries either. Hope that helps

[Ialbert]

The second one, it looks better than others