No, Movado doesn't make their own movements. Not a big deal, though. At your price point you won't get more than a modified mass-produced movement.

Seriously, based on the frequency of wrist time, I would stay away from an automatic. It just won't be ready to wear when you are ready to wear it. Either that, or you will need to get a winder.

Personally, I'm a big fan of manual wind. I wind them in the morning and they are always ready for wrist time. I have two autos, one is always on the winder and I rarely wear it, and the other is always dead and I rarely wear it.

Although not as dressy as the Movado, take a look at Ball. Lots of history with some unique features. With a discount, they have few in your price range.

http://www.righttime.com/rt/ball/ballwatches.htm

For a clean military-style manual wind, take a look at Madison. I have one and love it.
http://www.righttime.com/rt/madison/madisonwatches.htm

These guys have tons of watches in your price range. Most with ETA movements.

http://www.azfinetime.com/

 

I'm personally a big fan of Seiko watches - stylish and highly reliable. My current watch is the Seiko Sportura SLQ007, but which isn't what the OP is looking for since it has a chronograph and slightly above the desired price range. Regardless, I would highly recommend you take a look at their line of watches for a solid well-made timepiece.

Pic of my watch (was given as a graduation gift):

 

btw, seiko makes all their movement in house(from the cheapest to the most expensive one)

the matter in fact, they makes everything in house, including the oil their use for the movement

 

Everyone in this thread sounds like a woman.

how about a shirt with a built in clock?
http://uneasysilence.com/archive/2006/10/7920/

lol

 

personally, i like to repeat the "its a hair past a freckle" joke over and over again. till nobody thinks its funny. then i check my cell phone.

 

Well, the hookup Nate gave me had some amazing deals. Unfortunatly, they didn't have the specific models I wanted in stock, and wouldn't offer me as great of price on special orders. So...

Has anyone ever used Authenticwatches.com? Am I pretty safe in assuming they will send me the real thing? I'm not SO worried about warranty. I figure, I'll either save $200 now and maybe have to pay for a repair, or I'll pay $200 out the door for a warranty. Thoughts?

 

Try this...

http://www.hamiltonwatch.com/webapp/en-us/...c=KA&y=13&p=122

Swiss, Large face, Heavy, and uniqe.

Tissot is also swiss made and a good buy.

 

my cousin had a tissot touch. It's really cool

 

Wait... what? They can't give you a good deal on a special order?!?! Even if you leave a deposit???



That sucks... sorry about that. I'd try to offer to leave a deposit. If they can do good deals on other watches, they should be able to offer good prices on special orders as well (in theory).

 

Nate,

I might end up trying that. I really was set on the Artelier Date, but they only had the pointer date in stock. They gave me a deal I was very happy with on that piece, but it's actually more expensive and not quite the look I wanted. I'd be willing to pay up-front in cash. I probably should have indicated that...

I have tomorrow off, might go down there and see if I can finally make a deal.