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Does the watch I want exist?
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l***@ghg.net
2013-01-16 16:42:39 UTC
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I'm looking for a watch, but I'm beginning to think it doesn't exist. I should start out by admitting that I don't know all that much about watches, but I though that, if anyone knew where I might find the watch I'm looking for, it would be the members of this group.

So far, the closest I have come is the Stauer 1944 Ritorno watch, because of its face. It has a very clean, uncomplicated analog face with exactly three complications (I believe "complications" is the right word): a dial for the month, another dial for the weekday, and a window for the date. These are the three data that I want. I like that it doesn't show the phase of the moon, doesn't have a stopwatch, and doesn't show anything else I'm not interested in. However, the Stauer also has some disadvantages, the main one being that it is an automatic watch, and I would really prefer the accuracy of a quartz electric watch. I know that I can buy watches that have a dual analog/digital display, with the latter showing the date, weekday and month, but I really like the look of analog dials. Finally, I would like the price to be no more than a couple of hundred dollars.

So, does anyone know of a quartz electronic watch that has the analog complications and uncluttered face of the Stauer Ritorno? Thanks in advance to everyone who responds.
Fraser Johnston
2013-01-17 03:05:35 UTC
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Post by l***@ghg.net
I'm looking for a watch, but I'm beginning to think it doesn't exist. I should start out by admitting that I don't know all that much about watches, but I though that, if anyone knew where I might find the watch I'm looking for, it would be the members of this group.
So far, the closest I have come is the Stauer 1944 Ritorno watch, because of its face. It has a very clean, uncomplicated analog face with exactly three complications (I believe "complications" is the right word): a dial for the month, another dial for the weekday, and a window for the date. These are the three data that I want. I like that it doesn't show the phase of the moon, doesn't have a stopwatch, and doesn't show anything else I'm not interested in. However, the Stauer also has some disadvantages, the main one being that it is an automatic watch, and I would really prefer the accuracy of a quartz electric watch. I know that I can buy watches that have a dual analog/digital display, with the latter showing the date, weekday and month, but I really like the look of analog dials. Finally, I would like the price to be no more than a couple of hundred dollars.
So, does anyone know of a quartz electronic watch that has the analog complications and uncluttered face of the Stauer Ritorno? Thanks in advance to everyone who responds.
I'd check ebay. Hundreds of watch meet that criteria.
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Fraser
Leslie Houk
2013-01-19 14:51:52 UTC
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I'd check ebay.  Hundreds of watch meet that criteria.
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Fraser
I appreciate the suggestion, but when I searched for “quartz analog
calendar watch” this morning on Ebay, none of the roughly 150 matches
was quite what I was looking for. The closest was a McGregor watch:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mens-McGregor-Chronograph-Calendar-Analog-Quartz-Wrist-Watch-Wristwatch-/261147239497

However, the three dial complications on that watch were weekday, date
and 24-hour, not weekday, date and month. If you know of a digital
analog watch with those specific complications on the face, I would be
very grateful to hear of it. And thanks again for your response.
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