Horological Meandering

Folks: my 20 year old daughter has picked up an interest in my hobby - probably because I keep talking about it all the time. Do you have a recommendation for a starter watch? Should I go new or used? She wants to use it special occasions. She is studying... 

Younger women really like them and if she is really into mechanical pieces or doesn’t care about a movement but just the looks you can pick up some nice pieces from them imho

As she is studying to be an engineer, perhaps the fact that it is a mechanical watch might be interesting to her? Nice hunting Dirk

when she graduated college. She picked it. Set a budget and let her pick the watch she wants.

And also if she prefers a quartz or mechanical watch. If quartz, a Cartier of a Reverso would be great but if mechanical, the sky is the limit. But if one had a limited budget, I would thoroughly recommend the Seiko Presage with an enamel dial on sale in ... 

would be great!!

Let me quickly put a few more Presages up 😅 Sadly, the ones I have are too thick for lady's wrist... so says my wife. Mike ...  

I have no shame )

Reine de Naples 8967 8967ST/G1/986

jmho

and I went with a 29mm Seamaster diver blue dial. Not that common, fits her personality and lifestyle ...  

Since you said that she is going to be a industrial designer, i would go with something simple.... simple in the sense of a timeless classic... what i have in mind is an oyster perpetual in 34mm or 36mm.... if you want to a dressy touch, add the oyster pe...  

The question of budget is of course one of the determining factors. On the less expensive side, sham1's suggestion of the Seiko Presage is an excellent one imo. More expensive would be the Grand Seiko Shunbun, also a gorgeous piece. Nomos is excellent als... 

congrats on the choice

As for me any "day" that ends in a "day" is a special occasion. As others have suggested maybe a few trips to both new and old watch shops may be a good idea to at least find out what she likes or appeals to her and then you can take it from there. Not ta... 

And look with her. She’s going to have her own style and it’s better to teach her how to value her choices is a market context and I suspect it will be a bonding experience. If she has her own aesthetic let her express it.

European Watch Company has an fast, easy-to-view assortment page -- you can scroll through and say Yes! whenever a pretty watches comes up. Cheers Mike

First of all, there have been some wonderful suggestions already made. If she is studying industrial design, Nomos is certainly a sound option. If you have a tad larger budget, you could always get her a Habring - a Felix or Erwin would be up and down dre... 

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