I went back and looked at my purchases from Ashford last year and discovered that most of my great buys were in December. I was surprised to discover this but they actually had great deals all the way through Christmas. I've got a couple JR's in mind that I'm keeping an eye on and if 2016 is like last year they will rotate through most of their inventory into low prices.
I had this one in my cart with the ebsave20 which brought it to $5852 with befrugal from sale price of $7780 and I didn't pull the trigger. Kicking myself as that would have been a great price on a beautiful Zenith I've been wanting for some time. I also agree the Zenith Port Royals under $2k are great buys.
I have a very similar looking black-dial Certina auto (DS Caimano), and it's a lovely piece-very high quality fit and finish for the price. Certina is a very underrated brand in the U.S., but is very popular and well-regarded in Europe. Given the thin bezel on the DS Podium, it might wear larger than you think. I say go for it. I don't think you'll regret it. (Wanting it every time you see it is a good sign, by the way - as I always say, "buy the watch, not the deal").
You guys have me looking at Certina, a brand with which I was fine with not knowing of for years, lol.
That said, this watch, for $300 and change after Befrugal rebate, titanium, Swiss, etc. is a feature-packed bargain despite the white date wheel, IMHO:
A rather fantastic Black Friday weekend for me -- and we haven't even gotten to Cyber Monday yet! Or those random deals that just popped up in mid-December last year.
$524 with 20% off and the Be Frugal rebate that's pending:
Then the solar, Orient Daytona-style JDM Panda chrono I've been coveting for about $160; and that Schaumburg/NB Yaeger pilot-inspired watch for about $249.
I have a very similar looking black-dial Certina auto (DS Caimano), and it's a lovely piece-very high quality fit and finish for the price. Certina is a very underrated brand in the U.S., but is very popular and well-regarded in Europe. Given the thin bezel on the DS Podium, it might wear larger than you think. I say go for it. I don't think you'll regret it. (Wanting it every time you see it is a good sign, by the way - as I always say, "buy the watch, not the deal").
You guys have me looking at Certina, a brand with which I was fine with not knowing of for years, lol.
That said, this watch, for $300 and change after Befrugal rebate, titanium, Swiss, etc. is a feature-packed bargain despite the white date wheel, IMHO:
That's a great price for the DS1 in my opinion. A lot of watch for the $$$.
Here's a wrist shot of my DS Caimano. I paid just under $300 at Joma for it last year. It's one of my faves. Can't go wrong with Certina, in my opinion.
Man it's starting to get harder to hold off on some stuff. We close on a house in a couple weeks and just found out today--when wifey peed on a stick--that number two is on the way. So, I'm trying to be happy with my VSA Maverick and some straps. I sure do want a Hamilton and a JR though.
And I leave for a deployment to Africa in about 45 days. Should be back with all my tax free pay just in time for next Black Friday though...[insert evil laugh] [emoji48]
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