watch faces

[varova87]

Anyone know where I can buy some nice, good-quality watch faces? Not really sure what style yet, all I can find is the cheap wholesale junk.

I have a good friend that runs a leather business in Uganda. The tradesmen are extremely talented, and I'd like to go with a few nice faces and have some good leather watch bands made for them, and give the watches as gifts.

 

[michaels]

my timex military watch are my favorite daily watch, but those would expensive potential gifts...

 

[p m]

Invicta leads the line in very simple and tasteful watch faces, and cheap as dirt from Amazon...

 

[BuyRovers]

Invicta's are crap, just for the record...

Try www.siswatch727.com/index.do

They are probably the best option for cheap watch components that aren't complete trash.

 

[emmodg]

You're just looking for faces? Or do you mean heads - case, movement and face?

Do a search for ETA movements. They're your basic movement found in almost everything....

Time Zone Forum is a good place to start

 

[BuyRovers]

Another good resource is www.watchuseek.com

If you can spring for swiss movements then do it. Worth the extra $

 

[varova87]

You're just looking for faces? Or do you mean heads - case, movement and face?

I guess heads is the correct term. Like this, only not that cheap, or that face style, etc.

My goal is to put a lot of focus on the handmade leather bands. However, I don't want to give someone a watch with a very nice, hand-crafted leather band and a $5 head from a sweat shop in China.

 

[varova87]

Another good resource is www.watchuseek.com

If you can spring for swiss movements then do it. Worth the extra $

Would love to afford a few of these and focus on making some nice bands for them. May not be the taste of most people, but they're basic enough for gifts.