Fancy watch with digital & analogue functions?

[Circe]

BlughingBride''s post about a watch for her husband made me slap my own forehead at my own stupidity - why didn''t I think to ask you guys for tips?

Short story long: my husband just got a new job, and he wants/needs a new watch; wants, because he pretty much never treats himself, needs, because his new job is going to be considerably less casual, style-wise, than his old job. The problem is, he''s picky ....

The watch needs to be:
1) Digital *and* analogue
2) Square
3) Possessed of a metal band
4) Dressy

The last one''s kind of the kicker: more or less anything with a digital function tends to be sporty or cheap. Do you guys have any suggestions? The closest thing we''ve found to meeting his requirements is Rado''s Ceramica (http://shopping.yahoo.com/p:Rado%20Ceramica%20Multi%20Men''s:2002097377), which is nice, but it''d be nice to have an alternative ... help?

 

[ladypirate]

You may want to try convincing him to go with either digital or analogue (preferably analogue for a dress watch). Also, if he is absolutely set on having both analogue and digital, he may want to compromise on a round face--there are a lot more options out there. In any case, here are a couple I found (not super high end, but they meet the requirements:

http://www.amazon.com/Casio-Ana-Digi-Edifice-Bracelet-EFA120D-1AV/dp/B000GAYQM2

http://www.shopwiki.com/detail/?q=anadigi+watch&s=130906&o=150660933&d=MENS+Fossil+Anadigi+-+Silver+JR9306

http://www.fossil.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=12052&catalogId=10052&categoryId=30016&parent_category_rn=30000&productId=1002517&N=0&PSID=SDXSRCHFSLB060107_MAINLINK

 

[Circe]

Thank you! (And apologies for the lateness in replying: it''s the first week of classes where I teach, and it''s crazy as always.) These are all fantastic possibilities, the first one in particular. I''d still like to find something a little pricier/fancier, but one of these should work beautifully as an interim watch. If anybody else has tips, I''d appreciate them enormously ....

 

[ladypirate]

Would it be possible to have something like the casio for every day wear and have something a little dressier without the digital for when he has a big meeting or something? That might be a nice compromise.

 

[Circe]

It''s a definite possibility: he has a watch that he loves now that fits the bill, but it''s on a broad leather double-band that looks more suitable for a Goth night than a business meeting. We''re thinking about just slapping a steel bracelet on it and having done, but I kind of want to find something awesome to give him as a congratulations gift as well ....