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TW Steel - Canteen Cool Black 45mm Watch - $192 Delivered from Peters of Kensington

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Was looking for a new watch recently and happened to come across the TW Steel branded watches which seem to have glowing reviews.

I found that Peter's of Kensington sells the TW Steel watches cheaper than any other website, even Amazon:
Cheapest I could find this watch on Amazon was for US$258 + Postage:
http://www.amazon.com/TW-Steel-TW902-Black-Leather/dp/B0060H…

It is also available in other Colour "Accents":

Red: http://www.petersofkensington.com.au/Public/TW-Steel-Canteen…

Yellow: http://www.petersofkensington.com.au/Public/TW-Steel-Canteen…

Also comes with 2 Years Warranty which would be easier to claim since you're buying from an Australian company.

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  • i like the looks but too bad they are too big for my wrist

    • True, big faces don't look flash on skinny wrists. Not for guys anyway.

  • Good finding!
    If you prefer the "CEO" version (leather, bit more classical style), from Amazon 184USD
    http://www.amazon.com/TW-Steel-CE1005-White-Watch/dp/B00296B…

  • Looks good, now where to find a spare $192 :)

  • Very nice watch right there… just a little too big for me, but looks awesome.

  • +1

    I bought this the last time it was on sale from PoK (similar price) and it is a great casual watch. One thing to note is that the glass scraped quite easily on mine after a slight bang whilst on the push-bike! This was my fault, but I expected a little bit more in terms of wear and tear

    • Not really your fault. The crystal on this model is noticeably raised above the case of the watch. I have two TW Steel Canteens in 50mm - I chipped the crystal on one of them the very day I got it! This is probably the only unfortunate thing about these though - I really like them. They obviously take their styling cues from U-Boat, a company that produces MUCH more expensive russian style canteen dive watches. Love the watches - just try not to bang them on anything! I bought mine from PoK also. Definitely the best price I have found for them.

      • this is common on cheaper watches with mineral glass

        i havent seen sapphire glass used except for much higher end watches (think $2k+)

        • The G-Shock GW-1100 series (http://www.gshock.com/resource/img/products/watches/xlarge/G…) have Sapphire glass and they retail for $500-900 depending on the model. But they mostly have regular resin straps, hence the lower costs compared to Tag Heuers or Breitlings with Sapphire glass.

        • My $169 Wenger watch uses Sapphire Glass!!!

        • +1

          There are hundreds of budget watches you can get with sapphire glass even under $200. Citizen and Seiko make some decent ones too. Here's a search on creation watches with sapphire as keyword:
          http://www.creationwatches.com/products/search/results.html?…

          Keep in mind that whilst sapphire can't be scratched under general usage (unless with a harder substance such as tungsten or diamond) it is more brittle. This means that dropping the watch on a hard surface could shatter the glass, not just chip it as what generally happens with mineral glass. Sapphire is also more expensive to replace and harder to clean out of dials and movements of watches once shattered.

          That being said, after owning a watch with sapphire glass it's hard to go back to mineral glass. Just understand the negatives of sapphire crystal, take care not to drop it or hit it onto anything hard and you'll be alright.

  • +1

    Purchased two, one for a mate. Cheers OP!

    • +7

      Wish I had a mate like you.

  • nice watch, but the font is rather fugly IMO

    • +2

      Contradiction much?

      • nope, I like the design of the watch EXCEPT the font, which is goddam ugly.

        • -1

          contradiction
          noun: contradiction; plural noun: contradictions

          1. a combination of statements, ideas, or features which are opposed to one another.
  • Anyone got theirs delivered? Mine was only posted this morning, would be good to get an idea how long it would take to reach Melbourne!

    • I ordered mine on Sunday afternoon and only just got the dispatch notification email this morning too.
      I think mine would arrive tomorrow (I'm in Sydney)

      • I'm just hoping it's this week before my mate flies off! If I were you I would've just gone to pick it up haha.

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