A few of you may have already seen the Chanel J12 watch, which seems to be very popular with both celebrities and us regular folk. I have no idea what the cost is but I know it would be a price I wouldn't be willing (or able!) to pay.
I saw this Sekonda watch from Argos (below) and thought it looked like a great replica of the Chanel J12. As you can see they're not too dissimilar. And best of all it only cost £19.99.
I had to have quite a few links taken out as the wrist band was huge. I always wish the shop would do this for free. It only takes a couple of minutes and it seems silly to pay for a watch and then have to pay extra because I need fewer links than they provide. But it's worth haggling, girls. The watch man in the market tried to charge me £10 to take the links out (how ridiculous!) but I said no and told him I'd pay £3, which he accepted, hoorah!
So I'm very happy with my watch bargain! There's always great replica's to be found so until I can afford designer prices I'll be buying these as an alternative.
£10!! what!!!! He obv thought you were some silly girl...!! Glad you proved him wrong - I have watch similar to this that i bought in Asda and also looks similar to the J12 however I bought it years ago before I knew what a J12 was! good bargain hunting x
ReplyDeletei love that! i have a watch that is actually kind of the same also.
ReplyDeleteYou can haggle in Argos?! o_o
ReplyDeleteI got my chain links removed for free... They said I'd only have to pay the second time (but obvs, there wont be a second time if you get the right amount removed the first time).
Wow they are similar! I might actually get one. I rarely wear watches.. I want to get back into the habit of it!
ReplyDeletei have been looking for a white ceramic band watch. that one is really nice and so close to the chanel one! i just googles it and the lowest price i saw was $4,580.00. OUCH
ReplyDeleteI have this! I got both the black and white one for £30. Bargain! Really love them. xx
ReplyDelete£10?!? robbery!
ReplyDeletethe watch looks really good tho', off to argos I go xx
wow that is a gorgeous watch, will have to have a check down argos me thinkssss
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Gorgeous watch, it is a strong resemblance to the J12 - looks lovely on you
ReplyDeleteIve been looking for a new watch since Christmas, I hope you don't mind but I'm going to have to purchase this! :)
ReplyDeleteJust think bout the trend you've started!
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Haha well done with the haggling! I've been wanting a watch like this actually.. So I'm glad I know where to get my hands on it now! Thanks.
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I brought this watch around Xmas time and I love it! It looks great, is really easy to read and looks almost identical to the Chanel one.
ReplyDeleteArgos are really hit and miss about taking out links. The first store said they would have to send it off but the second store did it without any problems.
Like you I'm happy to wear this until I can afford some real Chanel! x
Oh hun, I bought the same one from last year (Argos) and the lady there actually removed the links for me for free -.- You should have asked a staff =(
ReplyDeleteNice bargaining skills!! That is a cool watch, my friend found a replica of the J12 at a place called Forever New, about $AU50...a nice fee compared to the thousands of dollars the real one is!
ReplyDeleteWoah looks great!!
ReplyDeleteI've been searching for a nice watch for some time now... I really like the Michael Kors ones, but they're so expensive :(
Cant beleve yours only was 19,99!! You did great!
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Nice bargaining ;) haha
ReplyDeleteand its gorgeous
you must must must buy the chanel one day
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Gorgeous watch!!!!
ReplyDeleteI 'm waiting for a similar one to arrive with my asos order, looks like it won't happen anytime soon, argh!
But yay for J12 look-alikes!!!! :)
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Hello :)
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know that I tagged you in my blog post, as I think your blog is lovely.
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I tagged you for an award on my blog :) xoxo
ReplyDeletewow I really love the Chanel watch!
ReplyDeleteLovely blog too! Very sweet.
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Nice watches, ... Sekonda watches. He was amazing, beautiful eyes.
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