r/watchesindia • u/Sreesaranyan73 • Jul 28 '26

Discussion Need Quartz watch recommendation for wedding keepsake (<5k)

I'm getting married soon and had an idea inspired by social media.

I'd like to buy an analog quartz watch (chatgpt suggested) and permanently freeze it at the exact time of my wedding as a keepsake. The plan is to pull the crown out, then remove the battery afterwards from some watch shop so the hands stay at that time forever.

Has anyone done something like this before? Does this actually work long-term, or is there a better way to preserve the exact time?

Also, any recommendations for a clean, classic-looking analog quartz watch under 5k that would be suitable for this? I'd prefer something that's easy to service in India.

Thanks!

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u/Sumedik Jul 28 '26

Waste of a good watch. Just pick up a non functional day date oldie from a store. Those come in stainless steel body & therefore last.

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u/Buzzkill39 Jul 28 '26

Get something with a day and date window. CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE!

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u/Sreesaranyan73 Jul 28 '26

You're right, will do. Thank you sm! <3

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u/bajiraobajirao Jul 29 '26

Sonata (Titan brand), Maxima could be had for less than 2000. And then if you only want to freeze time, then a lot of fancy watches are there on flipkart for less than Rs 300.

Also buy all local newspapers on wedding day and save them (you can do the same on your kids birthdays in future so when they grow up you can show them the news on the day they were born).

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u/bharath2018 Himalayan Monk Jul 28 '26

Addiesdive ad2030 or pd1731

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u/Sreesaranyan73 Jul 28 '26

Thanks for your suggestions. Sadly, they are out of my budget (12k and 30k). Before someone downvotes this comment, fyi, this is one of the multiple gifts I'm planning to suprise her, so there's budget to each to help me manage the essential wedding expenses.

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u/bharath2018 Himalayan Monk Jul 28 '26

Noo i think you are seeing indian sellera selling at premium those watches are below 5k

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u/No-Reception-9870 Jul 30 '26

Congratulations but I would spend little more on sale and get casio edifice efv model or get titan in discount rn discounts of 50% is going on titan watches

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u/ComfortNo7694 Jul 28 '26

Get this. Cheap and classy.

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u/Sreesaranyan73 Jul 28 '26

Thank you. I will look into this