First "good" watch ideas?

[Curt]

I am currently in the market for a nice watch. My budget is about 1k and I am new to higher class watches ( I am mostly a clothing guy ). My preferences for the watch color wise would be a black/silver or black/gold combination and something with a decent size to it...but not full of dials, something a bit more simplistic looking. A good example of what I am looking for, style wise, is the Louis Vuitton Emprise , although I don't really have a preference toward the face being square or round, same goes with the strap being leather or metal.

Any help would be greatly appreciated. As I said, I am new to watches and only have a budget of about 1k ( since this is a grad gift ).


Here is the LV Emprise: