It’s the price point really important for you regarding a good watch?

I buy watches using my credit card, which has a limit I can afford to pay back in full at the end of the month, so long as it falls within that limit I’ll consider it.

Another way to look at this is the notion that watches are men's jewelry, oftentimes the only piece of jewelry a man will wear. How many carats would you like to wear to a particular occasion, or will costume jewelry do the job?

I think everyone can find beatiful watches between 1-3k, my grail is around 2500 and ı don't ı could ever convince myself to spend more than 5k on a watch, it is the line of diminishing returns for me, knowing that ap or or rolex is not in my range doesn't bother me.

Exactly as @dsoyke says, it's the Law of Diminishing Returns. Spend a lot more for a tiny increase in quality.

Got my Grail (£3500) and I'll never spend that on a watch again. I love it so don't see any point - in my eyes it's the ultimate watch & anything more is literally just finishing.

For me the sweet spot is £1-2000. Used .

My self imposed limit is £1000. Anything I have that cost more than that were gifted to me. I honestly believe I can satisfy any ich for under £1000.

I think it's very easy to fall into the watch community and start to become desensitized to the price of watches. Today you might think that $1000 is your high end, but 6 months from now you are starting to justify $5000 as the high end. I think it's like any other luxury item, it all needs to be based on your budget and disposable income. Everyone's circumstances are different. Don't let anything pressure you into thinking you need a $1000 (or higher) watch if you can't afford it. There are plenty of options out there for everyone. Determine your budget and stay within that range.

I normally buy watches in the £1000-2000 price range. I believe this is where the value is for getting a good quality watch at a reasonable price. Beyond that I think I’d be in the realms of paying extra for not much.

Having said all that my grail is a Railmaster or AT so if I’m ever going to get one of those I’ll have to break my own rules even used.

Luxury watches isn't worth it as there are many cheaper alternatives can do the job. And think about the people who'd spend hundreds of thousands dollars on art pieces - I personally don't think they are worth it. But as long as you see (some/any sort of) value in it, including the joy you'd get from it, plus assuming it won't break your bank then go for it.

3 to 4K is always a hell lot of money for a watch. Doesn't care which income. The problem is, that we are used to these figures and effecting each other with our NWAs and grail watches.

For a great watch in design, quality and history, you don't need to pay a fortune. You can build up a solid collection for 1K.

If you are looking for some special abilities as like materials, manufacturing quality or complications, you can find a hell of a watches under 2K (depending on the complication(. After exeeding this limit by every surplus dolar/euro you might get "more" but not in the same relation to the morr money you spend.

Brushing, polishing quality of steel has a limit.

Ceramic can't be more shiny or scratch resistant.

The more you pay, you pay for the name.

And a 15K watch don't give me that much more feedback than a great 2K or 1K watch.

A 4K watch might meen 10K in twenty years if you would had invest it instead. So you are not spending 4K in present time, but actually 10K of your future you when you are retire. Thats why we should always ask our selfs if we feel fine to pay the future price in our retirement.

It getting even wilder if you are planning more watches for builing up a collection with similar prices. And without knowing you payed 10 or 15K for three watches nobody cares of....but 30K minus of your pension.

I understand the love to certain brands and models.

But I always like to set myself limits, buy as cheap as possible and with the most bang for buck.

It's important, but relative.

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Life is short, buy it. Wear it when and where appropriate.

I find that the header and the first question in this post are quite different! This should make for an interesting discussion 😄

It’s the price point really important for you regarding a good watch?

Yes, yes it is. Why? A lot of the things I enjoy about the more expensive watches simply aren't available in cheaper watches. Take an aspirational watch of mine as an example: A solid rose gold case with a tourbillon movement. That will be expensive, no matter what.

This isn't to say that cheap watches cannot be good, but sometimes expensive watches offer something that cheap watches simply cannot.

How much money would you spend for a watch?

That depends entirely on the watch! As of now, I don't have a set, upper limit. However, what I am willing to pay depends on a number of factors. A lot of watches I would otherwise have considered are off limits, simply because I find that they are overpriced for what they offer.

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I guess the cop-out answer to both questions would be "It depends!"

I think it’s important that we periodically step back and ground ourselves in reality. Always consider your opportunity cost, i.e., what purchases or experiences are you foregoing that you could have otherwise used the money for to get the shiny piece of metal you really want? In today’s day and age, especially with the proliferation of smartphones and smartwatches, EVERY watch is a luxury (i.e. non-essential item). So spend it if you got it, but in my opinion, only if you have the disposable income to not be buying a watch at the expense of what really matters in life. This is all just fivilous fun at the end of the day.

Buy the watches you can afford. If you have a roof over your head and food on the table I see no issues buying a watch. Some of the guys in my club have watches that cost more than my annual salary. Obviously, I couldn’t ever afford those watches because it’s a whole years salary, but they aren’t struggling after spending that money. Just stay in your lane and all will be good!

Over the past year I’ve bought some watches under $1000 that I told myself would be placeholders until I upgrade to the mid four to low five figure level. Now that I’m wearing them I feel no need to upgrade. I feel the value proposition isn’t there. I feel the sweet spot is $750 - $2500USD, greatly favoring the lower end.