In my honest opinion a dive watch will not be as versatile or even suitable for daily usage. Yes it's more rugged but will it be too sporty looking? That's my concern with any dive watch that's gonna be used daily.
Oh man, I had really positive thought about Solar watches and was planning on buying a citizen eco-drive soon. But now I have some second thought. If it's gonna be a real hassle to recharge it and really expensive to service/fix it if it breaks one day then it's just not good. Guess I'll be going with high accuracy quartz then, Longines conquest VHP.
I think in general your sentiment is right about wearing any watch regardless of the price. The problem is when people buy watches that are way out of their economic status they tend to baby them which is also totally understandable. This is why I hate the idea of "luxury watch" as it accentuate the value of normal watches to insane highs and make people think they should have them regardless of their income. That's why I generally don't care about watches above a certain price point, around $5k, because beyond that point it's all about the name and prestige of owning a watch rather than the total value for money. At least this is my personal opinion.
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