What was your first “big boy” purchase? I’d love to know & see some photos! 😁

Good to hear. I haven’t experienced any of that potential Yema negatives at a year so far either. Hopefully if continues and you continue on the honeymoon with your new GMT. Well done. 

I haven't yet made a purchase of a 'serious' watch. 

I have a few mechanicals, some automatics, but nothing like a Yema, Longines or a Christopher Ward. 

Cheers!

Would definitely like to know what you got once you do make a “serious” watch purchase! 😁

For my 35th birthday I wanted a watch that can stand the test of time so I bought this old Bond watch.

So would the rest of WatchCrunch, I think 

That kind of shift might break the space-time continuum. 😉😂

I made the most of the event of picking up the first “big boy”. Marked 10 years of having my own business, so took the wife, we had a great time at the AD then followed it up with a gorgeous lunch to celebrate everything 🎉 

The BB58 was my first. Great watch, but I always miss having a date function.

My big boy watch??!! I got this watch when I gained 20 lbs  my Big fat boy watch…

With a milestone like that, you definitely picked up the watch in the right way! 
Cheers to many more watches & successful business years. 

I feel you, a day/date complication is a top priority for any of my watch purchase. But a gorgeous watch nonetheless!

Can’t go wrong with that watch! It’s on my wishlist too…maybe someday 🤞🏽

That’s a tasteful one indeed! 👌🏽

If I bought a big boy watch for every 20lbs gained...

I saw your profile name and I thought you were the YouTube famous Time Teller….. 

great name and watch. Congratulations!

mine was Omega Good Planet, I had been saving up and found one preowned and still in love to this day…

#bigboy

The first and only watch I have over $1000 (as an arbitrary marker) is my CW Aquitaine I flog on here pretty regularly. I was considering buying a watch for my 40th birthday when the WindUp show was in SF where I live. I got to see a lot of nice watches and the bronze Aquitaine was a bit of a standout. I spent a bit of time deciding and ultimately ordered the first batch as a pre-order. I know bronze isnt for all of you but I am really smitten with it.

Heheh, i wish i was the famous YouTube guy. 
I never knew about the Omega Good Planet, seeing it first today & i have to say i love it! Great purchase 

Bronze watches do look stellar on people who can pull it off, it’s definitely my cup of tea! 

My first watch from a brand with an actual reputation was a 2nd Generation Citizen Skyhawk Blue Angels Titanium -- I happened to locate it for the first time in over ten years yesterday, and I'm going to see if I can rehab it.

It was an 18th birthday gift from my parents, so I don't think that it qualifies as my first "big boy" purchase, even though it was the first watch I wore as an adult (and before I really got into the hobby).

My first "big boy" automatic was actually my JLC Master Control Date, which I received as a law school graduation gift (also from my parents).  I don't know if it counts or not...I took the money out of my own bank account and paid for the watch, and they later wrote me a check to cover the costs -- so I technically did buy it, but only kinda sorta...

I definitely did have one of those "Oh my God...what the hell did I just do?" moments immediately after walking out of the JLC boutique!

So...I guess that means my first and really only "big boy" watch purchase that was in no, way, shape or form a gift (other than to myself), was my Tudor Black Bay GMT, which I bought to celebrate my 35th birthday:

Cool watch!

Thank youuu! 💯 

Mr.Jbird,i enjoyed reading through the stories of all the watch purchases. Thank you for sharing, your Tudor BB GMT is a masterpiece, & I’m a total fan boy of JLC,maybe someday I’ll gift one to myself hehe! The JLC really is a clean looking watch.

cheers

I had bought an Oris Big Crown Pointer Date before, but it wasn't until I bought my Omega Aqua Terra that I thought to myself "Am I crazy? I just spent how much for something I absolutely do not need?" That was when I realized s**t just got real!

But I've been pretty content after buying that watch. I wear it over 60% of the time. I think my next purchase will be even bigger. Go big or go home I say.

Yessir, that “Am i crazy & how much did I just spend” does race through the mind after the purchase. I feel you hahahha 
 

all the best for the next purchase, Godspeed ✌🏽

Nice strap. That Omega or after market?