First High End Watch

It is a beautiful watch, but do not buy for an investment. It will lose money. Buy because you like it and want to proudly wear it. That said, in this combo, it is flashy and may not go with everything or every occasion.

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I’ve got the Datejust 41 in Oystersteel with the jubilee bracelet and white gold fluted bezel. It’s a stunning, beautiful watch. As @AllTheWatches said, it’s definitely not an investment and not an every day wear. That being said, for me it marked a place in time of personal and professional accomplishment in my life so I wear the hell out of it. If you can, get it at an AD and pay RRP for it. Wait times aren’t bad right now. I like the yellow gold, but just can’t pull it off. You’ve made a beautiful choice!

Here’s mine for reference…

It's a lovely watch. Too bright for me though. My first Rolex was also the datejust but black dial and smooth bezel. I just thought it would go with pretty much everything I would wear and will be less attention grabbing.

One scratch or dent and your investment goes down the toilet. Just enjoy what you like.

If you want to invest buy physical gold or other precious metals.

This was my first Swiss automatic. It got beat to hell the first few years wearing it like a gshock. It’s about time for a service and I am going to be happy bringing it back to factory.

Even gold prices are steadily low at the present so good time to buy gold or platinum. I like bullion personally over minted coins. Watches aren’t investments agree . Assets yes , investments no .

I stopped at "invest"...

I suggest you don't think of it as an investment. Then you will enjoy it more.

Just purchased the 36mm steel and gold with the fluted motif dial (2023) from my AD for 12k and change. Goes for upwards of 18k on the gray market. Investment… 🤷🏻‍♂️I wear it with shorts and a tshirt. I don’t look at it as an investment unless I closely follow the market and keep it in a safe. I have several Rolex’s and none are safe queens. To each their own. Good luck!

Don’t invest in watches! Put your money in the market and not in luxury watches.

OP correct me if I’m wrong, but friends I don’t think he meant actually making an investment as much as purchasing his first luxury watch.

You could do a lot worse. Will this be your only watch or are you planning on getting many additional pieces?

This is a great do it all watch.

Greta size and updated movement, the new style jubilee is extraordinary, has the date complication, the quality and finishing is solid.

Varying from others, I think you can wear this anywhere, sporty or dressy. I like the two tone. It has ample 100m WR so set it, done it on the wrist and forget about it, enjoy.

There really aren’t too many negatives about this particular watch.

I got the same sense from the original post. “Invest” here just reads “buy” to me with no other context than, well, buy. “I’m looking to invest” sounds better than “I’m looking to burn money”.

My best advice is, if it floats your boat... why not? Personally, I think it looks daggy AF. I can't stand two-tone anything. Having the Rolex logo doesn't change that for me. I lived through the 80s once. But again, to my point... if it floats your boat... amazing! It's great to find a watch that does that. If it does, buy it!

I had to look up daggy but now I'm going to fly the hell out of it. Thanks!

It's very Aussie slang :)

I wish I gotten one of these as my first watch as I probably might have stopped at maybe just one more watch ( Jodi :) 😂

Lol. Learning from so many that this is not investment but a personal desire and gratification

Correct! It's a figure of speech. I am looking to purchase a luxury watch for my own desire.

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Thank you for your honest feedback. Luv it.

It’s a bonus when some of my watches increased in value. But buying a watch to me is the pure enjoyment of owning it. If the value goes up it’s a bonus. 😉

Watches are a luxury Veblen jewelry purchase. Watches for investment is a tricky thing that requires years of knowledge, money and time. A watch does not pay a dividend or interest. There isn't a lot of possibilitiesto leverage the "asset" with a loan or option sale. The only value is a resale for more than purchase price. The market is softening because a recession looms. Having said all that BS... buy it if you love it. Rolex holds their value better than most brands. This watch is a gorgeous classic!

Never buy a watch as an investment, buy it because you love it and want to wear it! If it appreciates, great! If not, not harm done.

Watches are not good investments, even if YouTube tells you other wise. You will have an awful spread (bid ask difference), they have no cashflows(dividends) and they are not very liquid(if you want to sell your watch in less then 1 hour you may not find a good price). If you want to invest stick to stocks.

Now say you still want to "invest" in a watch, then you'd better look for a rare watch in perfect condition, box papers at a "good" price. Say you get all of that, good for you. Now you have to deposit it somewhere safe where depending where you live might be a bank which means an additional cost. Maybe, you live somewhere safe and a 30k watch isn't that big of a deal, are you going to refrain yourself from wearing it?

My only advice is does it make you go wow when you put it on. You have no need to wonder about it’s quality or robustness it will last you a lifetime and you can wear it every day or on special occasions. Just make sure it feels special when ever you put it on. Then you will enjoy it as you should. 👍

I had the same one and remember wearing it for the first time gives me a feeling of achievement.

a very nice watch but not a high-end watch