I guess Watch Crunch is the new hub for expensive hobbies ☕️

I also think economically like you do. But that’s the point of luxury; if you still have to think about spending that much money on a watch, you’re not in their target demography yet. It’s a luxury piece, of course it’s not economical.

And people can be deceived. But you can’t deceive yourself when wearing a fake. The wearer spends most time with the watch

Enjoy your watch!

I can understand your point, but my take on point 4&5 is contrary to yours.

• I think independent watchmakers would be the first ones going kaput if the industry decline. I mean, who in their right mind would open up a new startup in a declining industry, right? Moreover, watch giants have the facility, asset and resources to produce at scale which inevitably have more ability to lower their cost and produce, market and sell goods efficiently. Independent watchmakers popping up, in my analysis, is the byproduct of a thriving market.

• A watch is already a luxury, and most population does not have the disposable income to spend even as little as $200 on a mechanical watch. Even more so when our phones, computers already got a clock on it. And we can agree that some watchmakers (the big ones) have repositioned themselves into a status symbol compang in lieu of a watchmaker. Rolex is not the tool watch it once was. Omega, mostly are not worn by professionals it made for. But I think, atleast right now, there’s no shortage of watchmakers that caters the demand for entry level watches (to put it into perspective, Seiko’s revenue in 2021 was 202 Billion compared to Rolex’s 13 Billion. It’s simply too big to pass. If the big ones aims for the ultra luxury market, there will always be others taking the entry-mid customers.

• As a self-diagnosed watch enthusiast, I have a smartband. There are some things that the smart devices offer that mechanical or even digital watches can offer in a similar package (yet). One thing that always puts me off; is the inevitable decline of my smart device. My fitbit is 5-6 years old, still works, but the battery is abysmal at this point. And it’s simply uneconomical for me to repair it. As. some in the comment already point it out; the threat to modern mechanical watch is planned obsolescence. Smart devices can to some extent replace watches when it have some degree of repairability, which at this point is close to non existent.

This is an amusing post. I admire your courage saying something like this to this crowd

Had the same problem with SRPD53 (same body and roughly the same dimension as yours). I found changing the strap to a rubber variant helps a little bit.

I change it back to jubilee when I need to wear my watch in a more formal setting

I round the numbers to 5 mins increment, or simply show my watch to the person asking (if the person is close enough to me)

No offense, but isnt it their specialty? 😂