I Bought 3 Rolexs and I use the brand name as justification for the purchase. It’s a brand that Doesn’t lose its price. Unlike a car that depreciates in value. I bought and sold a milgauss for the same price. There are watches that love like Sinn and Sérica but I’m afraid of purchasing and if I want to sell it be hard pressed to find a buyer.

I got into vintage watches first and love them but you can’t take a bubbleback or 1980’s datejust everywhere so I really liked the ideia of a “good quality AliExpress“ watch. I have a tudor Bb58/pelagos homage from Pagani Design, a Tiffany DJ homage and a San Martin blue BB58 homage. And I have to say that they are worth it. The build quality and QC of the San Martin is better then my vintage Rolexes. It’s a watch I can wear in the hospital or at the Beach without worrying about it breaking and it never looks out of place. For $80 the Pagani design is worth it and for $350 the San Martin is too. 

A timex ”for only $450” 😅

I have a Tudor homage from Pagani Design that I was a beater, but it gets a lot of compliments. i Love vintage watches but you have to handle them with care and know a good watch guy when they inevitably get a problem. there are some great finds on AliExpress for less than £100 if you don’t mind homage watches. 

I agree. at the end of the day it’s a tool. You have to be careful with expensive tools but they are tools at the end of the day. For the longest time I wore a Rolex bubbleback as a beater. I’d only take it for if I was going to work out or swim.  But other than that the watch stayed on. It’s a watch that’s older than my father and I love it, but its still a tool.