I wear them (bracelet) slightly loose - once at an Omega store they told me the rule of thumbs is to be loose anoight to put your pinky finger. This way you leave room for the bags to swell and still not get uncomfortable

Materials are not indicative of pricing at all. Most of what you paying is labour, RD, marketing, shipping, licenses, QC etc

Tag Heuer are a top brand with some great watch models. I do agree they have had some controversy around certain movements and produce questionable models that dilute their name.

I couldn’t agree more on the price and diminishing returns of watches. I have a few “cheaper” compared to the rest but they go toe to toe in every aspect - looks, quality, precision…

I am passionate about watches and not about my opinion - it has changes many times by many people over the years. And yes RM has copied a lot of Franc Muller's design and are quite popular now.

All I was pointing to is that if you look further you will find watches that don't look like the Rolex models you mentioned. Just because every watch has hands, crown and "circular" case doesn't mean they are the same - unless they are deliberately trying to mimic a style/model to boost sales because of the trends lately. Basically all cars are the same because they have 4 wheels and doors with windows... 🙂

VC are not trendy - they are class and have been around long before Panerai existed.

Yes every watch looks more or less like another before but thats because they all obey the same laws of physics and need to serve the same need - tell time. Panerai, Cartier, JLC and Breitling don't look at all like Rolex even for the non watch geek people and still look stunning.

And yes most Genta designs look the same because they are all made by Genta - check some non trendy watches and you will see a huge variety of designs with the same prestige as the ones you are mentioning.

I hope you are not suggesting the brands I mentioned are ridiculous and unwearable 🙂

Also the same could be said about the Rolex/Tudor hype - when you buy the same watches over and over again in a slightly different size and color then no wonder for the non watch people they are all the same.