I’ve liked watches for most of my life- Across various price points. I’m not into “cheap” or “expensive”. I just love watches and I dislike watch snobs
This year marks 20 years of seriously being into watches. This watch I purchased new in 2004 and it still runs great….i bought it on a bracelet. The s...
commented onBuying the watch you want vs Buying the watch people say you should buy?·
I’d say get the one you want. A long time ago I bought and tragically lost a watch from a brand I had never heard of. It was an EPOS chronograph. I did some research on the brand and pulled the trigger.
The watch was just beautiful and it was expensive ($1200) given my income at the time. I was elated with it. It ticked all the boxes. I’d say try to research the lesser known brand as thoroughly as possible. I miss that EPOS. Lost it in a move from one residence to another. I’m glad I took a chance on a brand I had never heard of.
I don’t think I’m snobbish at all. I just want my watches to last since I don’t sell them off anymore. Besides I’d rather have my $20 Timex over any fashion brand or Ali express brand. I don’t think this is snobby
I like it within the context of having a variety of watches, not as a daily. But definitely cool watch to break out in certain situations. I’d wear it if I’m celebrating a friend/relative/coworker special occasion, on Fridays when I’m leaving early, and I’d probably wear it if I was getting ready to collect on a winning lottery ticket!
commented onBest Nautilus/Royal Oak Alternatives?·
I like the GP. I’ve always liked the GP. And one can likely get a discount on one. I do not feel it’s a copy of the Royal Oak. I use sporty cars as a comparison. If you have 2 mid engine rear wheel drive sports cars, they’re not copies of each other even they share a similar configuration. As for PP, I’ve just never been excited with their designs. Yes they’re top tier but for PP money-(if I was not another “mere mortal”)I’d get 3-4 nice watches I’d be extremely happy with.
I’m very careful about what I buy so I’ve managed to really like all of them. I’ll wear a new watch for probably a couple of weeks exclusively, but then I go back to my old ones. I probably average one watch per week but I have times when I switch out daily.
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