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Omega and Seiko is my current collection.
Personally, I love the datejust, but when spending on anything "luxury" (certainly at this pricepoint", I absolutely think you should NOT compromise. No one "needs" a Rolex, so if you're going to get one, get exactly the one you want. Don't drop the money on something you're lukewarm on because it's "close enough" or you just don't want to wait anymore, because at the end of the day you'll still want what you originally wanted, but you'll nearly 10k out of pocket. Good on you for sticking to your guns 👍
100% agree with you on the GMT. I live in a different timezone from all of my family so it's nice to see at a quick glance if it's a good time to call them.
You're a flipper if you bought the watch solely with the intention to resell it for a profit. Whether that's the next day, in a month or in a year, if you bought it solely with the intention to resell (especially if the piece is brand new, in box, never worn) then you are a reseller.
If you bought a watch with the intention of wearing it and keeping it, but realised it actually wasn't for you or circumstances changed and you needed cash and you sell it for more than you bought it for (market price), I don't consider that really being a reseller.
At the end of the day it's probably really the fault of the manufacturers for purposely making limited quantities to create scarcity and keep up the feeling of exclusivity of the brand. That said, I don't really care for resellers.
The fake altruism is what gets me. If they just said they wanted to make some money, I can accept that, but to act as if they are providing the world a service ugh
Fellow SNKL owner here! The hands matter. When I got my SNKL43, it took me longer than I anticipated because I kept finding Seiko 5s of comparable size/specs, but didn't love the hands and since it was my first auto, I was being picky. Totally fell in love with the SNKL's dauphin hands (probably my favorite type of hands) and really loved the shade of blue so I pulled the trigger and haven't looked back.
