How old were you / long it take to get your first Luxury Watch

I've never bought one and never will. I have the money to buy several and keep the servicing up if I really wanted to, but having handled the ones I was interested in, they just aren't worth the money and definitely aren't made exceptionally well to justify it. All you're paying for is the name at this point in history, a bit like having to have Nike trainers because all the other kids in school have a pair, except none of us are at school anymore, nobody ever notices your watch unless you post a picture of it online and draw attention to it, and nobody in real life (apart from criminals) cares about your watch anyway.

I know you said Omega/Rolex as luxury, but id argue any watch is a luxury. Although I get what you are saying, its still subjective. The guy who owns 2 Pateks, 3 APs, and a Richard Mille may view an Omega how I view a rubber band on my wrist.

37… after making sure most of my finances are settled. Never buy luxury item if you have to borrow money.. then you are just buying stress..

I received my first Omega Seamaster with beads of rice bracelet the summer before I started middle school from my dad, apparently mom was against the idea, after all women are more caring, pragmatic. Calculations lead me to conclude it was 1960, watches even my dad’s steel manual date Rolex OP did not break even modest family budgets. Some years later my father who was extremely communicative in a quiet manner lectured that my first decent watch was not an extravagance for our poor immigrant family but a talisman to remind me that our time is finite, the number of years or even days that are our allowance may not yet be set but nevertheless to waste no minute. I wore that simple elegant timepiece until it was stolen from my older daughter’s locker when she travelled with an elite junior Canada nationals swim squad to compete in San Jose a long time ago breaking my poor heart. Lessons from my father echo through my brain each and every moment of every day, never ignored. I have owned at least my share of credible watches but all fail in comparison to that first steel Omega. The lesson that our time is precious is a constant.

I don't want a smart watch, which is the modern luxury watch. A mechanical watch is as luxurious as a horse and buggy in the modern day.

45 years old after a team I was on closed a $6 million dollar business deal and finished the quarter 285% of our goal.

I held onto that big commission for a few years in savings before my dad had a stroke. He kept telling me how his Dad died at 45 and I was 44 at the time, it really hit home. For a few years I had been saying "next year" but I realized no one knows how many "next years" we have.

I bought my SMP as a treat to myself when my son was born. That was my first watch purchase, aged 31. I don’t have everything figured out financially but I know that my watch purchases won’t make or break me.

Been into watches all my life. I'm 53, first luxury watch I fell in love with was the 2015 Seamaster 300 heritage. Eventually got it 3 years ago. So either 40 years or 4 depending on perspective

At 33 years old I bought my Omega Speedmaster Reduced, that was in 1998

Around a decade ago for me. I bought an Omega Seamaster SMP Quartz. I wanted something solid, accurate and low maintenance. Bear in mind that those didn't command the prices they do now, and was more like buying a high-end Seiko today.

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But there is an expensive affordable watch I've been eyeing for almost two years now. The availability is disappearing, so it's now or never (or second-hand). We'll see how the finances turn out.

30 years old I got my first omega and I got my first Rolex at 31 or 32 I think

Haven't gotten one. Don't plan on it, but never say never...

I don’t own a luxury watch but I’d like to put money back for one. I really want something nice to hand down to my son as a family heirloom.

Like the song says..."and I still, haven't found, what I'm looking for"...

But looking back at how much I spent in 2023, I probably could have purchased an Omega easily.

This is such a beautiful watch! For a moment I thought it was an ebel

I honestly never considered Concord as a brand until got this piece. Their current models look wildly different, pretty pricey for their specs but there's something about them that's interesting to me now. I can definitely see the Ebel connection now that you've mentioned it!

Hi 5 bro, this was one of my considerations too :)

I received my first luxury watch (a 2 toned Rolex DJ almost the same as the one in your pic) as a wedding present from my in-laws when I was 27. If you're talking about a watch I purchased with my own money, around 52 when I bought my grail Speedy (my 2d watch so the only watch purchase I made since my wedding) which started me collecting.

Actually, I also had similar thoughts based on what I spent in 2023 - maybe can get a 2nd hand Seamaster haha

This is the best thing I’ve seen all week.

Borrowing to buy a luxury toy is almost as insane to me as borrowing to buy stocks - only thing you should ever borrow for imo is a house

Question what tbh ?

I’m like a lot of watch crunchers I love Rolex submariner blue two tone bracelet, speedy ap patek,and many others I wanted the Rolex bad I had the money but my head cleared up and bought a Tissot seastar 1000 blue dial ss bracelet, love it, someday I maybe have a stable enough income that I can save enough money to get my grail watch im years 58 old getting up there a bit, u watch crunchers are a great and so many great stories love them all

To be honest. 😊

If we consider Tudor as a Luxury Watch Brand (LWB) then it took my 33 years of my life from being born … or 3 years as a watch nerd 😅

Well, bought my two Longines earlier in the year at 32, picked up my Air King this week at 33.

It depends on how we define luxury. I own a Bucherer (from the era before they renamed the company to Carl F. Bucherer) which doesn't feel too luxurious. I wasn't alive in the '70s to know how steep the price tag was, so I don't know if it counts. It's quality, yes, but I don't have another vintage luxury watch to measure it against.

My vintage Nivada Grenchen Antarctic Spider is not a luxury watch, but seeing that prices get crazier and crazier each time I check, is it really that far removed from luxury?

The way I see it is that luxury is just a series of big numbers. It's a construct. I can make a luxury watch by buying a half decent movement and covering it in a giant gold case. It's a complicated mix of brand cache and how much it attacks your wallet. I think Bucherer is a good brand, but many (normal) people have never heard of it. Is it still luxury then?

In other words, I tell myself I bought my first luxury watch at 17 to feel good about myself and to serve as a point to bring up when I start an online pyramid scheme. "I was homeless. By trading in the Mumbai special chronometer company, I could buy my first luxury watch at 17. I smoke exotic cigars. I rent out luxury cars and tell people I own them. Give me your money."

I probably have a habit of talking myself out of acknowledging something as luxury too. To me, many vintage Omegas aren't a luxury product at all. They technically are, but that's because all watches are a luxury. An Omega Genève is on the same level as some Eternas out there, but because of brand cache, the Eterna is perceived as less luxurious than the equivalent Omega.

I've thought too much about this. I don't believe any watch I currently own is luxury.

Oh ok thanks duh

Got a 5k dollars Tudor pelagos at 27 yo, but I regret the purchase😂🥲 its so uncomfortable but. Of course I cant return it. I probably will never buy a luxury watch again, since I had much more fun with my Vaer, Casio, Timex and Hamilton