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What's a Nice, Classy Dress Watch?
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krunchykrome
Lifer
A good Bulova shouldn't run you more than $400. I have 3 of them. For your price range, I'd get a Tag. I've never liked men's Movado watches.
DivideBYZero
Lifer
I have an Aquaracer I picked up for just under $1k.
Electric Amish
Elite Member
There seriously cannot be any real difference between a $200 (or less) and a $1000 watch.
You obviously have more money than you know what to do with.
You obviously have more money than you know what to do with.
lytalbayre
Senior member
You're just asking for a beating around here if you start telling people you want to spend $1K on a watch... they just don't understand our sickness...
Come with me, my friend, and I'll show you the promised land, and it is called..... www.timezone.com
Come with me, my friend, and I'll show you the promised land, and it is called..... www.timezone.com
DivideBYZero
Lifer
Just like there is no difference between a $10000 car and a $40000 one?
Electric Amish
Elite Member
Correct. I would contend that there is no difference in the basic functionality between a $10k and a $40k car.
DivideBYZero
Lifer
So why do they exist?
Check out Swiss Army...the one I have has held up really well.
http://www.swissarmy.com/Timepieces/Product.htm?category=alliance&product=24052&
http://www.swissarmy.com/Timepieces/Product.htm?category=alliance&product=24052&
Electric Amish
Elite Member
Because there are people in the world with more money than brains.
It's also not really a fair comparison between an apparatus that tells time and one used for transportation.
Telling time is basically telling time.
Transportation has many facets (e.g. comfort, speed, economy, etc.)
DivideBYZero
Lifer
Oh come now. Prove you have one and try to come up with one more rational reason. One with a little less venom in it. Try, just for me? 😉
Watches in this class are seen more as luxury jewelry. It's not even all that more exact with time. It's appreciated for it's construction and whatnot. So yes, these watches are now getting to, "I'll buy it because I have the money to" category but to say that transportation has many facets such as comfort, speed, economy, etc.. and imply a watch doesn't has me thinking you don't really know the appreciation about watches.
For example, I could care less about what I drive, but (assuming I had the money)I'd rather get a Patek Phillipe. And believe me, there's a world of difference to a Casio digitals to Patek Phillipe Grand Complications, especially if you look at say, skeleton watches (my own personal favorite type of watches).
Just because you can't find the value in a luxury watch doesn't mean it's not there. You don't appreciate the qualities of a fine watch, and that's fine. Do you appreciate the qualities of a fine wine? Not everyone can appreciate the difference between a $10 bottle of wine and a good $100 bottle.
There is a lot more to watches than you probably realize. There's a whole community of people that are ultimately watch enthusiasts. They look for a beautifully designed movement in the same way as someone would lust over a vintage car.
Sorry for contributing to the "expensive vs. non-expensive" discussion.
Anyway, what I'd probably do with that money is head over to TimeZone and look through their sub-$5000 for sale forums. There are a lot of nice vintage watches that you can probably pickup near your price range. I'd probably look for an older Omega in good condition, but that's me.
Here are some vintage watches near your price range.
Stylistically, that might not be the type of thing you want, but imo it's more interesting than just your normal out-of-the-box watch.
Stylistically, that might not be the type of thing you want, but imo it's more interesting than just your normal out-of-the-box watch.
OpenThirdEye
Golden Member
PAB probably has a few luxury watches he could sell you
RallyMaster
Diamond Member
get a cellphone.
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