I know this is OzBargain, but I'm sure we have a few watch peeps in here.
If so, what brand(s)? Specify the model if you want to. And maybe why you bought it.
A random watch lux pyramid tier l found off a quick google search.
Curious - Do You Own a Luxury Watch?
wfh on 24/06/2024 - 21:20
Last edited 25/06/2024 - 11:08 by 2 other users
Last edited 25/06/2024 - 11:08 by 2 other users
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- 232Yes
- 502No
- 56What is a watch?
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100%! I had a few for a while. great conversation pieces.
And it's definitely a "if you know you know" when you run into someone.
Nothing fancy - Seiko Chrono Quartz (first "real" watch, bought in high school), Bulova Quartz, and a Citizen Auto
I got deep into watches a while back as it was a time in my life where i was earning enough to do it and i was too dumb to invest in property lol
Currently daily a Rolex sub (pre ceramic) and an older quartz Omega Seamaster (Bond). I vividly remember the Omega from Golden eye being the watch that got my attention as a child. Also have an IWC chrono for a milestone birthday, a limited ed Omega moonwatch and a Tag Monaco for my sons birthyear watch. I also have some nice seiko and casio's which i love to wear as well.
I do not even own a watch. I been thinking of getting an Apple Watch. It remains in my thought
I don’t own anything beyond the second tier. Like others have said, I’d be overly conscious of wearing $10K+ on my arm, fearing someone else would want to take my arm more than me. That’s one of the reasons I’m into microbrands these days - you can get a really well made, attractive watch that has a reliable movement for not a lot of money and which in unlikely to be attracting the kind of attention you’d want to avoid.
Unless you're in London or San Fran, you're fine. I daily a $10k watch in Sydney.
Also unless it's a highly identifiable Rolex, thieves won't target you. I can't even recall a case where someone had their watch stolen in public in Sydney anytime recently.
People wear much more "stealable" stuff like LV handbags etc anyway, and they're fine.
Vostok is the ultimate gateway drug.