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Expensive Watches.

i think if you have the money and want to buy an expensive watch go for it its your treat. i buy expensive no 5 perfume but i save up for it and as i say its my money my treat
gail
 
Pam123 said:
The most expensive ones are his Red-arrows limited edition citizen eco-drive,
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My boss's nephew was in the Reds for years. They got given various Breitling watches and he was in for the 50th anniversary so has a very limited edition Breitling Reds 50th.

My boss went to visit him and it was just lying on the windowsill in full view ready to be nicked!

I guess when you don't pay for them and you have half a dozen...
 
dannybgoode said:
My boss's nephew was in the Reds for years. They got given various Breitling watches and he was in for the 50th anniversary so has a very limited edition Breitling Reds 50th.

My boss went to visit him and it was just lying on the windowsill in full view ready to be nicked!

I guess when you don't pay for them and you have half a dozen...
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the only time my hubby puts his in the windowsill is to charge it and its upstairs in our bedroom.
 
Having now given a thought to my old G.Shock watch, I just had a look at those. They still do the inexpensive ones but they have also gone a lot more upmarket too. They now do ones with tons of tech like the Garmin has, but more aimed towards the outward bound, hill walking, surviving while pretending that you're in the SAS crowd. I do like the fact that they have a real analogue face with real hands and numbers. The Garmin looks like an analogue watch when not in sports activity mode, but the numbers and hands aren't real.

Many years ago I had a girlfriend who enjoyed yomping over hills and stuff. On the run up to Xmas I got her quite a few stocking fillers from the Green Shield Stamps Catalogue, remember those? One of these was a watch in the style of a Russian military issue watch, very rugged and outward boundy. She really loved it, I wonder if she still has it.
 
Husband #1 used to like a swatch because they were very slim (but the sheer size of the faces and lack of adjustment to my teeny wrists ruled em right out for me) and as they cost c.£25 apiece in UK airport Duty Free shops when we were annually having European summer holidays, cheap enough to replace as often as needed - usually because he'd worn it to work and then been dismantling or rebuilding something tough, oh dear the face is scratched but still readable - never known to actually fail to tell the time. (However that didn't worry him unduly cos he was never exactly a good timekeeper!)
 
One of my friends has a Garmin but she uses it a lot for sports and running, she definitely wouldn't spend more than £500 on a watch though.
 
Really can't see why anyone would pay 1000's for a watch except to show off, a watch £50 max is good enough.
 
"Really can't see why anyone would pay 1000's for a watch except to show off, a watch £50 max is good enough."

That was really my starting point although I go a little higher, a few hundred maybe. Paying a bit more gets you something more durable, if you wear it every day at work and keep it for years you possibly get better value for your money. The Garmin and some of the G Shock watches are packed with loads of tech and do much more than just tell the time. Having engaged in the discussion here I have started to understand a bit more about how some of the high end watches retain their value and, if you are lucky, might even be an investment. I still think that thirty grand is completely over the top though.
 
Chris Hobson said:
I still think that thirty grand is completely over the top though.
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It's largely relative to wealth though. If you're a multimillionaire then £30k is like spending a few hundred.

Some folk I know have saved really hard because they've always wanted a nice Rolex or Omega say as well as it's a passion that they've finally been able to achieve.

Like anything though - high end watches are not for everyone. But then I couldn't spend even £10 on a set of golf clubs and yet others spend thousands on their kit.

Ditto any other hobby 🙂
 
Since I posted this thread I have been lost down the wristwatch rabbit hole and I'm wavering between maybe treating myself and my general philosophy of not pointlessly buying stuff that I don't need. I used to really like the chronograph style watches with little sub-dials and other paraphernalia on the face. These have become rather common nowadays and I now need one that I can read without having to put my reading glasses on. I also like the skeleton watches with all the works showing but these too tend to be difficult to read. Now I lean towards very clear faces with clear numbers and having both the day and date on the face is quite important as well because, since I retired, remembering what day it is is sometimes a challenge. The military style ones tend to lean in the right direction of rugged practicality, my Citizen one is in this style but I changed the khaki webbing strap for a leather one as it is more my going out watch rather than a working every day watch. If I do decide to have a little splurge it will probably be on something like this.

 
Go on, treat yourself, it’s a handsome watch and not outrageously expensive and does everything you want.
 
Yes but I don't really need one, I already have a Citizen one is very similar, although without the rotating bezel, which are quite useful when you park your car in a restricted spot.
 
Funny you mention skeleton watches @Chris Hobson . I was given this fob watch 40 years ago? I got a slightly bigger recon silver Victorian fob too. Somewhere. Probably not that expensive, but I just rewound & got it going. Probably the same size as my Galaxy watch. 40mm.

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I've decided to wait seven months until it's my birthday. My in-laws usually give me money and I can ask for money instead of a present from wifey. Then I can add a bit to it and buy it then and justify it that way.
 
Lisa65 said:
I have a citizen eco-drive watch which is solar powered and made from titanium so super light. I think I paid around £150 for it years ago.
And I have the smartwatch I bought recently which tracks my libre readings, steps, sleep, heart rate etc.
I personally wouldn't spend thousands on a watch even if I had the money, if I scratched it or something I'd be furious!
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Which smartwatch? I’m thinking of getting an Applewatch SE (around £200). Has anyone else matched this with Freestyle Libre?

Cheers, Nick
 
NickE said:
Which smartwatch? I’m thinking of getting an Applewatch SE (around £200). Has anyone else matched this with Freestyle Libre?

Cheers, Nick
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Hello Nick, if it was me? Personally? I would be establishing confidence in the continuity & stability with the sensor to phone first including a suitable app that works alongside librelink on your phone. Am I right in remembering you had issues with Libres on your iPhone? (In another topic.)
 
Chris Hobson said:
Yes but I don't really need one, I already have a Citizen one is very similar, although without the rotating bezel, which are quite useful when you park your car in a restricted spot.
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Then you have GAS (Gear Acquisition Syndrome), common among musicians and photographers and can obviously extend beyond those groups. There are two solutions, the first is to resist and the second is to give in.

If you give in generally the thing you bought is no better than the other ones you already have and can lead to buyer's remorse, or you can sell it at a loss. On the other hand it could be just what you are looking for but this results in feeling bad about the one(s) it replaced that are still perfectly functional.

My solutions have varied. On a couple of occasions I've gone and bought the thing I lusted after, I could always justify it. One of them is in regular use in rotation, the other sits in a case being neglected. The solution I now use is to research and research until I get sick of looking and then give up and carry on as before.

Having initially encouraged you to buy I now recommend the latter solution. Enjoy the search but don't follow through.
 
I'm really not too bad regarding the Gear Aquisition Syndrome, I'm quite disciplined really. Back when I was doing triathlons I had three bikes but each was for a specific purpose. I buy stuff for my woodwork shop from time to time but it is mostly set up now, a jointing planer is about the only thing that I don't have now.

Humans seem to be hard wired to get a temporary high from buying new things. You have to balance this with the rather longer term low that you get from having no money. Nowadays I don't really have any money problems, I can easily afford the watch, but I still try to guard against being too frivolous.
 
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