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Originally Posted by Zyzz
u should either spend $400 on a watch, or $4000+.
Anything in between is a waste of money.
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I've thought about this for a long time. And surprisingly, this is actually somewhat true.
Though I wouldn't exactly say a waste of money, people should buy what they like. Everyone has their personal preference of style, but when it comes to real respectable enthusiast time pieces, that bold statement actually makes some sense. If you're throwing this much money out to buy nice watch, it better damn have it's own mechanical craft.
Either stay under ~$500, or save up and go over ~$5000. (In my opinion, of course.)
Under $500: Seiko would probably be the best choice. They have their own movements, a solid "bang for your buck."
Everything else in this price range is just paying for whatever pretty casing and brand name. All cheap generic Quartz movements. Which is completely fine, since you're not forking out that much cash anyway, so shop away. Fossil, Nixon, Burberry, Armani, etc.
Here's the dispute: watches between $500 and $5000.
All the "higher end" Quartz movements.. prime example is Gucci. ~$4000 for a generic Quartz? Are you kidding me?
Tag, Sinn, and Oris fall into this category as well.
Automatics aren't off the hook either. Most of the automatics in this range don't have their own specific movement. So.. what are you paying for? The brand stamped on the watch, and the casing. It's exactly like the Quartz watches dolled-up in pretty cases, but with an automatic piece. Off the top of my head, Bell&Ross is guilty of this. Their mechanism is just a mass-produced stock ETA piece that's found in cheap automatic watches that you can find for around $200. And most of these Bell&Ross watches sell for around $4000. So this is just the same game that the dressed up Quartz watches are playing.
So for around ~$200, you can get a Seiko with it's own movement.
But for ~$500-~$5000, you can get various brands that all use the exact same stock ETA piece?