Quote:
Originally Posted by PuYang
Haha, the last 2 years of planning this purchase have actually been good for me though. I researched and considered a wide range of watches.
I wanted to buy ONE luxury watch. The one watch to rule them all. The one watch I will wear 99% of the time (not really a rotation kinda guy), the one watch that will be on my wrist for, ideally, the rest of my life.
It is a tough decision, so I gave myself that 2 years to really decide. Plus, it coinciding with my 30th birthday just makes it mean more, considering I don't have plans to buy another luxury watch after this.
I set a budget of around 10-12k, and looked at watches from Zenith, Blancpain, Glashutte Original, other Omegas, Parmigiani, JLC.
The Speedmaster was the watch to start the list, and one of 2 watches that remained on my list after 2 years. (Zenith El Primero 38mm is the other). All of the other watches that made it to my list didn't remain there for very long.
|
Yeah the speedmaster is incredibly versatile - it fits every condition. Naturally I wanna jump out and say ... whatt your budget is 10-12k and you didnt get a Jaeger-LeCoultre? But really, it comes down to what you are looking for and if you want something to sit on your wrist day and night.. you made an excellent choice. I want to add, because everyone online too busy circlejerkin they wont mention this, that the average person wont look at a speedy and go "wow yeah its a beautiful watch and looks like its worth $xxxx". 90% of people don't get it. It looks super basic and "its not a rolex" type of opinion. Lol side-note high five to DLO cuz that is a stunning Daytona. Bottom line is that it's just a simple, easy as fuck to read, beauty of a watch that has an incredibly long history. And thats why they say pick the watch you want and will be happy with - again excellent choice!
I must mention, the 1 con I have, is that changing the strap is extremely difficult (mainly putting the oem strap bck on). Follow the instructions and be extremely careful when you use the strap changing tool.