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how about like omegas and rolex's which are like upwards of 6 grand per watch.....

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probably wouldnt spend more than like 400 or 500 thousand.

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I paid like $800 for a Nixon. Nothing crazy like what you're talking about though.

ItsNotA2Mer posted...

I paid like $800 for a Nixon. Nothing crazy like what you're talking about though.

Never heard of Nixon though

I've wanted a Speedmaster Moonwatch for a few years now.

Settled for this at ~1/10th the price. Just need to get a non-velcro strap for it and I'll be happy enough.

https://www.swatch.com/en-us/bioceramic-moonswatch/mission-to-the-moon.html

they'd have to pay me at least ten bucks, to wear it
and i won't say how long i'll wear it, either

$300ish

BewmHedshot posted...

I've wanted a Speedmaster Moonwatch for a few years now.

Settled for this at ~1/10th the price. Just need to get a non-velcro strap for it and I'll be happy enough.

https://www.swatch.com/en-us/bioceramic-moonswatch/mission-to-the-moon.html

You did seriously get the moonswatch?

I'm pretty sure I would never buy a watch...

So, $0

My Breitling SuperOcean was $4000.

I do see myself getting a Navitimer at some point. The ones I'm looking at are in the $10k range.

Like twenty bucks maybe

$0. I never cared for them as an accessory and m I find them impractical as my phone serves as a timekeeping device. Ive never seen a watch strap that looked cool, and Ive seen cool bracelets and bangles that could be occupying that valuable wrist space instead.

does it have lightning mcqueen on it

Darkfire12 posted...

does it have lightning mcqueen on it

Yeah sure lol

GranTurismo posted...

Yeah sure lol

like fifteen bucks then

ItsNotA2Mer posted...

I paid like $800 for a Nixon. Nothing crazy like what you're talking about though.

Yeah, I paid 400 for a nixon back in 2012. Never spending near that amount again. Im content using fitbits or timex watches.

JuanCarlos1 posted...

Yeah, I paid 400 for a nixon back in 2012. Never spending near that amount again. Im content using fitbits or timex watches.

nixon is like swiss automatic? then you guys must have overpaid, fashion watch?

GranTurismo posted...

You did seriously get the moonswatch?

Yeah. It's got cute lil strawberrys on the stopwatch second hand.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/56cd06db.jpg

I've never bought one before and my last company gave me a ~$500 watch as a leaving present so I don't think I'll ever buy one in the future.

specialkid8 posted...

I've never bought one before and my last company gave me a ~$500 watch as a leaving present so I don't think I'll ever buy one in the future.

what kind of watch was that one though?

GranTurismo posted...

what kind of watch was that one though?

Citizen

specialkid8 posted...

Citizen

yeah alot of japanese watches are really good, rivalling swiss

BewmHedshot posted...

Yeah. It's got cute lil strawberrys on the stopwatch second hand.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/56cd06db.jpg

supposedly those were in very short supply, very

GranTurismo posted...

supposedly those were in very short supply, very

Artificially; it's just that you can't buy them online and Swatch only has like 15 retail stores. If you go to a store they'll likely have every model available, or on a short waitlist.

Maybe five bucks, if I wanted it for parts or something.

BewmHedshot posted...

Artificially; it's just that you can't buy them online and Swatch only has like 15 retail stores. If you go to a store they'll likely have every model available, or on a short waitlist.

you got yours from a swatch store? i have none, by me.

Zero dollars and zero cents. You already have a phone plus a million other devices that can tell you the time and with better accuracy.

BewmHedshot posted...

Yeah. It's got cute lil strawberrys on the stopwatch second hand.

https://gamefaqs.gamespot.com/a/forum/5/56cd06db.jpg

I thought omega watches were supposed to look expensive. Why does it look so cheap?

whatever i spent on my Pixel Watch, like, $400? and, I'll probably never buy another one, cuz it has not lived up at all to my expectations of what I'd use this for. Total waste of money.

GranTurismo posted...

you got yours from a swatch store? i have none, by me.

Nope I think I paid about $450 on eBay. The strawberry limited edition ones seem to be even more expensive today but the regular Moon version goes for barely over retail now.

At some point I want to get one of these: https://zeldawiki.wiki/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda_Game_Watch for my Zelda collection, so probably whatever that ends up costing me.

BewmHedshot posted...

Nope I think I paid about $450 on eBay. The strawberry limited edition ones seem to even more expensive today but the regular Moon version goes for barely over retail now.

450 is still, kinda, eh.......yeah it has a good name. but is just a regular quartz watch with no sapphire. But hey, you're happy with it right?

I wore $20-$30 watches until cell phones made them unnecessary. Dont see myself ever buying a watch again.

Cory898 posted...

I wore $20-$30 watches until cell phones made them unnecessary. Dont see myself ever buying a watch again.

yeah like this board seems to be less into watches than most guys, the national average. Wonder why, younger age? like older guys would prob be way more into watches......

GranTurismo posted...

450 is still, kinda, eh.......yeah it has a good name. but is just a regular quartz watch with no sapphire. But hey, you're happy with it right?

Yeah I got it for the design, aside from the tiny little Swatch logo it looks just like a Speedmaster. Even a beat to crap used Speedmaster Automatic costs 3-4 times as much and the dial proportions aren't as nice.

BewmHedshot posted...

Yeah I got it for the design, aside from the tiny little Swatch logo it looks just like a Speedmaster. Even a beat to crap used Speedmaster Automatic costs 3-4 times as much.

they were making huge news when it came out like 2 years ago, they were like the nes mini, huge lines.

I spent $10 on a CASIO F91-W over a decade ago that I still wear daily. It tells time rather than being an investment or fashion piece though, so if I were to lose it I would just replace it with the same type that goes for $20 these days.

The only kind of watch worth buying now is windup like an old school pocket watch. That way when teh world goes to shit you'll always be able to tell time.

GranTurismo posted...

yeah like this board seems to be less into watches than most guys, the national average. Wonder why, younger age? like older guys would prob be way more into watches......

Well Im 44 so I dont know about the younger crowd, but I was never interested in expensive luxury watches, just a necessity I fulfilled as cheaply as possible until the age where we all started carrying the time in our pockets.

After wanting a high-end mechanical watch for most my life I bought an Omega a few months ago... so a fair amount.

I have $350 watch... which I got as a gift.

I'd probably spend somewhere up to 500 bucks for a nice one. It's a man's fashion accessory.

Which reminds me I need to get the battery in mine replaced before I attend a wedding in a couple of months.

LeoRavus posted...

The only kind of watch worth buying now is windup like an old school pocket watch. That way when teh world goes to shit you'll always be able to tell time.

Just use the position of the sun.

Whatever a raffle ticket costs.

I've got a Rolex, but it was a gift. Most I'd spend is around $300.

Depends on how much I could get selling it.

3.5k USD.

$4,239,947.22

Personally I'd be happy to spend up to 5000 on a good watch, although tbh I'm spoiled by my iWatch as I don't even think about using another watch. Smart watches have probably ruined the tradition for most younger folks.

I don't have anything super super special, my Tissot is about 1600 and I also have a Seiko Chronograph which is about 600. There are a couple of cheapy digital watches in the box underneath my watch winder. My favourite of which is my Casio calculator/tv remote watch.

A colleague of mine has a Breitling Concorde - insured at 22,000. I would love a Breitling (a cheaper one for 5k) but as an unwanted iPhone user, Apple are too fucking arrogant to share their iOS, so I'll live with my cheapy iWatch for now.