The Rolex Forums   The Rolex Watch

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX


Go Back   Rolex Forums - Rolex Forum > Other (non-Rolex) Watch Topics > Watches (Non-Rolex) Forum

Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
Old 29 August 2009, 04:35 PM   #1
refreshe123d
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: america
Posts: 9
what is average watch $$

I know crap watches are like $1-5. I always assume $20-50 was just average watch. I just bought a watch $125. Is this consider "expensive" or just little above average?
refreshe123d is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29 August 2009, 06:55 PM   #2
esm
"TRF" Member
 
esm's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2008
Real Name: Eric
Location: Location,Location
Watch: this, bro...
Posts: 15,340
Quote:
Originally Posted by refreshe123d View Post
I know crap watches are like $1-5. I always assume $20-50 was just average watch. I just bought a watch $125. Is this consider "expensive" or just little above average?
difficult to say. Best to compare to the rest of your collection and decide.
In the case of pretty much all TRF members, it would be a cheap acquisition.
esm is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29 August 2009, 07:45 PM   #3
jas55
"TRF" Member
 
jas55's Avatar
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Real Name: Lach
Location: Western Australia
Posts: 759
I think unless you are a watch person, $125 would be a good investment for a watch. I think the average Swatch is about $100 these days, likewise for Citizen and similar brands.

If you are a watch person, then $125 is barley a drop in the ocean.
__________________

Explorer 2-Polar
Omega Seamaster Quartz
jas55 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29 August 2009, 10:07 PM   #4
R1@160@alltimes
"TRF" Member
 
R1@160@alltimes's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: USA
Watch: ♛
Posts: 4,408
Quote:
Originally Posted by jas55 View Post
I think unless you are a watch person, $125 would be a good investment for a watch. I think the average Swatch is about $100 these days, likewise for Citizen and similar brands.

If you are a watch person, then $125 is barley a drop in the ocean.
Well said
__________________
R1@160@alltimes is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 29 August 2009, 10:43 PM   #5
Harvey58
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Real Name: Harvey
Location: Clermont, Florida
Watch: TT Sub Champ Serti
Posts: 338
In mu life I have spent between $100 and $12,000 for watches and I think it all depends on what type and brand of watch you purchase. It's also relative to each person as to what they feel is expensive!!!
__________________

TT Sub Champ. Serti Dial "M"
SS Sub-C "G"
Harvey58 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30 August 2009, 06:54 AM   #6
refreshe123d
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: america
Posts: 9
Thanks for the reply guys, I'm still in college so $125 doesn't feel that cheap.
refreshe123d is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30 August 2009, 09:48 AM   #7
AndreiRublyov
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Gothenburg
Watch: T.H. Aquaracer II
Posts: 49
Quote:
Originally Posted by refreshe123d View Post
I know crap watches are like $1-5. I always assume $20-50 was just average watch. I just bought a watch $125. Is this consider "expensive" or just little above average?
I'd say a watch for 125 is a low quality watch.
AndreiRublyov is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30 August 2009, 10:19 AM   #8
WatchSnob
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: US
Posts: 460
Quote:
Originally Posted by AndreiRublyov View Post
I'd say a watch for 125 is a low quality watch.
WRONG! There are plenty of great watches out there in that price, they just dont have the allure of some of the higher end brands.

Buy what you are comfortable with, love it and enjoy it. We do not start with a Rolex, we move into them over time. Please post pics of what you got, we would love to see!
WatchSnob is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30 August 2009, 11:19 AM   #9
AndreiRublyov
Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Gothenburg
Watch: T.H. Aquaracer II
Posts: 49
Quote:
Originally Posted by WatchSnob View Post
WRONG! There are plenty of great watches out there in that price, they just dont have the allure of some of the higher end brands.

Buy what you are comfortable with, love it and enjoy it. We do not start with a Rolex, we move into them over time. Please post pics of what you got, we would love to see!
In my opinion, one can not find a good watch under 200 dollars. Depends on how you define good thought.
AndreiRublyov is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30 August 2009, 11:56 AM   #10
cody p
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Canada
Watch: Air-King 114200
Posts: 2,878
Quote:
Originally Posted by AndreiRublyov View Post
In my opinion, one can not find a good watch under 200 dollars. Depends on how you define good thought.
this can be had for under $200. i would use the word 'good' when describing it;)
Name:  DSCN2240.jpg
Views: 206
Size:  43.9 KB
cody p is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30 August 2009, 12:17 PM   #11
Mike B
"TRF" Member
 
Mike B's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jun 2008
Real Name: Mike
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Watch: DSSD, Omega SMP
Posts: 3,055
I'd say for someone who doesn't collect watches, and is into watches for a hobby, then yes $125 is quite a lot of coin to drop on a watch. However, if you have already found this forum, chances are you own, or are thinking about owning something MUCH more expensive. Not to say that a $125 watch cannot do what a $12,500 watch can do, it's just one is made of finer craftsmanship/more exquisite brand name then the other.
After spending a great deal of time here on this wonderful forum, I've come to find out that one doesn't have to spend TONS of money to get a very reliable, rugged, bulletproof watch. One of those watches, is the Sieko Orange/Black Monster, which can be had new for around that price range. For $1-200 in price, you can get a lot of watch if you look in the right places.
Mike B is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30 August 2009, 04:43 PM   #12
Robertf
Member
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Surrey England
Watch: ND Submariner
Posts: 96
$125 is not going to get you many decent watches. Check out Seiko divers or Vosktok Amphibians for decent quality autos at that price or less.
Robertf is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30 August 2009, 05:38 PM   #13
Desperado
"TRF" Member
 
Desperado's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2009
Real Name: Karim
Location: Dubai
Watch: YM Platinum
Posts: 653
I have a couple of expensive watches but i still respect Swatch & Seiko :) really the price is not everything...u might see cheap watches but still fall in love with :)
Desperado is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30 August 2009, 09:25 PM   #14
sunburst
"TRF" Member
 
sunburst's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Real Name: Joji
Location: KY, So. Cal., NJ
Watch: 16800
Posts: 979
Quote:
Originally Posted by cody p View Post
this can be had for under $200. i would use the word 'good' when describing it;)
Attachment 84007
Prior to the introduction of the Seiko Monsters, the 007 and 009 Seiko divers were the dive watch to own.

__________________
Rolex Sub 16800
Rolex No Date Sub 114060
Omega Speedmaster Professional
Sinn 356 Flieger II, Sinn 556, Sinn ST-140
Marathon SAR, Marathon GSAR
sunburst is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30 August 2009, 09:27 PM   #15
sunburst
"TRF" Member
 
sunburst's Avatar
 
Join Date: Feb 2009
Real Name: Joji
Location: KY, So. Cal., NJ
Watch: 16800
Posts: 979
Quote:
Originally Posted by Mike B View Post
I'd say for someone who doesn't collect watches, and is into watches for a hobby, then yes $125 is quite a lot of coin to drop on a watch. However, if you have already found this forum, chances are you own, or are thinking about owning something MUCH more expensive. Not to say that a $125 watch cannot do what a $12,500 watch can do, it's just one is made of finer craftsmanship/more exquisite brand name then the other.
After spending a great deal of time here on this wonderful forum, I've come to find out that one doesn't have to spend TONS of money to get a very reliable, rugged, bulletproof watch. One of those watches, is the Sieko Orange/Black Monster, which can be had new for around that price range. For $1-200 in price, you can get a lot of watch if you look in the right places.
And quite a few TRF members do own Seiko Monsters.

__________________
Rolex Sub 16800
Rolex No Date Sub 114060
Omega Speedmaster Professional
Sinn 356 Flieger II, Sinn 556, Sinn ST-140
Marathon SAR, Marathon GSAR
sunburst is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 30 August 2009, 09:34 PM   #16
RolexPete32
"TRF" Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2008
Real Name: Peter
Location: Canada
Watch: You know... Rolex
Posts: 1,520
And I heard people with Rolex watches are stuck up. Well judging by the responses here I think not. I too enjoy any watch well maby not any but if it is a well made one that will last then it fits on my wrist just fine.
RolexPete32 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31 August 2009, 06:32 AM   #17
wantonebad
2024 SubLV41 Pledge Member
 
wantonebad's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: USA
Watch: 126600, 116500LN
Posts: 12,849
Quote:
Originally Posted by refreshe123d View Post
I know crap watches are like $1-5. I always assume $20-50 was just average watch. I just bought a watch $125. Is this consider "expensive" or just little above average?
Over the years I've owned different watches for different reasons that reflected my particular needs at that time. I've had modest pieces that kept great time, and pricier models that didn't. One constant though is I've always owned a seiko of somekind, their hard to beat for the money.
__________________
"I'm kind of a big deal...
on a fairly irrelevant social media site
that falsely inflates my fragile ego"
wantonebad is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31 August 2009, 09:46 AM   #18
Perdu
"TRF" Member
 
Perdu's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Real Name: Gary
Location: GMT-6
Watch: GMT
Posts: 3,350
Depends what part of the world your in but worldwide I'd guess it would be well above average.
__________________
Omega Seamaster 300M GMT Noire
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 8500

Benson 1937 Sterling Silver Hunter
Perdu is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31 August 2009, 09:54 AM   #19
scottschoe
"TRF" Member
 
scottschoe's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: CA
Posts: 3,295
Quote:
Originally Posted by refreshe123d View Post
I know crap watches are like $1-5. I always assume $20-50 was just average watch. I just bought a watch $125. Is this consider "expensive" or just little above average?
Expensive is all relative. For a college kid, it's probably pretty average.
__________________
__________________
scottschoe is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31 August 2009, 01:35 PM   #20
feilong108
"TRF" Member
 
feilong108's Avatar
 
Join Date: Mar 2009
Real Name: Eugene
Location: Singapore
Watch: Year 1981 5513
Posts: 125
i love my $100 camy along with my datejust 16014,omega vintage geneve and 1803....cheers....
__________________
Mini Grail attained: Rolex 5513 Matte Mark2 Dial



Card-carrying member of the Global Association of Retro-Grouch Curmudgeons
feilong108 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 31 August 2009, 01:52 PM   #21
chriseskew24
"TRF" Member
 
chriseskew24's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2008
Real Name: Christopher
Location: fort lauderdale
Watch: Bunches
Posts: 1,860
If you like it who cares what it cost.. I own a Submariner that many would say is expencive and i just bought a 200.00 Orient GMT i was looking for a watch with a GMT function a member here recomended it and we will see how it is. I bought both watches because i liked them....

Another thing i will say is there is usualy a big jump in quality from a 50.00 watch to a over a hundred dollar watch. Another large jump in quality from 100.00 to 1000.00 dollar watches. From there the diffrence in quality is far less noticeable to the average joe.
I bought a Rolex because i always admired them as long as i can remember. I loved there design and yes the prestige that i thought came along with them.
I had no idea about there history when i bought my first truth be told now i love them even more now.
chriseskew24 is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 October 2009, 08:22 AM   #22
Joey_V
"TRF" Member
 
Joey_V's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Real Name: Joey
Location: Dallas, TX
Watch: SS Sub 16610 M
Posts: 3,824
The first watch my dad bought me was for my 11th birthday and it was a Guess watch with indiglo... $55. I thought it was the most expensive thing ever. I babied it until the battery died.

When I was in high school, I began looking for a watch and I stumbled onto Kenneth Cole watches at Marshall Fields (Macy's now)... 110$! I was stunned! So expensive for me. I somehow ended up with 2 within a few years.

Later, those died as well. I stopped wearing watches for the second half of college and the most of medical school.

Then my parents bought me my graduation watch - the SubDate at a cool $5K (with tax). Now, I went through multiple watches ranging in price from 800$ to nearly $8000.

So, to answer your question - 125$ is a LOT for any normal person. But for us lunatics, it's well below average. That's not to say that we won't buy a watch we like just because it costs "only" 125$.

So, enjoy your watch and keep reading on the forum. Soon you'll justify a watch that costs $1125! Then you'll somehow convince yourself that a watch costing $6125 isn't so bad either!!

This is how we all begin. It starts off with a rather innocent purchase.
__________________

Current Rotation: Rolex Submariner Date (M) - 1/08, Rolex Milgauss GV (V) - 2/10, Rolex SS Black Daytona (V) - 6/10, Rolex GMTIIC (G) - 5/11, TAG Heuer Silverstone (286/1860) - 1/2015
Former-watches: Omega PO/2535.80/2254, TAG Carrera/F1x2/Monaco, Panerai 312K/292L
Wish List: Panerai 270/505, Rolex SMURF, Rolex RG Daytona, Rolex DSSD
Joey_V is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 October 2009, 09:24 AM   #23
tr4driver
"TRF" Member
 
tr4driver's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Real Name: Kurt
Location: Arkansas
Watch: 1675
Posts: 83
Quote:
Originally Posted by cody p View Post
this can be had for under $200. i would use the word 'good' when describing it;)
Attachment 84007
I agree! One of the best values out there and a heck of a watch in my opinion.
tr4driver is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 October 2009, 09:38 AM   #24
Troy
Banned
 
Join Date: Oct 2007
Real Name: Troy
Location: Calgary, Alberta
Watch: Tudor Sub. 7928
Posts: 1,275
I have a buddy that thinks I'm nuts to pay what I pay for my Rolex's. He likes his $40.00 Timex's (I did say Timex's as he buys 10-20 a year) I told him buy one and pass it along to your son when you croak.
Troy is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 20 October 2009, 11:21 PM   #25
gaopa
"TRF" Member
 
gaopa's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: ..
Watch: Rolex Explorer II
Posts: 1,820
For the money, I think either Seiko or Victorinox Swiss Army watches are the way to go. I like the soul of the Swiss Army.

Here are two in my collection which are good time keepers and not expensive. The Swiss Army Garrison watch can be bought new for under $75 while the Swiss Army Chrono Classic can be bought used on watch forums from fellow enthusiasts for under $150. The NATO strap is an accessory I added to my Garrison. It was only $10. I like and wear both of these watches along with my Rolex, several Omegas and a newly acquired Lum-Tec. Cheers, Bill P.
Attached Images
   
gaopa is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 23 October 2009, 03:27 AM   #26
vman
2024 Pledge Member
 
Join Date: Dec 2007
Real Name: Capt Swerve
Location: North Carolina
Watch: less TV
Posts: 2,230
I suppose this is a prank -- if you're on this board you probably know the answer to your question. However, you can still get a decent watch for several hundred bucks. If you review items sold on Time Zone you will see that there are quite a few mechanical/automatic time pieces for around $200. Hamilton Khaki line is pretty decent and it is affordable. You can get some Hamilton watches with Valjoux 7750 for under $500.

As for my watches...

- First watch I remember paying for was around $20.
- My first watch in college was $80.
- Then I spent $200/watch on various Casio models.
- Then I got a Panerai...

For me life has never been about quantity and if I have to stick with my PAM 111 for the rest of my life then be it. It is a nice time piece.
vman is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply


Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)
 

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is On
HTML code is Off

Forum Jump

OCWatches

Wrist Aficionado

My Watch LLC

WatchesOff5th

DavidSW Watches

Takuya Watches


*Banners Of The Month*
This space is provided to horological resources.





Copyright ©2004-2024, The Rolex Forums. All Rights Reserved.

ROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEXROLEX

Rolex is a registered trademark of ROLEX USA. The Rolex Forums is not affiliated with ROLEX USA in any way.