The ultra high end watch

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Originally Posted by Altair

I could not care less what impresses others, as far as watches go I am pretty sellfish in that I would only buy a watch that I like. I have two jobs that I enjoy and am single so I have some disposable income and love mechanical watches, I dont travel often or splurge on many things other than a car every 5-6 years and would like to have a few nice watches to enjoy.

Most of the watches on my list are great values as far as Swiss watches go but I would like to have one special watch that goes the extra mile as far as craftmanship is concerned, something that I, and only I, can apreciate whenever I wear it. I could get a Diamond encrusted Breitling if others attension is what I craved.

The brands I mensioned have absolutely amazing attension to detail, which is why they will never be faked to a T, unlike Omegas, Panerais, and Breitlings (all of which I love and own) and can be apreciated mostly my the watch obssesed owner. I wish people did not assume buying a watch is a means to impress others.

If it wasnts for its price tag, I would go for the A Lange and Sohne Lange 1, but alas I have to "settle" for something like the JLC Reverso GMT. I was just wondering if someone had suggestions for something else that has equal attension to detail and at a similar pricepoint.

This is an issue that I've wondered about (how much to spend), and find very interesting. Obviously, we each make what we make and have different priorities and obligations. For example, I would never spend 2 months salary on a single watch. That's just my personal view. As much as I enjoy looking at and wishing for watches, I find that it's much more important to invest the money for later. So the question is at what point is it irresponsible to buy a watch?

We each have differing definitions of "disposable" income. Would spending $20-$30K on a watch break me? Probably not. Would it be irresponsible? Perhaps. At my age, spending $20-30K on a watch rather than investing would probably cost me some time in retiring as early as I'd like. Also, for me, spending that much on a watch doesn't bring to me that much more happiness than a $2000 to $8000 watch. I would much rather spend $6000 and invest/save the rest. I have friends that make the same and more than me, and they would never spend more than $500 on a watch. Watches just don't do anything for them.

You raised a very interesting question when you brought out the salary reference.