[quote]jdtarheel13 wrote:
Here’s my take on a watch. I am not saying this is how you approach it or not, but this is my overall opinion on people i know/met/run into. People (again, i am generalizing) will go buy a $60K car while making $35K a year and say they can ‘afford the payment’. The payment for something that loses almost half its value the minute you take to the streets.
A good watch will never lose value. It is also something you can pass down to your kids. It is an investment, that if chosen wisely, will always hold or increase in value while giving the owner a sense of pride. Why, then, do people say, wow, that watch costs “X” amount, i couldnt afford that, but will ‘buy’ a car they can’t afford because they somehow justify it? Or to put it more bluntly, i’ll buy a BMW or Benz because people will see me driving it and i’ll get laid.
This mentality is so stupid i can’t even begin. I dont care how old someone is, nobody gives a shit about your car, unless its a Ferrari or something better. Think about that, the ferrari is the only car people who don’t know you will actually give a fuck about. Other than that it’s just a car, and most people you meet in life will never see your car because you will either be at work, in a bar, or another social event that doesnt revolve around being in your car.
Now, what about a watch? Everyone you will ever meet in your life will most likely see it. Think about that. You want to make a good impression, save your money and get a watch that people will talk about. Don’t spend $500 bucks on a Seiko, because whether you spend $5 bucks or $500, it’s a Seiko. Instead, save that $500 bucks, and keep saving until you can afford a fucking awesome watch, preferably a Rolex.
Why? Because everyone you ever talk to will notice. Trust me. I had a $5 nike running watch for three years until i saved enough. People would tell me how stupid i was for wanting an expensive watch while driving a POS car and owning a POS Nike watch, and you know what, now i laugh at them.
Why? Because they have probably bought at least three watches that cost too much that sucked (e.g. a $500 Seiko) and leased/loaned out a car that was too expensive for them. And now they got nothing and i have something that will last the rest of my life, and everyone i have ever met has commented on the watch. Oh yeah, and James Bond’s first watch was a Rolex Submariner. [/quote]
If you think that Rolex is a really good watch then it shows you know very little about watches.