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Originally Posted by Socks
I was in a Fossil store some time ago and saw they had dozens if not hundreds of watches that are designed just as nicely as any of the high end expensive watches, but for a few hundreds bucks instead of a few thousand.
Curious what the reasons are to spend more. Is it just status to have the name?
If you could buy an unbranded Rolex, would it have the same value to you? Would you consider buying one unbranded?
I understand to get a high end car there's many advantages.. Performance, style, status, comfort, quality, features, etc etc.
For watches, I can only see quality and status...
Not hating either way, I can't see the value for myself, but watches can be beautiful and I understand wanting to have a nice one. I just feel like the $300 watches look and function really similarly to something that costs way more.
Sort of like how Pandora sells "jewelry" that likely won't hold any residual value down the road.. It's not made of anything of value. Are watches the men's version of that in a way? Not suggesting high end watches don't hold value, but I think a lot of the ones in the $2k and less range won't be worth much down the road
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yes, the status factor plays a role I think... but that's not all... as said before, you can sell your Rolex after 10 years for the same amount you bought it for... can you do that with a $300 watch?
Also, if you take good care of your Rolex (or most other high end watches) it can look brand new after 10, 20 or even 30 years... Will a $300 watch look like new after 20 years? I think probably not...
(It's also a cool idea that you can wear a watch for 20 years, and pass it on to your son while it is still in great shape..so he can wear it for another 20 years)
I certainly agree that you can buy really nice looking watches for $300, of course... but for me personally, a man has only one piece of jewelry, and that is his watch... that's why I think it's OK for that one piece to be high end, expensive, extremely nice, a waste of money or what you want to call it... it is not only a watch, it is jewelry