If i was to pick a watch for me that one with that design would be pretty darn close to being it.

Love it !!! :thumbsup

There is a jeweler in Chicago, Howard Frumm, in the Jeweler's Building, in a shop up on the eighth or ninth floor, who sells and services only used high-end watches. He's the only guy to see about used Rolex in Chicago - and I don't know, but I'd surmise, that he's one of the busiest in the United States. He so dominates the market here that if you look for a Rolex in a pawn shop, they will send you to Howard. His prices are always highly competitive (about $100 or $200 higher than what the identical watch sells for on eBay, the service is very personal, repair/restoration department is excellent. But for some reason he won't give you a bill of sale. He'll give you an estimate for insurance purposes and nothing more. Perhaps once he got burned with a stolen watch? If you like Rolex and if you visit Chicago, go see Howard.

I never wear a watch....i don't like the feel of them on my wrist, but they are a thing of beauty that's for sure

What, No love for my G shock?

probably because we all are in shock :winkwink:

I know, it's amazing right!!! It has this little light for in the dark and a stopwatch :thumbsup

I have a little Gshock beater that I wear when I am going work around the house or want to wear something that is lightweight. It was $90 on amazon, solar powered and updates with the atomic clock each night. No complaints!

The G-Shock is the watch really worn by the Navy SEALS, not the brand that advertises the "Navy SEAL Watch". But they teach the SEALS to disable the illumination function.

I've got one with solar recharging, syncy with WWV, and three time zones. It's perfect for casual wear when things can get rugged.

Your just super sophisticated, posting on a porn forum and all. LOL

Tax evasion?

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

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

its the mechanism which brings the value. A rolex, patek philippe type of watch will work forever. Most are made out of gold or platinum which have an actual value. Any Rolex you baught for 2k 10 years ago you can sell for about 3-4k today. Bust most of the time you are right. They will stay about even. That is mostly because they are Stainless Steel and not Gold. Gold watches will go up and down based on the value of gold. Gold has gone through the roof in the last 10 years. Although its down for this year. Its still a lot higher then it used to be. Also there are a lot of collectors for watches. There are limited editions etc etc. There is always a value if you buy a Rolex. Not many other watches for 2k-4k will hold the value like a Rolex will. There is also not a large discount margin on buying these watches. Where most breitlings you can get for 45-60% off retail price. If you get 25% off on a Brand new Rolex you are stealing it.

There are definitely some good quality affordable watches, but Fossil isn't one of them. The quality and engineering difference in a high end watch is massive.

The value in movements also comes from a lot of engineering geek factors such as how long the power reserve lasts, the complexity of the timekeeping (timezones, moon phases, day/week/date features, precision of chronograph, etc). You're paying for what is essentially mechanical engineering art.

The usefulness of a watch precisely telling the time can't be understated enough. :winkwink:

We're not talking about the usefulness, rather the technical achievement. Most things are actually useless :2 cents:

Very nice, enjoy.

So I need money to buy some drugs.. who wants to buy it? minimum offer $20-


















just kidding.. still shining like a diamond!

That's exactly what I was saying ^^^^

On a side note, let's not be hypocrites, if the very same watch/brand would sell for $200, nobody (well almost nobody) would want it... Of course it's also kinda status.

Why everyone want a Benz/Beemer/Lexus, whatever... ? Beside the Quality, comfort , Performance, etc.... It's for the status.

When I got compliments about the watch (and I don't flash it in people's face), of course it makes me feel good and proud... Then maybe I,ll try to get them to jump in th bandwagon and invest in one... It's almost Free :winkwink:

They are high end but they are just great watches. I worked with a guy who got one 40 yrs ago with his wife in Switzerland. It was a stainless and he got it very cheap. He loved that watch, beat the shit out of it and it just worked. He never took it off.

I've come to appreciate a nice looking watch as I've gotten older. Think it's my Swiss heritage kicking in :) If I had a lot of disposable income I might pick up a Rolex at some point, but it's not something I think about. I have a watch from Citizens that was a high school graduation gift and it's perfect for me at the moment.