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so your advice is hoot sth at least rolex tier? recently i have been having some dilemma. mm300, bb, pelagos or 1 time good 1 submariner nd black. whats your opinion on the current submariner nd vs the older 1?
im also hesistaing between this few. mine is PO, sub nb, sub nd ceramic, or exp 2. but i went dickson and tried the explorer 2.. doesnt look too good on my wrist. then recently tio the speedmaster pro poison, thinking tues go airport take a look...
pelagos u tried already bro? i tried and doesnt really appeal that much on me though..
just imagine yourself with a watch in 5, 10, 20 yrs time and ask:
will it still be in style?
will it still be highly regarded?
will i still be proud to wear it?
omega, apart from its iconic speedmaster professional moon watch, has not had a consistent style message throughout its history, unlike say rolex. their designs, except for vintage omegas (which remains evergreen because of their classic designs) now appear dated. even some of their seamaster professional models resorted to using quartz movements like tag heuer. *shudder*
because omega has shifted its design philosophy regarding its seamaster collection to essentially replace it with the planet ocean, i doubt PO's longevity, given that the huge watch boom will not last forever. i could be wrong.
there's nothing against quartz. it's cheaper & hardier than a mechanical movement, and a good quality quartz is more accurate than any mechanical watch can hope to be. and a quartz is fine for say tool watches like divers or chronos.
but since we talking about "watches that matter" as chickenbackside kor kor so aptly put it, only mechanical luxury/iconic watches will do, as we're talking about emotions, craftsmanship and the warmth that only watches made/adjusted/assembled by hands with a heartbeat from a balance wheel, escapement, etc that marks time and power gears can provide.
there're many approaches to watch owning & collecting.
some start with affordable pieces and build up what's age-appropriate / popular for them and move up the ladder as their taste & sophistication improves.
but with this approach, you end up with a case full of watches whose value you can only get back a small fraction of, if you're lucky because they're not universally desired.
on the other hand, you can do your research, bide your time, understand, define & refine your taste until you're very sure that the watch you plan to get will stand you in good stead years down the road. then be patient and save up before pulling the trigger. because you know that the watch you hoot will be the watch that you feel proud wearing for years, will keep performing, and will never go out of style. therein lies the value for money aspects of an evergreen luxury watch. mind you, not all luxury watches are evergreen. some get dated too, because they strayed too far from classic design philosophy & sensitivities.
rolex, depite me making fun of it, has gotten it right.
because at heart, it's a solid watch that's been proven to perform. has a design (particularly the sub) that hardly change but more importantly iconic and remains popular for decades.
so my take is this: you can either be patient & save up enough for a solid watch (or watches that represent the best in their respective categories like diver, chrono, gmt, dress, pilot, complications, etc) that will perform & never go out of style, and go right ahead later to add others to your collection, or you can enjoy affordable watches now (keeping in mind not to pay too much for them), while setting aside enough so you can hoot your watch that matters.
just my opinion. cheers.
), so will still look around for something affordable....honestly I don't really like the PP dress watches. Will see how it goes.
