re: Why do people waste money on watches?

Because I like them and it's my money. Same can be said about ~98% of the stuff people purchase.

Jealousy isn't a good trait brother.

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I can. I have also had a few nice ones in the past given as gifts. I wear them once a year for a wedding or funeral

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Yet you started with this....

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Nothing more than a status symbol, considering everyone in this day and age has a device in their pocket that tells time. It reminds of the baws that feel the need to jack up their trucks. Must be compensating for something

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Must be some people to impress at the wedding, eh?

Or do you want your friend's widow to all of a sudden drop her panties for you Hunter?

And then this...

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Hobbies. Golf gear/clubs and gym clothes

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None of us care that you're hitting a G440 Max driver and can still only knock it 180 yards. We don't start threads bashing people with 30 handicaps who have nice clubs.

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Comfort. Wearing a watch on your wrist is not comfortable. They do not serve the same purpose

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That is a matter of opinion. I can't leave the house without a watch. Would drive me crazy.

I have several very nice watches, but I wear a $50 Timex most of the time.

Thing is a lot of people associate watches only with a Rolex. I got into watches a couple years ago and have 12 now but most are microbrands that are a few hundred bucks.

Cool thing about micro brands is they have unique designs and use reliable movements from other companies like ETA or Seiko.

It’s a fun hobby and yes it can get expensive but like anything else it’s up to you how much you spend.

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The Pirate King

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Tarding up a thread as usual.

I’ve collected and obsessed about watches for a large chunk of my life. I spend a lot of time learning about watches. I appreciate the aesthetics, but a lot of my interest gets into history and philosophy, and hunting down my next watch.

In terms of history and philosophy, man has sought to control time for millennia. It’s only in the last 40 years, with the advent of quartz technology, that man has had an accurate understanding of time. Time more or less controls the world - my day is dictated by our human interpretation of time. The marine chronometer allowed the British Empire to circumnavigate the world. Accurate time allowed the New World to connect to the rest of the world. I am endlessly fascinated with the pocket watches and early wristwatches that represented man’s attempt to control time. That says nothing about the craft - making thin, polished levers with no CAD or CNC is a marvel.

In terms of hunting watches, trying to find a 75 year old watch in strong condition is exceedingly difficult. Understanding what the watch should look like, why it is important, differences between series, etc., requires research online, in books, newspaper clippings, old auction catalogues, etc. It can be a very narrow yet fascinating hobby.

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would have to take it off multiple times per day for work or to work out.

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oh no, you’d have to take the watch off and put it back on. Sounds miserable

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But I always get a chuckle out of baws paying mutiple hundreds or thousands of dollars for something that just tells time

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A Rolex can save your life when in another country if shite hits the fan.

Because they have a small penis.

A lotta people itt who are upset other people find their wrist jewelry lame.


Just the type of reaction I would expect from watch enthusiasts. Soft.