re: Would you buy this watch/brand?

100% would not wear or buy that. Buy a quality watch (notice I didn’t say expensive), not a ripoff.

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People who know watches will notice it, and it won't be a good moment for you. Also, imagine you are on a date, at a conference, with a client, anything where your character is being investigated, and you get a compliment about the watch being a Rolex and they want to look at it/try it on. When they find out its fake, a red flag has been raised on their relationship with you.

You will get more respect wearing a Seiko.

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At first I thought this was a blowhard comment, but the more I think about it, you're right. I'd think differently about someone wearing a knockoff watch than someone wearing the real thing or even someone wearing a Timex or Fitbit. The real watch guy is the real watch guy, the Timex guy is secure in himself, and the knockoff watch guy is a fraud. You're totally right.

Why are half of your threads seeking fashion advice? Stop worrying about what other people think and live your life.

And since you asked, IWNWI because I don't like gold-colored stainless steel on timepieces because I think it looks cheap and tacky.

If you want the gold look, buy real 18 karat gold jewelry.

Cheap($4.99) Miyota movements, mineral crystal(as opposed to Sapphire) cheap folded or pinned bands.

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At that price point, though, personally, I’d look into brands like Seiko, Citizen, and Orient.

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My buddy—married, no kids, and a lot more disposable income than me at the time—got me into watch collecting big time about 10 years ago. Those were the only 3 brands I bought. I had 2 Eco-drives, a Pepsi Seiko that I wore every day, the black-faced Seiko diver that has a name I can’t remember, a blue-faced Seiko that was the only one I left the metal bracelet on, and about 8 different Orients. (I’m out of the game, but 10 years ago, that was absolutely the best quality watch at that price point.) And about 100 different NATO and Zulu straps.

I wound up (see what I did there) losing/misplacing a bunch in some moves. (Had more than my box could hold). But if I could do it again, I’d stick to 2 or 3 of those and a more expensive Osis or Omega in the $600-$1,000 range. Which I could have easily afforded considering how many $250 ones I bought.

Personally, I would never buy a Rolex, no matter how much money I had. Would only wear one if it had sentimental value. I’m not a snob by any stretch, but Rolexes just scream “try hard” to me. So I definitely wouldn’t buy a knock off like the one pictured in the OP. Looks super tacky. To me. But I think the key to watch wearing is to not give a frick what anybody thinks. Get what you want and rock the shite out of it with confidence. frick what anybody else thinks.

I bought my watch at Walmart. It looks great for the price.

Ultimately it’s do you go see the cover band or get tix for the Rolling Stones?

Or do you go check out some up and comer doing interesting originals?

At the end of the day if you aren’t super into watches, and only like the flash of the specific Rolex but don’t have the budget/appetite for that…. Go for it…. But I think you can probably find something you ultimately will be more excited about than a photo copy of a painting if getting into that price range. There are a ton of cool micro brands doing stuff under 500

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Would you buy this watch/brand?

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I would not. I enjoy cheap Amazon watches but I don’t like that look nor do I want a complete knock off. I like my cheap shite to be proud unadulterated cheap shite.

It has a seiko movement. I'm getting the silver.