I promise, I'm not a spy from Citizen. I'm just a curious guy who is new to the hobby. I often watch YouTube videos about watches and it's very common to see "10 AFFORDABLE WATCHES YOU MUST BUY!" or a Teddy Bulbasaur video that says "This watch is super affordable & has an entry level price point" then the watch is $595. Hell, right now I'm watching a video about Citizen & the list is saying affordable is under $1000. My limit currently is $250 for a watch. MAYBE, if I save for a bit I'll raise it to 300. (Disclaimer: I'm in Japan so $250 goes much further. I have a Seiko 5 cement for $120ish.)
I know we all come from different backgrounds and have different financial situations. "Affordable" for you may not be affordable for me. That is perfectly fine. I'm just very curious as when collections are shown in this sub, I like to Google the watch. Often times it's a multi thousand dollar watch.
Thank you all & I'm looking forward to hearing your stories.
I'm in Japan at the moment. I picked up a Seiko SBTH003 new for 3man and a vintage 6119-5401 for 1.4man. With the current exchange rates, both were a steal. I'm going to post pics of both this weekend once I'm back as there's a 8,000 yen Casio I'm looking for as well.
My general range though is less than $300 for a yearly buy, but I have one Seiko Sharp Edge I bought in Ginza that was 100man last year.
I also have a bunch of <$50 Casio I buy whenever I get the itch and find something I like.