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 think the word affordable includes several things: affordable in terms of watchmaking means you get the premium stuff (sapphire crystal, automatic winding with good accuracy, Swiss-made label, good quality), but not the luxury stuff or brands. That’s why most affordable watches start at about 600-1000€, which cover my points.
As an early 30s engineer and soon to be father I only own one watch (Tissot Gentleman Powermatic). My next watch will definitely be more expensive (like 2000-4000€), but probably a lot of time will pass until I will get it. Other stuff like saving for the child, holidays, a house, a new car is more important.