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.
Nowadays? About $500 including tax and shipping. Max limit is $1000 unless it's a really cool watch with a nice design, history, or artistic merit.
Anything past 1000, even in today's market, has noticeable diminishing returns. But that's just my experience though! Some of the Oris Arterlier and Nomos watches didn't look that much better than my Stowas or Mido for double or triple the cost. Even some of the finishing on Longines was a bit disappointing in the end.