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.
My take:
Anything under 1k, you are really buying into what design you like as well as the intricacies like the movement.
Anything between 1k to 5k, you are slowly seeing watches as a luxury and want to work towards the big boys. You start to prioritise brand but still buying what you like.
5k to 20k range. Brands brands brands!! Will anyone notice if this is a rolex, cartier, omega???!! The Internet doesn't like rolex cellini. Fk that! Whats the gmt price now??? Damn, JLC looks like great value, but it's not roelx!!!!
20k and up. I buy what I like because I like. People have been talking about patek, AP, VC, lange and so on, let me take a look at them and choose what speaks to me.
Please don't flame me. This is purely my observation and generalisation.