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.
This summer I bought a Zenith Defy. Looking to sell to buy a GS but I never thought I’d ever spend $6k on a watch. I also don’t buy often. First watch I bought was an Orient for about $200 and that was a lot because I was in college. Then I bought a Hamilton for around $600 and that was a lot because I just graduated college. And then I bought a Sinn 104 and I couldn’t believe that I spent $1800 on a watch. I was making a good salary but never thought I’d spend that on a watch. And then I bought a Zenith and now looking at Grand Seiko, which cost over $6k and I never thought I’d be spending that type of money on a watch but I am. I can see myself spending $10k on a watch in the far future. I’d probably do something like $70k if I was making a really really really nice salary. I found for myself, once I got into watches and started having more disposable income, I was able to look at and purchases things I never thought I would have when I started. And I don’t really buy much either. I like cooking and I have all the nice things I need for that. Would like some gator boots but beyond that, I don’t buy much. A boat would be cool though