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.
Average is tough. I treated myself to a Hamilton Khaki Field Automatic this year for $800 CAD, I have a couple of Seiko 5's ($200-400 CAD), and a ton of homage watches from AliExpress (Pagani Design, Steeldive, Octopus Kraken) that have ranged from $60-300 CAD.
To answer your question: $200 CAD or less. At that price I'm not afraid to wear it for fear of it picking up a few scratches. The truth is 99% of the population doesn't give a fuck about watches or what you're wearing, so you should focus on what you can afford and what brings YOU joy, no one else.