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 have a couple of more expensive watches. Not crazy, but still more than anyone should pay. These are kind of the anchors to my collection. I won't add more without rotating one out.
Then I have a couple of less expensive, but still pricey ones, in the $800-$1600 range. These tend to be watches that are hard to find, so naturally more expensive, like discontinued or JDM models. I love these because they are so hard to find and are basically unique, since I'll never run into another one in person.
And then I have a few cheap ones that I like for the variety, use as beaters, got a long time ago, or just wanted to try out. Some of these are among my favourites. This is the category that it's hardest to resist getting more!