Would you buy a watch that cost $2,500,000?

[+ BobPS]

I think it will be interesting to see the responses. I’m guessing they will be somewhat similar to the responses as to buying a $300,000 automobile.

Edited December 18, 2023 by BobPS

[+ Charlie]

Only if I were accompanied by an armed guard at all times.

[marylander1940]

34 minutes ago, BobPS said:

I think will be interesting to see the responses. I’m guessing they will be somewhat similar to the responses as to buying a $300,000 automobile.

No, I check the time on my iPhone.

[SouthOfTheBorder]

that watch is ugly - no 

[+ WilliamM]

1 hour ago, Charlie said:

Only if I were accompanied by an armed guard at all times.

And if the guards was Ryan Phillipe 

[+ azdr0710]

My $20 Casio from Target hasn't needed attention in years......

[Luv2play]

5 hours ago, SouthOfTheBorder said:

that watch is ugly - no 

It would look good on vacation in the Caribbean. Match the environment. Not so much here in Canada where the colours are more primary. Like red, yellow and blue and then the combos of green, orange and purple. Sort of like the rainbow flag.😀

[+ BenjaminNicholas]

I think $300k for a whole car and $2.6 for a watch are two very different things.  

I've never been a fan of Tiffany blue.  It's just not my jam.

When Tiffany originally offered this watch to their client base, it retailed at $52k.  The markup on third-party auctions sites is wacky.  Makes zero sense.

Joma is just posting it at this price to get the hits.

Edited December 19, 2023 by BenjaminNicholas

[BSR]

6 hours ago, SouthOfTheBorder said:

that watch is ugly - no 

Ugly?  No, that watch is f*ckin' hideous.  As popular as the Nautilus is, I always found it ugly.  The Tiffany blue dial takes ugly to a whole other level.

Edited December 19, 2023 by BSR
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[CuriousByNature]

I would buy at least two, and carry one in my $100K bag as a drive my $300K car back to my $1M studio condo on the outskirts of Toronto... 

[soloyo215]

I don't wear a watch now, and I cannot imagine me becoming wealthy enough to afford the luxury of a watch at that price. So, no.

Edited December 19, 2023 by soloyo215

[MikeBiDude]

17 hours ago, azdr0710 said:

My $20 Casio from Target hasn't needed attention in years......

I bought Casio watches for years and years. My oddity...I would remove the band and carry it in my pants as a pocket watch. I was in the sun a lot then, and I wanted to avoid watch tan lines and getting a watch sized sunburn on my forearm.

I was  talked into trying an Apple Watch 2-3 years ago, I'm on my second one and haven't looked back...love it.

[jeezifonly]

At this point, I wouldn’t buy a watch that cost $25. 

[EZEtoGRU]

22 hours ago, jeezifonly said:

At this point, I wouldn’t buy a watch that cost $25. 

I agree...although I do like the look of some of the Shinola watches.  Anyway, my smartphone covers all the bases for me.  

[pubic_assistance]

I have an expensive watch that I haven't worn in years.

My phone tells me the time.

So I don't bother anymore.

[Johnrom]

Personally, I would be afraid of either losing or having stolen any         watch over 2k.  

[KrisParr]

I bought a fake Rolex over 3 years ago for $200 - was supposed to last a couple of years. It’s still working great and I’ve had more that $200 worth of fun with it. Especially when I flash it so the maitre d’ notices. 

[+ Charlie]

Funny that this thread should pop up again just now. I took my partner watch-shopping yesterday, because his expensive old Olympus needs a new battery, but he can no longer read the small face (with no numerals) because his eyesight is so bad. So I persuaded him it was time to buy a cheap new watch that he can actually read. We went to the Mall and stopped first at Macy's. I said we were looking for a cheap watch, and the salesperson said they sold no watch for less than $100. We ended up at J.C. Penney, which was having a sale on Timex watches. We found a watch with a large white face, black hands, and large black numerals, for $49. He loves it.

[+ APPLE1]

6 hours ago, Johnrom said:

Personally, I would be afraid of either losing or having stolen any         watch over 2k.  

I have always felt that if normal use would prohibit me from using it, I truly can't afford it.

I apply the thought to a watch I couldn't replace easily if stolen, as well a truck I couldn't drive down a gravel road for fear of paint chipping.

Edited July 6, 2024 by APPLE1

[+ WilliamM]

I have never bought a a watch. Ever

[Johnrom]

You needed one before cell phones.  Not really a necessity now.  They were needed and a fashion statement.  

[Luv2play]

I have worn a watch since I went to school. Probably starting in high school. I have worn one ever since. I don’t feel fully dressed without it.

I like my current one, a Citizen Eco-Drive. No battery, just a cell that is recharged by daylight. It’s kept perfect time for about 6 years. 
My previous watch was a Swiss made that kept wound up by the movement of the wrist. You had to wear it at least several times a week or it would stop. 
Prior to that I had several Swiss watches that were battery operated. I had several Swatches when they first appeared around 1981 when I was living in Geneva. $20 bucks and worked well. 
My early watches were windups so I have gone along with the technologies as they evolved. 

[Johnrom]

Those Swatches were the best.  Stylish. Colorful. And not pricey at all.  Fun and super hip! 

[Luv2play]

1 minute ago, Johnrom said:

Those Swatches were the best.  Stylish. Colorful. And not pricey at all.  Fun and super hip! 

And they were so inexpensive that I gave them to all my nephews and nieces. They were the first to have them in Toronto and Ottawa as it took awhile for their popularity to spread from Europe. 

[+ Charlie]

3 hours ago, Luv2play said:

I have worn a watch since I went to school. Probably starting in high school. I have worn one ever since. I don’t feel fully dressed without it.

I like my current one, a Citizen Eco-Drive. No battery, just a cell that is recharged by daylight. It’s kept perfect time for about 6 years. 
My previous watch was a Swiss made that kept wound up by the movement of the wrist. You had to wear it at least several times a week or it would stop. 
Prior to that I had several Swiss watches that were battery operated. I had several Swatches when they first appeared around 1981 when I was living in Geneva. $20 bucks and worked well. 
My early watches were windups so I have gone along with the technologies as they evolved. 

I also have had a Citizen Eco-Drive for several years, and have been very happy with it. As long as I leave it out in daylight, it never stops running.