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@JMonte: I suppose it's the name. My brother bought his wife a B&M watch as a wedding gift, and it probably costed in that neighborhood. I'm pretty sure it was quartz, too.
@Alan - I have no problem spending on a time piece, but I have a fundamental problem with paying that much money for a watch that is neither automatic nor contains any precious metals, regardless of name.
The Movado looks ok, but I rarely wear it. For a while I was rotating the two Easy Reader's based on whatever color shoes/belt I was wearing, but now that I have gotten the SNZG17K1 i've been wearing it every day.
Wow... All I've got is my cheapie Relic blue-faced w/ stainless bracelet... I really love that Jazzmaster and I loved some of the Orients, but all of the ones I wanted and could afford were discontinued. I do like the Vintage but it was more than I was looking to spend.
as well as 2 much nicer watches I inherited - a stainless Rado and a Rolex navy subrmariner.
Thing is, I don't wear watches at all - I work in a hospital in scrubs up near people's faces, and watches are vectors for MRSA, as well as have potential to scratch people's faces. So hard to justify kicking out beacoup bucks for them. But I love Rolexes, and couldn't resist rolling the dice on two $70-90 experiments, to see if alpha watches are worth it:
Loved the Paul Newman knock off as well. Heard on various forums alpha watches they can be hit or miss in quality, mostly hit; arrive 7-10 days from HK after paypal clears. I figure 3-5 years down the line, if they die and I've liked them, I will consider springing for these heirloom type pieces. But $5000-8000 for a watch?
@JMonte - I agree. That is a lot to pay for a quartz watch. A friend of mine bought a quartz Tag Heuer about 10 years ago for $1200. To each their own I guess.
I'm really liking the Bernhardt Binnacle Anchor:
https://www.bernhardtwatch.com/index.php?id=34
I also love the Christopher Ward C5 Malvern Automatic:
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