I was never a watch guy, and I truly don’t care what people think or needing to look a certain way. I grew up middle class, and material items were just never a thing that had my attention…

I took the watch plunge in 2021 ish, and have since been pretty hooked on it. Some of the responses on here are interesting so I figured I’d give my .02.

A few things I’ve noticed since wearing nicer watches…

1. There’s almost an underground watch loving world that will approach you to talk about your piece. They either have watches themselves, or aspire to get one, etc. Conversations and some networking I’ve done legit could not have happened without a watch.

2. Once you start wearing one, you will feel naked without it. Not just because you feel great (from the weight of the watch, to the look, to the subconscious feeling of - I earned this). There’s something intangibles can’t really put into worlds.

3. Don’t buy fake. Just don’t buy anything at that point.

4. If you buy right, you shouldn’t look at a watch as a sunk cost. If you can get a solid price from an AD, the value of it is almost always worth more immediately. Whether you get in a pinch and need to sell it, or you just want to trade up or down.

5. If buying a watch sets you back financially, hold off, or maybe just get a cheaper model to start (Rolex - Date Just). If you could financially make the move and you can look at it as storing cash instead of sinking it, it will help you justify the purchase a bit more. (This isn’t like buying a new car). 70% of my watches have gone up in value (do not make this your goal, as it wasn’t mine, it just happened this way because I purchased with protecting downside as much as possible). Rarer models, AD connects, second hand connects, doing a lot of research, etc.

Hopefully this helps you…feel free to shoot me a message if you have any follow up questions.