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I got into watches about 6 months ago and have slowly been building up my collection since. I was looking for my next watch to be a diver or dress orientated. I’m in no rush though and am planing to save up for a $500-1000 watch next. Any suggestions on what to get?
Wait. You may feel like you have a lot of money now because of low/ nonexistent expenses living at home, but once you start paying 3K a month just to live (rent, car payments, gas, utilities, and groceries add up fast for a single person), you’ll be wishing you had a little more financial padding so you can feel comfortable buying something nice once and a while without spending all your savings. That Hamilton is a great watch. If you get another watch anytime soon, see if you can get it for a HS graduation gift so you don’t blow your savings.
First of all, congrats on what you have so far, cool stuff. Secondly, I recommend going into watch repair shops/mom and pop jewelry stores and hunting for an interesting and unique vintage piece. It can be overwhelming to look for vintage watches online if you don’t have something specific in mind. In person you can sometimes find something really incredible for a reasonable price.
Thank you! I will check that out I appreciate it
Spend more on girls, cars and chicks chief you got your whole adult life to collect watches ! Enjoy the little money you got now
Shit, in HS I was more focused on having a steady supplier who would buy me booze lol
Hahaha
Lmfao your collection as a high schooler is more valuable than my entire collection 😂
Hahaha, I bought them all second hand except the Casio if that changes anything
Dressy or Diver next!
Looks great. Not sure about your style but putting myself in your shoes I might also tend towards dress. In that case I’d be heavily considering a Vario Versa: https://vario.sg/collections/versa-reversible-watch-quartz
That’s super cool. Do you own one? How does it wear? The 12mm thickness worries me a bit because normally it would be totally fine but wondering if it looks off with a smaller rectangular shape
Seiko Diver.
Orient KamasuSeiko Cocktail Time. Web pics suck, go to YouTube for specific references. Orient Bambino.
College
Great point !
As a fellow high schooler I suggest slowing down a bit, 4 watches in 6 months is a lot especially since you just got into the hobby. My advice is to save up a bit of money and get a nice leather band/metal bracelet for the Hamilton, then once you have enough money in a year or so get a nice Tudor or Omega.
Need a diver, white face dial, and a brown or black leather quick swap strap.
Already have a brown leather strap for the Hamilton but I agree on the white dial
Honestly… I love my Military Timex. Super cheap ($20 on eBay)
This is it with a separate quick release strap I got.
A CasiOak is the logical next step. Cool collection by the way!
Stop spending money on watches and invest in mutual funds. Your 50 year old self will thank me
Marathon Navigator is one of my favorite ED watches. Can’t go wrong, very simple and reliable and has some great history behind the company.
G-Shock 5610 or one of the Casioak series. Every man should own at least one G-Shock.
Ik it’s more durable but are there any other upsides over the a158 I have?
They aren’t really comparable since they’re completely two different type of watches. You can drive over a G-Shock with a tank where as a158 is more of an office watch.
