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.
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Ive become a casio lover.
Should tell you everything.
I would say affordable is $10,000. $20k+ I’ll have to actually think about.
I haven’t spent more than 570$ on a watch yet, but I’m considering to drop around 850 on my next one. So I guess that’s currently my ceiling, that’s what I consider affordable.
I like to keep it under $10,000 otherwise my financial advisor & my accountant start talking to each other
I used to want to buy all over the place at various price points, but then you end up with a bunch of watches you don’t really wear. Now I want to focus on heavy hitters and buy a smaller # of pieces / year.
Im in the same boat as you. 250-300. I also am pretty rough on my watches for work so i feel bad beating up my more pricey pieces. I’ve got a great little tuna that is so comfy. Great intro diver imo
My limit is around $500.
I have a wishlist of watches in that range. I’d rather have a collection of 10-15 watches with a wide variety, than 2-3 more expensive ones.
The most I’ve ever spent on a watch is $500, granted I’ve maxed my budget three times total. I feel WAYYYYY more comfortable at the $100 price point.
I think 3-5k is a sweet spot. Where you get a good finish and a good movement, anything beyond is diminishing returns
Because I like variety and could never just have 1 watch I stick with pieces that cost less than $500 with most of my collection in the $100 to $200 range. You can get some awesome deals on citizens and seikos that normally run 500 or 600.
£500
Avg right now is probably 2k, but mostly I imagine I’ll end up around 10k when it’s all said and done assuming I don’t get stupid rich in the next ten years.
200 EUR. Im the homage type of the customer.
Watches I am interested in tend to cost around $5,000-$10,000 (or a lot more, but I don’t buy those). I don’t want watches where the cost to service them makes me feel like I should throw them out.
I think for me, like around 1500 is what I’m comfortable to get and use without caring too much
I have absolutely no fucking idea how people are cool wearing something that costs more than that