Obviously $5M is a lot of money, but for a lot of middle class people like myself this is attainable in a lifetime after saving for a while. Curious what each person’s choice would be for a “grail watch” that isn’t ridiculously expensive.
Omega seamaster or cigadesign series U for something unique.
Smp300 lightly used
Smiths Everest < GS Sbgx261 < Tudor BB36 < Rolex Explorer 1
Cartier tank.
Bb58
Since when is 5k “not-crazy expensive” ?
I’ve fallen hard for the new Oris propilot x with the laser face
As a student, I can hardly see myself spending much more than $1k any time soon, so my realistic grails are Hamilton Khaki, Field Auto 38mm and Junghans Max Bill manual no-date with Arabics. The Junghans particularly feels like a luxury, because I don’t mind spending more on durable things, but the Max Bill is quite fragile compared to other watches (mainly, the crystal scratches very easily).
Beyond that, I’ve had my eyes on a few watches, like some Aqua Terra and Grand Seiko models, but I’ve never handled them IRL and I don’t know whether they would be the right size for me. Especially thickness can be a deal breaker, so I’ll have to see, but those are many years away from me anyways.
I’m not telling
I’ve had my eye on examples of the dirty dozen set. 5k in solid shape could be close.
In all fairness, capital M usually denotes thousands.
Lowercase m is million, whereas MM denotes million.
Back to the topic at hand, I’d probably get a seamaster 300 blue dial
Oris Big Crown. Laco Munster Bronze
Cartier Tank Must Large Automatic. Job done!
Here are my picks.
- used Seamaster 300M
- used Speedmaster Moonwatch - either haselite or sapphire
- new Longines Hydro Conquest GMT - my pick if you want to buy brand new
- new Rado Captain Cook - green/blue dials look the best
14270 Explorer, GS Taisetsu or my current GS Shunbun.