A Question for Timepiece lovers: Why do you like luxury watches?

[Stud Screw]

Originally Posted by Kyle3130

It’s not about “luxury” for me. It’s about quality craftsmanship of micro-mechanical engineering. Also, how they wear and “feel” relevant to cheaper alternatives.

Okay, you've just defined "luxury." So it does mean something to you.

[Kyle3130]

Originally Posted by Stud Screw

Okay, you've just defined "luxury." So it does mean something to you.

Fair point but I don’t wear them because they are “luxury” rather because I appreciate the quality, durability, and precision vs other products. In other words, it’s not about the hype or status but about how they are developed, constructed, and how they perform their intended function.

[alllexandru]

I see them as men’s jewelry but not in a flashy way more like a mandatory accessory for men’s depending how you dress.
It is about the watch who speaks for the owner.
I Never looked at them as investments

[joli160]

Beautifully crafted jewelry

[Drand]

Everything about one is close to perfection.
The Quality, Craftsmanship, Efficiency etc

Why not?

[4 Aussies]

Originally Posted by austinp

To piss off my Brother in Law.


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[Star Ferry]

I first got into nice watches as a youngster because I have extremely sensitive hearing and the ticking of a quartz watch bothered me. Then I tried a couple lower priced mechanicals, but they didn’t keep great time.

So my answer is that, initially, I just wanted to know what time it was without a ticking sound driving me crazy.

Down the road, the reasons changed, and today I just wear them for me. Teen tik tokkers and YouTubers, First year lawyers with $300K in debt, and 23 year old banking analysts who just got their first bonus are buying more expensive watches than me these days anyway

[Stan Cooper]

Originally Posted by pickettt

I don't love luxury timepieces. I love timepieces...some happen to cost more than others.

Winner!!

[underpar31009]

Originally Posted by East Bay Rider

Nothing to do with luxury, fashion and certainly nothing to do with my self esteem or self image.

Imagine creating a machine that tracks the passage of time in an easy to understand manner. That would be a feat that deserves to be appreciated.
Imagine that machine is manufactured to such tolerances that it does so accurately and repeatedly without exhaustive care. Impressive.
Imagine that accurate, mechanical machine reduced in size to be carried on one's person.
Imagine that machine so robust that it can be worn reliably at the end of one's arm, where the motion is greatest, in all manner of positions, subjected to shock and environments generally thought unfavorable to most precision capable machines.
Break it down to those basics and it becomes pretty amazing that anyone has one of these marvels let alone several and then revel in the knowledge that this wonder machine is widely available by many different makers of various perceived qualities.
My small collection is diverse with only one Rolex but when they're all interesting to me for some reason or another.
That's why I love watches.

Very well said!


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[AF_Rob]

Originally Posted by airchitect

I’ll say I agree with many of the thoughts here but for me I generally have one brand in each product category that always appeals to me for one reason or another… not just watches…


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Me too. If I carry it every day, it might as well be nice. I have a nice leather bag, pen, wallet, couple pair of shoes. Nothing too fancy, just quality.

[Moondoggy]

Not really about the watch, I like to buy movements and the watch is a bonus, how they tick away for decades fascinates me.

[Blansky]

I think it's about a fantastic little machine that is also functional.

It's almost a machine with soul. A digital watch has no soul.

It's like putting together an engine that actually comes alive.

And the nicer it is (luxury), the more rare it is, the more I'm inclined to want it.

[enjoythemusic]

May I humbly add to my earlier post as had to set up the photo stuff....

Because they're fun to photograph.

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