For you watch lovers.... - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Frank Patrick · 05-14-2007, 01:20 PM

I own a Rolex(stainless model) not the "high priced" stuff- and I am very happy with it. Looks great, and is comfortable and durable. However is not as accurate as my $25.00 Timex

Perfectlap · 05-14-2007, 02:34 PM

by the way, everytime I think about forking over $2-$5K on a WRISTWATCH, I'm reminded of that investment company commerical where the guy on safari is wearing some expensive watch and the narrator says how great it was and how it cost him $30K in lost investment potential....And every time I decide not to buy.. I just get more pleasure watching my Apple stock go up 20% in the last two weeks.

Dr. Kill · 05-14-2007, 02:53 PM

I guess it's all about where you are at in your life. To many, $4k for a watch may not be a big deal. Granted, not in this price class but still a good example - my Movado purchase last year, although more than 20 times as expensive, was less of a stretch financially for me than the $25 watch I bought back when I was in the Army. Everything is relative.

Perfectlap · 05-14-2007, 03:06 PM

I think its about how important it is to you as well. I paid mmm about $4K for a carbon fiber Bianchi road bicycle with Carbon FIber Campagnolo Record 10 speed components and I had ZERO buyer's remorse. Must have put 10,000 miles on the the thing in several countries.
I know if I bought the watch I would be doing in the math of how I could have bought ten of these if I used the $5K to buy MasterCard after the IPO...In other words, the watch thing isn't that important to me. I think I saw Warren Buffet wearing a Timex on Charlie Rose last week.

Dr. Kill · 05-14-2007, 05:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

I think its about how important it is to you as well. I paid mmm about $4K for a carbon fiber Bianchi road bicycle with Carbon FIber Campagnolo Record 10 speed components and I had ZERO buyer's remorse. Must have put 10,000 miles on the the thing in several countries.
I know if I bought the watch I would be doing in the math of how I could have bought ten of these if I used the $5K to buy MasterCard after the IPO...In other words, the watch thing isn't that important to me. I think I saw Warren Buffet wearing a Timex on Charlie Rose last week.

Good point. Nice bike by the way.