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Originally Posted by MoneyGuy
Having a self-winding watch sucks when you’re stuck at home so rarely wear it. It wears down and every couple of days I have to shake it to wind it. (First-world problems?)
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I get where you're coming from and I don't think it's wrong. It kinda does get annoying if you're in a rush, but then I find slowing down my routine to bring my watch up to speed and knowing my wardrobe to up to the minute detail (pun not intended, but welcomed) is something nice. For this reason I have both automatics, solar and quartz watches in my collection.
I found in the same way that shaving with a double edged safety razor. Once I figured out the best combination of razor + blades that worked great for me, as stupid as it sounds, it was like a sense of achievement. It was less of a chore than it was an activity.
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Originally Posted by you&me
Your 40th is a milestone and deserves something special to commemorate it.
Out of your list, my thoughts lean towards the Explorer.
Yes, some might say a Rolex is a little cliche, but I think that sentiment could be ignored, because the Explorer is subtle, yet so versatile and classic.
Though this might not be a consideration for such a milestone marker, IMO, bonus points can be awarded to the Explorer because the values are (relatively) stable and the market for Rolexes is vast, so liquidity isn't a problem in case you get an itch to try something else down the road...
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My thoughts are if I were to get any watch as a decade marker, I would heavily avoid the idea of swapping the watch for something else. IMO it's a milestone marker for a reason. Having that in the back of my mind IMO would just make me constantly question my decision.
I'm a weirdo, but for me, I only get the high end luxury things to commemorate milestones. It gets rid of buyers remorse for me, because it was something worth splurging on. It also gives the item more meaning than an average impulse purchase. For something like that, I want a story to go with it just as much as I want the item itself.
I might be the minority though, ignore my thoughts on the matter if you want.
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Originally Posted by Table 5
Just wanted to bump this thread, and see if anyone had anything new watches to share. I've been finding watches to be a good distraction lately.
Myself, the last noteworthy watch I bought, a Speedmaster sapphire-sandwich, was almost 10 years ago now (Jeebus, where did that decade go). Priorities have greatly shifted since that time, but with my 40th on the horizon, I've been hoping to get something noteworthy again... assuming the world doesn't completely burn down.
A few contenders as of now:
Rolex Explorer 36mm - Has been on my list ever since I spied it on a wrist of a former boss. I never got Rolex till I saw this watch in action. A great all-arounder.
Rolex Oyster Perpetual 36mm Silver dial - Classy as ####. I find most Rolexes to be too busy/cheesy/bougie.. but I can't deny the power of a clean OP, especially in the silver dial. Black dial is great too, but in that case might as well get the Explorer.
Tudor Fifty Eight - I really love what Tudor has been doing lately (especially now that they are doing in-house movements), and I find this to be a solid Submariner alternative at a relatively great price. Speaking of Tudor, also love the Black Bay 36, which is a solid Explorer competitor.
Omega Railmaster 1957 - Great vintage looking watch, with modern hardware.
Nomos Tangente - Another brand that I'm always drawn to in person. A few too many versions out there though, so hard to settle on a design.
And if for some reason, my financial position balloons and/or watch prices crater, there's always this grail:
Vacheron Constantin Overseas - A worthy alternative to the Nautilius 5711/1a or Royal Oak Jumbo.
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It's your 40th. I say go for something that brings a grin to your face every time you see it and IMO go for something you will not want to let go.
Hopefully I am not misunderstanding your comments, but I feel like you have an idea which of those watches is the one that excites you the most. The Tudor is the only one that you kinda describe in an excited manner. As such, I think the Tudor 58 and 36 sounds like the watch that might be the one that best reflects you.
Forgive me if my guess is off the mark, but I feel like to you, Rolex in general is nice, but someone else's nice. The Omega is nice, but you already have an Omega. I wonder if the Tudor to you is a combination of the classic (safe) with the modern (more you) rolled together with a little bit of uncommon and you perhaps like that?
It's kind of a similar vibe I get from your comments on the Nomos. The styles are wildly different of the Tudor vs the Nomos. The Tudor will turn heads and it will be appreciated by those who know and those who do not know watches. The Nomos on the other hand feels a little polarizing. It's a really cool watch, but I don't know if it would be the one I'd personally select as a decade milestone watch. Maybe as an alternate milestone in between the decades?
I get the allure of the Nomos though. As much as I love the divers, there was just something about the German "good design" style that pulls you in. I nabbed a few Braun (China made, not German ones unfortunately) to satisfy that "good design" itch. Sometimes I just really want to wear the Braun, but I don't ever feel like they truly replace the classic divers and dress watches I own. The Nomos has more Bauhaus artsy options than the Braun though which is also neat.