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Originally Posted by bizaro86
I'm looking for some watch advice, and this seems like a good place to start. For pre-amble, I'm a (very) late 30s professional. I work from home, and haven't worn anything other than a Fitbit on my wrist since I got my first Blackberry 17-18 years ago. I'm turning 40 early next year, and am thinking it might be nice to buy a milestone watch as a memento....
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Be careful... About 6 years ago I was a working professional in my very late 30's looking for a memento/milestone watch for my 40th birthday, and I have spent more money then I care to admit on this hobby hahahah
Lots of great advise already. I started my journey by just looking up stuff online and I thought I knew what I wanted and boy was I wrong. My budget was around the same and I did end up going to the 10k'ish mark on my first luxury watch. I recommend just trying everything on. When I did that, I got completely overwhelmed and realized I really did not know what I wanted. So I just started buying Citizen and Seiko's. Every few months I would splurge and buy a watch, making sure that it was different from previous purchases. Different style bracelets/straps, different cases sizes (thick, thin, big and small), different dials (Arabic and/or roman numerals, inclusion of sub dials) etc. I didn't buy my milestone watch until I was 42 but I am very happy with my choice.
I spent approximately $1,500ish on the various watches. To me, it was totally worth it because when I upped the budget I knew I was getting something that I would really enjoy. It has also helped with subsequent purchases. I learned that i do not like like butterfly clasps, or leather straps, I know I need micro adjustments, I wont buy anything over 40mm etc.
You may want to check out is Sinn. I believe they start at around $2,000ish. I own a Sinn 556A RS. The new bracelet is supposed to be awesome. Longines is another brand i would look at. They are coming out with some watches that are really good bang for the buck. Tudor or Omega are classics and you can not go wrong with either.