What Motivated You to Buy an 'Expensive' Watch?

[Calorus]

One for the Horolophiles(?) - Not whinging or ranting, but why did you decide you chose to spend far larger sums than average on a watch?

[ukwill]

Calorus said:

One for the Horolophiles(?) - Not whinging or ranting, but why did you decide you chose to spend far larger sums than average on a watch?

coz da burds luv it, innit.

[Fer]

Mine was to celebrate my first year in business. Not something I will ever be in a position to do again, but at least I have a reminder of my old company and the hard work.

[rude-boy]

Being admitted to the Roll

Oh and because it makes my *cough* look bigger

[fido]

First (proper) job in the city. I needed to look flash and impress my new workmates and friends...

[fastfreddy]

I got it for a good price in Dubai and it's the only form of jewellry I would ever wear so I thought I should have something a bit better than a Swatch.

[Calorus]

rude-boy said:

Being admitted to the Roll

Oh and because it makes my *cough* look bigger

Why do you want a bigger cough? Does your Girlfriend think lung cancer is sexy?

[gt]

because money burns a hole in my pocket and I like the look of them. Also as an investment. (2 of mine are now worth substantially more than i bought them for)

[carrera2]

To show to tramps when they ask if I have any loose change.

[CommanderJameson]

Indestructibility and stuff.

Oh. Expensive. Never mind. Anyway, my latest purchase is this:



Cost me about sixty quid.

One day, I'll buy a fancy watch - but until then, I need one that keeps good time. A Waveceptor is in the pipeline.

[furtive]

My watch was £30 from Argos

Went into a poncey jewellers the other month because it needed a new battery and they wanted to charge £45 to change the battery

EDIT: oops - wrong thread

Edited by furtive on Wednesday 14th March 12:31

[Speed addicted]

Umm I wanted one....

And as I got engaged at about the same time as I had the cash, I got one as an engagement present. This of course meant it cost me twice as much as it cost her, due to the dimond ring, but i still get a nice watch (and a life of hell).

[baSkey]

again wedding/engagement present... and as said because i wanted one!
(not in the defence tone it sounds like it's in..)
why do people have 42" tellys, why do some people pay twcis as much to live in a converted barn as a new build house...

...why do people buy cars other than toyota corollas (auriseses!)

...because they prefer the engineer/style/character...

[tvrbob]

I was irritated by the cheap good looking Argos watches because after 6 months I had to buy new because they were covered in scratches and my acid skin had eaten away the thin nickel electroplating revealing the awful brass substrate. I spent several hundred pounds on a proper watch about 10 years ago and I'm still wearing it every day. In the end I spent less by spending more.

Same with shoes. One pair from the high street every 6 to 9 months or spend £250 on a hand made pair. I'm still wearing them every day for work after 6 years and there's many years left in them.

[alexkp]

Exactly the same reason as to why I appreciate expensive cars.

I always find it puzzling that some PH'ers, who I assue are car fans, find it so hard to understand the motivation behind purchasing expensive watches.

I freely admit I like the finer things in life. I like good wine, collecting art, antiques, going on expensive holidays, and spending thousands of pounds on watches.... I don't see why I should apologise for it, or even have to justify it tbh.

I cetainly wouldn't class myself as rich, but then I don't live like a pauper either.

[carrera2]

You either 'get' watches or you don't.

Amazingly it seems the people who don't are actually angry at the people who do.













Probably because they're poor.

[phil1979]

carrera2 said:

To show to tramps when they ask if I have any loose change.

Classic!!!!

[phil1979]

You can tell a lot from a person's watch. And by their shoes.

[baSkey]

you could apply this to anything:

why do people go out on a friday night and spend their money vomitting? because they want to do it! i/(we) prefer not to drink WKD and eat kebabs...

i make my own sandwiches for work..

i spend my money how i like. if other people want to have a Lorus watch from argos and spend their money on stella that's up to them!

[hutchingsp]

anonymous said:

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I guess it's because a car is seen by most as something you use and get a tangible benefit from whereas a watch will always just tell the time.

As another poster said it's something you either get or don't get, personally I do, I figure it's simply a case of live and let live.