Yet another watch thread Forum

[anonnymouse]

If you buy a rolex, it means you haven't really made it, you just think you have

Are Rollies passé now? I remember reading that they were regarded as just good utilitarian watches until marketers made them a symbol of conspicuous consumption in the '80s, and other luxury brands are actually better.

They're good watches, but you're paying extra for the snob factor. There are equally well-known brands making watches just as good that cost a chunk less, like breitling, and there are highly regarded (in watch circles) but less known brands that would cost even less, like bell & ross.
If you're going to spend that kind of money, there are brands that are better value (not really value for money, because, WTF?) like an entry-level ulysse nardin or jaeger lecoultre.
If you've really made it, of course there's always patek philippe

LJL at the bolded. Bell & Ross slaps stock ETA movements into unoriginal case/dial designs and prices at 6x what comparable ETA-powered watches cost. OP is smart to stick with his Seiko and Hamilton (the Hamilton probably has the same quality ETA movement as a Bell & Ross at less than half the price).

[unodostres]

$5 casio

[RZ5646]

I think the whole luxury watch quality debate is absurd anyway, since a $10 quartz watch from Walmart will keep better time than a $10,000 Rolex.

[bombaysippin]

I think the whole luxury watch quality debate is absurd anyway, since a $10 quartz watch from Walmart will keep better time than a $10,000 Rolex.

Yea, but then how else will everyone know you're a boss while taking the LSAT?

[haus]

I used my seiko skx007, which is a dive watch with a bezel. I wear it most days and was comfortable with adjusting the bezel to mark my time for the sections.

Orient makes some mechanical watch that are bit less expensive, but appear to be of reasonable quality (they are owned by Seiko if I recall correctly). Casio and others make less expensive bezel watches that are quartz movements that would do fine for the test, or for most purposes really. But I enjoy having a something in my day to day life that is not dependent on a battery.

[RZ5646]

I used my seiko skx007

I'm pretty sure that's what I have