Obviously $5M is a lot of money, but for a lot of middle class people like myself this is attainable in a lifetime after saving for a while. Curious what each person’s choice would be for a “grail watch” that isn’t ridiculously expensive.

  • _time_machine@alien.topBEnglish
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    11 months ago

    I’m increasingly drawn to Tudor and (to a lesser extent) Longines. I’m also drawn to Serica; their newest GMT release is a cracker.

    I identify with Tudor over Rolex as a brand - Rolex makes me roll my eyes a little; it’s too … easy, too obvious. Plus, Explorer and Explorer II excluded, I don’t really like modern Rolex that much aesthetically. They’re too … overstated for my taste. All that shiny ceramic and sapphire and white gold on the dial.

    The more toolish aspect of Tudor (and some of the Longines Heritage re-issues) are more to my taste. Tudors build quality is very good, perhaps 80% of the quality Rolex offer (at least) for a bit over 50% of the cost. Longines less so. The Spirit Range is well made, the Heritage re-issues less so and the difference in build quality to Tudor is immediately evident, making Longines worth the money when bought below retail and Tudor a relative bargain.

    But that’s all subjective, even theoretical. So if I was starting from scratch today and had up to $15K to spend what would I buy?

    • Tudor Ranger

    • Longines Avigation Big-Eye

    • Serica 8315 GMT

    • Certina DS PH200-m (Beater)

    • Tudor Date-Day Jumbo (vintage)

    • Longines Heritage Sector