RWI I need your help. $10,000 - What are you buying?

[jkent83]

My wife wants to buy me a watch for my birthday and for the first time in my life I’m struggling with what to choose. With all the great reps out there I struggle to spend that much on a single watch these days, but if my wife wants to encourage my addiction who am I to stand in her way.

So here’s the question: If you were buying a genuine watch and had around $10,000 to spend what would you get? All suggestions welcome, but for my purposes I already have a genuine TAG chronograph and Cartier dress watch that I love so I will likely avoid those brands. Thanks in advance for your help.

 

[g00n]

Maybe an Omega Speedmaster and a kick ass weekend away with the missus (or mistress, or both ).

 

[Kalev007]

5 digit sub or a seadweller.

 

[TESLA760]

IWC Petronas

 

[bhehe6813]

My wife wants to buy me a watch for my birthday and for the first time in my life I’m struggling with what to choose. With all the great reps out there I struggle to spend that much on a single watch these days, but if my wife wants to encourage my addiction who am I to stand in her way.

So here’s the question: If you were buying a genuine watch and had around $10,000 to spend what would you get? All suggestions welcome, but for my purposes I already have a genuine TAG chronograph and Cartier dress watch that I love so I will likely avoid those brands. Thanks in advance for your help.

IWC or Omega.

 

[bhehe6813]

Grand Seiko
Breitling
Longines
Blancpain

All of those have really good models between 5k-12k. I recommend you spend $5k-7.5k and do something else with the other money (vacation, fancy tastings, etc) if you're just looking to blow it.

 

[Hesekiel]

One of the reasons I buy replicas, is because I can't afford to spend insane money on GENS.
If you put $10K in your retirement account in 2023, it will be $20K in 2030, $40K in 2037, $80K in 2043, $160K in 2050. Do you really want to spend $160K on a single watch?
How about you buy a Tudor Pelagos for $2,5K, and put the other $7,5K into your retirement account?

 

[Bersekre]

I‘d go with a Breitling, Chronomat! I like the 44mm versions (Super Chronomat) with ceramic bezel and the ice blue dial.

But to be completely honest, I have bought a handfull gens for around 5-7k each, but in the Ende of the day it‘s just metal on your wrist.

Have a nice trip with your wife, a bigger party with Friends and Family or get mean motorcycle … something that adds value for life.

 

[jkent83]

One of the reasons I buy replicas, is because I can't afford to spend insane money on reps.
If you put $10K in your retirement account in 2023, it will be $20K in 2030, $40K in 2037, $80K in 2043, $160K in 2050. Do you really want to spend $160K on a single watch?
How about you buy a Tudor Pelagos for $2,5K, and put the other $7,5K into your retirement account?

While your point is certainly well taken, it’s all relative. I certainly wouldn’t be spending any of the money I spend on watches, genuine or replica, if that money was needed for retirement, charity, or other things.

As I see it, saving more money than I can spend in my lifetime seems more like a self-imposed punishment than a virtue.

So as my grandmother always said, “you can’t take it with you and few things bring as much joy and utility as a nice watch (or about 20 in my case).” I certainly know I get more joy and utility out of my watch collection than I do from saving money just for the sake of it.

But I do recognize how blessed I am and do respect the point you were making.

 

[jkent83]

I‘d go with a Breitling, Chronomat! I like the 44mm versions (Super Chronomat) with ceramic bezel and the ice blue dial.

But to be completely honest, I have bought a handfull gens for around 5-7k each, but in the Ende of the day it‘s just metal on your wrist.

Have a nice trip with your wife, a bigger party with Friends and Family or get mean motorcycle … something that adds value for life.

Thanks for the suggestions. Breitling is definitely in the running and I do like the chronomats. My only hesitation would be to get something of which there isn’t a quality rep. Might as well buy gens of watches I can’t get for a 1/10 of the price.

If I bought a motorcycle instead of a watch, my wife would kill me herself so I’m not sure I’d be around to experience the value it could bring to my life.

 

[jkent83]

I‘d go with a Breitling, Chronomat! I like the 44mm versions (Super Chronomat) with ceramic bezel and the ice blue dial.

But to be completely honest, I have bought a handfull gens for around 5-7k each, but in the Ende of the day it‘s just metal on your wrist.

Have a nice trip with your wife, a bigger party with Friends and Family or get mean motorcycle … something that adds value for life.

Thanks for the suggestions. Breitling is definitely in the running and I do like the chronomats. My only hesitation would be to get something of which there isn’t a quality rep. Might as well buy gens of watches I can’t get for a 1/10 of the price.

If I bought a motorcycle instead of a watch, my wife would kill me herself so I’m not sure I’d be around to experience the value it could bring to my life.

Maybe an Omega Speedmaster and a kick ass weekend away with the missus (or mistress, or both ).

If the missus would give me a weekend with both her and a mistress, I’m pretty sure she could buy herself some purses with the $10,000 and I’d forget about the watch.

 

[Blackieray]

may not be your cup of tea....

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[jkent83]

Cool design, but probably not my style.

 

[Procurator]

If new, Id go with
Zenith Defy El Primero 21 95.9000.9004/78.M9000


if used, Id go with
IWC GST (perpetual calendar chrono) - there are different color combos


or an Ingenieur perpetual FG

 

[Blackieray]

This is almost as fun as if it was my 10 grand.....almost

 

[APjumbo]

Speedmaster seems an obvious choice but you said you already have a chrono.
Looks like you could use a gen dive watch or GMT.

 

[Rid-dit-dit-duh-doo]

My wife wants to buy me a watch for my birthday and for the first time in my life I’m struggling with what to choose. With all the great reps out there I struggle to spend that much on a single watch these days, but if my wife wants to encourage my addiction who am I to stand in her way.

So here’s the question: If you were buying a genuine watch and had around $10,000 to spend what would you get? All suggestions welcome, but for my purposes I already have a genuine TAG chronograph and Cartier dress watch that I love so I will likely avoid those brands. Thanks in advance for your help.

Missing the all important diver in your collection! I'd personally go with a second hand Fifty Fathoms as long as you're comfortable with the beefy size, though it would still be slightly over budget.

 

[Freoguitar]

Omega Aqua Terra.

GADA!

 

[Rid-dit-dit-duh-doo]

Rolex Explorer 36mm 124270

 

[treyhlb]

Straight up putting that $10,000 into VOO or IVV or SPY