Good points here. I’ll never go into debt for a watch. I always gather the funds together first.
And to be clear, it’s a vintage I’ll be looking for, not new.
My original question wasn’t part of an exploration into whether I should buy a relatively expensive Rolex vintage or a relatively cheap Tudor vintage, but, I guess, a more general conversation as to why collectors would splash out on watches that have super-inflated prices relative to what they actually are. As others have said, wisely, this happens across the world of watches. If material and engineering quality were the only criteria for watch prices (and values) they’d all cost roughly the same, apart from metal prices.
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@JwRosenthal points out, it’s about the watches you want in your collection, not the amount you need to pay for them. I’m not there as a collector, I’m just in a place where I like watches and feel I want a Rolex amongst the few I have.
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