What's the most you have spent on a watch?

[Mike 03]

The "Rolex" thread provoked me to ask this question, but there was recently another thread about how much you had spent on the most expensive pair of shoes you've owned, which I found fascinating.

If you feel like sharing:

What is the most you have spent on a wristwatch, and was it worth it?

EDIT: I guess I will go first. It was $1,200 and it was a huge mistake. I'm so embarrassed by the watch that I almost never wear it.

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Perfect for Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson. Not for a smaller person. It's a clock, not a watch. My dad suggested I remove the band and nail it to the wall.

[Pierre.Suave]

1. yes, it was worth it.

[GOPisEvil]

2. $200 or so.

It's a Tag Heuer that I bought on clearance probably 15 years ago. Still runs like a charm and tough as hell. I also have an Omega Seamaster Cosmic 2000 from the 1960s that I bought on ebay for $105.

[Skittles]

10. you rich bastid

:7

[GOPisEvil]

12. Nah - that was back in my "debt - who cares!!!" days.

I'm MUCH better now. :)

[Skittles]

14. alas, I never had any "debt - who cares" days

I was brought up by the double whammy - Depression survivor and WWII survivor. Hey wait - wasn't it the same for you? :o

on edit - naw wait, you're too young :D

[GOPisEvil]

18. My parents were depression-era kids.

They are EXCELLENT money managers. I guess I'm a lousy student. :D

[Skittles]

24. they went overboard with me

I have a hard time spending money I DO have :(

[DarkTirade]

Hmm... I think it was about 6 bucks.

I'm a cheap bastard.

Granted, I have bought watches that were worth more than that... I just happened to see them on sale or clearance and snagged 'em then. :)

[pokerfan]

3. About $75

(off of Ebay).

[Kali]

4. $25

and it was a gift for one of the kids. I don't do watches. Cell phone has a clock if I need to be somewhere on urban time, other wise I go by daylight or temperature:rofl:

[SacredCow]

5. Just under $1000....

A Tag Heuer that I still wear- I've had it for about 10 years.

On edit... Yeah, I guess it was worth it- it's lasted me quite a few years (several band changes, though).

This is the closest pic I can find, but it's not exactly right...

[bigwillq]

6. I never wear a watch.

And I am always on time! :P ;)

I've never bought one for myself.

[Lyric]

7. Ten bucks at Kmart.

[azmouse]

8. About $120

[LeftyMom]

9. $6 for a Disney's Cars watch for LeftyKid.

I just use my phone, but he went through a phase where he was kind of obsessed with clocks and calendars, so I figured that would be a nice present.

[Inspired]

11. $300.00 for a Gucci about 16 years ago. I loved that watch.

Unfortunately I lost it a couple of years ago in a bar called Splash in NYC, after way too many Cosmo's.

[flvegan]

13. I spent close to a grand on my mom's Gucci.

I spent $500 on a Longines for myself a long, long time ago. I'm eyeballing buying a Tag later this year if I can find a deal and save the cash.

[Symarip]

15. No bullshit

I don't think I've ever bought myself a watch. I have a nice Timex a family member gave me. I use it when I dress up. That's about it.

[Left Is Write]

16. Me personally? $200. I bought a $200 watch as a graduation gift for my husband. Unfortunately....

...at the same post-grad brunch where I presented my husband with this gift, my in-laws also presented him with a gift.

A $7000 Rolex.

[Kali]

38. oh god

what is your relationship? I could see that being just awful or pretty funny.

[Left Is Write]

41. I felt pretty bad.

[FloridaJudy]

17. Never more than $20.

Watches get lost. They can also get wet, and the water-proof ones can get stepped on. When you have to wash your hands over fifty times a day (no, I don't have OCD - I'm a nurse) you spring for the cheapest water-proof one you can find.

[Skip Intro]

19. $40. "And all your money won't another minute buy."

I don't get expensive watches.

Ego? To show-off? Status symbol?

Material excess? Why?

Don't get it.

[Midlodemocrat]

20. $150 for Gucci in 1984.

nice watch, still have it, but I don't wear watches anymore because I need glasses to read them, which is a major pain because I don't wear glasses all the time, just to read.

[flvegan]

23. You should go Flava Flav style, then.

No, really, you'd look great.

[Tuesday Afternoon]

21. Somewhere in the neighborhood of $200.oo give or take.

a gold seiko.

[csziggy]

22. About $20 and when the battery ran out, I was too cheap to replace it

Since the watch sat on my dresser for ten years before I noticed the battery was bad.

I once got a survey call from some watch company that was trying to determine what style watches women wanted. I told the nice lady I was the wrong person for the survey - I don't regularly wear a watch and my style choice each day is whether I should wear a T-shirt with a pocket or one without. :eyes:

She didn't care and we had a good time going through the questions. Watch brands I could think of - Casio and Timex. Clothing brands - Hanes and Levis. And so forth. :rofl:

I think I was the least fashion conscious person she had ever spoken to!

[Iggo]

25. $0.00

I've had three watches, ever. All three were cheap. All three were bought for me. And I wore them all until they broke, then purposely and pointedly did not buy another one. I hated being the guy with the watch. ("What time is it?" "I dunno. Ask Don." Yuck.)

[Mike 03]

30. Smart person.

For all the money I wasted on watches, nowadays, I don't even wear them. I don't see the point. Basically, I have a generally good idea what time it is.

[Rabrrrrrr]

26. I suppose, technically, the $200 for my cell phone

Before that, the most expensive watch was a Fossil - I think I paid $75 or thereabouts. That was one of the first truly "nice" things I ever bought myself, since it was the first time I had an actual, real, paying job. I was in my 30s. And it felt wonderful!

Haven't worn it years because... well, because of cell phones.

A friend and I were at a store a few months ago, and she asked me, "Do you have the time?" and I said, "No, I don't have my cell phone." She said, "Neither do I." So we walked around a bit more, and came across another shopper guy. She asked him if he knew the time, and he said, "No, I don't have my cell phone."

:rofl:

[mnhtnbb]

27. A ladies' Ebel sport with diamond dial. I loved my watch and lost it when

our house burned down. I spent less to replace the watch with a pre-owned Ebel and I only take it off
to shower. I sleep wearing this one.

[applegrove]

28. Maybe $75. For a Roots watch I believe.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

29. $40 ...always a Timex...Indiglo

[triguy46]

31. in 1987 and again in 1988, about $400 each time...

for Heuer watches. One in black, one in gold, like this:
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[Crabby Appleton]

39. I have a black one

[petronius]

32. Probably $50-60 or so - I never wear anything else that would justify a

more expensive watch than that (basically, I'm kind of a slob... :))

[fizzgig]

33. nothing

i have never purchased a watch. i hate wearing them and always have.

[jobycom]

34. $375. I would have spent more at times if I had it.

[dugaresa]

35. $350 or so for a seiko kinetic watch

and it was for my spouse

my watch i got for 10 years of service to my work overlord

[stewartcolbert08]

36. um 80

but it was a gift LOL I NEVER spend that much on myself unless i feel like splurging then I eventually get buyers remorse and return whatever it was anyway! LOL

[kentauros]

37. Technically $200, but the money wasn't mine any more...

That is, my ex-wife used money from what I split out of my paycheck every week for her spending money (above and beyond what little she received solely for herself doing readings) to buy me the pocket watch I have worn ever since :)

[dysfunctional press]

40. i don't wear watches- or jewelry of ANY kind. mot even my wedding ring.

and my wife never even gives me shit about it.

[kentauros]

42. My ex never did

but I'm not so sure I can get away with it for the next one ;)

Still, I might be able to impress upon her my fear of wearing rings (childhood trauma.) I don't even like thinking about it...

[Deep13]

43. $200

I bought it when I turned 40. It is for getting dressed up. I wear a cheapo calendar watch to the office. I have a glow in the dark Lorus with a velcro strap that I got for $14 for knocking around. I have a stainless Swatch I bought in Vegas for $75 for casual events.

[Blue_Tires]

44. finally bought a quality Casio hiking watch for $210

and this is after two decades of buying $20-$35 cheapies from Sears (usually Timex)...they used to have good durability, but it really dropped off

[jakefrep]

45. I spent about $100 8 years ago for the Bulova I'm wearing now.

Hasn't occured to me to spend more than that on a watch.

[gmoney]

46. Probably not more than $50

I don't recall every watch I've ever had, but probably the most expensive watch I had was the OLD original Texas Instruments TI-500



http://www.datamath.org/TI_Stuff/TI-500.htm

It was simply a "must have" item for geeks of the day. You could probably get something 10 times better at the dollar store today, but I wouldn't be surprised if that one was $150 originally, in like early 80s dollars, too. I'm sure I conned my dad into getting it for my birthday or something.

I used to wear my grandfather's Omega which he received when he retired, which was probably expensive. I should dig that out and see if it still runs...

Now I have a Casio that has about 28 functions on it, including the little "Atomic Clock" syncronization feature. Felt like I was being extravagant spending $40 on it.