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> The entire concept of a "beginner" watch that costs $15,000 or thereabouts is such obvious gatekeeping. A beginner watch is a Seiko SKX (now the 5 line) at U
by throw0101b 3y ago
> The entire concept of a "beginner" watch that costs $15,000 or thereabouts is such obvious gatekeeping.
A beginner watch is a Seiko SKX (now the 5 line) at US$200, one can also do Hamilton field watches, Longines, Stowa, Nomos, Omega or IWC, etc for a few hundred to a few thousand.
Watch Youtubers like The Urban Gentry, Teddy Baldassarre, etc, cover (and own) watches from all sort of price levels (as do folks in /r/Watches, where you'll see state of the collection (SOTC) posts that have Casio G-shocks).
- dharmab 3y agoMY beginner watch was a Casio AE1200. It's about $30. https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/casio-ae1200wh-1a-world-timer-value-proposition https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/casio-ae1200wh-1a-world-ti...
- Staple_Diet 3y agoMy friend the AE-1200 is no beginner watch, but rather the epitome of watchmaking.
- ksaj 3y agoYou two should get a room. I mean, a club. Epitome is quite a strong word in an industry with so many greats.
- sonicanatidae 3y agoOr youtubers like Marshall of WatchRevival. https://www.youtube.com/c/WristwatchRevival https://www.youtube.com/c/WristwatchRevival