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This is why I've always liked Omega. Not as high status as Rolex, but a luxury watch nonetheless, and one you can easily purchase direct online.

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I've had a mechanical Timex camper for years. Legitimately, I think I've had it for 25 years. It has never lost time that I can tell. It was $75?

Watches are fascinating to me, because the high status watches are so gaudy and HUGE.

> Watches are fascinating to me, because the high status watches are so gaudy and HUGE.

This trend has infected shoes for a while too. Have you seen some of the popular Balenciaga shoes? [1][2] They look like absolute joke clown shoes to me, but people pay thousands for them new, and even more resale if they’re rare.

[1] https://www.balenciaga.com/en-us/hardcrocs™-mule-black-81053...

[2] https://footwearnews.com/business/business/balenciaga-triple...

I wear triples (pretty much daily) and they are by far the most comfortable shoe I've ever worn. Got them on sale for $600CAD in 2019 and they're still going strong today, I think I can probably get another 4/5 years out of them. I'm kinda embarrassed, but honestly, I recommend them, they're a great shoe.

Wow, those are awful looking.

Regardless of what the other poster says about comfort, those are almost peak, "emperor's new clothes" fashion.

Very much so. Balenciaga is in on the joke, so to speak. Their stuff makes fun of the industry they're in while being right in the middle of it. (For example, hit up your favorite search engine for "Balenciaga ikea bag".)

> the high status watches are so gaudy and HUGE

The ones you noticed

How's this for a hot take:

Any watch over 38mm is meant to attract attention to itself first, and look proportional on a large wrist second.

Sometimes even from Costco.

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