Buy a rolex if you want to impress other guys with rolexes. Literally nobody else cares
this post was submitted on 23 Jan 2025
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Or buy a replica, for a very small fraction of the price and see if anyone ever knows the difference.
I have a $350 Japanese made replica of a Patek Philippe Grand Complication, everything works on it. To me it is indistinguishable from the real thing and didn't cost me $300,000
"go into debt if you have to"
That guy writes like minimum wage
Almost everyone in this thread is talking about wannabe tryhards, investment, and reliable watches, but for people who are interested in the pictured watch, they're real, but pretty cheap and flimsy; I have a couple.
They came out in gashapon machines a couple of years ago, although I got mine just last year for (IIRC) ¥500 a pop. It's a series by Takara-Tomy with two models of Saturn (black and white), and two models of PS1 (PSX and PSOne).
https://dlmag.com/playstation-1-and-sega-saturn-themed-watches-for-classic-game-fans/
https://www.piggygaga.com/shop/gashapon-sega-saturn-playstation-vs-watch-collection/
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Bought a Casio Data Bank DBC-32B-1ADF "calculator watch" about three years ago for like $30 USD. I get more compliments on that watch than any other piece of clothing/accessory that I own. Started using it as my daily driver watch and it's genuinely great, a real conversation starter. If anybody wants one, they're still in production and can be easily bought new on the big retailers' sites.
Jealous! I've wanted a Casio calculator watch since I was a child. Technically my off brand smart watch has a calculator, but it's not the same.
You can still buy one! You're an adult now, treat yourself!
I was looking! I probably will. Was looking through the reviews.
Always buy fakes, if you find a good quality fake. No one will know. Unless you absolutely don't care about the money.
Exactly, and maybe spend a couple hundred for a Japanese replica and all the functions might work.
I absolutely love the design but I'm surprised nobody has pointed out that this goes against the very purpose of wrist watches: you can't just turn your wrist and look at the time.
I know it's just a press of a button, but if only one of your hands is full (depending whether you're right or left handed) then it gets annoying rather quickly.
As for the Rolex obsession: I've lost several watches, but every single time I just re-bought my cheap Casio. I love it and it does the job quite reliably. Also, I personally dislike analog watches.
That was the purpose before the invention of pocket computers pretending to be phones. Now they're just jewelry. They don't even need to function anymore.
TBF I still have both. Nothing beats quickly glancing at your wrist (until they develop built in HUD brain chips, so another 2 years). Especially when you're doing hand stuff anyway.
Me, with my watchy, not givenafuuuuuck bout Rolex.
But yeah that's some rad nerd chic there.
Every watch guy will tell you otherwise. And present a spectrum of choices across multiple price bands.
Wait what's the other watch called. I want that
That is so cool
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