My brother sent me a picture from a former work colleague (22 yr old lawyer making max $50k US p/a). The kid is very well off, family owns/owned a major retailer and he inherited quite a bit of money.
My brother showed me a pic of his collection, given he knows I’m into watches. The kid has pretty much bought every hype watch going:
Patek Nautilus 5711 AP Royal Oak White face ceramic Daytona Batman Sub date Hulk Datejust JLC MUT moon IWC Portuguese Panerai Omega Aquaterra Omega Seamaster 300m.
Guessing it would cost you $250k (us) to purchase.
These are all, within reason, the ‘hot’ desirable watches to own. If you put together a list of the top ten most sought after, he’d have the majority them.
It says a lot about his collection. I feel the guy is collecting to impress others and it appears passionless.
I was thinking, if he had true interest and spent the money he did spend, it wouldn’t be just hype.
The question is, $250k (us) budget… what would you buy?
Cliches exist for a reason. If everyone on this sub was magically given enough money to buy a 5711, most of them would choose the watch over any other. Same reason a salesperson would push it if given the opportunity: The hype watches are well-known and safe choices for someone who just wants to buy a nice watch at that price range. Most watch purchases don’t involve any sort of passion or actual interest in watches. Even when you’re spending tens of thousands of dollars on a watch, it’s nice to know you’re getting something safe that is a consensus pick. It’s the same thing that happens on this sub most of the time: People ask what watch they should get at X budget. Only in this person’s case, their budget is much higher.