Why do I feel Upset when I see other Adult / Grown men wearing cheap, ugly, fashion watches?

[copperjohn]

I'm by no mean's wealthy , I'm probably middle class earning wages @ 50-60k a year. 28 years old. I know spending 700 on a Laco is probably
above my price range, but I have a total of 3 watches. Laco / LumTec / and a Jorg Gray 6500 Chronograph, same watch President Obama wears
and Secret Service watch.. Now these watches all cost a little bit.. But I just feel a Watch is a very important thing to have.. It says a lot about
the persons character. My Boss who makes double what I make, wears this ludicrous looking fossil watch.. Is it wrong that it makes me think
less about him, I feel bad for saying this, but it's the truth.. I just don't understand the reason to strap a ugly, cheap watch on your wrist?
It makes me think this is how he views himself. Am I wrong to think this way? To some people is a watch simply there to tell time I guess? And
to others is it more of a symbolic thing?

BTW- Nothing against Fossil Personally. I remember being in college, when I was broke as a joke, shelling out 120$ for a nice fossil. It meant the world
to me. I still have it

Not to pile on you... But you are looking at his watch from an enthusiasts point of view. Which is not the same way HE looks at it. And as you start looking at watches and studying them more, your peer group will notice and start to consider you an expert. One day, they'll show you the new watch they got. Though you might not think much of it, or the brand, you'll do the proper thing and say, "wow, very nice". Cause what 's important is that they like it, right? Who are we to judge?

Also, wealthy people stay wealthy by being frugal. They don't spend as much as they can on everything thing they buy. They shop at Walmart, too.

[ajustin67]

Not to pile on you... But you are looking at his watch from an enthusiasts point of view. Which is not the same way HE looks at it. And as you start looking at watches and studying them more, your peer group will notice and start to consider you an expert. One day, they'll show you the new watch they got. Though you might not think much of it, or the brand, you'll do the proper thing and say, "wow, very nice". Cause what 's important is that they like it, right? Who are we to judge?

Also, wealthy people stay wealthy by being frugal. They don't spend as much as they can on everything thing they buy. They shop at Walmart, too.

OMG- what a Firestorm this started! Jeez I feel sorta bad for the Original Post, Maybe it sounded harsh! 95% of the guys on here have totally lost my Point of View
and what I was trying to say. I think In laments terms, I probably view a persons watch from a more critical standpoint! What I don't understand especially the guys
on here who are attacking me... I hear from guys at work all the time... Things like " I would never spend more than 150 on a Watch", on a daily basis people will call
me " Crazy " for having spent more than 100 on a couple watches.. Constantly hear things like.. " Doesn't you're cell phone have the time" ... Those who make these
statements usually have no watch or maybe a fossil or something in that range.. I don't turn around and attack those people. And I don't think their views are skewed ,
if this is the way they want to invest then that's their decision. I'm just stating that most people you see in everyday life, choose to put such little effort into a piece
which they put onto their body.. Women are critical of men shoe's , shirts, ect.. So I don't understand why I'm being attacked for simply saying I think a persons watch
is very important.. It doesn't matter if it's a Nice watch, or a Symbolic Watch.

[Andy S.]

OMG- what a Firestorm this started! Jeez I feel sorta bad for the Original Post, Maybe it sounded harsh! 95% of the guys on here have totally lost my Point of View
and what I was trying to say. I think In laments terms, I probably view a persons watch from a more critical standpoint! What I don't understand especially the guys
on here who are attacking me... I hear from guys at work all the time... Things like " I would never spend more than 150 on a Watch", on a daily basis people will call
me " Crazy " for having spent more than 100 on a couple watches.. Constantly hear things like.. " Doesn't you're cell phone have the time" ... Those who make these
statements usually have no watch or maybe a fossil or something in that range.. I don't turn around and attack those people. And I don't think their views are skewed ,
if this is the way they want to invest then that's their decision. I'm just stating that most people you see in everyday life, choose to put such little effort into a piece
which they put onto their body.. Women are critical of men shoe's , shirts, ect.. So I don't understand why I'm being attacked for simply saying I think a persons watch
is very important.. It doesn't matter if it's a Nice watch, or a Symbolic Watch.

....nobody's attacking you. To each his own and all that. Live within your means etc. 'Cheap' is entirely relative and many that may wear a bargain watch may have a hobby/interest/vice that requires monies that you can't wrap your knoggin around either. The only advice i can give you is, there are many many things in life to get upset over, this isn't one of them.

[Uwe W.]

What I don't understand especially the guys on here who are attacking me... I hear from guys at work all the time... Things like " I would never spend more than 150 on a Watch", on a daily basis people will call me " Crazy " for having spent more than 100 on a couple watches.. Constantly hear things like.. " Doesn't you're cell phone have the time" ...

Well, first off, no one "attacked" you in this thread. You know that wouldn't be allowed on WUS. If anything, most of the opinions expressed in this thread were respectful and at worst, maybe poked a little fun in response to you arguably extreme viewpoint.

Watches are important to you. We all get that, otherwise we wouldn't be here. No one but a certified watch nut would hang out in a watch forum, so you're preaching to the converted. You should hear the reactions I get from people when I tell that I frequent a watch forum and buy watch magazines. "They have that sort of thing - for wrist watches? That's shocking!"

The point is that the value you place on a watch doesn't always reflect the value someone else places on a watch. I'm repeating what has been said often in this thread already.

As crazy as you think someone else is for not caring about which watch they're wearing, they think you're equally crazy for spending any money at all on a watch.

In the grande scheme of things - in the big overview of life - watches AREN'T important. What is important is your health. What is important are your friendships. What is important is who you love. And how you live your life. Watches are nothing more than a hobby - a distraction that brings pleasure to some people. No material object defines a person. Sure, it may give you some idea of what kind a person they are and what they value, but it doesn't tell you what they're like at their core. We were all born into this world naked and we'll all leave this world naked. What you wear, or don't wear, makes no difference when measuring someone's life and what they accomplished during it. We all remember great men by their deeds and not by which watch they wore.

When I see someone wearing a cheap watch, I only think one thing: "I guess that guy isn't into watches the way I am." Chances are that guy is thinking the same thing about my shoes. Or my jacket. Or my car.

Stop worrying about something you don't have any control over and can't change. Accept people for who they are and not by what they wear. You'll be much happier for it.

[stuffler,mike]

It does not matter what you wear it matters who you are. Watches aren't the hub of life.

[boostin20]

Different strokes for different folks. Cheers

Basically what I was thinking.

[Shawnny]

If you make 50-60K, spending $700 on a watch is not above your price range. In fact I think you would be ok to buy a watch every year in that price range.

[Will_f]

If you make 50-60K, spending $700 on a watch is not above your price range. In fact I think you would be ok to buy a watch every year in that price range.

Don't know if I agree with this. 50-60K isn't much if you have a wife and kids. Even less if you live in an expensive location. Much as I love watches, a $700 watch every year is far from a necessary expense and most people would be better served saving or investing that money.

[Shawnny]

Don't know if I agree with this. 50-60K isn't much if you have a wife and kids. Even less if you live in an expensive location. Much as I love watches, a $700 watch every year is far from a necessary expense and most people would be better served saving or investing that money.

It does depend on a lot of things.

[AustinOX]

The only judgement call I make is when I see someone wearing a fake or a ridiculously adorned 75mm fishing lure... Everything else has already been covered above. It's simply disinterest or unwillingness to spend the money. I have the exact opposite reaction when I see someone wearing a Seiko or Orient or SA auto. Happy that they made the effort and selected a nice watch for the money I guess.

Again, different strokes. I've gotten some great reactions when I've explained that I traded two NIB Sig Sauer pistols for two knives. "You mean regular knives? Like, a handle, a blade- one side is sharp and the other is dull?? Are you kidding me?"