Any advice for a 23y/o Staff looking to buy his first watch? I want something versatile - something like a Longines Conquest. I'm just not sure what would be an appropriate amount to spend at this point. Im curious to know what others bought at this point in their career. Thanks

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Get a prx or seiko 5. Buy the nice watch after you have a solid reputation so you’re not the staff who spent his first adult paycheck on a nice watch

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Definitely agree with that, although either way I'm not planning on wearing the watch to work. I'll stick to my apple watch for that.

Buy a sub $500 watch to scratch the itch but save for what you really want (whether Rolex, omega, lange, etc) and skip on an intermediate watch like a longines or Tudor as it just wastes money and furthers your goal.

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Oh my bad, agree 100% then. I haven’t bought a CW twelve for that reason

Never buy a watch for what other people might think... Buy whatever you like and can afford.
But in any case, a Longines is a nice watch but it is not flashy, no client is going to think you are a millionaire or a nepo baby if that's your worry

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Nobody can answer what a reasonable budget should be for you. There are too many factors, including whether you live at home, have zero expenses and don’t care about retirement vs You live alone, have a bunch of student debt, and supporting your gf/bf.

in the former, you could blow your entire salary with little consequence, versus the latter where you probably shouldn’t be looking at a watch.

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If you want a conquest, get one. You can probably get a decent discount going second hand/grey.

Don't worry about other stuff, you're buying a wind up toy - the most important thing for emotional purchases is that you like it.

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