Take my final CPA exam at the end of the month and am planning to waste my bonus on a watch. If you were me, how would you spend ~$4,000? For reference, my collection consists of a 36 mm Nomos Club and an SKX007.

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Aqua Terra for me given that collection.

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IWC Pilot Petit Prince (dead on $4,000) or a Speedy.

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IWC Pilot XVIII

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Speedmaster

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Speedy pro

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☝🏼 another vote for speedy pro

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Your bonus will actually be much less than 4000 after taxes

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Because my state board of accountancy took 3 months to process my paperwork and because of COVID-19 exam cancellations, I wasn’t able to finish within a year of my start date. If the powers that be feel bad for me, I’ll get $5,000 pre-tax. If not, I’ll get $3,000 pre-tax. Either way, I’m prepared to spend $4,000.

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A bonus spent on a watch is never a “waste”... 😊

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Some sort of GMT. I think the one from Tudor is slightly over 4K, not sure how much the Grand Seiko one is.

I’d add a chronograph; tag autavia, Tudor chrono or breitling navitimer 8 (w the b01)[just saw it for 3800]

I got an IWC Portugueiser Chrono for $4k on chrono24 waited for half a year to snag one at that price

Negative UBS 1. Feel like I still got a solid deal though. Runs perfectly and have had it for 1.5 yrs so far. Think it was a 2012 model.

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I’d focus on passing the exam first

Man, you’re no fun. It’s not like dreaming about my future watch purchase is a huge distraction. If anything, it helps me stay motivated.

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