Omegas there was always someone out there collecting PP's. when i sold the omegas and bought my freak there were people who owned both models plus an RM. its like starting something to find the goal posts have been moved. where i live i'm considered well off, but on this forum i feel a real pauper. i have watches i want to buy (but cant) which are around $5k or less, but i see others with $200k watches on their wrists who dont seem to bat an eyelid at the cost.
please dont anyone take this the wrong way as i think the forum is the best site i've ever visited, but i sometimes feel that friday wrist scan has turned into a 1 upmanship competition.
last week i was ready to post my watch first and start the scan, but the uploader wasnt uploading so i ended up doing it the next day. i listed a watch which is one of the most desirable of Omegas, cost me double what i now cant afford and didnt get a single 'cool watch' reply, but the guys listing watches 10 times the price of mine all got a great response.
this forum has a rule not to mention prices which i think was to stop this fiscal attraction and concentrate on the quality, but its a bit self defeating as we all know how much the watches cost so people respond accordingly. everytime a GTG is posted the pics show people who just exude wealth and i dont feel as if i'm in this league at all.
so RIP i agree with you, i feel that the cost of high quality watches is now so great that only the very wealthy can afford to purchase them and i feel like i'm doing a 'tiny tim' and looking in through the window.
there are some people on this forum who i respect greatly for their knowledge, others for their taste which is similar to mine and yet more for their 'rebellion' against the higher prices and are looking at top end foreign timepieces and unusual dialled pieces. there are unfortunately a few who revel in showing off their wealth on the wrist, but you cant like everybody everywhere can you