Fair comment Lion heart, we all have money & we all have choices to make with it, how far do you take it?...you could wear a perfectly adequate $19.99 timex & have bought a better car.
To be honest those that buy $100k watches probably also can drive whatever cars they like within reason, ie its not a choice of one or the other. Personally I like watches but also view them as something that I can invest in with my disposal income. Had an AP Barrichello I paid $24k for sold it for $45k, chuffed about that one!..so whilst other watches may not shift in value or may even drop, its still better than having your money in many of todays financial institutions.
To stay on topic yes I agree its pretty poor for a nw watch in this value bracket to have an issue, its acceptable if its sorted quickly and the watch goes on to prove reliable over many years. The bit I find the hardest to understand is how these watches left the factory & manage to get sold by dealers, I thought the dealers would put them in the winder boxes, in which case they must be aware the date isnt working!...dont know how much of a problem it is with the Rm11 overall, but it seems a few people suffer the same issue. which like I said questions RM's & Rm's dealers quality control on a known problem