This thread has been doing the rounds in my head and I keep coming to the same conclusion;

The title is wrong.

'Are watches YOU WANT becoming too expensive?' Seems more appropriate.

Omegas pricing has achieved orbit faster than the speedy ever did and 'poor man's rolex' is becoming as hard to get as one!

Yet, we had an official speedmaster look-a-likey release for peanuts and the seiko nh35 has given way to microbrands that deliver ridiculous quality for the price of a quartz tissot...

Not to mention that miyota is fast becoming the new eta, with a number of microbrand owners preferring the 9015 to anything sellita, and it's far cheaper to boot!

The watches we once lusted after are inflating faster than the pound, but there's a wealth of, dare I say, better quality options for far less. We just tend to gloss over them because the wrong name is on the dial....

Watches are more affordable than ever, it's branding that has become hyperinflated.

Ahhh, I can go to sleep now.

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