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Message: <blockquote data-quote="E46Fanatic" data-source="post: 408987" data-attributes="member: 81">The irony is that a Seiko probably keeps more accurate time and is more robust than some high end luxury watches with complicated movements. Gotta give it to the Japs for precision engineering!Luxury watches are about heritage, exclusivity, rarity, movement and some lesser extent accuracy.  Mass market battery Quartz watches which have no 2nd hand value are sometimes the most accurate time keepers.If you view luxury watches as jewelry or even investments which can go up in value, then easier to justify paying the price.  If your wife doesn't understand it, give the diamond analogy.  Should click with them straightaway...<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></blockquote>