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Comment by AdamN

10 hours ago

> all high end watches are mechanical.

No, most high end male jewelry are mechanical watches (and much of women-oriented jewelry as well).

High end watches are such a solved problem we don't even talk about them anymore. Either the G-shock, the Garmin watches, or the Apple Watch run circles around mechanical watches in terms of functionality with each satisfying a different niche (100% self-contained, long lived smart functionality, glance-oriented integration with full-stack personal tech ecosystem).

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titanomachy  9 hours ago

I think most people when they hear "high-end watch" picture some sort of mechanical jewelry watch. When G-shocks, Garmins, and Apple Watches are a few hundred dollars and well-known luxury watch brands start at a few thousand, it's reasonable to consider the latter more "high end".

Personally I'm not interested in owning a luxury watch, I like the Garmin ones.

  • rcxdude  9 hours ago

    I think they were specifically bristling at the implication that 'high-end' was mainly relating to price as opposed to functionality. The most expensive watches are expensive for reasons of fashion while being inferior in terms of functionality.

    • mschuster91  7 hours ago

      > The most expensive watches are expensive for reasons of fashion while being inferior in terms of functionality.

      ... and for reasons of money laundering and tax evasion, similar to artwork but even better suited. No customs official anywhere will flag and interrogate you about the watch on your wrist, the younger ones probably won't even know if you're having a watch worth six figures on your wrist or some cheap knockoff.

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  • Someone  7 hours ago

    > When G-shocks, Garmins, and Apple Watches are a few hundred dollars and well-known luxury watch brands start at a few thousand,

    The price of the most expensive Garmin a quick internet search gave me is $3,100; the most expensive G-SHOCK €8,800 ⇒ IMHO, G-SHOCK definitely is a luxury brand.

    Apple Watches, relative to those, are cheap at €999 max.

    • b112  5 hours ago

      And regardless, Apple products aren't "luxury" anything. They're just computing products, with a range of buildout from low to high. Not a single thing Apple has ever made has been in the luxury category.

      They're more like VW. A range of products low to high, but more expensive than domestics.

      Luxury cars, luxury products are typically hand made, extremely niche. Apple is certainly not niche market.