Non-Rolex mens luxury timepiece recommendations

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Anonymous wrote:OP here - I'm more interested in the Blancpain or Longines sort of style. Rolex's marketing seems tacky and obnoxious. I've never bought a fancy watch and have no clue about price points, wrist measurements, etc.

Longines are lovely but they’re much more entry level than a Rolex.

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Audemars

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Anonymous wrote:In era of smart watched which can do a lot of things, there is no real need of fancy watches who can't do much. It only reflects on your materialistic nature and need to show off nature to cover up for your inner insecurity.

I wouldn't be caught dead wearing a smart watch.

Good for you. I love a beautiful time piece, but I wear my enormous smart watch every single day. And...I still dress up for work. Love it!

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Anonymous wrote:Any swiss watch. My favorites are Omega and Jaeger LeCoultre.

To be honest though, after many decades, I have retired them and wear a smartwatch. Most of my friends also only wear their Swiss watches for special occasions so it's just not worth it like it used to be.

I have found quite the opposite in my group. Everyone is ditching the smart watches for luxury watches. It's a flex to be as "disconnected" as possible.

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Cartier

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Anonymous wrote:Cartier

Cartier are battery powered pieces of jewelry. Do not buy one for your husband.

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Apple watch has a lot of utility. Any man with interest in tech, safety or health, would prefer it. If you love someone, you would rather want them to have a smart apple watch if they are facing some emergency instead of a dumb designer watch.

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My husband (50s, well dressed) has a Breitling and it looks great and works 100% perfectly.

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Anonymous wrote:Apple watch has a lot of utility. Any man with interest in tech, safety or health, would prefer it. If you love someone, you would rather want them to have a smart apple watch if they are facing some emergency instead of a dumb designer watch.

But won't the Apple watch be obsolete in a few years? I have a perfectly functional (and expensive!) old iPhone SE, but it is useless because Apple stopped updating the operating system.

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To the earlier commenters that recommended Patek Philippe, I say good luck. I have a decent purchase history at a local authorized dealer and have never been offered a Patek to purchase.

For something unique with great history of watchmaking, I’d recommend Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breguet, or step it up to Vacheron. The watch brands I listed are available and represent fantastic watchmaking.

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Anonymous wrote:Apple watch has a lot of utility. Any man with interest in tech, safety or health, would prefer it. If you love someone, you would rather want them to have a smart apple watch if they are facing some emergency instead of a dumb designer watch.

But won't the Apple watch be obsolete in a few years? I have a perfectly functional (and expensive!) old iPhone SE, but it is useless because Apple stopped updating the operating system.

Use your old flip phone. Get it gold plated.

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Seiko for the win!

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Cartier Santos or Santos Dumont

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Anonymous wrote:To the earlier commenters that recommended Patek Philippe, I say good luck. I have a decent purchase history at a local authorized dealer and have never been offered a Patek to purchase.

For something unique with great history of watchmaking, I’d recommend Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breguet, or step it up to Vacheron. The watch brands I listed are available and represent fantastic watchmaking.

Can you please explain how this works? Do you buy the watch you want or do you buy the watch they want to sell? What if you don't want that watch?

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Anonymous wrote:To the earlier commenters that recommended Patek Philippe, I say good luck. I have a decent purchase history at a local authorized dealer and have never been offered a Patek to purchase.

For something unique with great history of watchmaking, I’d recommend Jaeger-LeCoultre, Breguet, or step it up to Vacheron. The watch brands I listed are available and represent fantastic watchmaking.

What’s up with the scarcity of Patek Phillipe watches (sorry—timepieces). My DH’s favorite client got him one years ago, and it’s really great. I’d planned to get him a different variety for a big anniversary in a couple years.