I like the sneakerhead comparison, i grew up a major sneakerhead and discovered watches as I got older. Similar hobby but watches have endless options and you can wear them anywhere for any occasion

Top kinda reminded me of this Italian watchmaker called Zannetti, they make really cool handpainted watches at reasonable prices

i grew up heavy in watches and heavy in sneakers. there’s a lot of snobbery on both sides but the watch crowd is mainly so more respectful but it’s taken a slide a little bit past few years. my advice is stick to what you like and don’t fall into the “investment” hype

I’m itching to pull the trigger on a new piece. Gotta control myself

do it

gotta cop a speedmaster reduced asap

just waiting for the right one

Carti all u need

Rockin that santos well brother

With a j to boot

make sure you read up a lot on them different years have different bracelets, movements, etc

What are a few good beginner watches $300-800

apple watch stainless hermes at that range

Are u making fun of me

no i was at that range n got an apple watch stainless. With 800~1k you can get perfect rolex replica only watchmakers can tell through microscope…tons of rappers be buying them

I’d never buy a fake bro

I’m a big advocate of swatch (what got me into horology).

Tonight’s on tissot ?

I’ll sell you mine

Which

Not a tissot fan. Swatch >>> in that tier

Gold 40mm

Quite a lot of options for good value.

Orient Kamasu/Kanno on lower end. Tissot is a good option. PRX or seastar.

Junghans Max Bill can be found on the higher end but you can shop around for cheaper than their website. I love this watch and recommend it. Very clean minimal watch and good brand history. This was the first watch I bought to start my collection.

And a personal one I really like from a micro brand is The Brew Metric. It’s a pretty neat looking watch but the brand isn’t as established as the others mentioned.

Edit: Also Hamilton Field Watch…really good value.

lot of cool vintage omegas in that price range

you can also check out used nomos

hamilton seiko and tissot are my favorites in that range from established brands. casio, unimatic, and baltic are cool in that price range too

In my opinion tissot, hamilton, orient, and seiko dominate this price range

Nivada and Alpina are cool too

As other have mentioned you can sometimes find used/vintage watches from higher end brands in this range as well