come on bruh where's our GOD tier brand add Casio to flairs

Cartier

Bulgari makes incredible watches. Movado makes good ones too.

In a lot of comments I read Cartier, but their Santos is basically one of the first, if not the first, serious men’s wrist watch - made by request for a pilot and race driver

So i wouldn’t call them a fashion brand for watches

Bulgari

Hermes makes many great watches using Vaucher movements (same manufacture for Parmigiani Fleurier and Richard Mille). They also own 25% of Vaucher last I checked, which is possibly arguably “in-house.”

A lot of their more unique and interesting complications use the base movement with a module by Jean-Marc Wiederrecht, including the “temps suspendu” which lets you pause the hands displaying the time (then reset to the live time), or the “l’heure de la lune” which features an orbital double moonphase display.

Baccarat for crystal although I really love my Tiffany crystal. Both companies also do holiday collections to build on each year.

Watches r mass produced goods, they r not for investments. Invest in the company that makes the watches.

Watches are not investments. The vast majority of watches are crappy investments compared to other things like the stock market (e.g., index funds). That said, Rolex watches tend to hold some value, but note that even "holding value" is terrible compared to other investments. Typically, putting your money into a bank earning 0% is a better "investment" than watches.

Ask your broker what he and his co-workers wear. Pretty sure they only buy things that will increase in value ;-)

This question has been asked and answered to the point of ridiculousness. Search is your friend, please use it.

Watches aren't typically considered good investments. Bubbles pop.

You might look into index funds, or property, instead.

Buy a watch for how it makes you feel, not how much money it might make you. It'll pay off much greater as an emotional investment that brings a daily smile, rather than as some expensive object that you're constantly stressing about damaging, or hoping that it even retains, much less increases in value.

If you want to invest in expensive metals, gold bullion could be a safer bet...

Have you purchased less expensive watches already? If not, I recommend doing so before buying a luxury watch, as tastes develop and can change quite a bit as you start collecting.

A clarifying question: do you have $9k in total savings or $9k specifically set aside for a nice watch? Since your question sort of borders on financial advice, this is kind of important. Ultimately it is your money to do with what you want.

But IMHO if we're talking about the former situation, $9k doesn't even constitute a solid rainy day fund (i.e. getting you through a bad situation like unexpected loss of your job and trouble finding a new one, a big medical bill not covered by insurance, etc). As such it's probably better to hold off on a huge watch purchase until you have more saved. But it's your money.

If the latter, well then just go nuts. $9k is a lot of coin and can purchase a lot of watches, so really whatever best suits your tastes should be the one you get, and there are no wrong answers.

Are you looking to blow the full 9k on one watch out are you open to something in a lower price bracket? Or maybe a few nice watches of different styles? How big is your wrist as well?

What is your goal in buying a luxury watch? Are you looking for something you simply want to own and wear for a long time?

Tudor Black Bay is, as someone else mentioned, a great watch. Looks great with leather. I love the bronze. Find a Rolex shop, and look thru their Tudors.
They have size options, and since we have no clue what your wrists look like, can’t tell you a size to get.

If you’re into Chronographs, Zenith El Primero, or an Omega Speedmaster. I’d lean toward the El Primero. But then you’re putting all of your money into one watch. That’s your decision.

https://www.zenith-watches.com/en_us/product/chronomaster-revival-a386-manufacture-edition-03-z386-400-60-c843 Or the original:

https://www.zenith-watches.com/en_us/product/chronomaster-original-03-3200-3600-34-c869

If you want something dressier, Grand Seiko. SBGY007. It’s stunning. Web pictures do not do that watch justice. Visit a shop and look at it. And this one will blow most of your savings.

Last suggestion: if you like the Tudor Black Bay in bronze, you might like the Oris Carl Brashear….if you can find one.

https://www.ablogtowatch.com/oris-carl-brashear-limited-edition-watch/

This question is better asked on r/watches

The real question is what replica watch models do we need to buy now that will appreciate in the next decade...?

I think you posted in the right place! Buy a rep and invest the rest in pork belly futures or anything else you want. Not watches. Watches are the new tulip bulbs

This is a weird post 💀

Dude this is a replica watch subreddit. What? Go ask this on /r/rolex.

Don’t buy a watch as an investment. Put your money in an IRA or invest in property.

Mont Blanc makes some very good watches. So buy them and enjoy them but for investment? There are very few watches that appreciate in price. And in general watches are not an investment nor can be called an investment class.

It's my first post, so I put my word a little bit wrong here. I actually mean to ask if Montblanc is a good watch maker rather than investment. I meant more like investing my time into getting more of this brand.

I am definitely not expecting any of my watches to be appreciated in value. Just buy it because I like it

Don't "invest" in any watch. Just buy them if you like them.

Well you can invest in watches - you just won’t be profitable 99% of the time :)

Cartier outselling Omega by near 100,000 units. How?

So that makes Oris 28 times rarer than Rolex!

I wish somebody did one of these for the entire industry so we can see Japanese brands listed. Also, why are german brands included like GO and Lange?

Where's Seiko?

Welp, my two nicest watches are from the third most popular and third least popular brands of 2024. Guess I’m shooting for an average right in the middle lol.