Originally Posted by Coldair
I can't see why some guys get so excited about their watch.
There's worse things to get excited about. Why do women love shoes? Why do old people like bowling? Or get excited about antiques? It's just an interest. A pretty harmless one at that.
I think of it as being like antiques. There's lots to learn about the technical aspects, and I'm always on the lookout for rare ones that I can snap up cheaply and sell for a profit. If you buy the right makes at the right prices then you never really lose when you re-sell them again anyway.
Rolex Submariners were well under £2,000 a few years back. They're £3,750 or so now. You could have bought one ten years ago new and still sold it for a profit today.