£250 Vs £6500 Watch - Affordable or Luxury Watch?

Seiko 5 Sports SRPD55K1 Vs Rolex Submariner 124060

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[jeanlefranc]

You need both. The Seiko when you walk around in Paris or London, the Rolex when you chill on the sofa and flex on Instagram.

[lotsofrobots]

Rolex accuracy is amazing. Every time you glance at it, it reliably tells you how much money you have.

[jjlad]

17-minutes late vs 1-minute way, you've missed the train.

[oomsoutie]

To be honest, I own two Seikos with the 4R35 movement and neither of them ever do much worse than +5-6 seconds a day. Seiko is renowned for rating their watches to the most ridiculously poor accuracy margins, despite the fact that they almost always perform a hell of a lot better than that.

[emperorchopchop]

Not sure where I heard it, but "Anyone who buys a ten thousand dollar watch is either very very good with money, or very bad with it"

[holokron]

Lol if the number of jewels in a movement indicate quality then Vostok is on par with Rolex 😂

[michaeloneil]

Best ability is availability. I prefer seiko over rolex for that.

[MrBasky]

One you'll miss your train for. One you'll lose your wrist for! 🤦

[davidb]

“The Rolex is more my style” shock statement from Adrian 😉😂

[mustanglover]

Something to keep in mind: seiko is *extremely* modest with their accuracy ratings. Usually, they maintain the same level of accuracy as the rolex (or in my experience anyway)

[bananamilksnake]

Owned a submariner, and to be honest at the time I wasn't a big watch fan I didn't appreciate the watch I had. I think that really says something about the cult of watches . And I think you summed it up when you said don't buy a watch just to impress people. But that's exactly why people will buy a rolex. My opinion on rolex, I didn't think it was that special. Quite a heavy lump of metal on a jangly bracelet. And to think of all the car salesmen that wear them

[sram]

My 2 cents, based on my experience. I'm a diver and I always wear a dive watch as a backup to my computer. I also use the watch to time the surface intervals between dives. I own both a Rolex Sub and a Seiko Save the Ocean turtle. As a time keeping device the Rolex is obviously the superior piece. But as a diving tool I much prefer the Seiko. The larger diameter makes it easier to read in low light/poor visibility conditions and the taller/grippier bezel is so much easier to operate, especially when using gloves. Love both watches. Great video!

[alexandredeoliveirapenna]

When i bought something, I wish to use it at its full, unfortunately with Rolex you cannot do it. Here where I Iive you need insurance, safe box, leave it on pocket all times until you arrive, don't go to work with, use only very specific places and times. This is not enjoy, it is paranoia.

[FrankLavoy]

Great assessment of these two iconic watches.
I do agree that, having a watch right now, to wear everyday, is much better than waiting for a watch that you may wear only on a few occasions.
The Seiko 5 to me is the best value IMHO. Thanks for your insight and thanks for sharing.

[truthdragon]

A Rolex Submariner was my grail watch for many years, with hindsight and having now owned one I think what I really wanted was to be able to afford one. Scratched that itch and now wear a Sinn 556 and enjoy it more.

[henrywest]

This is THEE essential watch ownership conversation.

[spud]

I have a friend who would spend thousands of pounds on a push bike, which I don't see the point of. Yet he doesn't see the point of me spending thousands on a watch. But isn't that the point, each to their own hobbies & passions? If you like something you like it, if it £50 or £5000!!

[anonymoususer]

Compare the Orient Kamasu to the Rolex Sub. The Orient has sapphire, screw down crown, 200 meters of water resistant, in house hand wind and hacking movement, all for around £200.

[GuyMrIncognito]

Rumor has it that even MVMT watches are superior to Rolex ;)

[RyanChapmanFilm]

Can you review a Planet Ocean? Love to get your take on them!