Why I sold my Rolex watches

...and bought Seikos

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[GordonMiller]

Take my advice, after owning 52 cars in 26 years, cars are a terrible waste of money. Things that go down in value or that you sell for less money than you paid for them are NOT an investment. I used to have a 24 watch collection with no watch under $10, 000 and I got rid of all of them as well. That $250, 000+ can be used for so many other better purposes. Ironically, my favorite watch is an old JDM titanium Seiko Chronograph. I lost it once on vacation and it took me almost a year to find another one in Japan. The watch only cost me $150. The 52 cars cost me over $2.5M over the last 20+ years and lost $1M in the process. I lost more than $100, 000 owning my watches. Take my advice, buy a good Japanese or German car, preferably used so that someone else takes the big hit in depreciation. I have owned cars worth more than $250, 000 and now I look for used cars 2-3 years old that are about $50, 000. I agree with Mr. Anthony on buying a watch you like that doesn't cost an arm and a leg. I try not to spend more than $500 for a nice watch, even a Swiss Watch like Tissot, rather than $10, 000 watches like my Rolex watches.

[foekist]

Too many people spend money that they don't have, in order to buy things they don't need, in the hopes of impressing people they don't like.

[justcallmegod]

I'm a watch enthusiast but not a collector. I have one submariner, no date, which i use everyday and is virtually indestructible and should last me a lifetime, which is why i bought it and why i think - in this respect- it is worth the money.

[markn]

Bottom line, a Rolex is one of the very few watches that (1) you can own for a lifetime and it will always be in style and  (2) if you buy it right, you can sell if for more than you paid in several years. Rolexs go up in value not down. I work hard, I make great money and I don't buy shit watches.

[shingnosis]

"they no longer were making me happy" - Yupp. I have some money in the bank but I prefer to fly under the radar. I like citizen, seiko and casio watches these days.

[theurbangentry]

Congrats with your new pieces, I am new to your channel and I am finding myself going the same way after my recent discovery of steinhart, cheaper swiss brands, have always been a big seiko-holic.... please review them, I would love to see more.
Gotta love the Japanese! 
Best regards,
TGV

[denis]

I know how you feel, my BMW needed new oil so I sold it and bought some new shoes.

[steveenglish]

Back in the eighties I owned about 10 different rolex watches. Non of which kept any better time than  my 200 dollar Seiko. On one, the hour hand fell off after one month of use. A submariner I had purchased the back had been cross threaded, and leaked the first time I wore it swimming. Keep in mind these were all less than a year old before breaking down. Rolex is nothing but shit!! I have owned dozens of seikos over the last 50 years, and they just cannot be beat. You will get tired of wearing the same old watch long before it ever needs servicing. My very first adult watch I owned was a Seiko 5 my dad brought back from one of his tours in Vietnam. I was 10 years old and the envy of everyone !! At that time Seiko was not yet sold in the U.S. Only military and dependents ever had one. You just cannot beat a Seiko. PERIOD !!

[locutusdborg]

You worry too much about what people think.  Insure your watches and wear the heck out of them.

[itsallrobbish]

You are spot on! I've loved Seikos since I first laid eyes on them in the 70s. I've just purchased an SNZG15J1 and it looks great, just like Classic Flieger, the build is gorgeous, a display window on the back and it's only gained 1 second in 24 hours! I bought a thick black leather strap and it looks a million dollars! I have a black steel Solar 200metres diver and that keeps almost atomic accuracy time....and the lume on pretty much all Seikos is truly brilliant. Many thanks for the superb and very honest review.

[yetidh]

I've got a 20 year old Rolex Pre ceramic Sub and I wear it every day. At work, cutting the grass, out for dinner, down the pub. The only watch I'll ever need. Seems to me that having 4 watches is also excessive, no matter how much they cost.

[Dunkaroos]

I wear a Rolex sub every day of my life and absolutely nobody, ever, not even once has noticed it. I wouldn't be afraid of anyone stealing your watch from you, nobody cares

[Sergei__v]

Finally someone telling the true experience about owning Swiss made luxury watches. I ended up buying a Quartz movement Seiko Astron GPS. I do find Rolex yacht master 226611 a beautiful watch but at 12K and a thousand dollars per service this is no longer a good investment nor a joy to own.

[stephenwilde]

With any consumer product that costs more than average it is best to buy something that at least holds value over time. Forget about making a profit.I've been wearing a Gold Rolex Day Date with the President bracelet for 30 years and no problems whatever. Only serviced it twice over that period.Bought for £3000 and now saleable at £6000 to £8000 so it has kept value in real terms.So, a nice piece of masculine jewellery used daily for three decades with almost a zero net cost if sold today.That is why one chooses Rolex or Patek Phillipe.

[bbc]

I'm impressed with the video and your take on things.

[jb]

Interesting point of view. My father was an Air Force pilot. Rolex was the standard at the time (pre quartz) because of their accuracy. Suddenly, the Rolexes started to disappear and were replaced Seikos. Seiko became the watch to have. They were super accurate, super water resistant, and reasonably priced. Seikos weren't easy to find at the time, so the guys stationed in or flying to Japan would often snag Seikos for their stateside pals.
Dad was very happy with his and it was his last watch. He never had a reason to buy anything else.

[garysmith]

My submariners are bomb proof. I use them every day to work, shops. In what way are Rolex sports watches delicate?

[technophiliac]

Once upon a time there was gold rain. Everyone wanted to grab as much as they could as gold had immense value due to scarcity. But the rain never stopped. It rained gold for the whole week and everybody had so much gold that nobody was ready to buy it. People had to throw away all the gold. This is how these luxury watches work. They're sold expensive and hence are scarce in society. Everyone wants a rolex even though it may not be one of the most accurate watches our there. Grand seiko is a perfect example of one of the best watches ever created worth its price tag. But half of the world hasn't heard of it as it comes from a brand which makes mass consumer watches too. Human mind is easy to manipulate.

[arcobow]

If I bought a Rolex id buy a plain old stainless steel oyster perpetual. Love the modesty of the watch, despite its grand price tag.

[logwind]

Enjoyed listening to your commentary. My daily watch is a ceramic Seamster Pro but the gem of my collection is a Grand Seiko quartz. It is absolutely exquisite and no one has any idea what a GS is. Seiko makes the best watches in the world. Even still, I'm on the lookout for an SEL 16570 because I think I owe it to myself as a watch buff to find out what the Rolex fuss is all about!