5 Quick Tips How To Save Money Towards Your Dream Rolex Or Grail Watch For Your Collection (WWT#75)
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- Опубликовано: 4 окт 2024
- In today's WWT (Wrist Watch Talk) I discuss a common question that pops up in the comments to my videos. How do I save money for watches and are there any tips? So in this episode I share my own top 5 tips of how I saved money to buy my own grail Rolex GMT Master II among many other watches in my collection. Please free free to share any tips of your own or advice for fellow watch enthusiasts and collectors in the comments. That way we can assist each other as much a possible and all get that much closer to the watches we all dream and aspire to own.
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Repeat that 1 more time "Never go into debt for a watch".
Haha, indeed! ;-)
Thank you Akuma.
Best regards,
TGV
I even buy all my cars in cash. I've saved thousands over the years.
Going into debt for nonessential items is one of the stupidest thing you can do, indeed.
My tips( Things i do to save money in general):
1st: Don't eat out. I do meal prep and save a lot of money a year by doing so. On top of that i have shed off a new pounds by eating healthier.
2nd: I also put aside any dollar bill under $10 ($1s and $5s) in an envelope. Don't count it for at least 6 months (I personally count every December) so you can be pleasantly surprised when you do.
Great video! I couldn't agree more.
I spend 3 hours on Sunday and 3 hours on Wednesday or Thursday. It does take patience to meal prep, but i end up saving more time in the end.
Spot on Frank!
Thank you,
Best regards,
TGV
The Urban Gentry what is it you loathe about gyms, just curious?
P.S.
Keep up the great content, never fails to entertain me, thanks
Frank Salazar am
love it love it. Might seem low rent, but restricting money spent on worthless items and dedicating it to items of value is a lesson greater than just time pieces. Great post.
True Brotha I hear that. All these people can make fun of us with our careful spending, but we're the ones sitting pretty and relaxed with a Rolex on our wrist in our modestly furnished dwellings while they sort through their garages filled with worthless junk from Walmart
Great advice not only for watches, but managing your finances in general!
Another piece of advice......"dwell a while on the 'grail' watch. Dont dive in. Tastes change.its probably going to be expensive. Let many options pass before you buy. Personally, my grail watch has changed so many times in recent years. Think, research,wait. caio
A few things I am doing to save:
1. I opened a savings account that dumps 100 dollars per month for luxury purchases (vacations, watches etc.) and only use it for that purpose.
2. Coin jar. I started doing this in college to pay for flights home at Christmas and have kept it up as a supplement to the saving account. All change goes in at the end of the day. Right now I have a least 4 mason jars full of change waiting for when I pull the trigger.
3. Wasteful spending spreadsheet. When I drive to work instead of walking or cycling, or buy lunch instead of making it at home, I document the cost on a spreadsheet at work. This way I can see the actual cost of doing things I don't need to do. I just started this year and it's already having an impact on my habits.
I may not spend all this money on watches but I know I'll be able to enjoy life experiences without harming my future financial goals.
spending the interest only. That's the way to do it and I goal I hope to achieve.
Tip #6: Trade in the wife and kids and pet for the new GMT
Or trade them in AND rob a bank and get a Richard Mille.
Best advice ever
I'd keep the pet...
Ha ha! "Sorry honey, I've pushed date night out to every other week so I can save for a watch..." I bet that will go over well!
Good Video, as always. I try to save for the retail price, then buy the second hand item. Extra money never hurts. Saving with a goal in mind is a lot easier than just saving for savings sake. After you have saved your goal amount, you may find that the work that went into it may not be best spent on the item in question. At that point I like to try and save that amount again. Oddly enough, after that the big purchase doesn't seem so bad. Not to mention that after you buy your item you still have a sum of money ready to jump start the next big purchase. I have done this for years. Cars, guns, knives, guitars, and of course watches, I can treat my self and not put my family though undo strain.
Keep up the good work!
psdmikee169 fantastic advice! Thank you for sharing. I just started my watch fund. It's going to take a few years but I'm sure it will be worth it.
The penny's look after the pound ...I love that
The wife saves dollars and I collect 5's. At the end of the day, if we have them, we put them in a huge glass vase. We are saving for a trip to Australia. Started after Thanksgiving and have 1100 so far....nice!
Vacation is temporary. A new watch is forever haha.
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The changing wallpapers in the background!! Good level of attention to detail. Loved the vid!!
Step 1: Ask (demand) for Christmas your dream watch.
Step 2: Pray
Alex Moffitt
I tried that, I just got opened mouths and glazed eyes. I'm forever searching junk shops auctions etc for decent watches. But I also love to look in the windows of the big brands. I also saved a lot of cash to get an Omega, but I don't want to get rid of the nice looking bank balance. Then I think if I die tomorrow some bastards going to get my hard earned cash and spend it, TGV is correct we have a short time on this planet, so WE should enjoy.
I tried that and got a similar result so I started picking up silver and gold at car boot sales mainly and just piling it up in an old record case then going to a dealer to sell up once the insurance company got funny about covering that much and soon found out why just under £15,000 bought for less than £6,000 in a couple of years
My grail is a Ulysse Nardin Marine Aqua Perpetual but it will be years and years before I get that, as I just turned 16 last month, but I I'm doing different jobs after school and slowly saving for it.
Hi TGV , new viewer here from Swansea UK, just been watching your shows the last few weeks , like to share my story of how to save for a new watch , all you have to do is mow the lawn!!!!!!! , let me explain , instead of moving an empty cardboard box to get at the mower I lifted the mower over it instead and yep used a really useless technique and ended up rupturing a disc in my lumber region which required surgery six months later! , so I ended up on lots of scary painkillers which you could not drink alcohol on , so my couple of bottles of wine a week plus all the other rubbish that you pick up at the local shop went out the window so surprisingly quickly I got myself a nice seiko diver ska371 to look at while recovering (been diving in my bath loads ) . Just got to say your videos have been brilliant keep them coming , all I need to do know is find a bigger mower and box and I’ll have a Rolex real soon , cheers Colin
Do what makes sense to you, watches are for your own satisfaction you don’t have to always go for the impressive, expensive watch or brand that’s going to turn heads! I got two solid case back Longines watches because my wrist sweats a lot with the display backs, do I like the sinn 104, or the Oris Aquis, or Aqua Terra-YES ! But they wouldn’t work for me in the summer even on nato or perlon. A quartz dress watch is OK to me and I’m so happy with my Tissot Carson for that. It just makes sense and I love it, I got so many reasons behind each choice of a watch, and that is so satisfying. Stacking black dial divers, just doesn’t make sense to me and some people have like 4 or 5 of those...
Thank you for posting and more importantly for motivating me! I will have a Rolex Submariner on my wrist in August 1, 2020 (now repeat to myself 10 more times...)
Did you get it?
hey I really love the channel and I just bought my first watch. I am 15 and I got a fossil dean smoke and it is great. I started watching the channel after I got it and I have been addicted. After watching you and Real Men Real Style I have gotten complements on my watch and what I am wearing. My personal dream watch is the Omega speedmaster moonwatch, hopefully one day I will be able to buy this watch for myself. Keep up the good work.
"For the greater good" is the most British thing I've heard you say to date.
Excellent work good sir and some damn fine tips
LOL, I was watching Laurence Of Arabia last night, must of rubbed off! ;-)
Thank you sir.
Best regards,
TGV
I work a job where there's always overtime so 5 days of the week and whatever overtime I do goes to the family fund but if I work the extra day it goes straight into my watch/night/lads weekend away fund.
Spot on, TGV! There is no substitute to saving for that grail piece and avoid distraction.
Thank you Richard,
Best regards,
TGV
I got caught in the trap of buying Orients, Seikos and a couple of Steinharts. All are great, but for what I spent I could have put away a big piece of what I need for an Explorer II. That and a Glashutte Original are the only 2 I really want and need.
J.R Regenold, I have felt similarly at times, but for me, making some seeming mistakes has been a huge part of my watch education. It is only because I have owned a wider selection of entry level and now some mid level pieces that I finally have a firm grasp on what my grail watches are. I don't begrudge myself the process.
I've sold quite a few watches because of this, and then bought several others afterward. I lose some money in the long run, but not that much. I look at it as dating a lot of watches before I marry. To wit :
I bought a blue I.N.O.X. in the spring of 2015 for $375 ( in my watch appreciation infancy), and I wore it more than any other watch I owned for over two years. You can now pick up that model on Jomashop for about $260, yet I sold mine ( with a lot of wear) on EBay for $183 in Aug 2017. So, in essence I 'rented' that watch for 28 months for $192, and enjoyed it, and learned a lot more about watches in the meantime, and the $183 I recovered from that purchase just bought me a Seiko 8M25 6009 ( I actually paid slightly less) which I am wearing right this second, and has legitimately put me in a position to recoup the extra $192 I spent on the I.N.O.X. . If things go right I will have owned and enjoyed both watch for periods of time and come close to breaking even. If things dont go right, I will still get a nice chunk of my money back when I sell the Seiko regardless, and that money may go to one my grail watches someday.
You can sell the orients and steiharts but keep the seikos and with the money you can buy what yoy want
Definitely relatable to so many. We buy these time machines as milestones to mark successes and stages in our lives. Thanks for reminding us of the importance of it all! More and more videos please!
Best,
Mohamed
We need a 2020 version of this video! Great content as always!
My parents bought me a dream watch a year ago. Now it doesn't cost a fortune but it does what it needs to do. It's a Tissot T-Touch Solar and that's really all I need (maybe except for a dress watch since this one is pretty casual). It keeps time quite reliably, since it's a T-Touch has several smart watch functions whilst still keeping the traditional face and hands and it's solar charged so it is indeed a perfect everyday watch.
Make a watch goals list and check it often! I refer to mine weekly to re-focus and refine if needed. It's easy to get carried away with "quick-wins" but the real payoff is the long-term, big-picture Grail! Great video as always TGV.
Cheers,
Kyle (@wananajackbandit)
:) i loved this video. so many things that hit it right on the head. ive been trying so hard not to spend money on things or other watches. christmas i wanted to get myself a macbook. then i realized it would cost nearly half the amount of the rolex explorer i want. no you dont need a pair of shoes, youve got 4, no try and hold off on that, go to starbucks when you get a giftcard. wait till you get home to make coffee with that coffee ninja you got for christmas. no you dont need the Sinn 556, yes it looks great but thats a 1000$ less. yeah that grand seiko quartz looks awesome but dont do it. yeah id like to get an xbox one to play forza but i dont have time for it and thats 400$ down the drain. keep telling myself be happy with what i already have and keep on track so I can get my Rolex. something that would mean the world to me.
You should catch yourself right at the moment of any "impulse buy" and put that money towards the grail. Thank you TGV for more great advice.
That intro is unbelievable - you're an artist of the first rank!
A related idea: if one is resourceful and in possession of steady hands and strong vision, a dream watch can be built by parts purchased on the internet. If you know what it is that you like about your dream watch and you can execute the task properly, you can purchase high quality components and assemble them into a watch at a significantly lower cost than you'd pay for a pre-built watch. And on top of that, you can use pad printing to affix whatever logo, text or image you like into the dial. A viable option for those who are confident in their mechanical ability.
My wife bought me a Casio DBC-611 data bank for Christmas as well! Always wanted one when I was in high school in the 90s.
Great video. 👌🏾
I watch this every so often as it serves as a reminder and helps me to stay focused on the goal. You will have your weak moments, but you must stay strong. Keep putting those penny's away and eventually it'll happen. 🙏🏾
This channel reignited my love of wrist watches
Every £5 or anything i get I stick it in my safe, still saving I've been looking into omega after you told me too have a look and I like the aqua Tera range
I have actually applied the first tip for the last couple years and it really works well. Unfortunately the money is not yet intended to get me my dream timepiece, but to start my own business. But some day I'll get to the point where I can spare more money for a watch.
Thank you for this video!
Another point is, that you can have a lot of fun with less expensive watches. It's great that there are watches reviewed in your channel for every budget!
There are decent watches with good quality and even a tradition in the non-luxury-range.
Thank you Ulrich, you remind me of a very important point. Thank you for keeping me grounded.
I need to remember that! My Databank is proof of this.
Best regards,
TGV
I've been saving nearly a year for a Casio Databank and I'm nearly half way there but I believe one day I'll get it.
have you got it now?
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Who else has found themselves slowly beginning to use the phrase "chuffed to bits" in every day speech?.... lol
You should do a video on the best understated watches
EXCELLETN IDEA!!!! Thank you,
Will add it to the list, nice one indeed!
Best regards,
TGV
You are so right. I saved up £2 coins in a box that took me 2.5 years. Recently cashed them in and purchased a Christopher Ward C60 trident day/date and so happy with it. You are a bad influence though my friend, I am now saving for a Rolex submarine. Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves. Thank you for all the info you provide. Peace
I know this is an older video! though the advice is true today and I miss your clip board reviews.
Thank you for your videos.
Initially, I didn’t enjoy your videos when I first came across them but since coming back and paying more attention... I really appreciate your thoughts, down to earth nature and practical advice. I’ve subscribed.
Thank you.
Keep up the great work.
Excellent tips! Many of these tips I have used them myself. It took me slightly more than 10 years to save up for my grail watch - Lange Saxonia boutique edition. Did tried to wait for a used piece for almost a year but no luck so decided to bite the bullet. As u may know, the feeling is awesome! Great sense of achievement. Its not a safe queen, I wear it in rotation for work to build sentimental value. As u rightly said, go out and try, explore to find out THE watch u really want. Stay focus, at time u can be distracted and that slow thing down, but stay on course and u will eventually get it. Work toward ur goal, enjoy the journey and taste the fruit eventually. It really taste much sweater! Great video TGV!
Have the exact same bialetti moka pot! (got it for Christmas haha)
it brews absolutely amazing coffee!
great video as always,
Allan.
You're awesome man , your advice were so helpful .
i'm currently saving for a Seiko SARB003 & A Leather strap with it .
My advice to anyone saving money is put a note or some sort of reminder on your wallet or any place you save your money in to remind yourself why you're saving and what's better in the longer run .
I want to make a coffee whenever i see the espresso intro haha
Ha ha I know what you mean! Especially when he drinks it he makes it look so delicious lol. Several times I made anything from instant Vietnamese coffee, to Keurig, to drip while watching TGV he he
I love coffee too 😛
I absolutely love these informative videos by the very knowledgable chap. Fantastic viewing. Inspirational.
very useful info I must say. personally I have a £500 limit on any watch and that works for me you have directly influenced me a couple of time namely the Seiko giugiaro which I love and the bulova accutron space view. I also bought a Steinhart ocean 1 because I love the submariner look but cant stomach the price I think its great quality for the money. keep it up my friend you are the number 1 you tube horologist in my opinion.
I am studying english with your video.
I think that I will be able to speak in British accent after half a year.
Great video thank you!
This is a smart video and the principles can be applied to saving in general. It is also about indulging in a hobby intelligently and responsibly, which I really appreciate.
I want a Sinn U1! Saving for one, but I hope it fits my wrist. I almost don't care if it does though.. 6.5 inch wrist.
Great video, thanks for the tips - a lot of them are common sense but collectively make a great 'plan' to be able to achieve the desired piece. I'm looking to buy my first Rolex (a datejust 36mm) this year and will use some of your suggestions to make it happen!
Those tips were very very useful. Especially when you're starting your life as I am. Thanks!
Those are some good tips. Good for saving in general. Good to see you're doing well my friend.
Have a good one, JAS
These conversations are difficult. My gut reaction is "saving up for a watch" means you cant inherently afford it. There is a balance, and being honest with yourself is the most prudent advice anyone can receive. If you're making 40,000$ a year, then "Saving up" for a rolex is pretty poor use of your finances. If you're making 80,000$ a year, then saving up for a rolex makes a lot more sense.
The saving grace of all this is that higher end watches typically hold their value pretty well. I could buy a rolex subbie for 6000$ right now, and if I really needed to, could probably sell it for that same 6000$ really quickly (hell, might even turn a slight profit).
Then again, passion is crucial. For me, watches aren't as important as TGV is obviously, so my "needs" to "save up" are different I suppose.
JgHaverty so many people spend a lot of money on hobbies. Is that not the idea of money, you change your work time into something you really want but can not do yourself. I know people who eat out everyday because that's their lifestyle and they love it and would totally scoff on the need for an expensive watch, car, apartment etc.
If you take it like TGV and do not get into debt it does not really matter how much you allocate to what as long as you an everyone of your dependents is content with the spending habits.
I agree with you completely, but it has to do with reallocating money that you spend on small luxuries toward one big one.
Just because you can save up for it, doesn't mean is the right thing to do lol even $4000 old rolex is too much for a watch unless those $4000 is a small percentage of your savings. If you need to save, then you can't afford. If you can't buy it twice, you can't afford. I have money to buy a new rolex right now but that'd be retarded, for one, nobody would think is real and most people simply won't give a shit. I'd rather spend money on some nice shoes.
Mr Mccandless I'd rather have a nice car than a rolex lmao if you have a rolex and drive an old car you doing it wrong, like 50 cents said once, no jewelry or sneakers is gonna be some wheels man
Latin Lover I think you’re missing the point. The idea of saving for a watch is assuming that you’re are also just saving and the watch budget is separate from that
Excellent advice - when I bought my Grand Seiko the way I did it was to cut back on buying lunches at work (took homemade lunches instead). I cut back on my wine buying (some!)... I also sold a couple of watches to go for the quality not quantity tip. I'm doing the same now for my upcoming Black Bay purchase. So yes, cut back some, go for quality over quantity are my 2 main ways of doing it. Oh, and buy used. While I didn't follow that with the GS (for various reasons) I have done so for nearly every other watch I've bought. Ciao, John
My Tips!
1: Don't dine out, you'll stay healthy...
2: Don't party out, you'll be single...
3: Stay healthy and single UNTIL you buy the watch! ⭐️
If you can save the amount in a year most retailers will sell gift vouchers with a 12 month life span. But with the vouchers you can't spend it on anything else. I currently have $420 on Amazon for my next watch, $120 with the camera shop for my drone, $80 with footlocker in my Jordan fund and $750 in Euros for my holiday this year. Pick up vouchers and it's as good as banked but with your chosen retailer. Over the years I've used it with Amazon, Footlocker, Goldsmiths, HMV, various high end clothing retailers in my city and John Lewis among others. Got the idea from bicycle shops here on the UK. Parents would pay a little regularly to buy the kids bicycles. Then at Christmas time the cash in and pick up the bikes. Same idea just apply to any retailer you choose. Happy saving without saving!
Sage advice TGV, especially regarding the 'secret stash!' Idea. Great channel.
TPW
After actually holding my grail watch in my hands at my local store I've decided to reduce spending and start saving and maybe pick up extra work where I can to save up. I do have a lot of serious car work that is going to take priority, but once I'm done with that I'm going in on it. If I miss out on it and someone else buys it first, I'll go with my second, far less expensive grail watch.
going to keep using those tips for my next speedy
So glad to hear, good luck and happy hunting.
Thank you,
Best regards,
TGV
I'm watching this sipping a nice cup of Lavazza Qualita Oro. Nice video. Very true!
Perfect! Enjoy Andy, thank you.
Best regards,
TGV
You are very right about selling pieces you don't wear. It's hard to let it go, yes. However, once it's gone, you realize you don't actually miss it. Maybe only on certain rare occasions, at least that's how it is for me. I did make a mistake once selling a modified Seiko SNK809, but I'm rectifying the situation by buying a SNK805. Great vid as usual! Thanks TGV. :)
Thank you Daniel.
Aaaah yes, sellers remorse! I can certainly relate to that one but you are so right, more often then not we don't miss them.
Enjoy the SNK805!
Best regards,
TGV
Speaking of settling with watches, I have an example of both a good compromise and a bad one. When I decided that I wouldn't get a Rolex GMT, I still wanted a watch with a Pepsi bezel. Initially I purchased an SKX009, because the SKX had all of the things I was looking for in a dive watch. However, I knew that it was too large for me and that the dark navy of the 009 wasn't really the color that I wanted. I figured that I would come to ignore those problems, but they continued to irk me. Eventually I bought an SKX013 and a Pepsi Orient Mako, the former fit my wrist better and the latter had the iridescent blue similar to the Pan Am GMT it was replacing.
Your channel is fantastic
Good points...applies to other things as well... I like cameras too... and it is a battle... save towards the watch or that nice DSLR and lens.... but, pardon the dilemma, as I know some folks are deciding between eating breakfast, lunch or dinner.
OMG, that must be difficult. I am the same way with die-cast figures!
But you are so right, it is terribly lucky of us to have the dilemma at the end of the day.
Great comment, thank you sir.
Best regards,
TGV
The Urban Gentry
Maybe we could do some sort of charity events over the year and donate a little of our watch money to good causes in the name of The Urban Gentry.
Hi tgv hope all is well, great vid some fantastic advice, sometimes we all need those little reminders to help us all to keep things in perspective, thank you sir, ONWARDS AND UPWARDS, your friend Ryan.
All cushy here thank you. Glad this helped.
Hope you settling in ok,
Best regards,
TGV
The Urban Gentry very well thanks so kind of you to ask sir.
Awesome video as well by the way TGV, some real sound tangible advice in this video.
Nice to see the elliptical wings of the immortal spitfire back on full show, flying proud as punch.
I'm the dude who always asks you about the spitfire in your live shows ;)
Are we due an updated war room tour soon? Unless I've been blind and missed it.
Haha, I do recall your comments! Thank you my friend.
Glad you like my spitfire, I smile every time I look at it.
Thank you Josh,
Best regards,
TGV
TGV, you are truly the best. Really enjoyed the video and found it useful as you say. Thumbs up :)
Thanks for the advice. Much appreciated.
Thanks for reminding us all about the little things. Best quote for me "Watch out for the pennies and they'll watch out for the Pounds"
BlackshawClan
It is in fact : "Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves "
Best trick:
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I kew those things. But hearing them from you makes me think about it. Thank you!
nice self winding box on the background thanks for the advice TGV
Really usefull TGV. I'm actually just saving for my first rolex right now (a GMT). It's a still a few years away but hopefully I'll get there.
Very glad to hear Ben and hang in there my friend. It will be on your wrist before you know it and all the more sweeter after the hard work of saving.
Thank you, good luck!
Best regards,
TGV
This is amazing advice for dummies who dream of "saving" but in reality don't have the income to save much at all
Love the channel TGV... This video has come at the perfect time for me, currently saving for a Ceramic Sub, hopefully it's only a few months away!
Great advice, totally spot on. I absolutely agree about homages, when the homage is 500-600 dollars but the real thing is 3-4k? Way better off just saving up and biding time for the 1 or even 2 years it takes, then buying the real thing.
Great video as always TGV. You touched on May important topics towards a grail! I believe a structured savings plan and urge to resist are 2 important things to remember. Currently saving for a Speedy reduced!! Wish me luck!!
Excellent advice there, Tristano! But I need a Hugo who will stand guard near my piggy bank and snap at my fingers anytime I try to pinch a quarter out of it!
LOL! Hugo will of most likely have ate the piggy himself ;-)
He is a dastardly creature!
Thank you MM, great comment as always,
Best regards,
TGV
So there won't be any Starbucks ads appearing here anytime soon ☕☕☕☕☕☕☕☕
LOL Sadly not.
But if they buy me a Langematik that could change ;-)
Thank you,
Best regards,
TGV
Hi TGV, hope all is well. I think the saying is look after the pennies and the pounds would look after themselves. My old man used to tell me that and my grandfather told him that
I could watch you make coffee all day
Great Video. watching your Videos never gets boring.
Very glad to hear, thank you Lucas,
Best regards,
TGV
Lucas Costa Agree with you 👍.
I'm Your Huckleberry 😌
I always get cash back when I go to the store, either $10 or $20 each time. It adds up fast. I'm currently saving for a vacation, but when I get back I'll save for a coveted watch. I also house sit, and that money as well as any money I get by working on my normal days off goes into the same fund.
I really love the thumbnail that you are doing, it changes from the old one of the beginning of the channel (random picture of the video) ! Keep it up Tristano, the channel gets better and better every (two) days ;)
hi TGV, a good tip is to set an annual budget in terms of watches. You estimate your incomes for the year, set a top amount to spend and that discipline helps to avoid spending.too much.
Excellent advice,
Thank you Jose,
Best regards,
TGV
I have my watch fund which is in furnace silver
so I buy silver at table top sales then keep it and then I sell it to the refiner
and buy my watch with the cash
I have got about 250g for my next purchase but my last watch was a Cartier Santos2-tone from silver scrap which was 3kilos of sterling i got for £500 from a few tabletop sales over about a year of weekends
Good advice for saving for watches, and for saving up in general!
Thank you Kelly, glad to hear.
Best regards,
TGV
I have 2 watches quartz, cheep but very sentimental.
May dream Watch is smp 300 rosegold with Blue face and bracelet
dat overrated starbucks rubbish lol
i've never been there in my entire life
It's the worst lol
York Shire hate much? #starbuckswarrior
Everyone seems to think starbucks is expensive, you don't have to get their fancy drinks. They still serve regular coffee for the same price as anywhere else.
@@Spinal2111,
Do it at home and it's free.
Superb video, as usual my friend! You upset my ideas and my conviction ... But you are right ... I will continue the cleaning in my collection.
I think that in the age of financing and credit cards, saying becomes redundant. If you can afford paying for the watch on your credit card and have no problems making the payments then you should buy the watch. That being said, I don't mean max out the card on an AP or Hublot.
The purpose of financing is to be able purchase what you want or need without affecting your cashflow. As long as you can make the payments and it doesn't affect your family then go for it.
These are my 2 cents
TGV- I have a question for you - what if you can afford, you have the money but you just can't emotionally justify the purchase (I'm referring to the 10-20 k watch). There is more than enough money in the bank...but to spend such amounts on yourself when others are doing it tough is difficult
Good video. Your suggestions for maintaining focus and perspective in this hobby are well received. I'm certainly not above getting an homage timepiece for many of the reasons you cited--the family's needs and wants are the priority, (and let's not forget leisure and charity!). Out of curiosity, how about sharing your current exercise regimen with us? So glad that your physical, esp pulmonary, health is improving! Cheers!
It's been a while TGV. I must say that I have seen a great improvement in the video quality (particularly the thumbnails and intros). You are as relevant and helpful as always Tristano. My grail would probably be the Credor Eichi ii, the flower detail on the reverse gets me every time.
- Chris
Chris! Great to hear from you. I do hope you are well.
Thank you for the kind words and as for that grail choice! WOW, very classy indeed.
Happy hunting my friend, all the best for this new year.
Best regards,
TGV
My rule is that I need to be able to get it for an excellent price. Just saw a bulova open heart aerojet for $150 at a pawn shop. Only time I broke my rule was for my Hamilton.
I completely agree with the debt comment. Never borrow for anything except a house or to start a business. Don’t buy a new car until you have all debt paid off and have money saved. Avoid expensive routines, like dinner and a movie. As a splurge they are fine, but if they are habits, that is a mistake.
a family heirloom is also a reasonable safe queen.
Very good point, thank you.
Best regards,
TGV
Thank you TGV for this great & informative video...Love it! Will surely help me & many out there who want to buy their dream watch. Keep up the good work! :)