"Rob" wrote

Other reasons include perceived quality of engineering, looks,

Looks? They don't look much to me.

comfort/fit,

What's wrong with the comfort or fit of a sensibly priced watch?

investment

I don't wear my investments on my wrist, far too risky. Why attract muggers?

and (I think this is the most significant) because you can. It's just a
life opportunity after all so why forgo the experience?

Sorry, I really don't understand what you are saying here. Are you *really*
trying to tell me that wearing an overpriced watch is a "life opportunity"
or an "experience". What a sad life one must live if wearing a watch counts
as either.

That experience needn't include status, but if you're really worried about
status David buy a replica.

LOL! I don't get my "status" from my watch thank you very much.

I've been hanging around airports a lot recently and the walks between
terminals are utterly plastered with timepiece-bling (and investment
banking) with price tags that would, I suspect, cover several cooking
Rolexi.

Oh, I'm sure there are even more ridiculously overpriced watches to be had,
for those with more money than sense.

David.