On 29/01/2011 12:18, David Looser wrote:
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Other reasons include perceived quality of engineering, looks,

Looks? They don't look much to me.


Ah, OK, thought you might be a little 'different' :-)

Looks, or I suppose aesthetics, matter to quite a few people, and
nothing necessarily wrong in that.

comfort/fit,

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


No idea, simply saying 'status' is only one factor.

investment

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


That could be said of virtually any possession you carry with you.

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.


I'm not sure about 'sad', I'd really not like to make that sort of
assumption. But I buy things I don't need, say a different brand of
marmalade, not because I need to or I'm out to impress, but because I'd
like to experience something different. Daft I know, especially when I
have a favourite marmalade, but there it is.

Now, if through no fault of my own my wealth expanded 1000 times, I
could easily make the occasional curious buy just for the experience.
Not one of those bling watches, but maybe an expensive car. Or, a home
with a better room for listening to music.

I'd like to think I'd share a great deal of my new wealth, but that
aside, what would I be supposed to do with it all?


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.


Who'd have thought :-)

Rob