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    I recall reading a Hoodinkee article about this watch in comparison to VC and ALS. You probably saw this in your research but here it is just in case...

    http://www.hodinkee.com/features/thr...al-dress-watch
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    It's an interesting question and one that I gave some thought to earlier on. What dawned on me was the fact that with my penchant for basic/simple time only watches, almost by definition I'd be looking at "entry level" since most brands move their prices up as the complications get added on (simplistic but basically true for the watches/brands I look at). Cheapest is good!! Without actually making it a priority I'm thinking I've saved a lot of money over the years just by loving only "lower end" of brand offerings. No changes anticipated, thankfully . . .
    Last edited by uchinanchu; Nov 20, 2014 at 03:46 AM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by uchinanchu View Post
    It's an interesting question and one that I gave some thought to earlier on. What dawned on me was the fact that with my penchant for basic/simple time only watches, almost by definition I'd be looking at "entry level" since most brands move their prices up as the complications get added on (simplistic but basically true for the watches/brands I look at). Cheapest is good!! Without actually making it a priority I'm thinking I've saved a lot of money over the years just by loving only "lower end" of brand offerings. No changes anticipated, thankfully . . .
    Yes, thrift has clearly been your watchword *nods*

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