if I have to wear a quartz 5 days a week, I would decline the price of money and wear what I got

 

Well, no pain, no gain 😉

 

Casio F-91W - $10
Vostok Amphibia - $60
A. Lange & Söhne 1815 Up/Down - $28,600

 

This I like!

 

Rules question: If I get a $1 crappy quartz watch from a Dollar Store that will break down after a week... am I allowed to keep and wear the other two watches?

 

Yes, but you won't wear any watch during the week

 

Why all the conditions? Why not something rational like, one quartz, one auto, and one mechanical? Or any three, just stay below $30K? I too would turn the offer down--no way am I wearing a quartz anything for 70% of the time for the rest of my life...

 

But it's all about a balancing act between what you like and what you don't

 

New teeth.

 

Interesting twist....

Daily: Cartier Santos Dumont quartz, $3900.

Weekend: Breguet Marine Titanium, $19,900

Special Occasions: Glashutte Original Sixties, $6,400

Please forgive my enthusiasm, I over-spent at $30,200.

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This is an interesting one

The Citizen quartz - $3200

Milgauss - $9000

GS Godzilla $12500

All pics from internet

Well under $30K, but thats ok.

 

Respect for the Chronomaster pick!

 

I'd get a bunch of Vanguard ETF's.

 

G-Shock GW-5000-1JF : About $350

PATEK PHILIPPE CALATRAVA 6007A (~ 28k retail)

Seiko Presage Arita Porcelain SPB095 (~1.7k) retail

Basically, I would have a strong reason to look forward to the weekend for the rest of my life

 

I'll buy this, spend the rest on a good meal with the Mrs and wear it all week long. [emoji6]
Or spend the rest on a couple of the cheapest Seiko I can find just to comply with the rules.

 

Too much effort. I'll have what the OP is having.

 

A two year old BMW

 

I really love the Journe quartz, it's possibly my favorite watch he makes, but that price tag...

Weekday quartz:
GS SBGV245 - $3K

(stolen from Hodinkee)

Weekend mechanical:
114060 - $7.5K (just playing by the MSRP rules)

(stolen from A Blog to Watch)

Outside of the rules, I'd choose another GS as a dress watch, but within the game's parameters:
Nomos Lambda 953 - $17K

Total: $27.5K, leaving me some room for what the 114060 would actually cost.

 

zenith a386
blue explorer
tudor submariner

 

I'll play.
1) Breitling Aerospace EVO. $4375. I would have chosen the Omega Skywalker however it would have looked "funky" after the novelty wore off methinks.

2) Rolex 126710BLRO $9700. Absolutely love this watch. MK3 bezel of course (if there is such a thing?)

3) JLC Master Control Calendar $11,000. I think white dials for dress look classy. Blue would also be a great choice.

The money left over will cover the taxes and beer.

 

I'll play.
1) Vacheron Constantin Overseas Quartz $5600 Used. White dial so it wears bigger.

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2) Rolex 126710BLRO $9700
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3) JLC Master Control Calendar $11,000.

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The money left over will cover the taxes and beer.

No used, watches are to be new at MSRP

 

A $20 Casio and I would put the rest in the S&P500. In 10 years when the money has tripled I would buy myself a Vacheron Overseas.

 

$5700 left

 

Probably a Sub, a MR-G and a Tuna. The cat’s home can have any that is left from the 30K.

 

Quartz Daily
Sinn UX EZM 2 B Hydro on Strap
$2,460.00

Mechanical Weekend
Omega Aqua Terra, blue dial on Rubber
$5,500

Mechanical Dress
JLC Reverso Large Duoface in Pink Gold
$21,300

Total $29,260

 

Every day quartz: Grand Seiko Sport 200m Diver spring-drive 7k

Weekend sports: Rolex Pepsi GMT - 10k

Occasional Dress up - Green Dial Pam736 10k (I know its a sports watch but it would be dressy on me)

And 10% - 3k to charity

 

Im ok with quartz as long as it does more than just tell time, take advantage of the technology. Fun game...

Quartz all week watch easy choice - Breitling Aerospace Evo $4379.00

Weekender only sports watch - a little tougher choice -H Moser Pioneer $13,900 (Almost went with the TT black dial Sub for $14,300)

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A dress watch I will hardly wear...GO Panomatic Lunar $9900

Grand total of $28,179.00 but could I really be done...I might make a last minute substitution.

An alternative dress watch, but not really..Rolex DJ white/silver dial $8050 Probably cheating as this ain't really a proper dress watch.

 

Following this theme - but adhering more to the title ("what would you buy for $30k") then a strict reading of the OP's rules - I would buy several watches (which are actually already in my collection):

The Longines Hydroconquest can be purchased in automatic or quartz versions. Mine is quartz, and frankly, I'm the only person who knows that.

Then I'd get the green Oris Aquis, one of my favorite watches at any price point.

Then for a dress watch, the Baume & Mercier Capeland Chrono. I think this would be considered a dress watch.

If I bought all three gently used (like I actually did), I would be out of pocket about $2,500, and the remaining $27,500 would fund the used Audi A5 Sportback I am currently getting ready to buy. Those three watches, plus the Audi, would make me happier than any three watches collectively costing $30K. But to each, his own. Pictures below.

 

Does a Spring Drive count as an automatic or a quartz? duck and cover!

 

How dare you

 

Seiko quartz movement
Oris Aquis
Patek Philippe Calatrava

 

Casio 3-hand quartz
Rolex 124060
Patek 5196R