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Originally Posted by Z K
I'm pretty happy with my mid-range Tudor Black Bay. It has an ETA movement and it is not complicated but the case, bracelet and finishing from Rolex is excellent.
But then I'm not a watch collector.
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I like the BB too, but happiness isn't something I can quantify in expressing why I don't like choosing mid-range watches. That the BB runs about $2.5K and lacks a chronometer grade movement and the Seamaster and Constellation run about the same price and are is what I can quantify.
Whether I or anyone needs chronometer certification is a different matter. I don't really believe anyone does. All the same, if I can get it for $2.5K from maker A, then I expect it from maker B if they too want $2.5K for their watch.
It's only that sort of measure-for-measure kind of comparison that irks me about the mid-range. As far as there being lovely watches in the mid-range, well, there are many. And I like many of them, until I start wrapping my head around the objective details or the discovery experience. That's when I decide I'll spend a lot more or a lot less, and let the mid-range piece stay on the store shelf.
All the best.