If I can't wear rolex what else?

[lorsban]

Originally Posted by noche619

thank you all
I'm truly torn between reading a post from someone who has nickel sensitivity and can wear rolex anyway and wanting to go ahead and try
and reading Lorsban's post who had to give up his holy grail
I'm going to check out Omega and some others and see if something really appeals to me.
But I'm thinking my original intent was to spend this large (to me) amount on a Rolex. If I can't have Rolex, I don't know whether I want to spend that much.
Maybe I should look at something like Tissot that I can wear and not be "married" to. Or even a quartz fashion watch in men's size that again, I can wear for a while and get tired of. Something nice but in the hundreds of dollars instead of thousands.

Yeah, it's a bummer. I only wear my Rolex DJ on very few occasions, not warranting all-day wear like dinners or functions and whatnot. Otherwise, I have this nice checkerboard rash looking not unlike the jubilee pattern on my wrist - Veeery elegant. And I'm definitely NOT spending $7-8000 on a watch I can only wear sometimes.

With regards to an alternative, usually I advise against them because nothing will ever be the same as the original. BUT, in this case, if you do have a real issue with the steel (like I do), then I would recommend you go for the "next best thing" and not something 2 or 3 tiers down. Not that Tissot don't make good watches, they do. But, if you're going to spend money on something you may not keep, I think it's better to spend it on something that will hold it's value well - so you at least won't lose so much on resale. Comparatively, Tissot's don't hold value nearly as well as Omega's.

By the way, prior to buying the Air-King, I also compared it to an Omega Aquaterra AND a Tag Carrera Twin-time, which was much much cheaper and with a similar style that comes with a GMT function - tons of bang for buck.