• Camelbeard@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    Let me give you some real advice, buy a Casio G-SHOCK, pick a version with tiny solar panels. Seriously, they will last a very long time, no need to change a battery or synch it. Strapped my watch on like a decade ago, still works without any maintenance or anything.

    • Steve Dice@sh.itjust.works
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      2 years ago

      Most well-known “luxury” brands are. Real rich person’s brands won’t even bother selling to the poor. There’s currently a meltdown among the middle class because Hermes is laughing them out of the store. It’s quite funny.

      • Odelay42@lemmy.world
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        2 years ago

        Just to be clear - Hermes is also a fucking waste of money that serves no purpose other than to signal your membership in a club that has no value to society.

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        2 years ago

        Seriously. Past a certain level of wealth, you don’t even need to buy brand-named items for most everyday things. You don’t buy a suit from an expensive brand. You hire a world-class master tailor to custom make you a suit from scratch. It’s fit exactly to your body, made to your exact tastes and specifications. The same thing should be possible with watches. You don’t buy an expensive brand, you hire a watch maker to make you an entirely custom piece.

  • Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world
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    2 years ago

    What an idiotic OP (in the picture not you). Go into debt over a status symbol with as much utility as a $10 substitute. Yes, brilliant advice.

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      2 years ago

      I mean when viewed from the perspective of his world it makes sense.

      He lives in a world where substance is meaningless and all that matters is appearance and bravado. I can appreciate why to him that seems like good advice. Just kinda bums me out people live like that, but I bet he’s happy having power and influence and money. Good for him.

      I couldn’t and wouldn’t fuckin live that way and I will stick with my Casio a158, thanks.