re: #188 Belafon

If I suddenly had a $21K watch, I’d sell it. If I had enough money that I could afford a $21K watch, I wouldn’t buy it anyway, because I don’t wear one.

I have two solid gold wristwatches, neither of which is worth even $1000*. I don’t wear either one very often, and when I do, I’m extremely conscious of them.

But, you know, if you have so much money that you spend $15,000 on an ugly jacket, a $21,000 watch isn’t that big a deal. It’s the same with cars - give me a new Bentley, and I’d sell it - after driving the long way to the dealer! But if I had enough money, the >$250,000 would not seem extreme.

*Both of them were Buy It Now listings on Ebay for under $60, because in both cases, the seller thought they were gold filled, not solid. In both cases, I could see the ‘14k Gold’ hallmark clearly in their pics, so I figured it was their problem.