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I think most people when they hear "high-end watch" picture some sort of mechanical jewelry watch. When G-shocks, Garmins, and Apple Watches are a few hundred dollars and well-known luxury watch brands start at a few thousand, it's reasonable to consider the latter more "high end".

Personally I'm not interested in owning a luxury watch, I like the Garmin ones.

by rcxdude10 hours ago|

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I think they were specifically bristling at the implication that 'high-end' was mainly relating to price as opposed to functionality. The most expensive watches are expensive for reasons of fashion while being inferior in terms of functionality.

by Affric10 hours ago|

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My Apple Watch has 3 days of battery tops.

by nkrisc8 hours ago|

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You don’t buy an Apple Watch for its battery life, you buy it for its many other features.

If battery life is important there are other much better options.

by palijer7 hours ago|

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Garmin venu series has 10 days which I love.

by ubermonkey4 hours ago|

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That's what "high end" means.

by mschuster918 hours ago|

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> The most expensive watches are expensive for reasons of fashion while being inferior in terms of functionality.

... and for reasons of money laundering and tax evasion, similar to artwork but even better suited. No customs official anywhere will flag and interrogate you about the watch on your wrist, the younger ones probably won't even know if you're having a watch worth six figures on your wrist or some cheap knockoff.

by titanomachy8 hours ago|

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I don’t know why you’re being downvoted. Any dense, non-perishable store of value will be eventually used in this way.

by Someone7 hours ago|

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> When G-shocks, Garmins, and Apple Watches are a few hundred dollars and well-known luxury watch brands start at a few thousand,

The price of the most expensive Garmin a quick internet search gave me is $3,100; the most expensive G-SHOCK €8,800 ⇒ IMHO, G-SHOCK definitely is a luxury brand.

Apple Watches, relative to those, are cheap at €999 max.

by b1126 hours ago|

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And regardless, Apple products aren't "luxury" anything. They're just computing products, with a range of buildout from low to high. Not a single thing Apple has ever made has been in the luxury category.

They're more like VW. A range of products low to high, but more expensive than domestics.

Luxury cars, luxury products are typically hand made, extremely niche. Apple is certainly not niche market.

by titanomachy1 hours ago|

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> not a single thing apple has made has been in the luxury category

Well, maybe exactly ONE thing

https://www.theverge.com/2023/10/2/23900158/apple-watch-edit...

by realo3 hours ago|

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Well... your high-end is not my high-end.