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Should You Buy A Luxury Timepiece? 

3/8/2016

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By Roman Winter​

It is difficult to budge at the prospect of paying huge fees for luxury timepieces situated within the shop displays. Many people can find themselves struggling to let go financially, rather than thinking of the benefits of owning a genuine luxury watch. Finding the right, or a luxury timepiece is something that every many should do in his time, so here are a few reasons why you should. 
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Genuine Quality
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People have become obsessed with the need to monitor the appearance and forget what the primary objective of a timepiece is, to keep time. These will then become divided in price as watches that are mass produced, by employees who are not highly trained, compared to skilled workers, who take all the time required in order to craft beautiful and luxurious timepieces. 

Famous luxury timepiece companies such as 88 Rue Du Rhone, Raymond Weil and Audemars Piguet have specialist horologists using some of the most technologically influential Swiss facilities. Patek Philippe are known to take from 10 months to 2 years in order to produce a technically perfect watch. The more consideration taken into the timepieces the more reliability it brings. 

The Investment
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Luxury timepieces may come with a large price, but they will be an investment, lasting many years. Men’s watches created in mass production will not last longer than 5 years, whereas luxury timepieces will last the length of time. With watches of lesser quality – made from plastic or plated alloys, value will decrease as soon as it is purchased. Luxury watches such as Rolex have found themselves sold for thousands years after its original purchase. 


Last Through Generations
Those who see watches as an investment will see through the luxury and immediately into the value. Some people find the watches mean more than authority, a subtle declaration of wealth and use it as an heirloom for their family. Luxury timepieces can be passed from family member to family member, highlighting the importance of the meaning behind the timepiece rather than the price. 
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So Should You Invest In A Luxury Timepiece?
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Basically yes. It is a watch that will ultimately offer a lifetime of satisfaction. Each watch is tailored to the design and meaning by highly skilled craftsman. Each intricate element of the design, purposely placed there in order to please aesthetically and technically. Regardless of how much a luxury watch can be timeless, it provides a true touch of class. ​


By Roman Winter
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