Originally Posted by
rob_s
rpd07 your points, even your "brash" ones are well taken. It's the same old question that applies to pens & sunglasses too (and sometimes even knives). One argument is that you should buy cheap, and buy in bulk, and not worry about the breaking/losing of an expensive item. However, for some guys simply knowing that it's an expensive item helps keep them from abusing/losing it, and an expensive watch on the wrist is better than a spare cheap watch back at home when the one you're wearing breaks/disappears.
I guess I'm the old guy here - Rolex Submariner. Overseas PX catalog in the early 80's; multiple deployments and it has more jumps than lots of troopers I know. No loss, no damage......................
Regards,
Ranger325
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