Warning - Don't Buy These Watches (Before You See This)

Buying watches means owning the Rolex Submariner, Omega Speedmaster, or Patek Philippe Nautilus of your dreams. But too many watch collectors make the same mistakes each time they shop and spend on their next watches. Tonight, Tim Mosso explains how to avoid common mistakes often encountered when buying luxury watches. The biggest mistake when buying watches is assuming that all watch collections start with cheap watches and brands before progressing to more expensive watches. In other words, you start with Casio, move up to a mechanical Seiko, graduate to a luxury-level TAG Heuer, and then buy a Rolex Daytona to cap the collection. Others will stay within a brand but move from something like an Omega Seamaster Diver 300M to a Central Tourbillon over a period of year -- with the assumption of intermediate priced models purchased in the meantime. Tim Mosso believes that this assumption is flawed. For example, many watch collections begin with Tudor, but there's no requirement that a collector move "up" from Tudor to its owner's senior brand, Rolex. While Rolex watches are excellent, Tudor watches are a lifelong collection theme by themselves. Modern watches like the Tudor Black Bay, Pelagos, and Ranger can be worn in any attire, for any activity, and in any company. Broad collections can delve into vintage Tudor watches such as the Advisor alarm, Tudor Submariners, and Big Block chronographs. A similar fallacy often arises when collectors decide how to progress withi