Student Advice. "Wrong website, mate!"
Just to update, I eventually chickened out with the Seamaster and purchased a smart Tissot chronograph at 1/5 the cost. It's well made enough to see me right through uni and beyond, sharing its presence on my wrist with a Seiko Kinetic.
The Seamaster has become something I will work towards and if I end up with a half decent job I will be able reward myself with it as well as the Panerai and Patek that are eons beyond my current reach.
It's gonna get smacked and hammered around with my lifestyle and I don't want to end up with a piece of bent metal that originally hammered the crap out of my wallet. Despite their superlative quality, fine watches still need caring for.
What's a 19 yr old doing with an Omega anyway? It may sound a little elitist - in the vain of the posting by Miroslav (whom I strongly disagree with, and who views money purely as paper and metal) - but isn't a fine watch the sign of a guy who's 'made it'. I'm all for the idea that anyone can do what they want with their money, and anyone can own a fine watch, but I just thought it a little inappropriate in my position. With an Omega on my wrist I felt I would always ask the question, 'couldn't that money have been better spent', especially predicting the skinny wallet years to come, despite my love of Omegas, Panerais and Pateks.
