It might be worth purchasing one second hand, then most of the depreciation is already gone. If you need the money, you're likely to recoup most of it by re-selling.

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NoSalt 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

I have thought of this, but I would forever live in fear that I had been ripped off by a fake.

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dionian 3 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Or buy a nice Swiss automatic in the 1-2000 range.

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maratc 3 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Or a $300 Seagull 1963 (the Chinese bought the rights, the design, and the machines.)

	▲	GordonS 2 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Those look really nice (love the moon phase indicator that some of them have too!), but the "red star" motif on the watch face does put me off.

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NoSalt 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Do you have any good recommendations for me?

	▲	maratc an hour ago \| parent [-]
		Good starting points for first Swiss mechanical are Tissot, Hamilton, Mido, or Certina. They all belong to the same conglomerate (the Swatch Group). The "gateway drug" these days seems to be Tissot PRX. Their quartz models are about half the price of their mechanical ones.