[throw0101b]

> The entire concept of a "beginner" watch that costs $15,000 or thereabouts is such obvious gatekeeping.

A beginner watch is a Seiko SKX (now the 5 line) at US$200, one can also do Hamilton field watches, Longines, Stowa, Nomos, Omega or IWC, etc for a few hundred to a few thousand.

Watch Youtubers like The Urban Gentry, Teddy Baldassarre, etc, cover (and own) watches from all sort of price levels (as do folks in /r/Watches, where you'll see state of the collection (SOTC) posts that have Casio G-shocks).

[dharmab]

MY beginner watch was a Casio AE1200. It's about $30.

https://www.hodinkee.com/articles/casio-ae1200wh-1a-world-ti...

[Staple_Diet]

My friend the AE-1200 is no beginner watch, but rather the epitome of watchmaking.

[ksaj]

You two should get a room. I mean, a club. Epitome is quite a strong word in an industry with so many greats.

[sonicanatidae]

Or youtubers like Marshall of WatchRevival.

https://www.youtube.com/c/WristwatchRevival