Easily managed with your first bonus.

baume mercier makes some good watches in that price range, omega's another good bet.

I like the IWC Portugese but thats a bit pricey.

Grow a peepee, then you won't have to worry about spending $5K on a watch...

I would also have assumed it would come from someone with a name like "newbie2banking" who probably had his parents buy him his watch given their poor darling is still in uni...

agree the pasha is a sick watch, and it comes in so many different options it's unreal.
If you get one of those you can easily switch between the metal strap and a black or brown leather strap, I believe they have some mechanism in the band that makes it super simple to change.

the most popular rolex in general (besides the classic daytona stainless steel white or black face which is pretty much impossible to get and out of your price range) is the submariner, much classier than the air king.

you guys are talking about these great watches, IWC, Panerai etc, but he said he needs something under 5k, if you really know about those watches you'll know its almost impossible to find one in that price range.

you really cant go wrong with a basic rolex. anyone who gives you shit because it's cliche is an idiot. no one who really appreciates watches will ever talk shit about a rolex, if you want to stand out, get a vintage one, good talking point.

personally, I am lucky enough to have a truly amazing watch collection for someone my age, but im saving up fora ZENITH, now those are some sick sick sick watches.

Mate, it sounds like you have a lot more problems to worry about that sounding like a 'douche.' Get comfortable with yourself; understand that a watch, car or suit doesn't define you; and then you'll be a man, my son...

Think about it...

Interesting topic - I think 1000 should be the max first year and then kick it up second year - although my MD noticed my Tissot and was pretty impressed even though it was max $800

Whatever the brand,you should look for a chronograph.

Tag Heuer Link Chrono or Tag Heuer Monaco Chrono are suited to your budget...90% of the watches cited on this thread are far over your budget.

Montblanc may be a pen company,but trust me they are getting respected in the watch industry as well..and the chrono they do is really nice.

Zenith looks like sex.

panerai

panerai would be a good bonus watch but probably not in his price rnage.

both can be found for less than 3k

Analyst: Dont waste your money on snazzy watches. I had a $200 Fossil and still got compliments.

Associate: Rolex Oyster Perpetual...classic.

Big Swinging Dick: Patek Philippe

And if you weigh 90lbs, dont get some huge watch, even if it is in style.

check out www.nixonnow.com

They're a somewhat smaller company (in comparison to fossil, tag, or rolex) based in Southern California that was born out of the surfing community. The majority of their watches are around $200. Though the pricier ones are up to around $1400. Anyways, if you look in the 300 range they are exceptionally classy and they won't break your wallet. And if anything happens to it, they'll fix it for free.

Yeah, for sure.

I dont personally know of any VP's with Patek Philippe watches. They are spendy, even for a BB VP.

Rolex makes more watches in a year than Patek Philippe has made in its entire company history.

Pretty rare. It's a status symbol.

Yeah, 50K is a lot to drop on a watch, even if you are Carlos Slim.

I've seen a lot of PP watches in the 25-30K range which is probably doable (albeit an investment) for your typical Bulge Bracket VP

I love the vintage PP watches from the late 40s early 50s. Very classy, and will never go out of syle.

At this point, I would go for the watch.