I could save up and get something like the Aquis, which I like very much, but I really can't justify spending around twice as much money for a watch with design that I don't even quite like as much. Plus it's kind of that middle-ground I'm trying to avoid where it really is a decent chunk of change, and if I'm going to save up that much for once piece, I should just keep going and get something closer to a grail piece, like a more affordable Omega.
Honestly, one step at a time, though. The way I go about hobbies, in 2 months I'll fall in a deep trance with G-Shocks and suddenly acquire more than Moedawg... okay maybe not haha
One thing I have liked about developing a passion for watches is how well most tend to hold their value assuming they are taken care of, and I tend to take care of the things I cherish. I just sold my Maratac SR-3 for the same price I bought it for, and I wore it a bunch over the course of 5 months, I'll take it! It allows me to change my mind a lot and not lose all my money haha.
On a completely separate note, I really wish I could've connected with the horology gene in my family. I know my grandfather was into watches, I actually have this vivid memory of seeing a cyclops on his watch when I was very little, but he passed well before I developed this passion. It's something we could've bonded over, and I would've loved to have been given a piece that had sentimental value behind it. I'm young now, but one goal I have for one I start a family is to pass down a grail watch I one day acquire so that it continues on in my family with sentimental value.