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I think I called him Sugarbritches before. That dude has one screwed up outlook on life.

If they're getting them new from the AD, that's the cheapest a Sub will ever be and one of the best ROI's they can ever get, even if they don't like nice watches.

I'm a watch nut. Mrs. Lee bought me a Breitling ChronoAvenger when we got married. It's 44mm and I love it. But I like to have several watches and rotate them. I'll never part with that Breitling, but I get more excited about my others at the moment. That changes every few mos. or years.

My mom bought my dad a Glycine Airman when they got married. He wore it for about 30 yrs. before he got tired of dealing with its issues and was not enough of a watch guy to pay what it costs to keep those running. He had some of the Seiko kinetics for a bit, then the hideous Invictas. He has plenty of money and appreciates nice watches, but can't bring himself to buy one. I bought him an IWC Aquatimer two years ago. I had no idea if it was his cup of tea, just mailed it to him. He raves about it every time I see him. When he was visiting and it spent a few days at a shop getting regulated, I gave him my Rolex Explorer to wear in the interim. He acted like he was doing me a favor by wearing it. So I guess he really likes it. He'd probably have been happy with any nice watch I gave him, but he's not as picky as I am.

HD, that's a nice watch and a good first world problem. Only way to solve it is to buy more watches, so she totally understands when you rotate them. I'm wearing another IWC Aquatimer right now, but am getting excited about switching to my Rolex DSSD James Cameron for the weekend. First world problem.

This would actually solve the problem... lol ;)

Edit: How to set and use the complication. It's a lot easier to set and use than I thought it would be.

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Have you decided what to do?

I kept it, and thanked my wife.

Good move I think. I was surprised with an Omega as a birthday gift many,. many, years ago. I thanked her and have kept it put away in the original box and cushion. Wear it on special occasions, but that's it. I have a habit of wearing watches when they should be put away, as in wrenching on cars, garage stuff, etc. Been though a lot of crystals that way. Have one of my Dad's old Omegas, and it gets worn on a few occasions, but mostly just sits. Their timepieces, but so are Seiko's, just with more bling attached. Keep it and pass it along to a family member someday. Cheers!

My side is cramping!

Good, smart move HD!

The bride of 33yrs bought me a nice acoustic guitar for my birthday last month....
I've never played before.
Haven't touched it yet, not wild about sucking through yet another learning curve.

Trust me, any good divorce atty. will find this thread.
Had a friend who spent 10's of thousands on a custom BMW build.
Talked all kinds of schise on an M5 forum. Talked about all the Jewelry
he had bought his wife to appease her.
They had them printed out for everyone to read.
Oh, she knew nothing about the jewels or how much he was
spending an the car!

Sure she didn't...

It's easy to understand what the OP's wife was thinking. I hope he does figure it out and appreciates the watch and the sentiment.

The OP's wife knew that he was interested in the Omega. She also knew that it was expensive for them but doable. When the OP decided not to buy it after a long time thinking over, the wife thought he turned down the watch because he thought it was too expensive for them and he didn't want to hog the family's resources. She didn't realize that the real reason he didn't want it was that it felt too big for him. So she sprung the watch on him, thinking she was giving him a once in a lifetime bucket list gift. in effect telling him that she thought he should have a $10,000 watch if that's what he wanted, and that she would sacrifice to make the family budget work for it. The surprise of her giving him the watch that was so unexpected to him was integral to the meaning behind the watch, although he perceived the surprise as a breach of trust. She couldn't have given him the watch with the same meaning (to her) if she didn't do it as a surprise.

I hope the OP values the watch as a symbol of how much his wife loves and appreciates him, even if her affection for him is not matched by the same level of good judgment.

If she only knew that part and not this part,

Then yes, you are a spoiled jerk.

Yes you have a legit gripe but if you want to celebrate more significant anniversary's an attitude adjustment is in order.

Smart man.

That's a good way to look at it now that the die has been cast.

Mine does.

She also bought a Citizen Corso watch last year for Father's Day. I was looking at some when she was looking for a new non-gold/silver rings. She knows I don't like large faces and got the one I would have picked out. She is a keeper.

Not like the OP price range, but sometimes a wife tries to surprise their husband with something she thinks he will like. Sounds like the OP's wife is a keeper also.

HD has made it pretty clear in several threads here over many years that he adores his wife. I think we all respect that (even though I hate everyone). They'll get past this one just fine.