Didn't want to hijack the fountain pen thread, BTW thanks a bunch for getting me thinking of $200-$300 pens!
No doubt a Rolex will outlive you, but for a couple of grand I would expect that. I own a few nice Seiko's that appear to built like tanks and I have no reason to believe that they won't be ticking a hundred years form now So at what point do you think you are paying for brand recognition in a watch?
And yes, I'm still saving up for a BMW R90...
then I'll look at $200 fountain pen...