As for me... Seiko is still my no1 brand
. If you read my blog. U know why. Hehe..
As for our community, for the people who is not a watch fan.. if they want to buy a branded watch, most are going for the most famous brand like Tag Heuer, Omega, Rolex, etc. They think its the best. But don't know about the watches at all. Just bought it just for a 'status'. My friend met a lady who used a Rolex in a retailer. She said her watch using heart beat for power & the watch is not moving anymore. She said it very proudly... ye la... Rolex ma... Hahaha.... My friend who coincident to be there, explain over & over to her about automatic movement to make her understand. Proved that she know nothing about watches. Some are buying a watch without knowing about it... worst is they even provoke others who buy a 'cheapo' brand. That not a good spirit for a watch collector.
Some wont ever bother about other brand who they think a 'cheapo' brand. They don't know the 'cheapo' brand such as Seiko, Citizen also have a high end watches which sell over RM10k. Maybe they will got heart attack to know it. Haha...
I don't care about any brand as long it gave me satisfaction. Satisfaction is the 1st thing 1 want as a collector.