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Q: I’m paying off my student loan and about to take on a mortgage. I want a good mechanical watch, but the price has to be really low—less than $250. Is there any hope?
A: Mechanical watches often seem out of reach for many people, partly, I think, because of watch writers like me. We hyperventilate about timepieces by famous brands with price tags that cause billionaires to mutter: “Hmm, not sure I can afford this. I think I’ll buy that aircraft carrier instead.”
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