I guess it's the 500 quid a year the 10k spent on the watch, that the 10K IS not generating you in interest in a cash ISA..or similar, more or less entirely risk, hassle free and likely accessible ...assume a wee bit of risk, accept say a short term commitment/ less instant access, the 10k might be making you a 1000 a year...in that hypothetical scenario you could keep your 10 k and buy a new San martin every couple of months...or roll over the interest and get the compound benefits, now that interest rates have returned to normalish, money is 'worth' something again. Not wishing/trying to teach anyone to suck eggs.
Coincidentally and somewhat of relevance, mrs P forwarded this to me the other day, I found the Rolex CEO's comments rather interesting, raised an eyebrow,
https://fortune.com/europe/2024/04/1...e-investments/
Apologies if it's old news, been shared elsewhere on the forum.
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