Currently 45, bought my first expensive watch at 43. Bought 2 more since then. Have loved nice watches since I was about 20 so bought a bunch of โreplicasโ when I was younger and had no money (and apparently less morals ๐).
I wear my good ones every day and whilst itโs always nice when someone recognises them, I honestly couldnโt care if no one ever did - I wear them for me, both for the โskip of the heartbeatโ I get when I look at them due to the aesthetics AND as a reminder of what Iโve achieved (and more imprtantly still can achieve) when I put my mind to it.