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Should I buy a Nomos Glashutte watch instead of Rolex? I intend on this being a medium term investment.Hello and thanks for the A2A,The short answer is: for “investment” in watches, buy Rolex. If you have more money, buy Patek.The longer answer is: my personal recommendation is to not invest in something that you need asking advice on Quora on. Doing this kind of a stunt - that is, pulling money out of watches - requires some knowledge, or else you would find yourself ripped off, big time.Also, not all watches from the same brand are created equal. Some are more “collectible” than others, even if they come from the same brand.Take the (gorgeous) watch on top. It is a Rolex Cellini Prince. Not your typical Submariner. Even if it is a kind of watch I would personally buy, I dare you to find many in the market who would do the same thing. If you are lucky, this beauty would retain its value (but really I do not have idea if it does, I havn’t done amy research on this).On the contrary, if you buy a classic Submariner Cerachrom with a steel bracelet, you are guaranteed you could sell it the next day and get a profit over the list price. I am writing this on March 2019, these are the conditions right now.If you happen to have more money, you could get a Patek Philippe Nautilus with the blue dial at list price and sell it the day after for a 30/40% profit.Of course, both of these things will not happen. To buy either one, you have to order them, and wait perhaps a couple years before getting one from the official retailer. This wait list is purely artificial - it is there just to insure that people don’t do what I have said above, that is, buying and selling at inflated prices the day after.Also, this is the reason why there is this kind of situation, where there are models that you cannot buy at list price. Full stop.Coming back to your question, I love Nomos to bits, so much that I have been accused of having a staked interest in the company (I have not, unfortunately). They manufacture some great watches at a price which is very compelling. But sadly a Nomos has no investment value - you just buy it for your pleasure of owning one.If you want a watch that has investment value, and want to play it safe, you should consider the following:Rolex SubmarinerRolex GMT MasterRolex DaytonaPatek Philippe Nautilus, blue dialAll of them, strictly in stainless steel. No gold, no gems, no whatever. I know that the steel and gold editions are lovely, but your safest bet lies in the stainless steel versions.If you feel a little more adventurous, I would personally bet on the following, though:Tudor Heritage Black BayIt is the little brother of Rolex, looks like the same, has a new manufacture movement which is very performing, and costs 40% less than a comparable Rolex. And boy, it just looks fab.Rolex DatejustThe Rolex Datejust is less in demand right now than the other ones I have already noted, but it is the quintessential Rolex, so it is bound to retain its value forever, despite the hfads. It also is more easy to find at list price than the former, and bound to cost less than them.Remember though. Stainless steel only. No gold, no gems.Again, proceed with a grain of salt. It is YOUR money - so spend it wisely. Get your watch from a reputable source, be it an official retailer or a trusted online grey market retailer. If something seems too good to be true, it’s because it usually isn’t.If you are interested in furthering your interest in buying and selling watches for a profit, I explain this topic in more depth in my book, The Watch Manual (link in my Quora bio).This answer contains self-promotional references.

I can write from experience of being told by someone with NPD/HFAD, to “go live on the streets”. I survived. I stayed with my family in guest rooms. I moved out of a very expensive US city to a secondary market with a new job and got myself up and going as I’ve always done in my life. You survive. He or she will survive. It’s none of your concern, nor duty, to do anything outside of assuring he/she leaves with what they brought in. That was the one piece which I had to ask for and over the course of a few months, I got back. He’d had me get rid of my car (owned outright) so he “could lease” me “a new car”. He told me to get rid of all my furniture - “we’ll get all new stuff together”. So the one piece you need to ask yourself is: Are you being fair to this person? Did you have any hand in their current state of zero finances and / or home? Are they leaving with what they came in with? If you’re trying to do this with GRACE, the bigger thing to do, if you have the financial means to do it, is to give them enough for a certain time period needed to get back on his or her feet. I find people with money are quite greedy with it. I didn’t want his money, but I did want him to act humanely towards me. I’ve survived a lot in my life. Money was not the issue even though I had none. It was the fact he had ((zero)) empathic ability to understand all I’d lost from love of 12 years to home, community, city, a business I was beginning to launch, and more. It was a total life implosion. I survived it. I’m an A+ at resilience. Not all people are like that so asking yourself what you ((can)) do vs. what you ((want)) to do is key. And grace. Having empathy and grace towards your ex. Set a time period, amount, etc. if you’re able to help and move on after that date passes if the person has yet to get on his/her feet. Best of luck.