Can money make life more enjoyable, or is it the hard work that we enjoy in life?

I just bought a Rolex air king, and i like it a lot compared to the other watches that I have owned. I had to save money for a long time to buy it, but I plan to keep it the rest of my life.

I could see someone born into money buying a Rolex and thinking nothing of it, but for me it took a lot of hard work and planning to get the money together for the watch that I wanted. I think that Rolex makes beautiful watches despite the many who hate on them; i'm sure that most people like to have nice things that they can look at and say "hey, i did a lot of work to earn this, and it payed off finally!". After years of just getting by paycheck to paycheck, its nice to be able to afford to buy nice things... instead of working full time and having nothing left after expenses.

Can money bring joy to life, or is money not earned worthless for bringing joy in life? I'm unsure of what makes me happy, the success of my goal, or that I could buy what I wanted. I don't know if the watch would mean as much to me if i was just given the money. Do we enjoy the hard work that we have done even more when there is something to show for it, even if its only a reminder to yourself?