Like an oil change in the car, every 5,000 miles. ;^)
Sorry @inna, don't mean to make light of your question. But it seems as long as one is satisfied with the performance and nothing breaks or wares out, why replace?
How often do you upgrade turntable ?
The table itself, not arm or cartridge.
And when you do, how far do you go ? Big steps, small steps ?
I got my Nottingham Spacedeck more than ten years ago and have no intention to replace it. I would have to jump high for the upgrade to make sense. One day perhaps.