Great read Rob! I have noticed you becoming more and more of a posh snob, I guess this confirms it. Let me ask you, do you now have a price minimum for watch purchases 😝
Can't remember where I heard it, but a few months ago I heard someone say that when we find something that brings happiness we want to achieve more happiness by acquiring as much as possible of that thing. I thought that was quite profound and goes a long way to explaining Jim's colossal collection of granny porn.
Can't remember where I heard it, but a few months ago I heard someone say that when we find something that brings happiness we want to achieve more happiness by acquiring as much as possible of that thing. I thought that was quite profound and goes a long way to explaining Jim's colossal collection of granny porn.
watch collection stay within my 3 watch automatic aim
Yes I have the same rule, I only have a 3 piece watch collection 👍
Enjoyed that post, Rob.
You’ve just described what I was worried about entering into though.
Could totally see me heading down that rabbit hole, after wanting the next one straight after buying my first.
Managed to convince myself that I need a year in between each purchase, with those limited to watches I want to keep forever…ideally. Happy with my first two, but next one is going to take some serious consideration to get it right. Plenty of time though!
I hear you both.
What I mean is, if I don’t at least think at the time that I would like to keep any particular watch forever, then it’s not worth the purchase. No half hearted purchases basically. Does that make sense?
I agree that taste can change and I am fine with that in the long run, although I am very nostalgic and like to enjoy most things for the long run.
I’ve bought watches I thought I’d keep forever and sold them. Also the other way around. Taste also keeps evolving. A sub is a sub and will always look great but then you start zooming in on the small differences between generations and everything’s up in the air. Also certain watches I dream of now I wouldn’t have given a second thought 2 years ago. It really is a journey and I don’t like to keep watches around if they get no wrist time, even if I expect them to become more valuable in the future.
I hear you both.
What I mean is, if I don’t at least think at the time that I would like to keep any particular watch forever, then it’s not worth the purchase. No half hearted purchases basically. Does that make sense?
I agree that taste can change and I am fine with that in the long run, although I am very nostalgic and like to enjoy most things for the long run.
It does probably depend a bit on what you're spending, a lot of my purchases were sub £300 which doesn't require the same level of certainty as a £3000 one.
