What's on your wrist? / What are you wearing? (WRUW)

THFan346
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Thanks for the pics @stevec14, I see what you mean by the thickness. Still looks good to me though.

I certainly agree with you about the prices these days. It's made me rethink hard about how I want to approach this hobby. Or whether it's time to find a new hobby altogether.

I love the Tudor Velcro strap on mine, but am also looking at the Erika’s which Steve just so happened to have to show pics of. Torn on colour combo too though.

As to the hobby thing, I very nearly did the same in the past year, as I was slowly being drawn to watches or increasing price. Whilst I am careful with my money, so have enough aside to buy one or two of them, I know for sure that I would hate myself for spending £8k+. That’s just the way I am wired and no reflection on anyone else.

I though it best just to move on, as more reasonable pieces may not cut it in comparison to me Seamaster for example. So I did a little experiment and bought that Hamilton PSR, which I have been looking at for about 2 years, but had never seen in real life. As soon as I opened the box I knew it was epic! Best £525 I have spent, with discount I found.

The point being that it’s buying the right pieces and not the price that matters. I feel the same about the FXD. Will certainly be sticking in this price bracket, whilst admiring everyone else’s more expensive purchases on here. Win win for me. 😉
 
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I love the Tudor Velcro strap on mine, but am also looking at the Erika’s which Steve just so happened to have to show pics of. Torn on colour combo too though.

As to the hobby thing, I very nearly did the same in the past year, as I was slowly being drawn to watches or increasing price. Whilst I am careful with my money, so have enough aside to buy one or two of them, I know for sure that I would hate myself for spending £8k+. That’s just the way I am wired and no reflection on anyone else.

I though it best just to move on, as more reasonable pieces may not cut it in comparison to me Seamaster for example. So I did a little experiment and bought that Hamilton PSR, which I have been looking at for about 2 years, but had never seen in real life. As soon as I opened the box I knew it was epic! Best £525 I have spent, with discount I found.

The point being that it’s buying the right pieces and not the price that matters. I feel the same about the FXD. Will certainly be sticking in this price bracket, whilst admiring everyone else’s more expensive purchases on here. Win win for me. 😉
Yup, the price doesn't matter in the sense that I'm perfectly happy with affordable watches. I get the same joy spending a few hundred on a moonSwatch or vintage TAG F1s or a Timex etc.

However, I do find that in the end these watches become novelty items for me. I do like them, but I feel guilty not wearing my more expensive watches. So my affordable watches get very little wrist time in comparison. So going the affordable watch route is not the end game for me.

I've been in the game for decades now, so I'm nearing my end (or so I think). I just haven't decided on the right exit strategy. I might sell off a chunk of my collection and go for my grail watch. Or stay content with what I have and slow my pace, buying an occasional new watch every 3-5 years. Or simply quit my infatuation with watches and start a new hobby (easier said than done).
 
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For clarity, when I say affordable, that means less than $1000 to me.

I consider Tudor to still be expensive, yet reasonable. Offering a lot of watch for the money.
 
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I totally understand the guilt element, do have deliberately kept my collection small, although I am relatively new to the hobby.

I will be sticking within the same sort of budget as my current purchases, but happy to pick up some cheaper ones if they pique my interest. Still would like a Tissot PRX for example.

I don’t want to get into buying larger volume though, just because of lower pricing, as I agree that I will feel the same as you about the others.
 
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Off to church…best way to spend a Sunday 👍
Dude!!! 😁 This made my day, never have I seen a gentleman look so good.

God bless!! 🥰
 
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Practicing for the holiday, and daughter off to Miami with work so an excuse for this.
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I know these get a lot of hate on here, but I picked it up at a decent discount brand new from an AD and I think it goes with my shirt today so I'm happy enough with it
 
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I know these get a lot of hate on here, but I picked it up at a decent discount brand new from an AD and I think it goes with my shirt today so I'm happy enough with it
It’s a great watch! Just underrated I think. Autavia relaunched as an adventure type / big pilot design theme. I’ve seen a couple in the wild from non enthusiasts. Good design, good movement and decently priced chronometer 👍
 
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However, I do find that in the end these watches become novelty items for me. I do like them, but I feel guilty not wearing my more expensive watches. So my affordable watches get very little wrist time in comparison. So going the affordable watch route is not the end game for me.

This is pretty much how I feel - I think they're fun for a hot minute, but then after time I just never reach for them over my more expensive watches. There's just something missing in the level of refinement, in the detail work that makes me go 'wow' every time
 
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I certainly agree with you about the prices these days. It's made me rethink hard about how I want to approach this hobby. Or whether it's time to find a new hobby altogether.
Amen brother!
 
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I know these get a lot of hate on here, but I picked it up at a decent discount brand new from an AD and I think it goes with my shirt today so I'm happy enough with it
Congrats! I think they're nice, enjoy it in good health! 👍

Hate probably isn't the right word. I feel there was just a lot of controversy surrounding these as it was originally released as the Autavia Isograph. But TAG pulled the Isograph from the market very early on, due to reliability concerns, and replaced them with the non-Isograph versions we have today.
 
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JLC memovox deepsea EU

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JLC memovox deepsea EU

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