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sometimes the term collecting watches, bothers me. i dont collect watches........i wear watches. you collect baseball cards, comic books, action figures, dolls, etc.......you wear watches, at least for some people.
i have noticed that there are some people out there, that buy so many watches, they have watches in their watch boxes that they got , sized, put in the box and never wore.......(no tuna, i am not talking about you).
they have box after box of watches, watches costing anywheres from $200, to thousands of dollars, and admittedly,they say there are some they dont wear, dont like and just sit in the watch box. so why keep them? why do you collect them and put them in a box and not wear them?
i love my watches, because i like to wear them. that is another reason why my watch buying will never really excede 6 or 7 watches. i personally do not see the need. to me, sometimes less is more. i dont like to impulse buy watches either. i buy what i really like, and what really attracts me. yeah, i could have 50 watches, but most of them would be ones that were deals to good to pass up, but not watches im really in love with.
i have done that in the past, and have ended up flipping the watches , because they were ones thati wasnt in love with.
i dont know if economy has affected how i think or not, but these days when i look at a watch im considering for purchase, i almost think of it like when im getting a tattoo......i make sure this is something i really want and im really in love with and will want to wear alot.
obviosly everyone has different opinions and different reasons that they buy watches. but i buy to wear , and i will only buy anymore ones that i really am in love with.
so what do you do? do you collect watches and stash them in a box never to be seen until you come across them a year later to put them up for sale? or do you wear watches? all opinions and disagreements welcome.
sometimes the term collecting watches, bothers me. i dont collect watches........i wear watches. you collect baseball cards, comic books, action figures, dolls, etc.......you wear watches, at least for some people.
i have noticed that there are some people out there, that buy so many watches, they have watches in their watch boxes that they got , sized, put in the box and never wore.......(no tuna, i am not talking about you).
they have box after box of watches, watches costing anywheres from $200, to thousands of dollars, and admittedly,they say there are some they dont wear, dont like and just sit in the watch box. so why keep them? why do you collect them and put them in a box and not wear them?
i love my watches, because i like to wear them. that is another reason why my watch buying will never really excede 6 or 7 watches. i personally do not see the need. to me, sometimes less is more. i dont like to impulse buy watches either. i buy what i really like, and what really attracts me. yeah, i could have 50 watches, but most of them would be ones that were deals to good to pass up, but not watches im really in love with.
i have done that in the past, and have ended up flipping the watches , because they were ones thati wasnt in love with.
i dont know if economy has affected how i think or not, but these days when i look at a watch im considering for purchase, i almost think of it like when im getting a tattoo......i make sure this is something i really want and im really in love with and will want to wear alot.
obviosly everyone has different opinions and different reasons that they buy watches. but i buy to wear , and i will only buy anymore ones that i really am in love with.
so what do you do? do you collect watches and stash them in a box never to be seen until you come across them a year later to put them up for sale? or do you wear watches? all opinions and disagreements welcome.
The opening line had me thinking you going there!
