Dubai Watch Week: Obsessive Collecting Debate

I think Tim has a very practical perspective. There are some truly spectacular collections on this forum and I understand income disparity and that watches on this level are luxury toys and those who are wealthy are in a unique position to support innovation, up and coming talent and artistry and so these people help the industry we love thrive... At the end of the day though I step back and think of Alexander the Great who died and paraded his body with his hands sticking out of his casket to s

Tim is indeed a very practical man. Well, there are people who simply give away watches to their closest friends and colleagues. And shhhh! Wei Koh, of Revolution Magazine, has been known to give his longest employees a free watch now and then - his rationale - they're better to be put to use than to be sitting in his sock drawer - and he has dozens of watches. I find that to be incredibly generous - especially when some of these watches are worth many tens of thousands of Francs! Bravo Mr. Koh!

A careful group of watches gathered to celebrate success and milestones over a life time well lived is something.. Retail therapy or the purchase of fine trinkets because one is simply interested and has the financial means (many of which are admired for a short period but sit largely unused)... I mean this whole hobby is a little insane but if we're going to try to parse things out..

Would have been more enjoyable if I could play it back at a 1.25 or 1.5x speed. But I went through the full video. I am more pragmatic like Tim

It is a great feeling to own. But i like to put a border when it is enough, to keep me focussed on details. My little Bulova’s tell me that there is no desire for Nautilus. My little Bulova’s humming, you made the right move.

I personally find that I am drawn to watches that I can picture myself wearing and fit both my wrist and my lifestyle. I would never buy something just to keep it in a safe. One more thing is that I never sell watches.