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Hello fellow watch collectors and enthusiasts, I have been contributing to this forum lightly over many years and have thoroughly enjoyed learning about your experiences in this crazy hobby. Having noticed quite a few posts recently about members who have reached a "satisfied status quo" leveI (the
Hello
fellow watch collectors and enthusiasts,
I have been contributing to this forum lightly over many years and have thoroughly enjoyed learning about your experiences in this crazy hobby.
Having noticed quite a few posts recently about members who have reached a "satisfied status quo" leveI (the zen level), I thought I would contribute my journey over the last 34 years of interest in watches and my current state of mind.
It all
started when I was 6 and saw the jelly Swatch in the window. It was definitely
passion at first sight: all these tiny wheels exposed to my ignorant eyes: I
had to have it and try to understand it better. And my parents were kind enough to offer it to me on my
birthday. I kept it for many years and the lightning hand influenced my
purchase of a Milgauss as soon as that one was released more than 10 years ago.
Another milestone was the Black Friday swatch chrono which led to several
Speedmaster purchases as I valued the very efficient dial layout. As you can see below, the general inspiration has a lot of military elements to it.
Regarding Purists, it is nice to see that it is one of the healthier platforms thanks to some solid contributors. I enjoyed meeting Nicolas 'Amanico' many years ago at a Jaeger masterclass in Paris during which I dismantled a poor Reverso movement.
I made some
money and lost some money on watch trading, more or less broke even overall - it does not matter. What I enjoyed most was making my personal taste more precise. As you can see below,
many watches came and went but it is now time for me to make a pause and keep
only three of them which are dear to my heart for reasons outside of their “horological
content”:
- Patek 2573 yellow gold small seconds
- Audemars Jules chrono silver
- Rolex OP 39 black
They are certainly complementary and serve me well in my day-to-day
life: a sturdy one, an elegant one and and precious one, and not a single date wheel on dials! Someone mentioned a few months ago the importance to have the "right watches" for your lifestyle. Don't own a Patek skeleton if you are in the army, and do not wear Panerai if you are an orchestra conductor.
Each one represents a decade in my life and this will be my trio for many years to come. I will certainly get back to the hobby via Lange&Söhne at some point but not yet.
Take care everyone and happy collecting!
An alarm watch, and why not, a JLC Memovox? The Black manual winding one you had was a great one. And a GMT, when you are traveling. Other than that, bravo! Best, Nicolas
I find the GMT complication utterly useless. My brain works sufficiently to know when to call someone on the other side of the globe. However, the alarm function is the most useful. It is a shame that it is not more popular... If Lange was to produce an alarm, that could solve my dilemma Another dream would be a Reverso Memovox but that seems hard to realise
Some very nice G-Ps you have or as I gathered had. Sizing down collection is long lasting unachievable dream for me but maybe one day Also that bring us to another grail question...how many watches is minimum...I know one but not for us nuts here...looks like you made to number 3...have to congratulate you on that. Cheers D
I noticed an average very close to 1 watch per year over the last 34 years - funny stat! It must be a sign that it is time to pause for a bit Yes, I find that 3 is a good number (certainly a minimum ;-) for everyday. You need courage and focus to be able to let go of nice pieces. But to be frank I do not regret many of them.
Simply enough, I want to bring a little more focus to my life at this stage
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