Horological Meandering

From time to time I will read about Purists selling for one reason or another. Then, in a matter of years, or months, for some of us, we re-buy. We reacquire that special piece that sang to us, that kept us up at night, that we so stupidly sold. I just sa...  

Every watch I have ever bought had, for one reason or another, strongly resonated with me. Thus, when it came time to sell them, the only reasoning was financial. It simply wasn't responsible of me to keep them (or attempt to do so), and despite there alw... 

I imagine there will be several of us who choose not to reacquire, as there are many (perhaps too many) choices of others to try. It cannot be denied that there is a certain level of emotion involved when rebuying . It happens! I had a large sell off late... 

I’ve bought Omega AT 38.5 twice, ALS 1815 three times (in different case sizes and metals), and GP Laureato (in different sizes and dial colors) 3 times! Perhaps this behavior is trial and error, seeing which “fits” the best??

Sold three of them because they were “too big”. You gotta be a little nuts to buy a watch which states it’s big and complain about the generous diameter but that’s where we’re at. Happy to report I still have my 4th in the collection. ...  

Were the previous 3 BPs different models? I have the newer 501001, which is a regular for me. But each time I see examples of your original, it really nudges me. But I can’t have two…I would have to move my current version first, if possible.

Started with a 5004... sold it only to instantly regret it and start obsessing over a 5002. Got the 5002 and gave it up probably a year later, swearing off ever owning another BP. Then the titanium version came out and figured the weight and titanium look... 

Yes! Could be “The One.” 😉

The reasons I find the 5002 more striking than my newer version is the silver linings of the hour/minute hands as well as the date window. But functionally it gets the job done the same.

Awesome watch, glad the latest is staying with you! Enjoy

bracelet), Blue Max and blue dial 40mm version of San Marco GMT +/- (all very hard to find!). Sold a Speedmaster Moon to Mars and a Porsche Design P6000 with red dial-black PVD to a friend. Later realized I had to find other watches in my collection to us...  

What a journey . Thanks for sharing your story, watches and great pics!

we do this as part of the process. Coin collectors are a good comparison. You buy the best coin you can afford. You then trade it out when you the incremental funds to purchase a higher grade coin. The end game being an unused, unpolished coin. Sound fami... 

Cheers!

- first one I bought (silver dial) got lost in the mail - the seller was kind enough (!) to re-send me a black dial which I kept several years and then traded against an Aquanaut - many years later I bought another black one, then sold it I sold them just...  

3 times Patek Aquanaut, 3 times AP RO Offshore and 2 times Patek Worldtime.

And you had us all thinking you are a 1WatchMan 😉

To date I've never rebought a watch I've sold. But I do have some regrets and have often thought about re-buying in an attempt to fix past selling mistakes. A few that come to mind: A Sinn 1550SG (same watch as a Heuer Bund, but Sinn branded) A vintage Do... 

What did you hear?

I have rebought 2 pieces, twice. Did not resell again. One three years ago and the other about six years ago, no looking back, very happy that I went back to the well... there's a few other sales that I have some remorse about but not going to repurchase.... 

The others? I know almost immediately about sellers remorse, I’ve made a mistake I regret and I’ll be buying back soon.

But I never bought a WG!

The men in yellow and rose coats don't take you to the asylum! (joking).

Can be a very emotional decision!