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ChristianDK
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12 pieces and its too many

First - what a nice and interesting thread.

I have a total of 12 pieces and I really find ity is too many. its the same 3-4 pieces I wear and the rest just sit in their scatola boxes so I have decided that before my next purchase 4 pieces have to go. Unfortunately the price curve gets steeper and steeper in trying to improve on the quality of our watches but I would rather have 1 super piece than 4 good ones that I dont wear. I was always a collector by nature  an I used to want a big collection but this autum I had a kind of revelation. My grandad had to be moved to an old peoples home and so we emptied his house. It was schocking to see what he kept that had never been opened or used. Expensive porcelain. Clothes. silver and gold pieces of cutlery .antique carpets e.c.t. Some of this stuff was still in its original gift wrapping paper (unvrapped) with recipts going back 40 years. It really made me think about what I have and how I spend my money. I would rather have a few good things that I use or enjoy than cubboards full of stuff or boxes full of watches. So one of my new years resolutions is to sell the stuff I dont use and that includes some watches. The pieces I have in rotation I think are keepers however. they are pieces that I craved for for a long time and still admire. They are not nesseraily the most expencive or recognized pieces but they just SPEAK to ME. As ThomasM said: " and most just end up fitting a justification around something they really like."

I have a few pieces that are not for wearing because they are too fragile, being vintage pieces. only one I will never ever sell or swap for something better. My grandads 18 kt YG ultra thin Omega. I just spent a year having it restored and will post the story on that one some day.

kind regards

christian