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Horological Meandering

at one stage i had 400 ish, far too many to even count.

 

100 swatches which didnt really count so they went in bulk to a dealer, then 80 that didnt fit into my themed collection went to buy a car and i still had 240 left, a superb collection of military pieces, accutrons and omegas, but they have just gone as they were too many to cope with. winding them once a month was exhausting and mind numbing. i'm down to about 15 now. much higher value ones which i can concentrate on properly and really appreciate. the problem is that i am addicted so since cutting down so drastically i've bought 6 more and hopefully bidding on another in 2 weeks.

i'm really trying the trick of selling some before i buy others, but its not really working.

at least with a smaller number i can really keep to the theme of unusual dials, movements or rarer makers. i no longer want a watch that just tells the time using conventional hands unless it is groundbreaking. it has to be 'different' to find itself on my wrist now.

Graham

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How many watches in your collection?

 
By: kms : January 9th, 2008-19:34
Just wanted to see how many watches you all have. Is there a "ideal" number so they all get wrist time? I am approaching 11 pieces and am starting to wonder if it is getting to a point that they wont get worn enough. Its a very personal/subjective questio... 

I know individuals who have an ABSOLUTE limit of 11, and MUST sell one to get another.

 
By: ThomasM : January 9th, 2008-21:09
I know of quite a few others with collections that range in the 600 to over 1000 range. All who hang out here, all who respect everyone else's collection. Some collect by brand; others by complication. Some collect by "horological significance" and others... 

I quite often wear 4 to 5 different watches in the same day...

 
By: Dje : January 10th, 2008-07:15
Hi, I have some watches that I nearly never wear (but would never sell them) like some family watches or vintages (from an old Vulcain chronograph to a stainless steel VC from the 40s). I have a few clocks and pocket watches of no real use except collecti... 

Come on guys...KMS asked how many watches in your...

 
By: justpen : January 10th, 2008-07:37
...collection and so far he got 10 replies and only one and a half answered the question....lets be up front.....put in the numbers...I have 15. Lets do a number count. How many watches does the Forum own? Kindest regards to all, Jack

Yes but.  Do we include...

 
By: Bill : January 10th, 2008-10:11
Yes but. Do we include all the misc watches like the couple of suunto's or the various old omega's and the misc vintage pieces, the pocket watches and so on. So I guess one needs to put some parameters around the count otherwise it may give a false positi... 

12 pieces and its too many

 
By: ChristianDK : January 10th, 2008-14:09
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. Unfo... 

Too many!!

 
By: AnthonyTsai : January 10th, 2008-14:39
And for me, "too many" in my dictionary means more than 5 watches. I used to have around 15 watches and that was just too many for me. Many did not get any wrist time so to me, those watches are just a waste of money. I'm extremely picky with my watches n... 

i feel its perfectly acceptable to have a large themed collection

 
By: G99 : January 10th, 2008-14:58
if you have them for a particular reason. it doesnt even matter if you dont wear them. when i was collecting military pieces very few ever got worn, but the object was to try to have an example from each war, each country involved, each branch of the forc... 

of course it's perfectly acceptable

 
By: AnthonyTsai : January 10th, 2008-15:10
I was just only stating my own personal view on how many watches I want in my collection. I consider myself not a watch "collector" but a watch "enthusiast." I buy watches to enjoy and do not like to accumulate them because that goes against my own philos... 

I'm at 7

 
By: d.m : January 10th, 2008-23:30
I've only been collecting for two years. My brood is up to seven and I'm feeling like it's enough. For now. I store them in my safe and try to wear two a day--one in the morning; the second goes on the wrist at noon or in the evening depending on what the... 

Dom,   with an 8...

 
By: G99 : January 11th, 2008-02:28
Dom, with an 8 sized box you need 9 watches. 1 on wrist and 8 in the box as i'm sure there is never a time you dont wear one. as i'm at home all day i'm a bit of a saddo and wear one on each wrist. today its a chrono on one and tourbillon on another. not ... 

Fwak!

 
By: d.m : January 11th, 2008-12:19
Right you are Graham! That's the sound of my palm wacking my forehead for not thinking of this most obvious of excuses to buy another... erm ... realizing that I could wear one and have 9 in the waiting, not 8. I haven't quite been able to bring myself to...