How often do you bring out your entire collection and assess for pieces you no longer have a passion for, redundancies, and future direction?

By: BigAppleBill : May 19th, 2021-17:43

I recently did this, as there are potentially some new pieces coming my way that I may have to make room for. It’s difficult, but I want to be disciplined to maintain a somewhat lean collection by trying to eliminate redundancies and letting something go ...

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How often do you bring out your entire collection and assess for pieces you no longer have a passion for, redundancies, and future direction?

How often do you bring out your entire collection and assess for pieces you no longer have a passion for, redundancies, and future direction?

wow

😁No need to shout, my friend.😁 The CB & 5164 aren’t going anywhere. I agree they’re amazing.

I’M GLAD YOU DECIDED TO KEEP THOSE TWO. AMAZING PAIR.

All good. Keeping these two was never in question.

;-)

I respect your dedication and discipline

Thanks! Discipline is a necessity due to sheer economics and the fact that I'd prefer to avoid becoming a museum curator.

I do regularly look at all of them, and decide which one has to go...

That is a lot of watches to look at, my friend! And what a pleasure it must be! Your collection is among the ones I greatly admire.

You are too kind.

Interesting.. I however don’t wear my CBs at all.. I mostly wears my DDs because I can never remember the day 😅

Understood.😉 I prefer watches without the date for ease of setting, but the presence of a date window isn't always a deal killer.

Response is sadly never as I have pieces on 2 different continents so not really possible 🤦‍♂️

I see what you’ve done there. You’ve manufactured a great excuse for incomings, especially these times when travel back and forth might not be easy. :)

LOL ahahaha 🤣🤷‍♂️🤦‍♂️

The obvious solution is two duplicate collections, one for each continent. See how easy that was?😉😁

LOL, I thought about that. Ridiculous to think that I do have several pairs of the same watch and references, sad but true 🤣🤣🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

I have a list on my iPad which I review from time to time.

That sounds like a very organized approach. If only the pieces I favor less were the pieces that were increasing the most in value.😐

I can’t say it was just pieces I favor less, but taking emotion out of the decision is helpful as the incomings which could be facilitated were much more interesting.

“…the incomings which could be facilitated were much more interesting.” That’s definitely a factor to consider. Thanks!

It’s a very good idea. No need to carry dead weight but take your time.

Thank you for the wise advice, Christian. I'm definitely taking my time as I'm reluctant to let anything go until it is absolutely necessary. But there are a couple of pieces that I really love, but they're not quite so loved when on the wrist.

lol, so true. It's like the Brioni suit in the GQ magazine never quite looks the same on you, as it does on him. lol

😂 We’ve all been there I think.

Oh so I know this! ;-)

Hi Bill ! I've got my collection 'lean' at about 10 watches.........

Sounds like you’re keeping your collection tight and disciplined. Well done!

2 superb pieces you have there!!

Thanks, Tony! It’s got to be a joy to sort through your deep collection. I’ve admired so many of the pieces you’ve posted.

Those two are keepers for sure! I got rid of several pieces in the past year to remove the ones where passion was gone or simply never fully materialized! I look at all of them almost every day now...

Your experience and insights are very much appreciated.

Thanks. I must say I have made quite a few “bad decision for my taste” along the way! Sometime it is only by owning. Watch that you can truly know if you actually like it!

Awesome insight!

Thanks Matto!

I have a PPT, an Excel and a note to keep track of my collection and look at them everyday 😂😂😂

I think many people here can understand this affliction. It’s okay. Everybody has a vice and there are things much worse than watches.😉

1 - 2 watches

I think that you are an outlier here with a minimal collection :)

Curiosity and composition matter more to me than discipline

Great ideer id you can live with your losses :-)

Ever since acquiring the Lange 1815 Chronograph, I’ve become a bit chronograph-heavy. The Lange has really caught my fancy, so I’m deliberating letting go of two chronographs.