Horological Meandering

I would add though that it is important to ask yourself what type of watch you are looking for. A simple 3 handed dress watch, a robust diver, certain complications, new/vintage. And once you think you have narrowed it down to a couple of watches, do turn to the forum for opinions. 

I join Ronald in the saliant points and sticky thread idea.

Dean

Come on you guys, take them from me!

Cazalea

My answer is always , a Rolex or a Panerai.

That covers the smaller n bigger wrist , and also brands that a "newbie" can identify with ...

Started with a GMT IIC myself , and the rest is history .....

Excellent excellent post, Nilo ! 

Forgot to mention this, and of course accessibility to a watch repairer , official channel or otherwise ...

To that, Singapore and Hong Kong is a haven ! 

My best advise is wrist time, how does it feel and how does it look on YOUR wrist.

JerryW

The most important point of your article for me is when you said, "Go for the watch that speaks to your heart, meaning for the watch that is important to you and only to you." In the end that is all that matters.

Great read - thanks!

Watches are all about passion.  Impossible to be smart 100% of the time.  

How many of us have made regrettable purchases even against our better judgement?

Up until recently, many of us believed watches were immune to economic downturns.

And then... POP...

Watch collecting is a bit like horse racing and breeding.  Do it because you love it, because if you get into it to make money, you will almost certainly not be successful.

We sometimes forget that watches are a want, not a necessity...

Cheers,

Nilo

Sometimes us Purists have to get back to our roots because I noticed something that happens to us when we buy stuff - The Law of Ever Increasing Decimals.  For example, when someone asks me, "Hey Scott, what watch should I get...?"  My response is always, "Well, what is your budget?"  That's when the fun begins... they might ask what I paid for a Rolex I might be wearing... and when I reveal the cost of it the silence is broken by their mandible hitting the table (yes, just another way of describing one's jaw dropping)... and they almost cannot believe that someone would spend something like eight grand on a watch.  And then I tell them eight thousand dollars is just the tippy top of a humongous iceberg as there are watches that sell well into the six and seven figures.  And when one of us makes the jump from a four-figure priced watch to a five-figure priced watch, it almost seems like there is no turning back; as if spending just a couple of hundred or a couple of grand on a watch means it must be crap.  Which is exactly why I struggled with spending less than $300 on my new Seiko... I thought to myself, "Self, if the watch only costs 300 bucks, it must be junk..."  But that is clearly not the case.  When I finally made the jump to my first five-figure watch (Speake-Marin), I knew I was going to a whole other level with my collection.  One of our fellow Purists like to use the phrase, "I've gone down the rabbit hole!"  And now I've got my sights on even more resource demanding timepieces, like JLC's Duometre, and of course many watches by the indies, from the likes of Kari Voutilainen and Vianney Halter.

Best,

- Scott

"under 100" 

     (wristwatches) 

          [that my wife knows about] 

               {not counting those in the safe}

                   ((and those in-coming))

                          (((and those on the watch repairman's bench)))

Cazalea

on the positive side, I've sold 4 of my cars in the past couple years ...

At this point I have two others on the SPA but I need to sell or trade and bring back the number to 15. 

I believe that my ideal number should be around ten well loved watches. 

Of course this is my number and I admire those that can manage more. I wish I could. 

Cheers,

Nilo

I am consolidating my collection to more investment grade pcs. But first must love the watch. Never buy somthing you dont LOVE. Quality over quantity.

Best

Iceman

Allied with the not too many eggs ($) in any one basket (watch). 

Best

Iceman