so, many years ago I accidentally started accumulating watches, I had stopped wearing them in my teens, and probably went 20 years without having one.
fastforward to 2022 and I find myself having 12 watches of differing style and quality. A few I wear at work, and are showing their age. Two others I still own after over 20 and 30 years, both still work but were quite cheap.
more recently I’ve splashed the cash, the most I’ve spent on one watch, £660 for a Seiko. While waiting for it to be delivered I found myself looking at Rolex, and justifying spending £6k on an “investment “ piece.
going from the relatively cheap Accurist watches, then discovering Automatics, the fascination has taken me to a different place.
much like my interest in hifi, which started at the low end, where a cd/amp/speakers cost less than £100 all in.
im almost at 5 figures for the hifi now, and it looks like the obsession with watches is going to take a huge turn the same way.
i suppose the only difference is that I’d be buying watches as investments, whereas the hifi is constantly in use.
id love to hear from other watch collectors, to hear how they started, and the watches they have, and have owned before.
id Love to hear from people that have bought from Authorised Rolex dealers too, and what the experience was like. As I’ve read that this can be tricky.
let me know your thoughts.
fastforward to 2022 and I find myself having 12 watches of differing style and quality. A few I wear at work, and are showing their age. Two others I still own after over 20 and 30 years, both still work but were quite cheap.
more recently I’ve splashed the cash, the most I’ve spent on one watch, £660 for a Seiko. While waiting for it to be delivered I found myself looking at Rolex, and justifying spending £6k on an “investment “ piece.
going from the relatively cheap Accurist watches, then discovering Automatics, the fascination has taken me to a different place.
much like my interest in hifi, which started at the low end, where a cd/amp/speakers cost less than £100 all in.
im almost at 5 figures for the hifi now, and it looks like the obsession with watches is going to take a huge turn the same way.
i suppose the only difference is that I’d be buying watches as investments, whereas the hifi is constantly in use.
id love to hear from other watch collectors, to hear how they started, and the watches they have, and have owned before.
id Love to hear from people that have bought from Authorised Rolex dealers too, and what the experience was like. As I’ve read that this can be tricky.
let me know your thoughts.