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Vercingetorix
··Spam RiskAnd which two would those be?
Conn Iggulden
A Good Problem To Have?
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hen
·So I was looking at my vintage Omega collection this morning and realized that I have a problem!?! I like them all and I don't want to sell any of them! I've spent a lot of time carefully collecting original examples with clean dials, nice hands, unpolished cases, etc. and now I find that I can't rotate them all. But they're so nice that I want to keep them all! Just a few examples below. Who else painted themselves into a corner like this? 😲 Clearly I am not very bright and this is a BAD hobby. 😀
Clearly you are a bright collector! Stunning watches all of them. I dont want to part with any of my two Omegas either.
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·So I was looking at my vintage Omega collection this morning and realized that I have a problem!?! I like them all and I don't want to sell any of them! I've spent a lot of time carefully collecting original examples with clean dials, nice hands, unpolished cases, etc. and now I find that I can't rotate them all. But they're so nice that I want to keep them all! Just a few examples below. Who else painted themselves into a corner like this? 😲 Clearly I am not very bright and this is a BAD hobby. 😀
Why can't you wear a diff watch each day? -- start with the left most one, work your way each day to the right most one. Then, start all over.....
And, keep repeating until you pass from this Earth....
what's the problem?
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gbesq
·Re. the bold & underlined text -- WHY cant you rotate them all?? 😕😕
Why can't you wear a diff watch each day? -- start with the left most one, work your way each day to the right most one. Then, start all over.....
And, keep repeating until you pass from this Earth....
what's the problem?
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hen
·Oh I understood your rotate as cant sell one to buy another. That I understand, but not using them all, that I dont understand.
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gbesq
·Oh I understood your rotate as cant sell one to buy another. That I understand, but not using them all, that I dont understand.
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LesXL
·Put them in a safe, like this you don't see your problem 😀
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DaveK
·You have built a great collection. Maybe instead of wearing them all, you could research and write about them. I’d be interested in learning about your thought process and vetting style. Not where you find these, but more about your approach to it.
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bombaywalla
·Your understanding is correct. The "problem" is not having too many. It's an issue of not being able to comply with a "one in, one out" policy to keep the overall collection size from growing too large.
my understanding of "rotate" is wearing in rotation.... LOL!
i can empathize with your situation -- too many nice watches out there for one to be determined to have a finite collection.....
On the flip side -- if you have good/excellent examples of watches from your favorite era, I personally say stop collecting & start wearing & enjoying them.
yes, there are many other watches out there but many of them are 'more of the same'. For many people, having 1 example of a style is not enough, they need many examples. It's a classic case of hoarding & perhaps greed.
Just enjoy what you have & stop looking over the hedge to see what you don't have & lusting after that......maybe needlessly.....
And, I can understand your not wanting to sell one on which you have spent money & time to bring up to spec. You will rarely find one like that in the market which means you will have to start at ground-0 for that new acquisition......
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paddymoran
·Great collection - though, no doubt it’s probably only a small number of your Omegas. Personally, I’ve always found the “hunt” almost as enjoyable as wearing the watch itself. I presume I’m not alone in this - known as “the thrill of the chase” 😉 And then of course there’s the enjoyment obtained by simply looking at and inspecting your watches!! Very sad really isn’t it!!
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ChiefMark
·So I was looking at my vintage Omega collection this morning and realized that I have a problem!?! I like them all and I don't want to sell any of them! I've spent a lot of time carefully collecting original examples with clean dials, nice hands, unpolished cases, etc. and now I find that I can't rotate them all. But they're so nice that I want to keep them all! Just a few examples below. Who else painted themselves into a corner like this? 😲 Clearly I am not very bright and this is a BAD hobby. 😀
Nah... that's about the dumbest idea I ever heard. 😁
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bmpennington
·I see seven watches and there are seven days in a week!
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perks713
·While my collection is filled with significantly less significant watches than yours I do find myself in a similar situation.
I have a FOIS that has turned into a daily wearer, I have a few watches that have deep personal attachment (worn or bought for significant life events), and I have several watches that I keep telling myself would be good for specific situations that might arise in the future.
I’ve never sold a watch, I’m hoping I can bring myself to do that in the next few months… Maybe it gets easier after your first time!?
I have a FOIS that has turned into a daily wearer, I have a few watches that have deep personal attachment (worn or bought for significant life events), and I have several watches that I keep telling myself would be good for specific situations that might arise in the future.
I’ve never sold a watch, I’m hoping I can bring myself to do that in the next few months… Maybe it gets easier after your first time!?
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Sa Calobra
·I feel your pain! I was feeling really happy with myself when I only had a modern Seamaster that I wore daily. Now I have about 8 nice ones to choose from. One choice I did make was to stay away from smartwatches (even though I'd like one for going to the beach here in Spain)
