Does your wife, husband, significant other support your watch addiction?

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My wife enjoys looking at my watches and has a limited interest in the hobby. I've given her a few watches she likes but I often have to pull teeth with her to wear a nice one in lieu of her smart watch when we go out.

To say she supports it would be a stretch although it is more than mere toleration. But if she knew what I've paid for some of them, it would probably be a very different story and perhaps that is why she never bothers asking.
 
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Digging up this old thread as we put our home on the market and are having showings today and tomorrow. I told my wife I need something to put my watches in as we vacate the area. She gave me this plastic bin to hold my watch valets but it barely holds three out of the 8 I’ve acquired. I just said thank you, I didn’t realize she hasn’t seen the other five. I got some splainin to do.
 
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As long as they are cheaper than cars, I'm okay. But only if they are a lot cheaper.
 
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My wife is pretty indifferent. She thinks all my watches more or less look the same, and doesn't see the need to own more than two watches: one for exercising and one for everything else.
 
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Yes, she is fully supportive.
Did I say she has a nice collection as well ?

TAG Heuer 6000 chrono
Swatch Damien Hirst
Must de Cartier Tank
G-shock 5600
Omega Constellation 1532
 
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We went from "I'm glad you're happy but please stop talking about watches."

She now knows about that retired cop in Canada who made the cool leather watch roll for me, the watchmaker in Canada who used to be on the Canadian archery team who sold me a watch he made, the guy in Switzerland who helped us when our daughter wanted to drop her engineering major, the guy in Connecticut who helps homeless and whose mother he was moving into an elderly care home around the same time as us, the guy in Tokyo who bought me BOR bracelets and teaches in Japan, and the guy in Australia who is making knives for our daughters, and others

So we're slowly breaking her down. I convinced her she needed to wear a watch for her meetings in NYC with the rating agencies so she wore the 1962 14900 Constellation on the BOR bracelet from Japan, which she now calls her "Piepan." She also now wears the Eternamatic Centenaire. When the Gallet triple calendar comes back from service she'll wear that. She doesn't know it but she'll have a nice collection.
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My wife is very supportive and does listen to me a lot. I think she knows more about watches than most people because of me carrying on. And sometimes she is interested in some of it. That being said, when I get a bit too obsessed, like lately, I think she might kill me if I mention one more watch on eBay or the forum or whatever. When she says, “I’m glad it makes you happy.” She’s leaving off the second phrase, “But please keep that shit to yourself.” Sometimes I’ll get a stern look if I mention a watch that “I’m interested” in or “want eventually”. But I have an ironclad defense because it’s kind of her mom’s fault that I’m like this. She gave me the first watch that really hooked me.
 
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I doubt she would use the word support. Maybe tolerate. Perhaps I'll get her to indifferent one day.
 
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What watch addiction? 😉
I misspelled the title. Should have read watch addition!
 
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My mailman is the only one who has complained so far. My wife thinks I’m having a midlife crisis so she hasn’t said much. I take that as being supportive.
 
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My finger slipped on the keyboard and I mistakenly bought a red dial seiko I’ve been wanting. I’m going to try this line on my wife when it arrives


In the gathering dark of evening, I found myself gazing upon my wrist and beholding the timepiece that once served as my faithful companion. Yet, its worn leather band and scratched face told the story of a watch that had lived its full life. I knew then that I could not continue on this journey without a new companion, one that could keep pace with my restless spirit and guide me through the days ahead.

For a watch, you see, is more than a mere device for tracking time. It is a reflection of one's character, a symbol of our innermost desires and aspirations. It is a steadfast companion on the journey through life, one that shares in our triumphs and tribulations, our moments of joy and sorrow.

And so, my dear wife, I implore you to understand the significance of this purchase. It is not a frivolous indulgence, but a necessity born of the desire to live life to the fullest, to seize each moment as it comes and make the most of our precious time on this earth.

In the words of the great poet Rumi, "The minute I heard my first love story, I started looking for you, not knowing how blind that was. Lovers don't finally meet somewhere. They're in each other all along." And so it is with my new watch - it is not merely a device, but a lover that has been with me all along, waiting patiently for our paths to cross once again.
 
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My wife likes my speedy sapphire, but she remarks on my vintage Connie as though someone has died wearing it.😡lol I just give her a double death stare.
 
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My wife likes my speedy sapphire, but she remarks on my vintage Connie as though someone has died wearing it.😡lol I just give her a double death stare.

Maybe they did ... My wife sees all sorts of interesting stuff when she picks up some of my watches. The older and more traumatic the better for an energy imprint.
 
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My wife started out by thinking it was kind of cute and a little nerdy. Then as I spent more money and time she found it dumb. Then I convinced her to buy a used Rolex with a pink dial. Now she has four watches and is talking about buying another 😁😁
 
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I bought my first "big" watch when I got a new job working for the Air Force last year. The signing bonus was enough to get me a Speedmaster, so my wife was ok with it. When I recently switched to another job (still with the Air Force), I bought a Hamilton. I told my wife I would like to continue getting a watch every time I change jobs (I've only had four jobs in 16 years, so I don't change often) and she told me to stop looking for new jobs lol