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Help me fill in the blanks: collection strategy

NT931
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Titanium: a Grand Seiko SBGA413
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(pic from Monochrome)

Since you mentioned diversity, it would add diversity to your collection in terms of material, country of origin (Japan), movement (spring drive), complication (PR), style (zaratsu polishing!), and dial colour (sakura pink, though IRL it's a much more subtle pink than in that pic above). I have one - love it to bits.
 
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I’d honestly put rose gold and yellow gold into different categories.

It’s “cheating” a little, I know, but I see them as a single group insofar as each can fill the yellow-tinted-gold category. I don’t think I’d wear a true yellow gold watch—rose gold is still flashy for my taste, but I think it’s at least more subdued than yg. But the way my tastes have evolved, I’ll never say never.
 
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Hmm, just occurred to me - other possibilities for unusual metals would be palladium and tantalum-cased watches. Or 3D-printed steel - Holthinrichs is an option if you want something unusual, and they're very easy to work with, and Michiel (the founder) is a great guy.
 
Larry S
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My collection “strategy” 2013 - 2018:
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DaveK DaveK
Your collection is nothing to carp about 😀
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I think it's a mistake to just try to fill categories. I think if you do you will end up with many watches you don't like. I think it's more important to just find watches that appeal to you aesthetically.
 
Annapolis
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Point well taken. I’d never buy a watch just fill a quota. Simply looking for a purpose to guide me. Not sure I’ll stick with it. But I could see “just buy what you fancy” getting me into more trouble than having a vision. Maybe.
 
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Steel: my Rio Seamaster 300pro
Just because you've got a steel Omega, doesn't mean you've got steel covered. You've got 316L, but you need something in 904L (aka Rolex Oystersteel).
 
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You’re right. And there’s the whole world of DLC too.
 
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I think it's a mistake to just try to fill categories. I think if you do you will end up with many watches you don't like. I think it's more important to just find watches that appeal to you aesthetically.

I agree, but I think it's good to think about categories as a way to build a diverse collection. Don't buy a watch just to fill a niche, but I also try to avoid buying two watches that fit the same niche.
 
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State of the collection now:

Plastic/rubber, titanium, steel, white gold, rose/yellow gold.

Room to grow.
 
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