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steversaurus
·Google Sheets. Easily accessible via phone.
How do you keep track of your collection?
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sheepdoll
·I have too many watches to count. Never the watch that currently catches my fancy.
Sort of keep an open textedit document with the Omega refs and serial numbers.
I started something similar with the chronos which sort of evolved from one of the 'rabbits.' thread. Mostly cribs from data sheets and ranfft, on hand and movement sizes.
Everything else gets jammed into trays and shallow boxes. These seem to migrate from one side of the room to the other.
I tend to be somewhat mercurial and work to passion and impulse. What project is likely to have the maximum reward with the minimal effort. If I think I will be interrupted, I will find something else to play with.
I tend to spend a lot of time waiting for the stars to align.
Sort of keep an open textedit document with the Omega refs and serial numbers.
I started something similar with the chronos which sort of evolved from one of the 'rabbits.' thread. Mostly cribs from data sheets and ranfft, on hand and movement sizes.
Everything else gets jammed into trays and shallow boxes. These seem to migrate from one side of the room to the other.
I tend to be somewhat mercurial and work to passion and impulse. What project is likely to have the maximum reward with the minimal effort. If I think I will be interrupted, I will find something else to play with.
I tend to spend a lot of time waiting for the stars to align.
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wagudc
·A spreadsheet and a Dropbox folder with images. I keep track of date purchased, last serviced, model, serial number and dibs list.
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gbesq
·Crayola crayons. I use black for watches that are worth more than I paid and red for watches that are worth less than I paid. I use the red crayon quite a bit.
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakOnly a couple of my watches have been dibs in the past, but my memory is not that good.
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gbesq
·We should have a thread called « Dibs… Post them here ». I checked and there were attempts, but no sticky thread. I started enough threads recently. Leaving it up to another member… but I will post a watch once I see that thread.
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Duracuir1
··Never Used A KodakGreat idea, Steve. So how do you envision that thread working? The OF member who owns the watch posts a photo of the watch and then identifies the OF member who called dibs? Or did you have something else in mind?
You can reply and say that dibs were already called, or acknowledge that this is the first dibs.
Honours your watch also. But I cannot afford it…
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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.Apparently, a recent check of the watch folder indicates I keep terrible records.
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gbesq
·If we are going to start a “dibs” thread, it might be better to have the current OF owner of the watch post a photo and the name of the OF member who is at the top of the dibs list. Just a suggestion. Your mileage may vary.
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GarethS
·Thanks to all your contributions. Seems there is no ideal solution out there.
I don't think a fully digital solution is wise so I plan to keep all the physical stuff like invoices, parts etc in a traditional filing system.
I do want to keep all the digital info in a simple mixed media application and have been experimenting in OneNote since; I have it, I know how to use it, it syncs across my devices and most importantly it is fully indexed so I have half a chance of finding stuff again
Here's what I've done so far using the desktop app to keep the basic info, a few pictures and the ads that usually have some good info:
It then syncs across to moble devices reasonably neatly:
Let's see if I can muster the resolve to get the whole collection in...
I don't think a fully digital solution is wise so I plan to keep all the physical stuff like invoices, parts etc in a traditional filing system.
I do want to keep all the digital info in a simple mixed media application and have been experimenting in OneNote since; I have it, I know how to use it, it syncs across my devices and most importantly it is fully indexed so I have half a chance of finding stuff again
Here's what I've done so far using the desktop app to keep the basic info, a few pictures and the ads that usually have some good info:
It then syncs across to moble devices reasonably neatly:
Let's see if I can muster the resolve to get the whole collection in...
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Pastorbottle
·One of the great advantages of not keeping track is every now and then you get a surprise when you find something you forgot about
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BAJJ
·My modest collection of 20 watches doesn't really warrant any form of database, I can (still) recall most of the details for each watch in my head. I do plan to leave them to my son when I shuffle off this mortal coil so it may indeed be an idea to make a list, hand written I think would suffice, he doesn't really know which are good / not so good etc. For those members with large collections, deep envy, I can see where a robust system would be of benefit.
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ghce
·As most of mine get serviced I just manually write in the details of the watch on the service record that coupled with saved electronic purchase info I can mostly track a watch down however it's far from a good system and when you have northwards of 300 in the collection not very wise.
Had been intending to make a website and photo all of them individually with relevent movement data and purchase details plus whatever history both owner and manufacturer I can glean but the sheer volume makes this a daunting task!
Had been intending to make a website and photo all of them individually with relevent movement data and purchase details plus whatever history both owner and manufacturer I can glean but the sheer volume makes this a daunting task!
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CBM1590
·We should have a thread called « Dibs… Post them here ». I checked and there were attempts, but no sticky thread. I started enough threads recently. Leaving it up to another member… but I will post a watch once I see that thread.
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Dan S
·I try to create a folder on Dropbox for each watch I purchase and just throw anything relevant into that folder. The name of the folder is generally descriptive enough so that I know which watch it refers too (although not so much for watches where I have had many duplicates). So there will be photos, original invoice and listing info, service records, extract info, etc. If I sell the watch, sales info goes in there and I change the name of the folder to indicate that the watch was sold.
I think that if I tried to be too organized and uniform, it would never get done and things would slip through the cracks. At least this way, all the information is findable about each watch, although sometimes I may have to dig through the folder to find it.
I am occasionally haunted by all the boxes, parts, and accessories stored separately, not to mention spare links removed from bracelets. I label them ... but still, it would be easy to sell a watch and forget. In fact, there was one time I sold a watch to a forum member, then a couple of years later he sold the watch to another forum member and that second buyer contacted me to ask me a question. When he contacted me, it jogged my memory that the watch had been serviced by the manufacturer and they had returned the original crown. So the crown was eventually reunited with the watch.
I think that if I tried to be too organized and uniform, it would never get done and things would slip through the cracks. At least this way, all the information is findable about each watch, although sometimes I may have to dig through the folder to find it.
I am occasionally haunted by all the boxes, parts, and accessories stored separately, not to mention spare links removed from bracelets. I label them ... but still, it would be easy to sell a watch and forget. In fact, there was one time I sold a watch to a forum member, then a couple of years later he sold the watch to another forum member and that second buyer contacted me to ask me a question. When he contacted me, it jogged my memory that the watch had been serviced by the manufacturer and they had returned the original crown. So the crown was eventually reunited with the watch.
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CBM1590
·I feel that having something electronic will be forgotten if I leave this place suddenly and unexpectedly.
So I made pouches and sleeves for my watches. Each watch sleeve contains an index card with information about the watch.
So… find the watch, look at the index card. Simple and failsafe and no passwords required.
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itsjustausername
·Pictures of the watch and proof of purchase, stored in a Dropbox folder.
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