How long do you own a watch for?

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Radius321

·Jan 25, 2025

This question is literally how long is a piece of string?, but interested to hear from those who have more fluid collection and are always buying and selling what is the avg length of time you own a watch for and do you have a minimum. Intentionally open ended so feel free to answer however!

 

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M'Bob

·Jan 25, 2025

 

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Dan S

·Jan 25, 2025

Between one week and 30 years ... typically.

 

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Radius321

·Jan 25, 2025

M'Bob

till death do us part

 

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Larry S

·Jan 25, 2025·Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.

M'Bob

+1

 

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Fallout Boy

·Jan 25, 2025

M'Bob

show us the dial!

 

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DaveK

·Jan 25, 2025

M'Bob

Nice watch box!

 

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noelekal

·Jan 25, 2025·Home For Wayward Watches

It's been like the "Black Hole of Calcutta" here since the early 1980s when the first two vintage watches moved into "The Home For Wayward Watches!"

Watches go in, but they never come out.

 

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Fallout Boy

·Jan 25, 2025

Reminds me of " Hotel California" 😀

 

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ghce

·Jan 25, 2025

noelekal

It's been like the "Black Hole of Calcutta" here since the early 1980s when the first two vintage watches moved into "The Home For Wayward Watches!"

Watches go in, but they never come out.

+1

 

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hen

·Jan 26, 2025

They have been put in a drawer when they stoped working, never sold a watch. I gave away a Casio to teen that did not have a watch.

But its a good question, It seems like there is a lot of draft in the collections, falling love with a picture and loving the real thing are different things. And as alway there is that big gaping hole in the soul/heart that needs filling with consumable goods.

 

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p4ul

·Jan 26, 2025

Ever.

 

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UncleBuck

·Jan 26, 2025

hen

never sold a watch

I'm in this camp also, but I did promise my Son that on my death bed, I'd sell them to him.

Edited: Jan 26, 2025

 

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Jakeys

·Jan 26, 2025

I currently intend to never sell my good ones, but who knows what my thought process will be ten, twenty years from now.

 

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Taddyangle

·Jan 26, 2025

There was a time when it seemed like every 6 weeks I was buying a watch. Then would probably keep for a year before selling. At this time, in last 5+ years, I have purchased 3 watches. A seiko, a moonswatch and Blancpain swatch.

The ones in pic were purchased 7-12 years ago. I still own them.

 

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peatnick

·Jan 26, 2025

1week to 30 years, many online buys returned within a week but the longest tenure was bought new on 47th St for cash

 

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ExpiredWatchdog

·Jan 26, 2025

I'm the watch motel. They go in, but...

 

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Pastorbottle

·Jan 26, 2025

I can't really give a figure to the OP, as I'm not dead yet..........ask me again once I am!

Edited: Jan 27, 2025

 

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Duracuir1

·Jan 27, 2025·Never Used A Kodak

M'Bob

So… until your name goes from M’Bob to M’Balmed…

 

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p4ul

·Jan 27, 2025

Duracuir1

So… until your name goes from M’Bob to M’Balmed…

….unless he’s buried at sea M’Bob,Bob,Bob?