How many "serious" watches do you have?

[jjen]

For these purposes, I'm going to define "serious" as worth over $1,000. I'm curious as to how many people have, and how many your wear on a regular basis.

 

[gbesq]

Are we talking Timex, Invicta, or both?

Edited: Feb 26, 2024

 

[Larry S]

Most of my watches are serious. They occasionally however crack bad puns and dad jokes.

 

[Aroxx]

I have 4. My Omega trifecta and my Minerva.

 

[X350 XJR]

Aroxx

I have 4. My Omega trifecta and my Minerva.

Your Minerva is stunning!

 

[DenisChalandier]

I think someone can have 30 Casio and be more serious about watches than one with 5 Rolex.

 

[Dsloan]

Nice try, IRS or whoever you are.

 

[gbesq]

Dsloan

Nice try, IRS or whoever you are.

Lol. Yeah, all my watches actually belong to Erric. I have his address and telephone number if anybody wants it.

Edited: Feb 26, 2024

 

[sheepdoll]

It is hard to know. Are rusty old chronographs serious watches? (edit: the sellers of used rusted parts online certantly think so.)

I find it hard to place a value on my collection. A consignment seller would lowball the values, then maximize them to whomever was willing.

Of course I could look at sold listings. Perhaps I could get that. More likely such things if listed by an inexperienced seller would net perhaps 1/10th of what ever it is.

Tastes also change. So what is over 1K now might have been 69.86 when I bought it at a Hollywood pawn shop in the early 1990s. How easy is it to shift a 2K probably 230 year old enamel painted watch?

I like simple A Schild three hander watches from 1940s and 1950s. I can not think of a more serious watch. And they are likely to last 500 years, and may in some future time sell for more than 1000 fiat semolian sesteri.

 

[SydR]

From memory I have a dozen. 3 Omega, 3 Rolex, 5 Tudor, 1 JLC.

They get worn semi regularly though I do have favourites.

 

[ghce]

.............. And my address is ......

 

[Shabbaz]

Is this a 'serious' question?

 

[STANDY]

If $1000 is a serious watch.

Well I have 10-15 more serious watches than I had in 2020 and I have only bought one watch since then…..

 

[Vercingetorix]

I haven’t been to their store yet. So the answer is 0.
https://www.shopseriouswatches.shop/

 

[TexOmega]

All of mine are serious till the Scotch gets poured and then the knuckle-heads in the bunch start with the jokes and become rather boorish, then the songs start and all *ell breaks loose. The 2 Rolex’s get ganged up on fairly quickly, the Scotch is never good enough for them and they become rather snotty.

They do give as well as they get…

 

[Dan S]

jjen

For these purposes, I'm going to define "serious" as worth over $1,000. I'm curious as to how many people have, and how many your wear on a regular basis.

And please include your address and safe combination in your response.

 

[noelekal]

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I've been Orient-ed all day on a Monday.

Edited to add that I became disoriented and posted today's WRUW choice in this thread.

Edited: Feb 26, 2024

 

[Dsloan]

I just compared my watch collecting spreadsheets to my retirement planning spreadsheets, and the answer is: too many.

 

[gbesq]

Dsloan

I just compared my watch collecting spreadsheets to my retirement planning spreadsheets, and the answer is: too many.

I thought that was the same spreadsheet?

 

[Dsloan]

gbesq

I thought that was the same spreadsheet?

This may be my favorite quip I've ever received on OF.

It hits too close to home.