I just checked and found 17 vintage military watches in my watch box (not all Omega). I'm not quite sure where they all came from (wink, wink), but anyway is there a magic number that a watch collector reaches when he says no mas?
Can a collector have too many watches? Or too many classic autos, or too many vintage bottles of wine in their collection?
Just wondering, obviously with tongue in cheek

 

What is the fine?

 

Lou
thanks for the "fine" suggestion
One thing is for sure I have enjoyed the hunt in finding those watches in my collection and those that I have "moved on"

 

Two of my favorite military watches in my collection
a "US Army" stamped on the back 30T2
an Air Ministry 1956 6B/159
a WWII British Army 30T2 is with the watch maker

 

You can never have too many watches or chocolate bars. Never.

..... or ......

He who dies with the most grails wins.

 

Personally I see no end of collecting or any special number as "too many". One thing that started to bug me last year was that I had to many of the same model - I had two Lemania Viggen, two Zenith Captain in SS, two 18k Captain, two 168.005 in SS (same color dial), etc. Why this trend started I do not know, but probably because I just acted when I saw a nice one surface.
Sold one Viggen last year and this year I promised myself to sell off the other doubles. One 18k Captain and a steel Connie is already gone and one steel Captain is on the move.
Too many watches for me is perhaps when they stop being indivduals. If I sort of forgot that I have one or could not tell when I bought it. Or when I realize I have to many of the same...
I fell in the same trap just the other day though - I have a really nice and original seventies Seiko 6105-8110 diver. On a Swedish watch forum another one came up for sale and it was also untouched (unusal with this model). The seller had it for sale for quite some time, price dropped again and again and I just sat there wondering why no one saw what I saw. In the end I could not resist it.
So this years selling of doubles just turned backwards.
regards
JE
(I think I have 45 but it could be +/- 1)

 

I might have to change your screen name to Noah.

 

you need 1458 because at least 1300 of them will be at International Dial getting re-dialled.

 

42

 

Casual thread resurrection...

I have about 15 watches and the only downside is that it is too many to wear each of them as much as I’d like.

I want to wear them and bond with them, feels bad seeing most of them sitting in a box for months on end.

 

I ran out of room in my display cases, I guess I definitely have too many!!!!!! Need to go for a confession

 

Imho if you actually want to wear them than having more than 8-10 is not practical.

 

As long as you appreciate having them, there is no limit. I have some watches that I never wear that I enjoy for various reasons (scarcity or family history). I would never sell these even with no wrist time.

But, once I stop appreciating any of them I end up selling.... then later regret it.

 

I never understood the concept of "too" (much, many...).
Can somebody explain?

 

From my point of view the awnser is ‘NO’ from the wife’s ‘ Yes’ ! It’s life lol