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Gixnic
·I’ve landed on a current 4-watch collection, which is a good number to keep the rotation fresh for my personal taste. From here I don’t have an end goal in mind, but just being more judicious on what to add in the future.
How many watches is too many?
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Speede
·no such thing as too many watches!!! j/k 😁 maybe... 😝
I currently have about 25 pieces in my collection. kinda getting hard to pick which one to wear everyday... first world problems I know... but it's getting to be pain in the rear. I need to pair down. maybe 10 watch collection would be satisfactory.
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JwRosenthal
·pics man!!! You can’t just say stuff like this and no pic. This is the internet, we fact checked every line.
Also, approx what time do you leave for work?
got about another 25 in queue for service...it’s a problem
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Dan S
·I'm not sure how many is too many, but it would be hard for me to imagine having fewer than 50. There are so many different fantastic styles and manufacturers.
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Darlinboy
·How many watches is too many?
Do not now seek the answers, which cannot be given you because you would not be able to live them.
And the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now.
Perhaps you will then gradually, without noticing it, live along some distant day into the answer.
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3nicewatches
·Four is too many. No, wait... five is too many. Yes, that’s it, five
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CdnWatchDoc
·I completely agree, this is a tough question to answer in a general sense.
For some, a 4 watch collection is just right (and nice pieces there @Scooterino36!); for others it is way too little. I myself have some serious sub-collections that fluctuate in numbers, but I am sitting in the 110-120 range at the moment. Enough one may say, but I still have my eye out for specific models...and those others that appeal!
My wife would say I have too many!!
For some, a 4 watch collection is just right (and nice pieces there @Scooterino36!); for others it is way too little. I myself have some serious sub-collections that fluctuate in numbers, but I am sitting in the 110-120 range at the moment. Enough one may say, but I still have my eye out for specific models...and those others that appeal!
My wife would say I have too many!!
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NGO1
·got about another 25 in queue for service...it’s a problem
10 extra internet points for self servicing your wrist blings.
Wooo weee, alright gang. Who can beat 70???
no need to raise your hand, just blurt it out.
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Dan S
·Wooo weee, alright gang. Who can beat 70???
no need to raise your hand, just blurt it out.
Hopefully this isn't going to degenerate into another "how big is your collection?" thread. Ok, while we're at it, what's your most valuable watch? And what is your address and the PIN for your alarm system? 🙄
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Scooterino36
·As the range of answers thus far show, there’s no good answer because each of us enjoy this hobby in our own way. My only hard rule would be if the number of watches you own puts you in a financial burden, you own too many.
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cfracing
·I buy watches to wear so to me too many watches is when I can no longer wear them all regularly, whether in a daily rotation, alternating weeks, a combination of both, or whatever. I suspect the upper limit for me would be 4-6 watches not including a couple of “special occasion” niche watches like a beater and a running watch.
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STANDY
··schizophrenic pizza orderer and watch collector10 extra internet points for self servicing your wrist blings.
Wooo weee, alright gang. Who can beat 70???
no need to raise your hand, just blurt it out.
This is just he’s Constellations
https://omegaforums.net/threads/some-constellation-love.57842/
He has a Seamasters and Speedmasters thread also 😗
We all hate him........😉
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Evitzee
·No fixed answer to this question. It's like the quote attributed to US Supreme Court Justice Potter Stewart regarding pornography, "I know it when I see it". Same thing here, you'll know it when you get there.
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JwRosenthal
·Hopefully this isn't going to degenerate into another "how big is your collection?" thread. Ok, while we're at it, what's your most valuable watch? And what is your address and the PIN for your alarm system? 🙄
I think the real topic here is a matter of collector versus enthusiast. Neither is better than another- just a different mindset. An enthusiast will have one Zodiac Seawolf, one they have hunted for, a particular model for instance. A collector may try to collect every variation- perhaps even ones they don’t really care for, but were important pieces in the lineage (like someone who would collect every variant of Constellation). I think the key between being a collector and a hoarder is curation. A collector will find a better example of something they may already have, then move the lesser example along....I used to be a hoarder, I have reformed into a collector.
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arturo7
·yes
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BlackTalon
··This Space for RentI'm waiting for the "I only have 2 watches. That is all that I need. Straps and bracelets? Not sure, but at least count I was at 5,479. But that was two years ago." response...
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Rado63
·I think you are only limited by your budget. But, realistically even if money is no object, it really depends on how many watches you feel that you can wear. There are watches that I want but I wouldn't wear every day at work. Then there are watches I would feel comfortable wearing to the office everyday. So some watches I rotate as everyday wear and some come out on special occasion. If you really don't wear a watch then sell it. If you really want a watch, then get it.
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Dan S
·I figured I have shown most of mine here at one point or another, so no harm showing the drawers. And my collection isn’t incredibly valuable, but I enjoy them and try to keep it fairly well curated with a good amount of diversity- and the main key is that each watch needs to bring me some kind of fascination or joy.
I think the real topic here is a matter of collector versus enthusiast. Neither is better than another- just a different mindset. An enthusiast will have one Zodiac Seawolf, one they have hunted for, a particular model for instance. A collector may try to collect every variation- perhaps even ones they don’t really care for, but were important pieces in the lineage (like someone who would collect every variant of Constellation). I think the key between being a collector and a hoarder is curation. A collector will find a better example of something they may already have, then move the lesser example along....I used to be a hoarder, I have reformed into a collector.
Oh, I agree with ALL of that. I just think that these threads become tiresome when the idea of collecting is reduced to a number. "How many watches do you have?" Numbers are totally irrelevant. It's about the watches that interest you, and wanting to own them, handle them in person, study them, etc. There are so many watches that interest me, and for the vast majority, the only way I will ever handle one is to buy it. So you study, learn about them, and maybe you eventually buy one. If you love it, you will keep it in your collection, at least for a while. Other watches come to your attention and draw your interest in new directions. You want to see them in person. How is any of this related to a total number of watches?
And the idea that you should be limited by the number of watches you can wear regularly ... SMH
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Speede
·10 is the magic number for me but I have no limit on how many I can buy so long as others are moved on and the number doesn't exceed 10. Think I bought 25 watches last year but only 2 of them made it into the permanent collection, the rest were tried and enjoyed but ultimately moved on
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JwRosenthal
·Oh, I agree with ALL of that. I just think that these threads become tiresome when the idea of collecting is reduced to a number. "How many watches do you have?" Numbers are totally irrelevant. It's about the watches that interest you, and wanting to own them, handle them in person, study them, etc. There are so many watches that interest me, and for the vast majority, the only way I will ever handle one is to buy it. So you study, learn about them, and maybe you eventually buy one. If you love it, you will keep it in your collection, at least for a while. Other watches come to your attention and draw your interest in new directions. You want to see them in person. How is any of this related to a total number of watches?
And the idea that you should be limited by the number of watches you can wear regularly ... SMH
In terms of budget, yes- that is a factor for me, I am a civil servant and have a modest income. I did some smart collecting many years ago (in watches and other various hobbies) that allows me to move money around from one interest to another. But I know myself well enough that if I set the bar too high for my collectibles, I will find myself wanting and never satiated.
This hobby priced me out a while ago in terms of what I can afford. I could never afford my better pieces now- they are insane. But I do love the hunt, the research and acquisition- so I moved my interests down the food chain into what I can afford. It keeps me active in the hobby and not bemoaning what once was. As I have mentioned before, I find it far more challenging to find a flawless 60’s Seawolf or Bulova 666 than a flawless 60’s Submariner, and I get just as much joy from the hunt and acquisition as I would with much more expensive pieces.
Hello, my name is James- and I am a watch collector.
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