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pweingarten
·Anyone else read the story today in the New York Times on watch collecting...higher end stuff mainly? I thought it almost completely ignored everyone who doesn't spend 10k and up on Rolexes.
NYT story on watch collecting
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pweingarten
·Which, I guess, was the point. Don't get me wrong, it was well-researched and written but how about a story once in a while for the majority of collectors who can't spend a bundle?
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vintagemillenial
·link?
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Lonestar
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Lonestar
·Yes, I've read it. Nothing new under the sun in this article. It is also focused on rich people making money with watch "investing"... so the sub-$1000 timepieces are obviously out-of-scope of the article. No one cares about the "normal" collectors like (some of) us.
Which is good as it still allows our "normal" collections to thrive 😁
Which is good as it still allows our "normal" collections to thrive 😁
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watchknut
·Well, I am far from rich, and it is the sub $1k pieces that have allowed me to build my collection into what it is today.
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3nicewatches
·Anyone else read the story today in the New York Times on watch collecting...higher end stuff mainly? I thought it almost completely ignored everyone who doesn't spend 10k and up on Rolexes.
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pweingarten
·https://www.nytimes.com/2019/03/20/style/collectible-watches.html
Here's the direct link for anyone who wants to take a look. As I said, it's great that people are coming into this hobby/addiction/home-wrecking frenzy, but let's hear it for those of us with less-deep pockets!
Here's the direct link for anyone who wants to take a look. As I said, it's great that people are coming into this hobby/addiction/home-wrecking frenzy, but let's hear it for those of us with less-deep pockets!
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Braindrain
·Interesting read. Yes, the writer spent time doing the research. However, he doesn't really relate it to other asset classes, which would have been more useful.
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kkt
·Just what we need, more rich newbies who are only interested in which watches will appreciate.
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pweingarten
·Not just Rolex, but of course the Speedmaster has been a major beneficiary of this trend. Amazing what the Ed White commands today.
