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llvhhui
·Given the same budget, would you rather have one super grail or one collection with many cool pieces?
One grail vs one collection
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YY77
·The price of one grail would make me more uncomfortable wearing that piece in public than many pieces with the same total sum.
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BAJJ
·Definitely one collection with many cool pieces, that's what I am aiming for, I like the idea that my mood, what I'm planning to do, what I'm wearing etc. influences what watch I wear on a daily basis,
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Dan S
·For me, it would depend on the budget.
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Danwales
·Ahh, don't we all admire the " one watch guy" ,the old seadog who bought his Rolex on shore leave in 69 and has worn it ever since without thought. I have often thought about cashing in my modest collection for a second hand airking but I know I would miss fitting a watch with my mood.
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eugeneandresson
·Depends on the grail. I like to be able to do things with my watches (ski, dive, swim etc) without any stress. Most grails are vintage...too much self-consciousness for preservation (custodianship duties). So I would go for a collection, and double the budget to include the grail 👍
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SkunkPrince
·I have no grails. Watches are tools with neat technology.
I'd give up all but two for a good woman, though.
I'd give up all but two for a good woman, though.
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Paedipod
·I have no grails. Watches are tools with neat technology.
I'd give up all but two for a good woman, though.
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Marsimaxam
·"Variety's the very spice of life, that gives it all its flavor."
William Cowper
William Cowper
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timoss
·Given the same budget, would you rather have one super grail or one collection with many cool pieces?
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SkunkPrince
·How could you have just one grail? It sounds like you are searching for a "cure" to your watch addition, and I'm pretty sure even if you snagged your super grail, the buzz would wear off and you'd still want more....
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madjestikmoose
·One grail. I’m no collector.
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Darlinboy
·Grails are a myth. 🤨
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marcn
·A non-collector here, so my opinion is worth little in the spirt of this question -- but hey, is that going to stop me speaking up?! 😉
I've been a watch freak since childhood, but I'm a "serial monagamist" when it comes to them. Obsessive and over attentive during what often can be long periods of adoration; except for two of them that are keyed to significant life events, if I feel I've moved on from a once-beloved watch, it'll hang around a while, sure, but ultimately I always feel it just has to go. a) The capital can be made useful b) I'm just not a collector at heart and c) I'm definitely not a museum curator.
I always feel that if I own one, it has to on my wrist, and if it's not, it irks me in ways I can't entirely explain. I'm in rotations now with my 3861 and Explorer 1, just to give that swingers lifestyle a go, and so far they either don't know I'm cheating or they don't seem to care. 😀
I've been a watch freak since childhood, but I'm a "serial monagamist" when it comes to them. Obsessive and over attentive during what often can be long periods of adoration; except for two of them that are keyed to significant life events, if I feel I've moved on from a once-beloved watch, it'll hang around a while, sure, but ultimately I always feel it just has to go. a) The capital can be made useful b) I'm just not a collector at heart and c) I'm definitely not a museum curator.
I always feel that if I own one, it has to on my wrist, and if it's not, it irks me in ways I can't entirely explain. I'm in rotations now with my 3861 and Explorer 1, just to give that swingers lifestyle a go, and so far they either don't know I'm cheating or they don't seem to care. 😀
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khanmu
·The same “grail vs collection” thought recently crossed my mind, when I came across a nice “reasonably” priced Daytona 6263 - which would have required my to sell most of my collection to fund it. In the end I didn’t, as I like wearing different watches according to mood and activity....
Then again, as Mrs K kindly pointed out, I went from many girlfriends to one wife, and I’m perfectly happy...
Then again, as Mrs K kindly pointed out, I went from many girlfriends to one wife, and I’m perfectly happy...
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SkunkPrince
·Then again, as Mrs K kindly pointed out, I went from many girlfriends to one wife, and I’m perfectly happy...
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SkunkPrince
·Grails are a myth. 🤨
Merriam-Webster Unabridged said:Middle English graal, greal, from Middle French, bowl, grail, from Medieval Latin gradalis, perhaps from Latin gradus step + -alis -al; perhaps from its having consisted originally of a series of bowls or plates arranged one above the other
Ah, those French...
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High Hope
·I’m not a collector but have about a 8 watches that I like. Some of the weirdos don’t get used much (Memosail, anybody? How about a Dugena jump hour?) but Omega and IWC are always on my list to wear. And I wear them wherever and whenever I feel like it. I can’t imagine not having a choice among 2-4 watches that are all special to me.
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SkunkPrince
·I mostly wear my Omega, though I have a few others. I'm trying to work up the ambition to sell the not-Omega....
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Alfy Forluck
·I spent a lot of time and money looking for grails in another field. Thought I'd never find them. Then I found one! The answer!! But, almost immediately realized I had already found a number of them over time :lol: Funny, I never did think of myself as a collector, though. I think the grail is a frame of mind rather than a thing.
What I'd like is one good, honest watch in ace shape and wearable all the time any time, plus a half dozen nice, older, more affordable, idiosyncratic pieces to choose from 😀 I am the have your cake and eat it type.
What I'd like is one good, honest watch in ace shape and wearable all the time any time, plus a half dozen nice, older, more affordable, idiosyncratic pieces to choose from 😀 I am the have your cake and eat it type.
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