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SkunkPrince
·What I'd like is one good watch plus a half dozen nice, older, idiosyncratic pieces to choose from 😀 I am the have cake and eat it type.
One grail vs one collection
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Scooterino36
·I do not like this false binary! But if I have to, I choose the option with many watches. 👍
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Rado63
·There is no doubt that you could live with only one watch which may be considered your grail piece. As a watch enthusiast, you will enjoy learning about other brands and pieces, both new and old. The world is too big to keep your collection to just one. It is a great hobby because you can buy, sell, and trade watches to evolve your collection within your budget.
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llvhhui
·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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llvhhui
·If you only keep one then you wear it all the time and it connects with you. Having a collection gives you choices but some days you just have a hard time picking which one to wear. It won’t be a problem if you only have one.
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High Hope
·@Alfy Forluck i understand your pain. I have several bad habits, message me, I’m interested.
ETA including cars similar to the one pictured.
ETA including cars similar to the one pictured.
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rob#1
·Once people find their ‘grail’, do they no longer lust after other watches? I open up this forum and am always confronted with fresh eye candy - it’s like the Gorge of Eternal Peril 😵💫
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bradurani
·Silly OP, it's the process, not the result that makes it fun. It's not about owning, it's about buying!
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SkunkPrince
·It's not about owning, it's about buying!
But why are you buying unless you care about it?
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kov
·Exactly like the collection is evolving in time, once you got your grail you’ll be looking for the next grail. I can’t imagine to stick with one « grail » watch. So boring 🥱
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STANDY
·Don’t forget the wise words by @styggpyggeno1
Depends on what it is. For me when it comes to hobbies - I wrote this here on OF earlier:
"Do not surrender to - what I have named - "grail emptiness". The feeling of meaninglessness and anxiety that can hit you when you have reached one of your goals. The emptiness and sometimes disorientation has its explanation.
Take comfort in the knowledge that collecting is not solely about the possession of things. It is as much, or more and for some, maybe to the full extent - about the quest. The research, the hunt, the journey, meetings, contacts - and the dreaming.
You are not alone in your grail emptiness. I would say we all suffer from it in different ways and forms. I tackle it by finding a new grail to covet and long for. Sometimes I alternate between hobbies to find new inspiration.
I found this some time ago and I think it is well put (for clarity - a quote within my quote of myself):
“The main thing is that I discovered that half the fun of owning a watch is, like the fulfillment of all desires, about the pursuit –shopping around is fun and ownership is the beginning of something, but also the end.” Jack Forster, Contributor, Forbes Magazine"
When it comes to other things in real life ("job, significant-other, vacation destination, car, etc") I am not a hunter-gatherer. I do my research, decide, go for it - and am satisfied. Almost never dwell on these topics once there (maybe a little when it comes to cars).
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TechFounder
·Less is more. The more watches you have, the less time you have to spend with each, the more money you have to spend, the more maintenance you have to carry out, the more worry you'll have. Seems like a very simple decision to me.
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Scooterino36
·Less is more. The more watches you have, the less time you have to spend with each, the more money you have to spend, the more maintenance you have to carry out, the more worry you'll have. Seems like a very simple decision to me.
In theory, perhaps yes. I have a 4-watch collection that I am happy with. But I have no illusions that I am done collecting.
And I can assure you that with a larger budget, my collection would grow exponentially. Time with each watch is not something I would value in that scenario.
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Dsloan
·I don't think I'd feel comfortable trading my collection for one uber-fancy watch. Sure, it would be fun to flex around, but I'd miss the variety. Also, I'd feel out of place all the time wearing a watch that costs more than a new car. That's just not the social circle that I move in.
But, I could definitely see editing down to a <5 watch collection in the future. I like the pieces I have, but really only 3-4 of them get any significant wrist time.
But, I could definitely see editing down to a <5 watch collection in the future. I like the pieces I have, but really only 3-4 of them get any significant wrist time.
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or head over to the petrol head post for some vintage goodness!
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StephenRL
·Funny thing about grails, when you finally do get one, another comes along and the quest continues!
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wagudc
·More than a dozen is too many, less than a half dozen is too few. Variety of style and value is important.
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Albe100
·I have no grails. Watches are tools with neat technology.
I'd give up all but two for a good woman, though.
Which two? I might have a good woman to trade 😀
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SkunkPrince
·Which two? I might have a good woman to trade 😀
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