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  1. bvertz Jun 12, 2019

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    It’s funny how our interests and tastes change with education and experience. I first developed an interest in watches when trying to replace my grandfather”s Hamilton gold tank watch that was stolen while I was in college. I wanted a prestige dress watch to celebrate when I made partner in my law firm, like a Cartier Tank (I thought) or YG Rolex Datejust.

    I didn’t find the right DJ (still looking), but one of the mods on this forum offered me a YG pie pan Constellation with just one flaw: a gouge on the case back where the opener must have slipped (not Kyle). And now I was an Omega man.

    I assumed that I wanted to collect dress watches with automatic movements, but I was soon drawn into the orbit of the Speedmaster. I bought and soon traded an entry level Speedmaster Reduced for a full 863 Sapphire Sandwich, my first manual winder. I found myself attracted to divers, chronos and tool watches. Now I have more Speedys and chronos than dress watches.

    I assumed that quartz watches were ridiculed because of their inferior movements. Still, my grandfather’s Hamilton (which I have replaced) was a quartz watch. I learned that when you have several watches in rotation, there is another disadvantage. Just when your quartz watch is up in the rotation, it needs a battery. Hand winders never need batteries.

    When I came to this forum, pre-Moon Speedys were traded freely at affordable prices. I can’t believe the inflation that’s occurred. But it’s still nice to read and learn on this forum, which has helped to evolve my interests and tastes over the years.
     
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  2. Braindrain Jun 13, 2019

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    Nice story.

    I always thought vintage would stay nice and cheap, so I bought moderns thinking I could pick up vintage anytime.

    Oh boy......
     
  3. xeasygoingx Jun 15, 2019

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    I think this is another kind of escape from the "classic" investment types. Imagine the difference in your feelings when you take a look on your latest stock report compared to the look at your wrist wearing some special beauty :)