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The ," Special One"

Dal Cais
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Sunday morning drinking espresso, as a newbie and seeing all the enthusiasm for Vintage watches, and I can now appreciate and understand why.

Which got me pondering with your collection do you actually wear all your watches, which I assume and rotate, wear on special occasions.

Or is there one or maybe a few that, you know the grail, the Special One thats on displayed in the house, you dare not bring into the wild, on fear on damage.

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Barking mad
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Nope, lots of special ones but they are special because I love wearing them 😀
 
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Barking mad Barking mad
Nope, lots of special ones but they are special because I love wearing them 😀

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DaveK
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I bought a nice 1940 Hamilton 992b to wear, but when it arrived I thought it was too nice to wear, so I then bought another 992b that wasn’t as untouched. As a bonus, it also had a Canadian dial and some history of being worn for years in the railroad

The wall hangar

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The regular wearer

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Pocket watches have the nice ability to double as wall art!
 
Davidt
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I’m a wearer rather than a collector. Generally speaking, if I find I’m not wearing a watch, I sell it.
 
Donn Chambers
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The only watch in my collection I do not wear is a gold pocket watch I inherited that is just to impractical to carry.
 
Dal Cais
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Donn Chambers Donn Chambers
The only watch in my collection I do not wear is a gold pocket watch I inherited that is just to impractical to carry.

Yeah I suppose pocket watches are slightly different as you require the correct attire to carry off the practicality of wearing one.
 
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Dal Cais Dal Cais
Yeah I suppose pocket watches are slightly different as you require the correct attire to carry off the practicality of wearing one.
“Correct attire”? You mean just about anything, correct? LOLOL
 
DenisChalandier
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Displayed or not wearing at all, no. But some watches have no object to be put on everyday wear. Some oldies have no WR or are mostly impossible fix if needed.

If one collects vintage, he knows that and accept it. Or you just buy a brand new Seamaster an go diving, building an house or whatever.

I also have spares. A CWC Mellor 72 not to wear the 1980 original every time for example. The spare is a GADA. Would be a fool to do that with the original.
 
Dal Cais
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“Correct attire”? You mean just about anything, correct? LOLOL

You don't think so, what bordies and a singlet. No a gent wears a pocket watch
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Dal Cais Dal Cais
Which got me pondering with your collection do you actually wear all your watches, which I assume and rotate, wear on special occasions.
As long as they are serviced, I wear them all, even the grails. Otherwise what's the point of having them? Yesterday's daily wear was a 33.3 chronograph in 18k from 1935:
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Dan S
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I have only a few watches that I would never wear, e.g. in pristine condition and/or still wrapped in original packaging with uncreased original strap and hang-tags. When I bought them, it was with the understanding that they would stay in that condition.

In practice, however, I only wear maybe 10% of my watches on any sort of regular basis, and most are not worn in a given year. I do try to pull them out occasionally and look at them.
 
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I rotate my watches. I will take 4 or 5 watches from my collection. Wear them for 2 to 3 months in rotation then swap them for 4 or 5 different watches. I wear them all, don't see the point in having them if I don't wear them.
 
Syrte
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I’m of the school that says watches are meant to be worn, I would never buy a watch that is NOs as they seem pointless to me, yet I do have watches I rarely if ever wear. So there’s no real logic.
There are some of those unworn watches which I somehow cannot part with.
And there are others I no longer wear and which feel like a burden, those are the ones I sell.

Finally I have flawed watches which I love to wear all the time, they’re not what most people here would consider « collector » material, yet I can’t bring myself to part with those.
 
kaplan
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I can't wear any of them now but it's due to living in a challenged country 🙁

It's such an effort to import/care for each watch that I can't get myself to even put a single scratch on any of them

Also I have several of a kind watches, I feel a duty to protect them
 
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I buy with intent to wear, but end up not touching some for over a year. That qualifies for relegation to the selling box. I find it’s hard to predict which ones I will love wearing.
 
noelekal
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It’s the Home For Wayward Watches here.

Exercise and physical therapy for all watches keeps me merrily ticking.
 
Aroxx
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I have a special one that I rarely wear and only wear it in the house these days. I did wear it more out and about when I first got it. It’s a pretty rare watch and in pristine condition so I baby it. I’ve considered selling it and putting the money towards something more daily wearable but think I would regret it. It’s not something I’d ever really be able to replace once gone.
 
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