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For me it's a modest collection of violins, clocks, books on horology, my hobby car (just one), camping, photography, travel, maintaining two tower clocks (not mine), and belonging to two active fiddle groups. Then, watch and clock repair, but that is 50/50 hobby and profession. All in all, keeps me busy!
I have a fiddle that my father bought at a flea market probably twenty-five years ago: made in 1865 by a PEI fiddle maker; I plan to give it to my young son who is, through my wife, a not too distant cousin of the Rankin Family. I believe that he has a latent musical talent built into him; music runs in her family.
 
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Golf memorbila, Masters and Open Championship focused while collecting the memories of playing the courses with my mates (unfortunately not Augusta, yet...)
 
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citizenrich citizenrich
Nice wheeelzzzzz
BMW Style 5 / BBS RS / BBS RC090 never get old, both our E34s have them
 
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Calories. I collect all the calories.
Several years ago doctor in Aus told me that the average male beyond the age of 34(i Think) gains 1kg per year. Doing all I can to buck the trend馃槨
 
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Since I am a golfer I'm an collector of a lot of Bogeys, a fair share of Pars, some Birdies and no Eagles 馃槈
 
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Since I am a golfer I'm an collector of a lot of Bogeys, a fair share of Pars, some Birdies and no Eagles 馃槈
any holes in one?
 
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bronxbomber252 bronxbomber252
I forgot about straps!!! I have multiple per watch
More accumulation than collecting really but count me in there! 馃榾
 
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couldn t help myself. Wish I had been able to. I have always believed bellybutton fluff was blue now I know different
 
Tony C.
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Nothing remotely like my vintage watch collection, but I have owned quite a few vintage posters over the years, and still have around a dozen. Here's a masterpiece of a sub-genre, Swiss "Object Posters" from the mid-20th Century. It is by Peter Birkh盲user, who was one of the leaders of a small group of artists who developed the genre. It's very big (as were many such advertising posters of the day), and in beautiful condition.

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I also like custom knives, though have never owned more than one at a time. Here is one that I commissioned from a well-known maker, featuring a particular color and quality of fossil Mammoth ivory that took me months to source:

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Recently, I have bought a few vintage adding machines. Here is a pretty Brunsviga 13:

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Tony C. Tony C.
I also like custom knives, though have never owned more than one at a time. Here is one that I commissioned from a well-known maker, featuring a particular color and quality of fossil Mammoth ivory that took me months to source:

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Sweet knife there. I would love to skin a few Buffalo with that beauty

Have had a few made buy top knife-makers over the years but all are used regularly hunting and fishing. Couldnt get into the collecting scene as display cabinets are not my scene. You think watches are a big money spend wait until you see the prices of collectable knives
 
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Vinyl.....got quite a bit.
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Boats & Wives.... one each.
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Cars... only one worth having.
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Little Trains.....
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Oh.....and a trailer.
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Impressive, I mostly have unknown local artists' work, occasionally they come to prominence

Best example of that is Keith Harring (RIP) who personalized a screen print for me. We met at a night club where he worked the door during the late 70's

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Not sure the personalization is clear but he wrote "for Peter". It was a year or so after I graduated CUNY and didn't have anything. My apartment was furnished by dumpster dives. Not really sure why I asked him to sign the vodka ad, the entire 80's is a bit blurry to me ...

He also gave me a swatch he designed but that was left behind somewhere while this survived.

Now a days my wife buys most of the art, probably a good thing
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You think watches are a big money spend wait until you see the prices of collectable knives

I was going to make this same comment about big bucks...a watch collector I know is into knives in a big way (even made a few) and he helped me source a small folding pocket knife a few years ago from a maker in the US. It wasn't terribly expensive, and it's very well made with black MOP inlays...this is a photo I took:



And here are the shots the maker took - it's a bugger to get good photos of:



Maker is Mike Alsdorf - http://alsdorfcustomcutlery.com/home.html

No affiliation other than being a satisfied customer of his.

When I got this knife I started to get more of an interest in the higher end knives, and my buddy suggested I go onto BladeForums.com. I did and when I saw some of the custom knives there, and what they were going for, it totally blew me away.

I've always loved knives, and I have many that were just massed produced knives when I bought them, so the custom route is something I could really get into. But for me the problem with even a fairly inexpensive nice knife like the one I have, is that it's too nice to really use day to day, which was the intent when I bought it. So I still carry the old Uncle Henry (a real US made one by Schrade) that my mother gave me years ago before she passed away. If I was going to get into them big time I would need display room, as well as deep pockets...

Cheers, Al
 
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