Zen & the Absurdity of the Watch Hobby (A Parody Thread)

To give this some context; in the last few months I began to sort of find myself disillusioned with the hobby of horology - it seemed, and no I do not just refer to 'the crown', that all most people cared about was money these days.

But in the end, I love watches. So, with the following ideas kept in mind at few times and rarely in any order at all, I find myself living by my own new 'zen' philosophy towards watch collecting.

To wit:
-A Seiko 5 on the wrist tells time better than two dummy Rolexes in a window.
-When you realize nothing is ticking even after winding...it probably needs a service.
-Awareness is the greatest agent for finding a vintage Speedy. 😉
-Do not let the behavior of a Sales Associate or AD destroy your inner peace.
And of course:
-If you realize you have enough go to the 'Latest' threads on OF and you'll find something they made about six of 85 years ago YOU REALLY, REALLY NEED IN THE COLLECTION! 😁


Just some thoughts for fun and to vent in a (hopefully) amusing way instead of a negative one for a change, feel free to add your own!

My wife can't understand why I have an 80 watch collection. Yet we have 7 wall clocks in various rooms of the house, one of them 40" in diameter. She bought them all. Go figure. I consider each of my watches a work of art. If I liked oil paintings would I have just one?

I remember when watch hunting was about finding a nice old watch for 50€ at the flea market. I would then go to the watch part store to buy a new glass for 2€ and fit a strap to it. On the next Sunday, I would show it to the other vintage watch freaks who used to gather twice a week. That spirit is mostly gone, the shops are gone and watches are nowhere to be found in the wild. It was the 20th century.