I used to think I was a 'keeper' as I wore my main watch for over 10 years. That's now gone. I've given my son a 2005 watch.
My watch collection now comprises of a 2 month old and a 7 month old.
Turns out I must be a FLIPPER
I used to think I was a 'keeper' as I wore my main watch for over 10 years. That's now gone. I've given my son a 2005 watch.
My watch collection now comprises of a 2 month old and a 7 month old.
Turns out I must be a FLIPPER
I'm yet to sell a watch... I think i'll fall into the hoarder category...
Hoarder. Though that will change this year - I have 2 watches I never wear and will move on. When I can be bothered to list them....
I'm a wannabe keeper... who ends up being a flipper for all but a few in the collection (and those few were bought as presents... so I "can't" flip them or certain people will take the hump that I got rid of their present!)
I used to be a flipper, now my collection has stabilised in the last 2-3 years, so definitely turning into a keeper. Nearly all of the watches in my collection are here to stay!
Keeper/hoarder/accumulator
Definitely in the hoarder camp. Have ~30 watches and never sold one. Even have my first, second and third watches from age 6,11 and 15!Originally Posted by Miocene
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I self-identify as a keeper, and the fact that I've sold more watches than I own is irrelevant.
Happened to be reading an article just now.. which started off like this:
Going on that... I'm a "trader".It can be said that there are three types of watch collectors- the “traders”, the “flippers” and the “accumulators”. Accumulators will never sell a watch, even if it only gets worn once every leap-year. A flipper will buy today with the aim of wearing for a week, keeping the sticker on the back and then selling on at a profit. The trader, which describes how I collect watches, sits somewhere in the middle.
Oh no!!!.. I'm not a trader! Honest!!!
In fact, that quote above is well off IMO. There's manys a "flipper" here on TZ and at best, their watches "flip" for the same cost or quite often less.
I have bought two Rolex off flippers and at a very good price. I rather like them to be honest.
Keeper. First watch 17 years, second 8 years...
I have one watch which is a keeper and two which may be flipped but the one rule i haven't broken is not to have more than three watches.(Well sometimes i reach five but then sell two)
I class myself as a collector. Owning 20 watches (mostly vintage) feels about right to me.
I think there's another category of watch buyer that I call the 'seekers'. They're never satisfied, they're always seeking 'the one' or wanting to own the latest trendy watch. Usually they are serial flippers as they persue the quest for satisfaction
There's also the 'braggers' who get most pleasure from buying something really expensive then telling us all about it. Braggers can also be flippers, they buy an expensive watch or two then subsequently sell it in order to buy something else. The thrill is in the buying followed by another round of bragging...........on and on it goes. Most pleasure is derived from buying a watch that's hard to get hold of new; getting 'the call' and the privilege of being allowed to purchase said watch confers the ultimate bragging rights on the lucky buyer as he smugly informs us all of his good fortune.
I guess it takes all sorts.........
Paul
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Definitely a keeper. All of this flipping nonsense seems like far too much hassle for my liking!
I did sell one watch through responding to a WTB on here, but only because it really didn't sit comfortably on my wrist for some reason. It was a good experience selling here though...
I'm a mix.
Quite a few have come and gone and a few have stayed the course. At the moment I have 2 definite keepers, 2 maybe keepers, 1 will definitely flip when the time is right and 1 will be flipped tomorrow.
Is there a name for collectors who assign shitty pseudo-psych labels to people who buy and talk about expensive watches?
If there isn't then I'd happily suggest one.
I'm a mix.
Vintage - keep.
Modern - sometimes switch as theyre easier to replace.
I don't have many watches but try and keep them - each watch has sentimental value
I had the same quartz Omega Seamaster as an only watch for about 8 years or so, then when finances improved I started to build a collection of 5 watches or so. I now try to have a one in one out policy per year so I try to keep them for a minimum of 2-3 years, possibly put me down as a measured flipper. My longest at them moment I've had for 6 years but I rarely wear it and it;ll be gone by the end of the summer despite still liking it.
Seems a strange dichotomy to me. Surely many of us are both?
I currently have 6 watches but have owned another 28 in the past. I'm aiming for quality over quantity but it's only by trying a large quantity of watches that I get to learn what qualities appeal to me most.
So I flip and learn. Unfortunately there's one watch that I wish I hadn't flipped and it may haunt me for years to come....
Trying to be more keeper than flipper these days.
Keeper... that's why I have 50 watches.... MUST SELL 40....
Given that I'm considering parting with my most recent already I'd say flipper.
I'm a keeper though I want to b a flipper!
I don't see myself selling any of my 3 adult watches (+3 from pre-uni). BUT there are a number of watches I still want to own. So I'm stuck in limbo - I just have to wait and save every time which means it's gonna take me 20-30 years to get through my list unless I start thinking of buying with the intention of selling to fund the next one!
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I was always a flipper until I got this Air king so now I'm a one watch person with no interest in flipping anymore
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How wrong was I saying I was a one watch person ! One more has entered the fold and the Air King was made perfect by the fitting of explorer hour and minute hands plus another this morning (photo to follow later today)I was always a flipper until I got this Air king so now I'm a one watch person with no interest in flipping anymore
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Damn this crazy hobby ! Hahaha
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I only have 3 watch's in my collection. My good one (Omega PO) which I'll never sell due to personal reasons, my Garmin Fenix 3 for my sports stuff and my beater which is the one that gets flipped so keeps me interested in looking for new watches (currently an skx007). Did have 12 watches a while back but most of them were never worn so off they went.
2017 has been a flipping good year, will continue to flip into next year to consolidate my collection for 'wearers' And keepers. So far the plan is working, but certainly harder than I initially thought.
Definitely a keeper as I've never sold a single watch.
This probably stems from spending months deliberating any purchase before I go ahead so I'm sure any watch I buy is one I definitely want.
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I think I'm a keeper, but the number of watches I no longer own says I'm a slow flipper, or perhaps a consolidator. Gradually though the slots in the box have filled up with watches I'd be reluctant to part with, and which might be hard to replace, like a fruit machine slowly landing on a jackpot! I can picture a 'grand consolidation' one day, but I'm not ready yet. Or at least, after settling on a keeper sports watch and dress watch, I'd probably have to add one more flippable watch plus a beater to satisfy the wondering eye. Let's be honest though, even ten years is a long time, who really knows how you will feel about your 'keeper' in 2027?
A keeper (although maybe hoarder is a better word!) on the whole.
Now and then I'll move something along, but I've a lot of watches I rarely wear and yet can't bring myself to part with.
I certainly don't pursue 'grails' only to sell them to pursue another, although I don't think there's anything wrong with that if it brings you pleasure.
M.
i'm a keeper so far but the wife is starting to roll her eyes at each new purchase and making a few sarky comments so i think i'd better think of trying to sell a few this year by dipping my toe into the murky waters of ebay. Sounds so much hassle though. Or contact Watchfinder and get peanuts but for minimum hassle.
I have a bit of a double standard in this regard, my more expensive watches are safe, I have no urge to move them on, but I do sell any affordables that start to lose their share of rotation over time!
M.
I have a small collection that are keepers, and a vast hoard that I should flip but lack the motivation.
Flipper. To keep things interesting I sell the watches that I don't wear anymore.
Hoarder and keeper ....
I think I now have 27 ... my only rule is 'a watch must come from a watch maker' so I have an array ranging from Seiko and Casio to Brietling & Raymond Weil with a mixture of quartz and autos, I like what I like .... still have a couple of things that I'd love to acquire, and IWC of some description and an AP, but I'm not at 5 figure watches yet and wouldn't sell the 4 figure ones to fund .....
Its a fun hobby though, I'm as bad with trainers, of which I have a collection in excess of 45 pairs that are BNIB and a couple of pairs worth 4 figures !!!!
I'm a flipper trying to turn into a keeper! It's a horribly expensive hobby if I keep flipping :D
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Turns out I am failed flipper! Moved on a Rolex Explorer & took back to AD a Tudor BB Bronze
Apart from that - kept everything - even though I keep trying/thinking of moving some on. My Hulk gives me most internal grief - but every time I go to sell & end up keeping it. Ummmm
Good post - feel sane v some on here with vast collections to :-)
To date I'm a keeper having never sold a watch before. That may well change in the future as this hobby grows!
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I'm definitely a keeper, I've never been into flipping...ever...
I've flipped a fair few but now down to 2 that I'll hopefully never sell...
Flip, flop. I am binary.
I try building up a small collection then get the urge to clear almost everything out. I have a few I hope I will keep at the moment and am trying to resist buying any more!
I think I am half & half but yet to sell anything.
There are 10 types of people in the world.
Those that understand binary.
And those that don’t!
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Definitely a keeper. All of my watches have some sentimental value.
I'm up to 11 again but will always flip something that doesn't get regular wear :)
Big flipper
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Depends....I have had a few where I have fallen out of love with and dont wear them at all, see them as unwanted space invaders in my watch box. I have never bought one and sold it for the sake of passing it on to refresh the collection, I would just set money aside for a new one.
Never sold a watch, but getting close to moving a couple on that I never wear. Just thinking about what's the best way to go about it, and what to replace with, as I prefer a bit of variety.
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