Merry Xmas!
3 Rolexes / 2 Daniel Wellingtons
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Merry Christmas one and all!
According to my spreadsheet I have 33....I was beginning to think I had a unique "problem" however, thanks to this thread, I see there are some here with significantly more than I have, which is a bit of a reliefIt also means I can think about buying more!
I have never sold a watch in my life, but maybe will have to think about it going forward....
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Happy Christmas everyone.
I have over 60. I must have a cull in the new year!!
About 150, but a friend has kindly taken about 20 of mine to sell at the watch fair etc for me.
TBH I only ever wear about six of them!
Cheers,
Neil.
Three for me as well, and a Tudor BB36 is also the watch that I think will see me stop flipping. A quartz tuna and a g-shock are the other two, for an all-bases covered collection (in my view).Originally Posted by Stuart
Merry Christmas all.
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About 40
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.php?t=498260
I did consider consolidation but I’ve only shifted the omega triple-date and the Pepsi 7548 since I posted the above.
About ten plus a few G Shocks and an Apple Watch
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Merry Christmas all.
A manageable 6 for me.
Guess about 10.
3 are for the chop.
Two on order.
About 35. 20 proper ones. Merry Christmas to all.
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About 60. Mainly vintage. I rotate them for better examples as and when I come across them.
Favourite, ....... the next one.
Merry Christmas
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Sinn U1000 & Sinn U2. (sold a Stowa 90th Anniversary and a Sinn 103 custom that I wasn't wearing).
I wear a Apple Watch on my right wrist and a Sinn on my left.
I have a pair of Camel Trophy LE's that I wore in the 90's... oh and a few vintage watches that belonged to my maternal and paternal grandfathers.
Nine
which I know full well is an excess of 8!
Enjoy the variety & the technical differences e.g. had to have a hi-beat Seiko & also an 9F HAQ etc.
An in house movement really appeals, the design choices/rationale etc.
& a soft spot for all things Sinn is a contributing factor
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Inspired by this thread, I started a spreadsheet. I've accounted for 75 so far. Apparently I have 17 Casios and 12 Seikos.
I'm at around 22 in total
No purchasing planned for 2022
I am imagining a steady reduction in numbers.
In answer to an earlier poster regarding why some watches are not considered part of a collections.
In my case any watch thats sentimental/gifted or heirloom I don't really count.
Gonna have to steal/borrow monogroover’s answer as it’s spot on for me as well. *shrugs shoulders*
4 that I wear, of which one has probably found a new home. Also old seiko I rarely wear, but has sentimental value.
How many do you wear.
One more than I had first thing this morning...
I separate mine into fancy/expensive and the rest. I've 5 of the former (4 Panerai and a Blancpain) one in between (a Sinn) and 4 'beaters' (Seiko Arnie plus 3 G-Shocks). A Garmin has been added this morning. Quite a contrast to the 40 odd fancy and 10 Casios I had less than a decade ago.
I try not to think how much more my collection would be worth of I hadn't downsized it. I'm thinking at least double. However, thanks to the 'investment' grade nature of Rolexes these days I have no interest in them and instead just enjoy less common watches/brands and enjoy the hobby.
Earlier in the year I did have up to another 6 'decent' watches, but I realised it was just too many and have trimmed that down. I also tend to still keep some in safe deposit so only have 2 or 3 in rotation at any one time.
EDIT: At one stage I had it down to 3 decent plus 2 G-Shocks. That crept up considerably at various points. https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...924&viewfull=1
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Glancing down the spreadsheet, there are probably only seven or eight that I never wear. Some that I almost never wear but I like, and don't want to move on. Maybe ten or eleven that I wear reasonably often. A lot that are there really only due to inertia.
Around 16. There are 6 heirloom watches that won’t go anywhere.
I’m probably about where I want to be numbers wise but the ‘what’ changes with the next want.
I would be kidding myself if I said I didn’t like the thrill of the chase.
I’m at 37 pieces - I thought it was too many until I read this thread - don’t feel as bad now! About 50/50 mechanical/quartz so a decent mix. I would like to reduce and I think about it often but I just like watches and the variety that comes with different makes and types.
At a quick count I have 8 PAMs (3 luminors, 2 subs, 2 wire lug rads and a 1940 rad), 4 Rolex (all divers), 1 X Cartier (very dressy), Tudor (another diver), G shock, Ingersol (never worn), Tag (original F1, never worn), and a few fitness tracker type things.
I have been working on one for one, eg when my 126610 arrived my exp2 polar had to go, but seriously pondering a huge downsize in 2022. Think I would be content with 3 PAMs and the Cartier for dress.
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Had 40 plus at one time .
Less is more these days for me I only have 3 now and a lot happier ,as I get to wear them regularly.
Crazy hobby.
14 and one incoming. Will try to sell 4/5 as it's a dilemma every 2 days...What shall I wear today? 10 is surely enough. 4 old Smiths, base Sinn, base Nomos, Muhle Glashutte M2, base Stowa, Junghans x 2 amonst them. Looking at the list it's England 4 v Germany 6 with another MG chronograph (38mm) incoming. Blimey, better get some more Smiths. Bugger!
Suffered a little 'mission creep' in the last year so, excluding the mandatory G-Shock, am currently at six. Since I think one smart and one sports works best for me, am intending to offload 4 asap in the new year.
I have 8. Three are Timefactors, and one is the Newmark 6BB reissue, so that makes a core group of 4. Then I have a Stowa, a Turtle, a Vostok with 24-hour movement, and a G-Shock vibe alarm, which I need, or so I tell myself, because I am losing my hearing.
I think 8 might be too many for me, smaller collections are appealing, but I am indecisive about selling any, and there are others that I would like to add. I am thinking about creating a spreadsheet and getting a watch box, but have not done so. If I had an 8-slot box, I could have 9 watches, 8 in the box and 1 on the wrist. Or maybe I should just enjoy what I have and not make any changes.
8. But it depends how you count.
Really I wear 4
Main watch. BB58
Occasions. Explorer
Sailing. Aquastar III
Beater. Seiko quartz diver
Other watches are sentimental items that I have accumulated.
7
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“ Ford... you're turning into a penguin. Stop it.” HHGTTG
I own 4 Watches
Citizen eco - drive pilot style grab and go.
Seiko SKX009 that lives on a nato that I wear most of the time.
Breitling Steelfish from about 2008 that I wear going out, meals ect.
Omega SMP ceramic bezel that I bought new in 2017 that gets worn now and then, wearing it at the moment.
Hope your all having a great Christmas TZ'ers and all the best for the new year.
Matt
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4 in and 2 out this year.
Current total 11 - or 12 if I can find my Citizen Promaster diver, but the last time I remember wearing it, I was mixing concrete, so I might not see that again.
I’d like to get the collection to single figures but there are a number I’d like to add and only really one or two I’d be happy letting go.
About 7 now, but really 4 in rotation and one (JLC reverso) that barely sees daylight unfortunately.
I’m down to only 2 - from 5 at the beginning of the year… a bit of consolidation and a bit of rationalisation. Sold a ceramic Daytona that I just wasn’t comfortable wearing anymore after a couple of unsolicited comments received, making me feel conscious of the rising value. Also sold my third Moonwatch (will I ever learn?)… So now just a SubC and a BLNR left.
Started this year with 17, and the intention of giving one away and selling a minimum of 3. This would have taken me down to 13 which feels about right.
So much for good intentions - I did give my Bulova Lunar Pilot to my youngest son for his 30th birthday, but I didn’t sell anything and I’m waiting for a Gruppo Gamma to be delivered! So then I’ll still have 17.
Simon
few dozens...mainly Seiko that I sometimes wishing that they could be Rolex..
10...
Just worked out an approx. average so far. 1767 watches. 87 posts but only 82 reporting a figure.
This gives average ownership at approx. 21.55
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Bloody hell! There is some great stuff on that table, did most of these sell through the forum?One more than I had first thing this morning...
I separate mine into fancy/expensive and the rest. I've 5 of the former (4 Panerai and a Blancpain) one in between (a Sinn) and 4 'beaters' (Seiko Arnie plus 3 G-Shocks). A Garmin has been added this morning. Quite a contrast to the 40 odd fancy and 10 Casios I had less than a decade ago.
I try not to think how much more my collection would be worth of I hadn't downsized it. I'm thinking at least double. However, thanks to the 'investment' grade nature of Rolexes these days I have no interest in them and instead just enjoy less common watches/brands and enjoy the hobby.
Wow, that’s a lot more than I expected tbh - maybe those with larger collections are more likely to reply to this thread - but still!
5 when my GS arrives later this week.
3 'nice' watches - SMP / Doxa 'silverlung ' / GS
1 fitness watch and an old Tag quartz that I never wear.
No more planned unless my name comes up in the Tudor FXD lottery
Yes, search on 2013 and I think most went through the Forum, some are still floating around.
I dread to think what some of those sold for back in 2013!
Some examples
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...ighlight=Rolex
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...ighlight=Rolex
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...ht=Speedmaster
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...ht=Speedmaster
https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...ht=Speedmaster
I wouldn’t have changed much from your initial picture. It looks like a dream to meOne more than I had first thing this morning...
I separate mine into fancy/expensive and the rest. I've 5 of the former (4 Panerai and a Blancpain) one in between (a Sinn) and 4 'beaters' (Seiko Arnie plus 3 G-Shocks). A Garmin has been added this morning. Quite a contrast to the 40 odd fancy and 10 Casios I had less than a decade ago.
I try not to think how much more my collection would be worth of I hadn't downsized it. I'm thinking at least double. However, thanks to the 'investment' grade nature of Rolexes these days I have no interest in them and instead just enjoy less common watches/brands and enjoy the hobby.
Earlier in the year I did have up to another 6 'decent' watches, but I realised it was just too many and have trimmed that down. I also tend to still keep some in safe deposit so only have 2 or 3 in rotation at any one time.
EDIT: At one stage I had it down to 3 decent plus 2 G-Shocks. That crept up considerably at various points. https://forum.tz-uk.com/showthread.p...924&viewfull=1
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Around 120, but i have to recognise that sometimes the watch is used once and remain in the box. I Just realise that the passion is more the hunting!
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Struggled to sell a Soyuz for £3850, 11 days to sell a pro Gemini for £2200 and £4400 for the Submariner-116610-LN - rose tinted glasses in full effect now!!
[mention]Tiny [/mention] did you figure out the mode?
Indeed :)
I'd consider there to be a lot of duplication in there (most of the G-Shocks look exactly the same!)
I suspect there are some minor variations, but I can see why the collection was slimmed down.
Me, I've got about 60 watches.
Cheapest was £15 (A Casio), the dearest was about £2000, but is probably worth a fair bit more now.
No Rolexs, APs, JLCs or Blancpains in my collection.
M
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I was curious about the mode. From a quick look, it appears people have said or described "about 60" more times than any other number.
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