A change in watch tastes

[EchoSevenNine]

Well, somewhat of a change as they're still very much dive watches but...

For the last 10 years or so, I've collected nothing but dive watches as I just love the style. However when it came to Tunas and Doxas I would say that I actually quite strongly disliked them. Thought they were clunky awkward looking things.

All of a sudden I own 2 Tunas and I REALLY want Sub 300! I can't explain this complete 180, it's so weird.

Anyone else experienced this phenomenon with any particular styles?

[beechcustom]

I surprised myself by moving towards larger watches. I'd always dismissed anything over 40mm but after wearing a Mark18 for a while (40mm but wears bigger due to tall lugs and thin bezel) I went to a 42mm Seamaster then, amazingly, two 44mm Linde Werdelins! The LWs wear smaller than the dimensions suggest as they are essential a lug less design but they are on the limit for me size wise.

Since getting a BB58 things seem to be going back the other way now. It's perfect size and proportions made the 42mm Seamaster feel bloated so I replaced it with a Speedy. Even though the Speedy is 42mm it wears much smaller and the stepped case design makes it feel slim too which helps.

[abraxas]

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Anyone else experienced this phenomenon with any particular styles?

I've had it all my life. Eventually I decided that (before death) the purpose of the game is to try as much variation as possible. Over the last couple of years I have been going off bezels. "Bezels are for people who pretend to have stuff to measure." And don't start me on chronos... tho I still like chronos. Ask me again next year.

[magirus]

I can steadfastly state that I will never, ever buy a watch with green on it, two tone or a California dial. Anything else is subject to change. I didn't care for blue straps at all and I'm typing with my PRS-68 on blue canvas, with 2 more in the post in 20 and 22mm for other watches. That's the beauty of this game, you never know.

[helidoc]

If I showed most of my collection to my 10 year younger self, there would be almost universal approval, as my tastes haven’t changed that much.

It has taken a while to appreciate the less conventionally styled divers such as my Tuna 300 and Sinn U1, both coming in the last year. I’m thinking about a Doxa 300 now, and I’ve always hated them!

I remember almost being sick in my mouth when I saw a square B&R for the first time, but they grew on me so much I eventually fell for the unique charm.

So stable tastes, but not necessarily blind to something new

Dave


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[EchoSevenNine]

It's crazy.

Tonneau cases, brightly coloured dials and beads of rice bracelets have been on my hate list for years.

Yet, i'm literally about to post a wtb for a Doxa

[50kopek]

It's crazy.

Tonneau cases, brightly coloured dials and beads of rice bracelets have been on my hate list for years.

Yet, i'm literally about to post a wtb for a Doxa

I used to share the hate for beads of rice bracelets. Now pretty much all my sporty vintage watches are on one. They look pretty good on a Doxa too...

[eagletower]

I’ve gone from large watches (sold a 44mm panerai )
To buying smaller dress watchers . Recently bought a 36mm day date on leather and a JLC reverso too.

[Aimforthebushes]

I think this happens to us all. I started the hobby (some 12 years ago) obsessed with breitling and their chunky divers in particular. I listed after a superocean steelfish and a seawolf for a very long time.

Nowadays anything over 42mm (and sometimes less) doesn’t do anything for me despite having 8in wrists. 39-40mm is perfect for me.

I’m also now interested in neo-vintage pieces whereas a few years ago I wouldn’t touch them with a barge pole

[Grandiloquence]

Quartz. Only ever really bought manual winders or automatics but sick of spending money on servicing. I'm really liking quartz and the associated lower ongoing maintenance costs.

[EchoSevenNine]

Quartz. Only ever really bought manual winders or automatics but sick of spending money on servicing. I'm really liking quartz and the associated lower ongoing maintenance costs.

I very much understand this.

My MM Tuna being quartz has me looking at my collection recently and adding up service costs.

NH35 and the likes are a 40 quid, complete replacement movement but my MM300 and Oris etc are an expense waiting to happen really.

[Idontgram]

If I showed most of my collection to my 10 year younger self, there would be almost universal approval, as my tastes haven’t changed that much.

It has taken a while to appreciate the less conventionally styled divers such as my Tuna 300 and Sinn U1, both coming in the last year. I’m thinking about a Doxa 300 now, and I’ve always hated them!

I remember almost being sick in my mouth when I saw a square B&R for the first time, but they grew on me so much I eventually fell for the unique charm.

So stable tastes, but not necessarily blind to something new

Dave


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This is my position at the moment. My core tastes haven’t changed much but I’m more open to things in the periphery of what I would have considered.

I have ongoing ‘taste battles’ with myself. Eg I want a field / pilots watch but find them boring once I have them on the wrist. I love the look of DLC but can’t deal with it being chipped off etc

[JIG67]

Yup. I’ve gone from not being interested in G-Shocks to having five of them. It started with a bog standard atomic square and has expanded to three atomic JDM models and a metal one. Seriously looking at a Frogman now. I’ve also grown to love eco-drives…The older I get, the less I want to spend on new stuff and the more I appreciate not having to track down someone to service them. With my Seikos and Rolex watches at least I know where to send them for service - with micro brands, less so.