Originally Posted by
svenedin
I've been collecting watches for years and it seems to go in phases. I don't buy any for a year or so and then become obsessed with them again. I do rotate wearing them though but I also feel I should de-clutter and try to simplify my life.... Enjoy collecting!
Are you me? :D
I am exactly the same. I tend to have manic flipping/buying/selling periods, followed by a period of much slower activity when I tend to focus on just a few watches... then it all kicks off again.
Anyone who has raised their eyebrows at my "Jim Banana" threads may have wondered where I get them from and why I have so many. The answer is simple but probably not surprising - when I am in one of my manic periods I buy virtually any watch I stumble across from all kinds of sources - collectors fairs, car boots, bric-a-brac shops, people I know etc - quantity rather than outright quality becomes my obsession. I look at each and every one, wear a few, then flip them on.
It is far from economic as I would be kidding myself if I said I break even. I don't. But somehow for me much of the fun is in the accumulation and then the purge... I must have some deep rooted issues! :D
I've always been the same though, it is part of my personality. I love the chase usually more than the ownership, and there are
so many watches it is difficult to get bored. Although, I must confess, at the moment there are not that many watches I haven't owned that I truly lust after.
That will change though....