A great read OP and what a collection you had!
And great exit watches you have chosen.
This thread and the one you linked to regarding retirement both hit home to me.
After 35 years working for the same firm I finally had enough of all the stress, BS, etc and called it a day at 51 (53 now)
I thought I would miss the place that had been my home from leaving school but do not miss it one bit!!
I also feel the same now regarding the watch collection I have (which by the way is nowhere as impressive as yours was) I think now I have fell out with most of my watches apart from a few sentimental pieces that I will hang onto.
Don’t get me wrong I love a mechanical watch and think I will always have at least one but I think I was buying some more to make me feel better than anything after a crap week or so at work (by the way it doesn’t work!)
I have spent some of today wondering around quite a few watch shops whilst the Mrs n family were doing the usual
Shoe, bag shopping, and the buzz I got sat trying on and usually buying a watch has totally disappeared!
I now wonder why I have so many watches that don’t see the light of day from one year to the next or when they do, I wind them a little, give them a wipe and back away they go, crazy really.
Since Christmas I have only worn an Apple Watch (a lot to do with wanting to get fit, getting ready for the 10k race for life the Mrs has talked me into doing with her!)
So my dilemma is which one, or two do I keep along with the smart watch then sell the others and use to money to help keep me ticking (excuse the pun!) along until the magic 55 pension access number.
Strange old world ain’t it!
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