MTR
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Not from „EVERYTHING“
Jan 11, 2020,02:28 AM
but I have started to depart from all the things in my life which I feel
I don‘t really need (anymore) or
keep me from the real important things in life or
start to feel like a burden or
simply don’t make me happy (anymore).
In this context watches are for me a part of life because they allegorize a way I want to live.
They remind me that life is short and time flies and must not be wasted.
And watches for me also symbolize the beautiful things in life like art, aesthetics and human abilities.
But they have to be appreciated and to be a part of live (= be worn).
A watch where I don’t feel joy when I wear it has to go. No matter if this might look “not smart” or “foolish” for others from the perspective of investment.
Nice topic!
Thank you for that and all the best
Thomas
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Random thoughts..
By: Fjan : January 10th, 2020-23:02
Have you all ever thought of selling off EVERYTHING (watches, cars, boats, houses, buildings and all properties etc etc) and restart all over again? I have that random thought lately. Just feel like restarting everything from scratch.. haha I am crazy? Ok...
More than once! Somehow all these items become a sort of burden.
By: dedestexhes : January 10th, 2020-23:12
The idea to start from scratch (with some cash 😀) seems highly tempting. But instead of putting it again towards luxury items I would try to put it to towards something more precious like taking time for me and loved ones, giving back to society etc. Grea...
I do it all the time and more and more.
By: Bill : January 10th, 2020-23:22
I don't need to sell or get rid of anything I just change how my time is spent. The most precious commodity is time not money. Choose who and how you want to spend your time not your materials. This is how the field is leveled. Time over money choose how ...
Being able to choose how you spend your time is the ultimate luxury!!
By: Costa (aka Connie) : January 11th, 2020-08:17
You can achieve this in a few ways. 1. Have very little therefore need very little. No need to make a big paycheck every week which frees your time up away from work. 2. Have a lot and make a lot. This usually traps you into the rat race. Needing to make ...
Yes..
By: Fjan : January 12th, 2020-01:32
Yes. Lately a good friend of mine pass away age 42. Just 15 months ago he was still jolly and enjoying his life.. seeing his rapid deterioration in such short time frame is a real wake up call for myself and I vow to reassess my priorities.. That’s why I ...
No i havent .
By: Reuven Malter : January 11th, 2020-00:07
I buy very very few things. And once i buy something, im 100% sure about it at least for the next decade.
Not from „EVERYTHING“
By: MTR : January 11th, 2020-02:28
but I have started to depart from all the things in my life which I feel I don‘t really need (anymore) or keep me from the real important things in life or start to feel like a burden or simply don’t make me happy (anymore). In this context watches are fo...
53.
By: MTR : January 11th, 2020-04:18
But my 16 year old son says I am more childish than he is! 😎 Best Thomas
Hahahahahaaa!
By: MTR : January 12th, 2020-04:54
Great! I will remember this. Best Thomas
Hehehe
By: MTR : January 12th, 2020-04:51
Welcome to the club! 😊
Oh yes this is a very good way to look at things
By: Mike H : January 11th, 2020-02:55
Actually not because I want to restart my life from scratch but just because I realised one day I was accumulating watches in a way that I could not enjoy each of them fully so I decided years ago to downsize my collection and acquire only very few pieces...
Nice Mike.
By: Costa (aka Connie) : January 11th, 2020-08:19
How many watches do you have and which ones ? Thanks. CB (Charlie Bravo)
Actually life has commanded me to revisit fully many things...
By: Mike H : January 11th, 2020-14:53
...after some serious health problems. For this reason I had to rethink also my watch collection among other things and I had to let go all my watches with manual wind and had no other choice but to redirect it towards automatic movements only with one si...
That’s a super collection!
By: Costa (aka Connie) : January 11th, 2020-15:40
I love the Wonder watch. I would like to acquire one someday. I hope your convalescence goes well. I know from a childhood brush with death that without health you have nothing. I am sure you have perspective on this as I do. I have a Patek 5270R and 5416...
Thanks for your feedback
By: Mike H : January 11th, 2020-16:11
The Wonder Watch was my dream for 20 years before I could get one. Before it was a dream that was enchanting my nights, now it is a dream alive . 5270R is surely a beautiful Watch. I was about to pull the trigger to buy a 5970 but I renounced at the end. ...
I think it is a common mid life thought process.
By: vitalsigns : January 11th, 2020-06:48
...imagining the alternatives...what another life would be. Confined to watches and other material possessions in your original post, but it is a universal enough contemplation that could apply to career choices, relationships...almost everything. I think...
An interesting topic indeed. Thank you for bringing this up.
By: KamalRostov : January 11th, 2020-08:16
God willing, I’ll be 58 by month’s end. These train of thoughts had on many occasions crossed my mind... In my teens, twenties... and way past my 50s. What ifs... the choices would be lmitless, and the resulting consequence, exponential. But every time th...
Restarting from scratch..
By: penfriend : January 11th, 2020-09:56
means to me to be back when the career kicked-of - so without significant money to buy the mentioned things (watches, property, cars etc). To achieve that situation there is no need to sell everything you have - just give it as a present to other people a...
No . . .
By: Dr No : January 11th, 2020-12:39
. . . . Laconically, Art
What Art said
By: cazalea : January 11th, 2020-19:36
Have you all ever thought of selling off EVERYTHING (watches, cars, boats, houses, buildings and all properties etc etc) and restart all over again? I’m 68 and I don’t have the desire to start over with watches, wife, job OR anything. Ok, Maybe whittle th...
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By: Mikesr : January 12th, 2020-08:23
Time and health is all we need. 🙏🙏
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By: Mikesr : January 13th, 2020-07:54
Lol
Many times, none more-so than present...
By: Onemorewatch : January 13th, 2020-21:27
I inevitably then convince my self to consolidate with quality over quantity and that’s where I get stuck. 1 for a graduation gift 2 for Heirlooms 1 for just me But then I reckon I need a dodgy travel, daily beater and the whole record starts again