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Jay (Eire)'s post captures the essence of WatchProSite: connecting collectors beyond the screen. His account of meeting fellow enthusiast M2, complete with wristshots of their independent timepieces, highlights the community's unique blend of horological passion and personal connection. This article delves into the discussion that followed, exploring how collectors navigate market value versus pure appreciation and the enduring value of in-person meetups.
Continuing my efforts to try and put faces with screen names over the last year or two, M2 was kind enough to take some time away from his family this morning and meet up for a quick coffee / tea.
Thanks for coming out; we will do it again with some others in NYC (or out here).
I’m traveling with my Romain Gauthier C6 and M2 has his current muse (the MB&F LM Sequential Evo) but a local upstart which we’ve seen here several times.
I’ll admit, the Evo had all my attention. Mostly because it was far far more wearable than I’d expected. (I think I could wear this watch).
And of course it’s a serious watch. A real serious watch. I know it’s down to individual taste, and one’s own wants / desire, but you cannot seriously put this watch side by side with a Nautilus or Chronometre Bleu (picking on watches I have bought myself) and think anything but the Evo slays each of them.
The Bradley Taylor is a cool watch too. But it was really overshadowed by the MB&F. Another time, I’ll pay more attention to it.
Some pictures (or it didn’t happen).
And also to see these watches in the metal !
That LM is indeed one serious machine , but the ar RG is a beauty of its own imho
I’m a little more negative on most events, at least in NYC it’s a bit of a d*%> measuring contest. It can be hard to filter those folks out and get to my people.
I pref to hang around people who understand the love of watchmaking and collecting. Its not always about how much a watch is valued nowadays . Some find that interesting or the reason why they collect them .
But one knows instantly the folks for whom value is the only thing that matters. At the same time I also don’t believe we can easily separate prices (market value) from collecting these days. That ship has well and truly sailed. So for me it’s 100% part of the conversation. The filter is, is there more to your collecting than the market value or how much you had to spend on other watches to get a particular watch.
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