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Interesting read…
Mar 26, 2023,07:44 AM
However understandable I haven’t (yet) gone through the same fase as you so well described. But I think I understand. Because being so involved with everything that has to do with watches for so long may get tiresome. I sense a decline in interest in watches too and I have always said to my fellow watch enthousiasts that the day I walk out of my house without wearing a watch, is the day my watch craziness has ended. For now I would feel naked not wearing a watch. You say you already go out without wearing a watch and you don’t feel naked. Maybe time for you has come that the craziness has passed. Or…it turns out being a break from daily keeping track of what goes on in the watch world. Or you have moved to the next fase and that is being more relaxed and less obsessed…Time will tell😉Thanks for your story!
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Random thoughts of my journey..
By: Fjan : March 26th, 2023-07:28
Let’s start with I have no clue what’s happening to me.. I have been a wristwatch addict all my life (as far as I can remember) and for the pass 20 years I literally live with this hobby daily ie I read forums, magazines, make order or purchase watches th...
Interesting that your most curious
By: Darron : March 26th, 2023-07:41
About Rolex. Do you own and used to wear a lot of Rolex? I ask as I still don’t own any Rolex; although of course I find some pieces as staples to any collection
All I can say....
By: InHavenPro : March 26th, 2023-07:41
from my individual beliefs, lifestyle and experience is that despite having a lifelong obsession with horology (since I was 12!), I have also gone for extended periods of time without wearing any timepiece. There were simply circumstantial stretches of ti...
Interesting read…
By: One day just one watch : March 26th, 2023-07:44
However understandable I haven’t (yet) gone through the same fase as you so well described. But I think I understand. Because being so involved with everything that has to do with watches for so long may get tiresome. I sense a decline in interest in watc...
Yesterday
By: Weems@8 : March 26th, 2023-09:18
I lay in my bed, ready to start sleeping. But i did not sleep at moment, because i wanted to check a lovely picture. Look at her. (human) I could not get it out of my mind to have my watch off. So i put my watch on. Look at her (human), dream, make plans....
You are going through a burnout
By: andrea~ : March 26th, 2023-10:11
I experienced almost the same thing a few months ago, I even made a post about it. It coincided with a period of my life during which I had a lot on my mind and felt a little lost. It took me about a month to fully recover, maybe even a little longer, but...
I found myself less interested in this hobby because of:
By: drphileasfogg : March 26th, 2023-11:03
1-Insecurity across major European cities, especially London and Paris. Do not feel safe enjoying my watches. 2-Hype and financial aspect of it, which is always there. Heard directly from Patek staff that long term customers want new sport models that are...
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and feelings.
By: LarsG : March 26th, 2023-11:20
I guess we all go through fases all life long. Be it relationships, work, interests and hobbies - of course watches too. To me the disinterest shows itself when I experience or read about the arrogance and bad service of so many watch stores and their emp...
This is natural…similar to “What goes up must come down”
By: Clueless_Collector : March 26th, 2023-12:38
Many years ago, here, your fellow famous collector and WPS mod “Hororgasm” also posted his “Horo-fatigue”. A similar experience to me is “rejection” or not able to get desire pieces so our reaction is to “retaliate”, eg my experience with Lange. What surp...
I’ve experienced this
By: Aquaracer1 : March 26th, 2023-13:37
When I did, I took a break from the forums, watch sites, etc. Most days I’m still wearing a watch. After several months of not visiting the internet, the passion has always returned to me. What I’ve learned is it can be cyclical, and sometimes taking a br...
I once read :
By: Aquaracer1 : March 26th, 2023-16:37
The richest man is the man who knows he has enough
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By: Spangles - Dr. Tabby : March 26th, 2023-20:58
Thanks for sharing your thoughts — very thoughtful post —
By: orahu : March 26th, 2023-14:45
I have been collecting fountain pens for over 30 years — I am now at a point where I am very selective and think twice about an expensive pen purchase, e.g., north of $3K USD. That being said, I still follow the pen world online, go to pen shows, and get ...
Thought #1: . . .
By: Dr No : March 26th, 2023-19:32
. . . saturation. Thought #2: our interest in material goods diminishes naturally with advancing years and declining life span. Aged, Art
What you are experiencing is totally normal
By: sham1 : March 27th, 2023-04:37
You have seen so many watches over the years that there comes a time where little interests you. And as we walk through life, our priorities will change with age. For me personally, after more than three decades doing most of what you have been doing when...
There have been periods when I exclusively wear an Apple Watch.
By: quattro98 : March 29th, 2023-01:59
I haven’t gone without a watch, but I have put away most of them and just worn the Apple Watch. I used to look forward to the watch shows, but now as I see new models, I sometimes find myself thinking about the decontenting, increasing prices, and limited...
i hear you!
By: @lberti : March 29th, 2023-08:04
I do have also from time to time a watch fatigue, maybe due to the load of information we consume on the topic. I then just take on my other hobbies, such as running, swimming and shooting.... once i have enough of those, i comeback with pleasure to watch...