Brandon Skinner
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Very well said, all of it
Jun 15, 2022,19:53 PM
Though personally I will admit the “death” aspect is not part of my considerations, only that my son will have them and that’s good enough for me!
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Collecting Journey, Honing Tastes, Regrets and Moving Forward
By: systematic.entropy : June 14th, 2022-15:05
There are a thousand ways to collect, and they are all valid. This specific community displays that clearly, that is what I believe makes WatchProSite such a great community. As far as online communities are concerned, this site exemplifies how varied col...
Philosophy
By: Weems@8 : June 14th, 2022-19:58
Using this reply title to make clear that collecting with a philosophy is philosophic. A kind of Shakespeare. I like the word constraint. Your words financial constraint is well known to almost everybody, except some very rich billionaires at watch commun...
Thank you.
By: systematic.entropy : June 15th, 2022-13:01
Always appreciate your kind words.
Interesting post. And nice collection!
By: RabidManatee : June 15th, 2022-00:27
I have said that my collection is at an “inflection point” and can relate. I’m not sure what’s next, consolidation (perhaps), expansion (perhaps), or the former followed by the latter (probably). I guess that the more I see, the more I question what I lik...
Expansion... then consolidation.
By: systematic.entropy : June 15th, 2022-13:03
I am pretty sure that's where I am at. I have a couple "small" things on the way... But, I already know what won't last... and I have one big thing in mind that I am pretty sure will be another lifer.
I think the most important thing is to know yourself.
By: Ruffian : June 15th, 2022-11:13
It's also the most difficult thing. Sometimes, it's only after we buy a watch that we realize we didn't really like this aspect of it. And the more watches we accumulate, the better we know ourselves. Our 'experience' increases, one might say. One of my c...
The materialism....
By: systematic.entropy : June 15th, 2022-13:09
I get it, under the wrong circumstances, there can be a vulgarity to all of this, However, I put my mind at ease in understanding that this hobby is really for me and me alone. And by putting such considerable thought into the tiny aspects of what appeals...
Very well said, all of it
By: Brandon Skinner : June 15th, 2022-19:53
Though personally I will admit the “death” aspect is not part of my considerations, only that my son will have them and that’s good enough for me!
Love posts like this👏
By: Brandon Skinner : June 15th, 2022-19:58
These are very hard to write and you did a great job explaining the current madness that is the life of pretty much everyone on this forum. Other contributing factors such as being ‘overweight’ in sport watches, or a dial color, etc. which lead you to sel...