Horological Meandering

WatchTime Magazine recently published an interview with Jack Kingston, a pretty well-known collector. One question posed to him caught my attention. The question: How do you select watches? JK's answer: "Here's an interesting dimension to it and this is h... 

I buy watches for their differences and variety, form, function, materials - basically "look", so yes in a manner similar to the collector interviewed. Color somewhat but I won't be collecting 10 Speedmasters that look similar, or a full set of xSOTM. Mov... 

Out with yesterday's trash! Sure you are, Raymond! An esteemed Purist, I would add. Let's see how unique your buying habits are.

I keep telling myself what if you can only strike once...

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We "need" none of these little fellows.

Below decks )

Long lay-down.

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and it has now turned into a discourse on the Captain's migraine treatment. Where was that left turn?

Thanks for any advice on this subject

One needs health insurance to cover the cost.

(Get it?! "Posted"?! Like "posted on the Forum?!") Keep us POSTED! Hahaha.

So many of us grow through similar paths early on or during the middle years of the hobby A few years ago, I would have absolutely fallen into JK’s camp and fit exactly what he describes. I wanted a watch for every type of occasion. Now I can relate more ... 

We can all create "gaps" in our trove, real or fantasy, so as to justify the one we are looking at right now; the one we can't live without.

I also act the same way , first i tell my self i dont need it (if its not a grail watch ) , then after a few days my mind is telling me its a ,must have , in the collection .

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I thought that you were on vacation )

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JLC, Rolex and Patek and within those 3 I am 100% agree with the statement below. but this is insane. No one needs more than one watch

I guess it works to an extent.

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When I was starting out. And I told myself "No worries. I don't have those kinds of funds to do what Ludwig did to himself." Hah!

I tend to easily get excited but seem to have somehow - miraculously if you ask me - acquired some control over my impulses lately. While my selection process would start off as described by JK, continue the way you describe the final test for me is, ‘how... 

I wonder how many PuristS would claim the same thing. I do that, or try to, with some success. But there are plenty of lapses in good judgment.

And still too many but I am getting better

Not trying to over plan the journey. Just buy the best you can’t afford and enjoy it.

. . . choose me. ;-) Seriously. When I first started collecting, a watch had to be 'me'. So I accumulated a fair number . . . . . . of these. Why? Mostly because they reflected values I held dear: agreeable aesthetics, exquisite construction, value, and i...  

I am in a similar position although not looking for Omegas — I’m like a magpie who sees shiny things — having just looked at the $34k Urban Jurgensen for sale on Collectors Market and I was saying to myself “I talked to Derek Pratt not too long before he ... 

. . . fostered by stretches of intense interest. As someone once said (in another context altogether), "We are all doomed." ;-)

I looked up ennui on Google Translate and it says that’s Swedish for “yes, thanks, I’ll have another IPA” Mike

. . . doesn't everybody?

to use 'notwithstanding' whenever I can. Nevertheless, the wherewithal to resist such extravagance is generally appreciated by other PuriSts!

. . . 'so-be-it'. And only because the third greatest Raider of all time . . . . . . was fond of using it. That's why they called him 'The Judge'. ;-) ...  

but you know, nowadays it's actually spelled 'sobeit.' (I know… looks like some kind of ice cream you haven't yet tried.)

. . . the , greatest cornerback(s) ever, Sobeit ! (Better make that word .) ;-)

Now more frequently, since I am trying to impose a "2 out-1 in" rule. Works great not.

That’s a beautiful Omega! I learnt to appreciate this old, perfectly balanced, harmonious, elegant but rugged pieces. Pure joy to wear! Do we really need more? (of course, rhetoric question: we do!) Wear it in good heath. René P.S. what reference is it? H...  

. . . one of four in my collection. I also have a ref 2365, and a ref 2366 incoming with the same printed Romans dial. The difference between a 2364 and 2366 is 2.5 mm in case diameter (33 mm for a 2364, 35.5 for a ref 2366); they're identical mechanicall... 

You always share a great amount of information that allows us to focus on special watches such like this. Once again thank you!🙏🏼 With my best regards. René

1 Patek & 1 Vacheron (to cover the „Holy Trinity“; currently not interested in AP but that may change when they unveil their new line of watches next year) 1 more or less small independent brand for fun 1 watch for all occasions including vacation (in... 

I applaud you. I'll let you know when I'm there; but don't wait for the email. :-(

I check watch related news on a daily basis and I have bought tons of books, watch straps and even some simple watchmaking tools 😂

and stuff them in a safe. I just happen to like certain watches, some nice some sporty, some vintage, all of wich i am happy to wear. I once owned a iwc 5441 and loved it. But i used it less and less and for me its the most beautiful designed dress watch ... 

And the exact same experience with a RG 5441. As well as a 325. I realized I am not a collector per se; or an investor. I want to wear them.

As the saying goes: „The difference between the men and the boys is the price of the toys.“ 😂 or As I say to my wife: „My vice is innocent.“

So every new euro to be spent must deliver a `larger` and larger sum of satisfaction or quality or exceptionality. ( is that a word ?) So more and more propositions get rejected as i am very happy with the current line-up. Untill one day………… a change is g... 

That being said, I have had my fair share of „flipping“ as I have owned a good dozen of watches over the past 10 year

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