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Horological Meandering

Building it up

 

Piece by piece from affordable is the "best" for learning about watches and about oneself.

Love for timepieces does not come suddenly but through owning and enjoying something "lowly" and learning all about it along the way.

The other thing is, I could not speak for others, when I started I have limited financial resources and it would be impossible for me to stalk after some top price pieces.  So it is natural to start simple and move on to the more "complicated".

If I should have all the financial resources at my disposal from the very start I could straight away and go for the best stuff but I would probably lose much in the way of educating myself.  In fact I started with second hand pocketwatches and as I understand and appreicate the intricacies more  in each pieces that I move on. 

Having said that, my preference also changes over the years.  My buying desire sort of slows down as I "look" more than buy even though I probably can afford more pricey pieces nowadays.  I am sure this change is brought about by my continuing learning from my growing collection.  I still love all my earlier pieces and have not sold a single one since I started.

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Collecting strategies

 
By: AndrewD : October 12th, 2008-14:59
Hi All, We have discussed on many occasions our different collecting strategies, but I want to tease out the pros and cons of two approaches a bit more. Often our dream watches have a degree of rarity and/or a high price tag associated with them. Many of ... 

Step by step, Andrew

 
By: amanico : October 12th, 2008-23:59
I personally think that the " step by step " strategy is the best one, and the more enjoyable... It is the best way to discover your / our taste, what we really want, desire, and it is very educative... As for a wine, if you begin by drinking your first 1... 

If money was not an issue…

 
By: AndrewD : October 13th, 2008-00:20
Thank for your comments, Nicolas. I thought for a while that I had generated an orphan post. I agree with your perspective. I don’t want to colour the discussion too much, but can I tell you a story? I have a wealthy friend who has an amazing wine cellar ... 

Funny that you spoke about Hi Fi

 
By: amanico : October 13th, 2008-00:36
I'm a sucker for Hi Fi, and put some big bucks for this passion, some years, let's say 20 years ago... I spent a lot of time in many auditoriums, testing different models, combinations, before getting THE one which made me very happy. I upgraded my system... 

Another audio nut I see....

 
By: 1440 : October 14th, 2008-10:38
A few in this thread, and I'll count myself among them. For me, searching for the right component is all the fun. I have heard a lot of very "good quality" and "expensive" systems that sound like garbage, and pairing the right things together takes time a... 

Al, I love these Lynn components!

 
By: amanico : October 14th, 2008-12:05
I appreciate a lot this smooth sound. I tried many combinations, and built my Hi Fi System around the Loud speakers ...BW Nautilus 802 ( He He...Any anology with watches are pure coincidence..LOL) As these BW need a lot of power, I coupled them with an am... 

It is uncanny how similar…

 
By: AndrewD : October 14th, 2008-18:07
… some of our journeys are. Perhaps we should develop a questionnaire to profile the typical WIS. There is clearly a PhD in there somewhere. I also dedicated an enormous amount of time and finances to Hi Fi equipment and also have a dedicated power line t... 

OT - Mirage M1's

 
By: 1440 : October 15th, 2008-06:42
Andrew, Nice to see another Mirage/bi-polar/omni-polar fan here. I have updated versions of your classic M1's - mine are the OM-5 model and what I built my system around. After listening to more speakers than I care to count, at many different price level... 

Step by step is definitely the way...

 
By: andrewG : October 13th, 2008-00:14
While opinions (especially the ones given on The Purists) are generally good for me they always fall short of providing the best information. It sometimes takes a while to figure out why this is but essentially it is because we buy watches for ourselves n... 

Old heads, young shoulders…

 
By: AndrewD : October 13th, 2008-00:43
Hi Andrew Interesting that you mentioned Patek because it was this story recounted by “wmclarenf1” on the Patek Forum last week that got me thinking about this issue: Speaking of his collector friend: “…He advised that if he could turn back time and start... 

No worries Andrew...

 
By: ArthurSG : October 13th, 2008-20:59
I really can;t comment too much on anything to do with watches because I really just don't know too much about horologerie. I'm also not a techinically inclined person by any means. To give an example, I'm the sort that whether getting a new pre-power amp... 

Broadening our focus…

 
By: AndrewD : October 13th, 2008-22:34
Dear wmclarenf1, I didn’t link to your original post initially, because I didn’t want anyone to take it the wrong way, but the context was important and thanks for understanding and particularly for your additional comments. I always enjoy reading how dif... 

For me... you cant compete with Time...

 
By: Bill Sohne : October 15th, 2008-21:47
Hi Andrew You can use " Cliff Notes" of a book if you were in a jam for an exam or report . But there is nothing like READIng the original material directly. The "journey" should be not undervalued. I have friends who take their buying tips from the "pros...