FabR[Senior Patek Moderator]
26166
I think it's primarily about quality rather than quantity. Personally I own some 15 to 20 pieces, which sounds like a fair number, and they range from Rolex to Patek to Panerai, etc...
Jan 27, 2019,10:37 AM
However, I almost never wear many of them, so for me this means that 15 to 20 is too many, and also that the average quality of my collection can be higher.
On the other hand, the last three watches I bought are by far my favorite (some rare handcrafts from Patek), so I'm more proud of where my collection seems to be heading now than it was a decade ago (I started collecting in 2005, essentially with my first salary).
Hence, plans for the near future include decreasing the number of watch while trying to keep increasing quality (within my budget!
). Let's say realistically that if at some point I reach a total of 10, of which 7 "bigger ones" and 3 "daily beaters" (even my current Hulk, Daytona and 5167 might be OK for this), then I'll be happy about the result. Time will tell -- the important thing is to never get bored with this beautiful hobby, only if the fun decreases then it would be a problem!
Thanks for kicking off a thought-provoking discussion, I'm curious to see which different points of view other friends might have!