Horological Meandering

W72
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Looking back... yes..

My taste and preference changed over the last ten odd years of watch collecting. 

Surprisingly, it is a change towards the more simple watches. Gone is the desire for more complication, but I do have to add that Perpetual, Minute Repeater, and long Power Reserve continue to have their attraction.

Looking at the watches that I have acquired over the more recent years, I have moved to the manual wind and to those with time only function. I have taken to liking special dials such as enamel and porcelain more than the standard fair.  So what will happen to my older collection?  Honestly, I do not think I will part with them anytime soon despite this change of taste.  I still wear my older watches and it carries with it a memory and a feeling that I did at one time like them enough to purchase them.  In fact, most of the new purchases are bought to be viewed and enjoy visually and is seeing less wrist time.  Maybe, they are more "artful" than "technical".

So Colin, you are not alone in this changing of taste as we travel on this watch collecting journey.  As several posters mentioned,  it has to do with our experience and our increasing knowledge on watches.  What fascinated us may no longer be the case and with maturity we moved on and continue to explore new experience.  But one thing which is still true, I continue to be attracted by watches.  I still can't help myself linger in front of a fine watch shop each and everytime I see one.  Maybe one day, even this behaviour will change and be contented with what I have and enjoy them more as they deserve.

/W72