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Thanks. I prefer to think of it as independent decisionmaking
Every so often over the last 30 years I’ve taken decisions that set coordinates for the next chunk of life. I try to use such moments to dig deep and ask what I really want and need, and not let the habits formed up to that point dictate options.
The results have sometimes been clean breaks and sometimes incremental, but always thought through. That way I can feel responsible for - and own - the consequences.
In the present case it’s somewhere in between: 12 quietly satisfying watches rather than 35. I still have all the knowledge and experience of the watches that are going and gone. That can never be lost, and and puts the act of possession into a proper perspective.
Moving towards a modest mainstream
Friends will recall that I decided to let go of my artier watches about 2-3 months ago. I've since found contented buyers for 12 of 18 of them, evenly distributed between east Asia, north America and western Europe. In their place are watches of deliberat...
The remaining watches make for a great collection.
I hope you will not regret letting the other six watches go as they are truly beautiful and special.
Always a joy to see a glimp of your w collection
The styles are amazing. Your Longines Hour Angle is maybe not the most expensive watch you had, but it rocks everything for me. A tip of the curtain why watch enthusiasts must not be blinded by brands who only make 5 figures priced watches, or are hard to...
Core collection
I remembered your post of your core collection. It is also my kind of collecting watches. A difference is, i collected in a row chronologically. Making no mistakes took me hours and hours, but it gave me a big smile on my face. The main secret of collecti...
Thanks for another interesting update on your journey.... While I'm "sad" to see some of those beauties go (especially the 5124 and the DR! ;-), this is such a personal decision that I can only appreciated your consistency and determination!
For sure, the chosen twelve would be the delight of many knowledgeable and sophisticated collectors! Cheers.
Great post, and do enjoy seeing your collection evolve.
I like your new collection and appreciate the beauty of all those watches. I can certainly empathise with seeing timepieces leave, but I have never really regretted those decisions, and will always remember wearing and enjoying them. Looking forward to se...
I hope this doesn't provoke a bidding war
You might be inundated with PM asking for this, that or the other watch. If so, let me know privately and I will put up a similar picture of the ones I could afford to move along. Perhaps like this: Seriously now, I commend you. Obviously you are a more d...
Haha oh my god. I made a choice to follow my nose, reached close to 40 watches and enjoyed the journey all the way. It was great, but then I decided it was time to scale back to within 'respectable' bounds
That doesn't mean I don't admire what you've just shared. On the contrary; I'm thrilled by examples of such obsession. Bravo
Sadly that was the state of my collection in 2009
It's a bit larger now. I don't have any recent SOTC photos but these are my Seventy-Seven Seikos... (give or take a few) When I quit collecting cars I had some funds and space left over ... Mike ...
Talked with my Uncle Dave yesterday
Still going strong at 85 he's into 18-19th century scrapbooks (2000+), photo postcards (70,000), tie bars! (1200+) and he gave me the advice 50 years ago "Mike, if you're gonna collect and you will since you've got that gene mix, a word to the wise. Colle...
Jacques Littlefield didn’t listen to Dave and bought 220+ military vehicles
“collector Jacques Littlefield, a Stanford grad who turned his boyhood hobby into an obsession, and had a family fortune to make it possible.” “In 1983, Littlefield bought his first Stuart tank. “A week later he bought a Sherman,” Boller says. “The way he...
Still. They might be toned down to you. But they're still excellent, thoughtful, and some really beautiful pieces.
I really like the very toned down Vacheron Constantin with date in the first photo. Modestly sized, simple, and elegant. All the pieces in the first photo are sufficiently different from each other too. A very nice collection. Diverse collection. And in t...
You're too kind. I actually agree with your assessment of the watches, both those that are staying and those that are on their way.
The steel VC 6562 is just a lovely champagne dollop of 1960s. Its calibre K1072 / T remains seriously impressive to this day. Older and newer indies have compelling stories, and originality in spades as we all know. And so on and on. But it's also quite m...
Sounds like a good plan!
Sounds like you have a new but somewhat familiar adventure ahead of you! I hope it lives up to your expectations! The analogy: Brunello Cucinelli is a clothing brand that makes fairly expensive clothes out of wool, cashmere, and cotton. The clothes are fa...
You're welcome!
I don't own anything from Ricci. And I own a few pieces from Cucinelli. I find everything from both brands to be too expensive, so I can't say I recommend them.
If there are not captions, just asking which box will be letting go…
I’m guessing majority will vote the top and keeping the bottom 6, at least I am. The bottom 6 consists of nice brands, micro brands and earlier PF and DR where people are starting to pay more attention. Very interesting move.
Thanks. I prefer to think of it as independent decisionmaking
Every so often over the last 30 years I’ve taken decisions that set coordinates for the next chunk of life. I try to use such moments to dig deep and ask what I really want and need, and not let the habits formed up to that point dictate options. The resu...