Watches that we will never sell
Greetings Crunchers. Being into this hobby / watch acquiring journey that we are in, watches come and go as our taste changes and also perhaps our lifestyle, hopefully for the better. I try not to have too many in my collection as I’m on a ‘minimalist’ journey and am keeping those that brings me joy. So to maintain my 7 watch collection, if there’s a new watch I would like to add to the collection , 1 has to go. Having said that, there are a few that I intend to keep like my Chopard Mille Miglia Jacky Inkx Edition 3 circa 2000s.
This is the watch that was given to me by my wife before I was into watches, but it’s not the watch that got me into this hobby 😜(That’ll be another story for another day). What attracted me to this watch was the finishing and the date window. It just exudes class and masculinity. It was the most luxurious watch that I’ve seen and was immediately drawn to it.
Due to sentimental reasons plus it still looks really good to me, this watch won’t be leaving my collection even thought I don’t wear it enough. Now, that makes my collection of 7 watches a bit harder if I come across a piece that I really want.
My question to all Crunchers here - are there watches that you won’t sell for sentimental reasons even if you have a limited number of watches to keep? Let’s hear your answers. Have a great week everyone
Trying to keep to a 7 watches collection
I love all my watches. But these would be my hard to sell or trade.
Hanhart 417es (After collecting many pilot's watches the journey led to this watch)
2. King Seiko Purple Dial (Wife bought for me in Japan Ginza Seiko boutique it was love at first sight.)
3. Omega Dynamic Chrono ( This watch and I were meant to be together. The story is too long LOL.)
My first and still favourite Rolex. A 1959, 34mm Oysterdate (6694) with a caliber 1210 movement.
I love all my watches. But these would be my hard to sell or trade.
Hanhart 417es (After collecting many pilot's watches the journey led to this watch)
2. King Seiko Purple Dial (Wife bought for me in Japan Ginza Seiko boutique it was love at first sight.)
3. Omega Dynamic Chrono ( This watch and I were meant to be together. The story is too long LOL.)
A very nice collection you have there my friend. Wear them in good health!
A very nice collection you have there my friend. Wear them in good health!
That Hanhart is really awesome 👍
Will never sell my Doxa. My first grail piece and I just love the look, history and useability! Also tpyically gets fun attention from other watch nerds.Have about a dozen dives on it and makes a great travel piece to sunnier climes 😁
My first and still favourite Rolex. A 1959, 34mm Oysterdate (6694) with a caliber 1210 movement.
That’s such a cool watch. Classic styling
Will never sell my Doxa. My first grail piece and I just love the look, history and useability! Also tpyically gets fun attention from other watch nerds.Have about a dozen dives on it and makes a great travel piece to sunnier climes 😁
Nice! Would love to own a Doxa 1 day! Thinking either the Army or sub300. Great watch
None…y’all convinced me to keep even my bad first watch. I’ll end up giving them all away before I sell.
These 2 fine fellows are like family
Whenever I've bought a watch, it's never been with the idea of flipping it (that is, selling it on quickly, to the WatchCruncher out there who once argued with me that flipping just meant selling, no matter how long you'd owned something... but I digress), and over the years I've fallen out of a good dozen or more watches and sold them. So when I look at my collection of 8 watches these days, I can imagine scenarios where I could sell any of them, for sure. The least likely being my Brosnan-era Omega Seamaster, or my Tudor Heritage Ranger, as both were grails of a sort and, now that I have great examples of each, I see no reason to sell. But who knows what the future holds. As Yoda once said, always in motion, is the future.
Most likely all of them will be kept and not sold. Those who die with the most watches wins, right? 😂
Basically all in my core collection. Ive attached life time memories to each one, plus i still love the look if each. Whether vacations or special events or just fathers day... not going anywhere
Whenever I've bought a watch, it's never been with the idea of flipping it (that is, selling it on quickly, to the WatchCruncher out there who once argued with me that flipping just meant selling, no matter how long you'd owned something... but I digress), and over the years I've fallen out of a good dozen or more watches and sold them. So when I look at my collection of 8 watches these days, I can imagine scenarios where I could sell any of them, for sure. The least likely being my Brosnan-era Omega Seamaster, or my Tudor Heritage Ranger, as both were grails of a sort and, now that I have great examples of each, I see no reason to sell. But who knows what the future holds. As Yoda once said, always in motion, is the future.
To me, the terminology flipping means selling it for a profit in a short period of time - an opportunist. Yeah we buy watches because we are drawn to them for whatever reasons and they get sold because we no longer have a connection with it. Great choices you got there the Seamaster and the Ranger👍
That extremely nice Chopard of yours looks a little familiar somehow...😀
My own, (white-dial) Edition 3 is also not going anywhere unless extreme poverty beckons - but then neither is the Oris that was my first 'serious' piece back in 2005.
Also unlikely to be replaced is my 'most versatile/useful' daily-wearer Eterna diver unless some serious malfunction befalls it as I just like it too much. Perhaps tellingly, this watch was the first one that I conducted serious/extensive research into before I chose it early last year. It replaced a perfectly satisfactory Citizen Ecodrive Chronograph daily that I had for years that still works fine but never gets worn these days. I will probably gift this Citizen to one of my kids as a beater watch in the future - I already did this with a surprisingly resilient Adidas quartz that was my work watch many years ago.
The slightly flaky Bering quartz I used to use as a work watch, (after the Adidas) was promptly replaced by a used Raymond Weil this year as soon as it died with little regret as I was already sort of done with it by that stage. The tougher-built RW will likely last longer, but again will be replaced whenever it dies or gets too badly beaten - but I'm very happy with it so far.
That extremely nice Chopard of yours looks a little familiar somehow...😀
My own, (white-dial) Edition 3 is also not going anywhere unless extreme poverty beckons - but then neither is the Oris that was my first 'serious' piece back in 2005.
Also unlikely to be replaced is my 'most versatile/useful' daily-wearer Eterna diver unless some serious malfunction befalls it as I just like it too much. Perhaps tellingly, this watch was the first one that I conducted serious/extensive research into before I chose it early last year. It replaced a perfectly satisfactory Citizen Ecodrive Chronograph daily that I had for years that still works fine but never gets worn these days. I will probably gift this Citizen to one of my kids as a beater watch in the future - I already did this with a surprisingly resilient Adidas quartz that was my work watch many years ago.
The slightly flaky Bering quartz I used to use as a work watch, (after the Adidas) was promptly replaced by a used Raymond Weil this year as soon as it died with little regret as I was already sort of done with it by that stage. The tougher-built RW will likely last longer, but again will be replaced whenever it dies or gets too badly beaten - but I'm very happy with it so far.
Never thought I’d meet another enthusiast with a Jacky Ickx edition 3 owner! Good taste you’ve got there 🍻. I too had an all black oris BC3 but sold it as it wore too big for me. Nice that you’re purchasing watches now with intention👍
The year was 1989 I was 20 years of age.
I bought my first Rolex Datejust blue dial oyster bracelet two tone with yellow gold.
Never ever selling it.
The year was 1989 I was 20 years of age.
I bought my first Rolex Datejust blue dial oyster bracelet two tone with yellow gold.
Never ever selling it.
Wow nice purchase for a 20 year old! Lots of memories with it❤️
Never thought I’d meet another enthusiast with a Jacky Ickx edition 3 owner! Good taste you’ve got there 🍻. I too had an all black oris BC3 but sold it as it wore too big for me. Nice that you’re purchasing watches now with intention👍
Thanks - of course always good taste, even years ago when I had much less purchasing power - I hope.
The Chopard was my last 'impulse' watch purchase in the sense I only did basic research after clapping eyes on it's image before deciding I should buy that very watch🥰
I did first check-out other Chopard Mille Miglia models - and especially of course the Jacky Ickx variants, but the 'Edition 3' was still my favourite. Me/my wallet is just glad I didn't fall for a gold version 💸
I will never sell any of these, but may very well pass them down the family tree as they were all gift or inheritance pieces, or in the case of the Vertex, to mark a milestone event in my military career.
I have a small collection of watches I really like, but only one is truly immune to the possibility of sale: my Swatch chronograph from about 10 years ago. It's a forever keeper for the same reasons as yours. My wife thoughtfully bought it for me, and only after getting into the hobby years later did I realize just how cool it is.
I will never sell any of these, but may very well pass them down the family tree as they were all gift or inheritance pieces, or in the case of the Vertex, to mark a milestone event in my military career.
Nice collection you have there. I’m sure whoever receiving them will be very blessed . Love the Vertex!
Nice collection you have there. I’m sure whoever receiving them will be very blessed . Love the Vertex!
The Vertex is, by far, the most special watch that I bought with my own money (not counting the mingled funds for the Cartier and Rolex watches my wife and I bought for each other). It is the only one likely to have heirloom status.
I have a small collection of watches I really like, but only one is truly immune to the possibility of sale: my Swatch chronograph from about 10 years ago. It's a forever keeper for the same reasons as yours. My wife thoughtfully bought it for me, and only after getting into the hobby years later did I realize just how cool it is.
Awesome! You’re rocking with that yellow Chronograph Swatch. I’m drawn to chronographs but somehow when it’s time to put down the dough, the divers always gets me 😅 perhaps a diver chronograph one day…
The Vertex is, by far, the most special watch that I bought with my own money (not counting the mingled funds for the Cartier and Rolex watches my wife and I bought for each other). It is the only one likely to have heirloom status.
Wear it in good health buddy💪