Grail Watches - I think I'm in love ❤️
When it comes to "grail watches" I find myself constantly shifting my Top 10 around a lot. I mean, look at this Tudor Black Bay Chrono, it's simply gorgeous! ... this is going straight into my Top 10. 😍
I, like many of you, change our taste in watches a lot and I sometimes worry if I'll ever get bored of a grail watch that I've been lusting over for so long. I'm constantly buying and selling my affordable watches to update my collection due to my ever changing tastes, so what if I'm the same with a grail watch?
At this moment in time I haven't purchased a "grail watch" but someday I really do want to pull the trigger and get one for myself to love and to cherish from this day forward.🤵♂️💒👰♀
Have any of you bought your grail watch and then eventually fell out of love with it as time went on, or is your love for your grail watch as strong today as its always been?
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No such thing.
People talk about "grail" watches, but when have you ever met somebody who was legit into watches, got one they really wanted, and was satisfied? Not for a few months (people who buy and sell watches often think wearing the same watch for a few months is an amazing feat), but for years. For the rest of their lives. The thing is, we aren't searching for the best watch, we're looking for the next watch. The chase is so much a part of the enjoyment that no watch is ever satisfying enough in itself that we don't want more.
This is where I was going to say "or maybe that's just me", but I won't. Because it's not. It's you and everybody else too. If any of us would be satisfied with that one special watch, we would have saved up, bought it, and moved on. But here we are. Because we love looking at, thinking about, and buying watches.
So yeah, the Tudor is a great watch, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed should you get one. But it won't stop you wanting other watches.
No such thing.
People talk about "grail" watches, but when have you ever met somebody who was legit into watches, got one they really wanted, and was satisfied? Not for a few months (people who buy and sell watches often think wearing the same watch for a few months is an amazing feat), but for years. For the rest of their lives. The thing is, we aren't searching for the best watch, we're looking for the next watch. The chase is so much a part of the enjoyment that no watch is ever satisfying enough in itself that we don't want more.
This is where I was going to say "or maybe that's just me", but I won't. Because it's not. It's you and everybody else too. If any of us would be satisfied with that one special watch, we would have saved up, bought it, and moved on. But here we are. Because we love looking at, thinking about, and buying watches.
So yeah, the Tudor is a great watch, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed should you get one. But it won't stop you wanting other watches.
Great comment, I'm inclined to agree with you, the hunt is all part of the fun isn't it?
No such thing.
People talk about "grail" watches, but when have you ever met somebody who was legit into watches, got one they really wanted, and was satisfied? Not for a few months (people who buy and sell watches often think wearing the same watch for a few months is an amazing feat), but for years. For the rest of their lives. The thing is, we aren't searching for the best watch, we're looking for the next watch. The chase is so much a part of the enjoyment that no watch is ever satisfying enough in itself that we don't want more.
This is where I was going to say "or maybe that's just me", but I won't. Because it's not. It's you and everybody else too. If any of us would be satisfied with that one special watch, we would have saved up, bought it, and moved on. But here we are. Because we love looking at, thinking about, and buying watches.
So yeah, the Tudor is a great watch, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed should you get one. But it won't stop you wanting other watches.
Spoken perfectly! This is absolutely true! This may be your grail now. But I am sure if a Panda Daytona call came through, you would quickly sell the Tudor to help finance the Daytona. Atleast that is what I would do in that situation. Everything is a grail until you start trading up higher ticket watches and realize it’s just nice for the $$ to stay in the collection and get to experience other “grail” type watches. What I consider “grails” are the untainables.
Be careful when looking at images online -- the watch may look gorgeous from the front in the marketing shots, but make sure you're prepared to deal with the chonk -- the Tudor chrono is one thicc piece!
No such thing.
People talk about "grail" watches, but when have you ever met somebody who was legit into watches, got one they really wanted, and was satisfied? Not for a few months (people who buy and sell watches often think wearing the same watch for a few months is an amazing feat), but for years. For the rest of their lives. The thing is, we aren't searching for the best watch, we're looking for the next watch. The chase is so much a part of the enjoyment that no watch is ever satisfying enough in itself that we don't want more.
This is where I was going to say "or maybe that's just me", but I won't. Because it's not. It's you and everybody else too. If any of us would be satisfied with that one special watch, we would have saved up, bought it, and moved on. But here we are. Because we love looking at, thinking about, and buying watches.
So yeah, the Tudor is a great watch, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed should you get one. But it won't stop you wanting other watches.
Well said..I certainly have nothing to add to that...
Do I understand you correctly? You have a 'Top Ten' list but havent purchased one yet? Get involved and enjoy the hobby!!
No such thing.
People talk about "grail" watches, but when have you ever met somebody who was legit into watches, got one they really wanted, and was satisfied? Not for a few months (people who buy and sell watches often think wearing the same watch for a few months is an amazing feat), but for years. For the rest of their lives. The thing is, we aren't searching for the best watch, we're looking for the next watch. The chase is so much a part of the enjoyment that no watch is ever satisfying enough in itself that we don't want more.
This is where I was going to say "or maybe that's just me", but I won't. Because it's not. It's you and everybody else too. If any of us would be satisfied with that one special watch, we would have saved up, bought it, and moved on. But here we are. Because we love looking at, thinking about, and buying watches.
So yeah, the Tudor is a great watch, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed should you get one. But it won't stop you wanting other watches.
I don’t believe you!!! Liar… liar … there is a Grail!! Somewhere… out … there…
A precious… so precious it’s unobtainable !!
Do I understand you correctly? You have a 'Top Ten' list but havent purchased one yet? Get involved and enjoy the hobby!!
It's a loose ranking 😁
I have a collection of watches, but nothing really what I would consider to be in the "big boy" leagues. That doesn't matter to me though, the affordable collection still gives me great joy.
Do I understand you correctly? You have a 'Top Ten' list but havent purchased one yet? Get involved and enjoy the hobby!!
I mean for me personally I think I'd be able to afford maybe 1 of my top 10 favourite watches 😅
It's a loose ranking 😁
I have a collection of watches, but nothing really what I would consider to be in the "big boy" leagues. That doesn't matter to me though, the affordable collection still gives me great joy.
As it should!! Enjoy the hobby..It does not matter what end of the pool you are in...
Be careful when looking at images online -- the watch may look gorgeous from the front in the marketing shots, but make sure you're prepared to deal with the chonk -- the Tudor chrono is one thicc piece!
I'm a curmudgeon who thinks Cartier>Rolex. My grail is the Cartier Santos Dumont. If you are using the term grail as a watch I'll never see, let alone touch, it would be Lange's Odysseus.
Be careful when looking at images online -- the watch may look gorgeous from the front in the marketing shots, but make sure you're prepared to deal with the chonk -- the Tudor chrono is one thicc piece!
Do you have one and like it? Does it fit true to the 41mm? I love the watch but think it might be a little small for my very large wrists.
Do you have one and like it? Does it fit true to the 41mm? I love the watch but think it might be a little small for my very large wrists.
No, but I have a BB GMT, and I do love that piece despite the chonk factor. It's really no thicker than my Longines Chronograph. There's no substitute for trying it on yourself though.
No, but I have a BB GMT, and I do love that piece despite the chonk factor. It's really no thicker than my Longines Chronograph. There's no substitute for trying it on yourself though.
Totally agree and yeah I haven’t had the chance to try one on but looking forward to it. The BB GMT is awesome also!
No such thing.
People talk about "grail" watches, but when have you ever met somebody who was legit into watches, got one they really wanted, and was satisfied? Not for a few months (people who buy and sell watches often think wearing the same watch for a few months is an amazing feat), but for years. For the rest of their lives. The thing is, we aren't searching for the best watch, we're looking for the next watch. The chase is so much a part of the enjoyment that no watch is ever satisfying enough in itself that we don't want more.
This is where I was going to say "or maybe that's just me", but I won't. Because it's not. It's you and everybody else too. If any of us would be satisfied with that one special watch, we would have saved up, bought it, and moved on. But here we are. Because we love looking at, thinking about, and buying watches.
So yeah, the Tudor is a great watch, and I'm sure you won't be disappointed should you get one. But it won't stop you wanting other watches.
I don't know. I think what you are describing is just a watch that someone wants to buy.
To me a grail should be, by definition, nearly unobtainable. Something either so expensive or so rare that you would only ever own one by a chance windfall. This is obviously a sliding scale as there are some individuals in the world with enough disposable income that nothing would qualify. If you could conceivably save up and get the watch then it really isn't a grail. It is just on the short list.
A good example is my 1675. I never considered it a grail because I saved a little bit of money and bought it. At the time, it was very achievable so I never saw it as a grail. Many people today would feel differently given the current market prices.
For me, my grail would be a MilSub. Not only are they extremely rare but they are, to me and my pocket book, eyewateringly expensive. I wish I would have been able to pick one up when they could be had for a couple of thousand dollars. Now some prime examples go for nearly a half a million.
I don't know. I think what you are describing is just a watch that someone wants to buy.
To me a grail should be, by definition, nearly unobtainable. Something either so expensive or so rare that you would only ever own one by a chance windfall. This is obviously a sliding scale as there are some individuals in the world with enough disposable income that nothing would qualify. If you could conceivably save up and get the watch then it really isn't a grail. It is just on the short list.
A good example is my 1675. I never considered it a grail because I saved a little bit of money and bought it. At the time, it was very achievable so I never saw it as a grail. Many people today would feel differently given the current market prices.
For me, my grail would be a MilSub. Not only are they extremely rare but they are, to me and my pocket book, eyewateringly expensive. I wish I would have been able to pick one up when they could be had for a couple of thousand dollars. Now some prime examples go for nearly a half a million.
I agree with your definition of grail, but OP and many others seem to use the term for any watch that they would like to have but don’t yet. OP mentions 19 or so grails. To me that’s just a list of watches you don’t own and may not have the money to ever own. I’ve got a list like that myself.
A grail should be something that is difficult enough to own that even if you tried it might not work. Maybe it’s very rare and/or it costs so much you don’t know if you could ever afford it.
I'm gaming rolex, so my "grail" is their most unobtainable waitlisted model, panda and blro. Add patek as well. Meantime, I just wear iwc, cartier, omega, apple watch, casio and timex i have whenever they fancy me..
Interesting comments, for me the definition of a Grail Watch is a watch the is “timeless”, no pun intended. If you tire of it then it’s not really a Grail. I have one of my Grails, Speedy Moon Watch and as I trade in and out of many of my watches, that one stays.
Another thing to think of, if you don’t replace it with something like it (Daytona as mentioned before for example) you’ll regret getting rid of it.