Are there watches that you really like but don't wear often?

Beautiful watch! I do get it. I have more than a few I rarely wear. I've been trying to pull out a lot of pieces I don't wear often this week.  I'll go back to wearmy new Marathon GSAR after the rotation 

My smartwatch—I love it, and I paid a pretty penny for it, considering what watches I could’ve gotten with the funds instead.  I try to consider it a “fancy digital watch” rather than a smartwatch,  since I don’t get many texts, calls, and emails anyways; but, I do like it a lot—it tells me things about my health, it could save my life if I were in some specific dire situation, and I really like the technology and innovation behind it—the problem is I never wear it, nor care to charge it often. 

I would’ve sold it ages ago, but now there are 3 newer models out ahead of it, and it has a small scratch on the screen, which is an automatic no-no for selling, apparently.  So, I am stuck with it and I try to see the good in it. But c’mon who wants to wear a smartwatch when you have a box full of mechanicals and reliable quartz pieces?

As a side note, I really like your photographs of your watches. They make me feel calm, for whatever reason. 

My 18k yellow gold Royal Oak. It’s freakin’ sick but I’m not a flashy guy and not a lot of situations call for it, not even weddings. Only time I wear it is at home… it’s rather sad

Thank you for the compliment on my photos, but the truth is that I'm a terrible photographer and I use an aging Canon G12. Therefore anything you may like about my photos is not of my doing for sure.

I can't see myself wearing a gold watch either. How did you end up with it?

The main problem is also very silly: I start to feel guilt if too much time pass without wearing a watch, as if an inanimate object can be offended by a perceived neglect.

Good point about Smartwatches. I started to reply, then I realized it was becoming too much to be a simple comment and I therefore turned it into a new post which you can all read here: Why I no longer wear a Smartwatch...

I have the Max Bill Chronoscope, which I don't wear very often nowadays. Thought of selling it but it is probably too nice a watch to part with. I also don't wear my SBGM221 very often because it does seem a bit blingy at times (because of the polishing!)

The Max Bill is an amazing watch - so perfectly Bauhaus in design and execution.

You failed to show us one of its best features...it's backside...

I've almost purchased that watch multiple times, but I never wear my existing version below so I desisted...

However, I always admire how it looks when I see others wearing them.

Congrats on a great watch!

For me it's all digital watches, while I really like to look at them I don't like to wear them, if this makes any sense

Thank you for reminding me about the Bauhaus building on the back of the Max Bill. I didn't take a photo of it today but here is how it looked a few weeks ago.

It makes sense to you which is all that matter.

There were no digital watches when I grew up as a kid of the 60's because the mean Japanese didn't want to invent them yet. Therefore seeing one for the first time left me floored and I still remember how I thought that having both analog hands and a digital display was a brilliant idea when I saw the first ana-digi watch.

But reading the time with hands instead of a numerical display is easier and has a wider angle of view, so while I'm fine with wearing digital watches they are not what I prefer to wear.

I too have a Bauhaus style watch and I hardly ever wear it, myself. Before I owned it, I thought it would be the ultimate to have a really nice, dressy, Bauhaus looking watch. When I actually got it in hand and started living with it, I was like, "Oh... when will I ever wear this?" And generally half a dozen to a dozen other watches push in front of it, each and every time. Even when I'm dressed up.

The Chronoscope was a watch I almost purchased before I decided on the max Bill.

I bought it preowned at a pretty decent price, but sometimes I think it looks slightly too large on my wrist because it’s all dial

This is a lovely watch. Why don't you send it to one of Omega service centers and they will refresh it and sort out the missing gaskets?

Thanks man. I was a bit rush at that time because I wanted to restore this watch for my father before he passed away. 

It had stayed in my father's desk for like 40 years+ because he cracked the crystal and did not know what to do with it. I found a local vintage watchmaker and asked him to fixed this with the least time possible so that is why I did not have it totally fixed - unfortunately, my father never got to see this watch in new shape.

It is the most precious watch in my collection. I am going to send it for a service again and see what they can do.

My reason is pretty simple, with me and my eyes getting older, some of my watches have become hardly readable. I always gotta remove my glasses to decipher my beloved old digitals. I'd never part with them, as they have sentimental value, but I hardly wear them any more. 

I think you hit the nail on the head. By categorizing it into a niche, you’ll wear it less. Try forcing yourself to wear it more. I feel like that watch can overlap and be versatile in a lot of different scenarios. A lot of my watches can overlap intentionally so I have variety and can wear my watches more. 

Living in Miami, it's not uncommon to see dress watches dressed down with natos or rubber and worn in casual settings.  I workout with a guy who wears a Datejust on a rubber bracelet to the weight room.

Oh yeah. I am fortunate in that every day, well days I leave the house, I have a plethora of watches to choose from. I always want to give wrist time to all my watches, but there are still watches that almost never get worn or the time between wearings make it seem that way. Even my most favorite watches are lucky to get worn 2 or 3 times a month. 

So yes, I have watches that rarely get worn, whose straps no longer fit so they can’t be worn and there are a few that have never been worn. 😃

PS: Way to many to post photos....

I'm pretty sure this is the reason because when I got it I thought that it will look perfect when I'll put a suit on, and guess what? It's been at least two years since I wore a jacket and I can't remember when was the last time I had to knot a tie.

It was a gift from my dad so I’ll treasure it forever and never sell it

Ah of course you won't. I also have a watch that was gifted and will therefore remain in the collection despite the fact that it's impossible for me to wear it (>60mm L2L).

Haha so relatable 🍻

Fair! But it can look great in upscale casual like chinos or slacks As a more everyday dressier/upscale watch 

I just read that post, great perspective! 

Same. I use my smartwatch as my beater now when I’m doing high vibration yardwork (mower, string trimmer) or playing with the kids. Can’t sell it. Kinda hoping it dies so I can justify (to myself) getting something else. 

Pretty much exactly what I use mine for too.  Yard work, and taking neighborhood walks in case I take a fall or want to know my heart rate.  I do like how my watch has a bright LED flash mode on it for taking night walks. Kind of cool. If I were more active, which I am trying to be with low success so far, I would wear it much more, say to like a gym or something. 

my junghans maxbill was too fast, +10 - 12 seconds a day. i dont wear it. just bought it July 2022.