This has to stop!
I have a good friend that just gotten into watches not too long ago. He once gave good advice on purchasing good colognes. Which made a great improvement and help me make wise purchases. He surprised with a watch for my birthday and was kind of got of guard with the watch he gave me a watch... Sorry to say I will not wear this in public nor anywhere. I got curious I made him to show me his proud watch collection and brag that he got top of the line watches. I told him don't make any more watch purchases until he see me I got to help him. This is like wearing a thousand dollar dress suit and you wearing 15 dollars shoes with that. I see that he can wear that football watch on Sundays. But I'm confident he's gonna make better watch choices than this.
This was the birthday gift. I keep it but it will never go in my watch box! Sorry if I'm was kind of snobbish if he was a random Joe from the street I give him a pass but he my best friend I will kind of educate on the different movement and great name brands out there. Any advices welcome.
With all the money in the world you can’t buy time!
Its a gesture of friendship so try not to denigrate it to him. Its the old saying "don't look a gift horse in the mouth"
Thanks I just got to show him some tough love.
Thanks I just got to show him some tough love.
I don't like A. Lange & Sohne either.
If he's proud and calling his watches top notch he reached the goal of happiness so why kill it? You also don't want to turn into the watch 5.0.
Everyone has different tastes. He likes those. Ask him what he wants his collection to be. If that's what he wants it to be, you gotta step back and let him do what he wants, because your relationship with him should matter more than his taste in watches. .
When you get a new watch or if he asks about a particular watch of yours, explain what you appreciate about it. Try to stay away from putting his choices down.
You have to respect his choices, that's number 1. There's a lot of watches I see here that literally turn my stomach, but I will never disrespect that persons choice for buying it. We all have different taste and that is a good thing, it would be a boring site, WatchCrunch that is, if we all owned Rolex's or Seiko SKX's, diversity is the key here and elsewhere in the watch collecting world.
Secondly and not to be disrespectful to you, but you should be somewhat flattered that he thought of you and thinks that much of you as a friend to buy you a watch in the first place. Not one of my friends has ever gifted me a watch and to be honest I don't expect them too as they know I have a certain taste in watches. But if they did and even if it was a cheap Casio I would be grateful non the less.
As someone has already said above, "Never look a gift horse in the mouth"
If your friend has 'just got into watches' should he not be coming to you for advice for watch purchases and ideas ?? Perhaps go do some watch shopping together and try before you buy ? Maybe you can introduce him to some styles and brands you like which are better propositions and value. I know it takes the surprise out the equation but this is a great hobby and if you can share it with a friend all the better.
I like the fact he doesn’t own 6 Seikos or Tudors. Leave him be, and certainly don’t make him buy a Seiko or Tudor, because that’s boring and your friend is not boring. Judging by size, he’s probably going to like a Panerai, but again I wouldn’t recommend them.
Okay, I never heard of American Exchange so I looked it up. Seems to to sold in Macy's and Kohl's, and my suspicion is that, in that arena, there isn't much better being offered.
You have a wonderful opportunity to practice tact and diplomacy here. Besides a whole lot of "those are popular but not my cup of tea" hooey, I'd be doing a lot of "that reminds me of a X" sequeing into more iconic brands and models. Actually, I did that with my gag on the goofy asymmetrical dial and subdials. Let a person know about a Lange 1 and (as much as I do seriously think they are hideous) their world will expand and they'll be slightly humbled. But don't do this if you have one, as that would be impolite.
Thank you spot on this is my chance to introduce him to better watches. spoke to him today he doesn't know about automatics, mechanicals and various brand movements. I give him props for trying.
You have to respect his choices, that's number 1. There's a lot of watches I see here that literally turn my stomach, but I will never disrespect that persons choice for buying it. We all have different taste and that is a good thing, it would be a boring site, WatchCrunch that is, if we all owned Rolex's or Seiko SKX's, diversity is the key here and elsewhere in the watch collecting world.
Secondly and not to be disrespectful to you, but you should be somewhat flattered that he thought of you and thinks that much of you as a friend to buy you a watch in the first place. Not one of my friends has ever gifted me a watch and to be honest I don't expect them too as they know I have a certain taste in watches. But if they did and even if it was a cheap Casio I would be grateful non the less.
As someone has already said above, "Never look a gift horse in the mouth"
Thank you for the feed back. and truly understand respect I know he's kind of very new when we last spoke he does't know a lot of the watch movements micro brands and fashion. I do my very upmost to educate him just like he did to me with colognes. I'm keeping the watch gift he gave me. I would rather have the cheap Casio instead.
If he's proud and calling his watches top notch he reached the goal of happiness so why kill it? You also don't want to turn into the watch 5.0.
Truly right! Just hard to stay quite when he told me fashion watches hold a value in the market and make profit. I paused and said Ook...
Everyone has different tastes. He likes those. Ask him what he wants his collection to be. If that's what he wants it to be, you gotta step back and let him do what he wants, because your relationship with him should matter more than his taste in watches. .
When you get a new watch or if he asks about a particular watch of yours, explain what you appreciate about it. Try to stay away from putting his choices down.
Thank you hope all turns out well for him. I shared him my collection and told he me why over size American Exchange watches are not that popular? I told him its a matter of taste, style and opinion. I know I can share and educate once he comes and visit me.
Honestly, because it was a gift from a good friend...I would totally wear it; and gleefully at that! A good friend is like a shiny bar of pure gold. Keep it lustrous and secure.
Thank you and I appreciate it a lot and I was kind of a bit snobbish got me really off guard. I'm very new on this hobby been learning a lot especially others people's taste of watches.
Honestly I dont really have anything to boast of in my collection so I shouldn't say anything. And warning this may be long...
I understand how you feel about his collection. In some ways yes it is a little cheaper of a collection. Is there better watches out there for the price? Definitely. If he starts getting into the hobby of watches than he might look into it a little more and get some better time pieces. The watch he gifted you? Yeah it's a little oversized and a little intresting to say the least, but he thought of you for it. I have this ani digital watch my mom gave me for my birthday. Very "gimmicky"watch but I can still appreciate the thought. Maybe to show a small sign that you appreciate the friendship perhaps wear it inside your home or just at his place? There's gonna be a no judgement zone there I'm betting and it shows that you care. I only loose trust in people when the want to buy a new Rolex or Hublot! (saying this as a joke and above is the birthday watch)
Yes and your so right and I started now to appreciate this hobby now even more. I have been at times very snobbish on myself and just imagine if I had the money to spend wow what a rabbit hole of a mess I be in. Drowning myself with all kind of watches. To all respect to my friend just have to say is the thought that counts. The watch you got on says it all. Its always interesting conversations and of course we don't just wearing any watch for the hell of it. Its always a reason why most important makes us feel better at the end of the day.
I try not to yuck someone else’s yum unless they ask for my own unbiased opinion… and I would always preface my comments with reasonings I prefer X, Y or Z so they understand my position. It’s hard watching someone make choices that are distinctly opposed to your own, but sometimes it’s better to have them find their own way. Good luck buddy! 🤙
Thanks I just witness this weekend in Outlet mall was inside this big name fashion store with my wife saw this one guy who way over spend over 300 dollars on Michal Kors just looked at it and barely tried it on. Then over heard him bragging what a great deal he got. I wanted to say something but I kept to myself and laugh its his money not mines.