Falling totally out of love with a watch
Has anyone ever experienced this? For weeks, months, years, you're in love with a watch you own which you wear everyday. Then one day, all of a sudden, *poof*, it's gone. This is what I've just experienced with my Marathon MSAR.
I recently graduated and started working about a month ago which has meant an overhaul of what clothes I wear everyday. In the change, I find wearing the MSAR completely out of place. A tough nugget made for mud and water, now reduced to an office bracelet. All the complaints I never cared about against the watch now hit me all at once. Yeah it does kinda feel small and damn it's thick. And now that I've tried on the blue bb58...this hobby is such a bitch.
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Put it away out of sight for a few months and come back to it. It’s be alright alright alright
I fall in and out of love with my Casio Duro regularly. I was going to replace it with a Sieko SRPD diver but didn't. Regular Strap changes seem to help but it's just....yeah.
I love my GSAR, but it is a chunky monkey... I now wear my steel Navigator most days, as it solves the chunky problem.
Maybe the MSAR is better suited to weekend/evening watch duty, and a nice "under the cuff" GADA is better suited to office wear.
Try a Watch Steward Elastic strap?
Us watch collectors are a fickle bunch. Falling out of love with watches happens, unless you find THE One (or FIVE) watch that just does it all for you. Then, you can send me the rest of your collection. Thanks! 😭
I'm a man of many hobbies, from action figures, photography, knives/edc stuff, leatherwork, and watches. So I'm familiar with that falling out of love feeling. That familiar feeling plays quite a roll for my budget bc I know it's just a matter of time before I bridge along to other future hobbies. Now mind you, I can easily fall back to it.
You might re-appreciate it after a break from it. If not, time to sell! 🤙
Not quite so much fell out of love but I traded my speedmaster in for a Jlc reverso duo face and I didn’t fall out of love with it but I didn’t love it as much as I thought I would because I missed my speedmaster. Absolutely fantastic watch and the best I will ever own but it had to go so I could get another speedmaster. Didn’t have the money to keep both. I’d keep yours until you get something that replaces it in your affections long term or you will just end up getting another
I grew bored of my Speedy. I'd had it for years but stopped wearing it so much when it was always on forums, and ads. I tried to pick it up again but as BB King puts it, "The Thrill Is Gone". So I parted ways and haven't looked back. Love my MoonSwatch "replacement" though, nice bit of light-hearted fun.
You changed, the watch didn't. It's as simple as that.
It happened with my Le Locle. Was a dresswatch guy back in these days, wore it daily for maybe 3 or 4 years, and then in one year I bought 5 or 6 watches. Impossible to find it modern, stylish or that well executed since. I ended selling it last march, no regrets it will be on a wrist that will love it more than me.
So yeah, as @Catskinner says, you change, your life changes, your taste evolves, the watch stay the same. Sometimes keeping it far from the eyes for a moment can do the trick for a moment, but things probably won't never be the same again
The BB58 Blue is a real house wrecker. I broke up with a perfectly nice Seiko Alpinist after I tried one on. Save up for the Tudor, or something else that's shiny and Swiss. But keep the Marathon, it's a cool watch and will make a great weekend beater.
Yes. I bought a discontinued Maratec Pilot Watch. Thought I'd wear it more but I pass over it every time I go to my watch box.
Dam that’s a hottie one. You can sell it and get something back for it or pass it one to the right person who would really appreciate and thank you a million times like me. But all honesty yeah I got a few like that and still have.
This has happened and sometimes too soon. But no looking back now. I'll kick myself later.