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Get your special other involved and experience the adventure together. My wife and I were at the Windup Watch Fair and she was salivating over some women's watches by Abingdon while I was lecturing the lead designer for Christopher Ward. I asked him to build me an affordable minute repeater and he turned to the CEO and put out his hand and they unvailed the jaw dropping C1 Bel Canto Sonnerie au Passage or hour chime prototype. My wife came looking for me to get a blessing to buy a pair of watches and then she saw the look on my face and said buy it. Then we went back to Abingdon and she bought hers. Don't buy watches without her knowing if you share finances or it will be the beginning of the end of your relationship.

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I don't tell her what I bought and she don't tell me what she bought. Same about asking.

I use to buy 1 to 2 a month awhile ago. My wife was going nuts with my watch itch. So after my 45th watch I wrote her a promise note to buy one per year with a 1500-2000 budget. She's happy now and I'm happy also. Got it out of my system.

Enjoy the watches!

Cheers!

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I got around that one by not having a special other.

Don't tell Don't ask

Awesome policy lol

Enjoy your watches!

Cheers!

Mrs. Scottro has her own hobbies that may cost less per item but in the long run cost nearly as much... if not more, and arrive in the mail with more frequency. She doesn't understand the price to value ratio in the same way that I do, but she understands watches are something I love and she doesn't cramp my style.

Fellow musicians used to joke that some day they will die and their wives will sell all of their gear for what they told their wives they paid for it. 😮

Lie, deny, change the subject, go berserk when confronted... it all works 🤷🏻‍♂️

Forgiveness over permission only works occasionally.

Set up parameters you can both live with.

Support their hobbies

Involve them

So when I was new, I went a little crazy buying every watch I “fell in love with”. Now, I have a lot of watches, half of which I never wear anymore. I’d say think really hard about it. Enjoy the hobby, but think hard about what you want. Do you have a grail or are you scratching an itch? I hope that helps a little.

Tell her you will sell a couple to fund the new one :)

Easy - buy her the poshest prettiest watch you can afford, even if it sets your own collection a few months - my Mrs started with a Khaki King, now she watches YouTube watch reviews with me & has her own pretty cool collection ( 62mas reissue, aforementioned Hamilton & a Cartier Balon Bleu) .... Now I've nowt to hide & an extra pair of eyes looking out for me.

Good Luck 🤞🏻

Remember: never ask for permission, only ask for forgiveness. I don't have a special other but have to justify many of my purchases to my parents. Thankfully, they are starting to understand a little more, but most of the times I say it's something they'd understand if they were also in on it. I'm also a major car and bike enthusiast, so I'm used to this type of sentiment. Someone without the faintest interest in cars will never understand a $3000 exhaust; same thing with watches.

My wife thinks I’m mad buying multiple watches, so what does a madman do, he keeps buying them. she now understand my madness😂

Just be open and honest with your special👍🏻

When you have too many.. a new one just disappears in the pile.

First rule. You do not talk about watch club.

Second rule. You do not talk about watch club.

Third rule. Someone yells stop. Goes limp, taps out. The discussion is over.

Fourth rule. Two wrists one watch.

Fifth rule. One watch purchase at a time.

Sixth rule. No shirt no shoes but one watch.

Seventh rule. If it is your first night, you must get a watch.

If your special person is your wife. you must talk about it.

or you won't need to worry about it for very long.

You will be single.

I only really buy 1-2 a year so its never really an issue, she knows im super i to watches , I even brought her to the WC London meetup and got her a nice watch for xmass so she is also into them now.