Ethan Roberts
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I’ve got MANY watches on my list to acquire this year. Below are four pieces of varying styles in immediate contention.
Which of the following would you pick up first if you had to pick one:
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A Sound Investment?
What is your philosophy on collecting? Is it an investment or do you collect for pleasure alone?
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Need help! Re: Black PVD Watch
I’ve been lusting after a black PVD/DLC watch and just need some ideas in <$5k range to shoot for. I’m looking to add one this year but I just don’...
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First serious watch purchase of 2024…
I ALMOST made it through January. Not quite. My first watch of the year is my first ever vintage watch and it’s one from my birth year. A Tudor Prince...
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What Other Things Do You Collect?
Hey Crunchers! Does anyone else have other collections they’ve spent time and money on? I have an embarrassing plethora 😅 but my largest and probably...
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Cool old TV case…
My father in law found this old mid century Seiko 5 TV case 6119 laying around in a drawer. It’s automatic and still runs when given a bit of a shake...
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A mid century icon of industrial design…
I was going to write a little bit about Dieter Rams’ impact on industrial design in the mid 20th century. Even if you’ve never heard of him odds are y...
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First Watch Purchase of 2024…
When I set out to acquire my first piece of the year I wanted it to be something bold. Something exquisite. Something to render the rest of my collect...
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REPOST: Nostalgia is a powerful feeling; it can drown out anything. ~Terrence Malick
I can tell you how my watch collecting started but it wouldn’t justify the extent to which the collection has grown. I suspect that nostalgia has more...
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