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This is such an interesting post, and has made me realise that almost everything associated with the hobby is some form of cliche. To a degree that is understandable because watch enthusiasm is so far removed from the function of telling time that the reasons we share this interest are abstract and end up being expressed as simplified concepts that become cliches, “tiny machine with a soul”, “connects me to a time gone by”, “plays with the light”. Even pointing this out has become a cliche recently, the ‘self aware watch collector’.
Once I thought about this I realised cliched concepts and statements were everywhere.
Is this watch too big/small?
X brand is bad/good, luxury/tool, overrated/underrated
Pretty much anything associated with Rolex, Seiko, Casio and the Speedmaster
Buying watches in association with life events not otherwise connected to watches
Are homages good/bad, what is/is not a homage
The entire concept of a collection
The thing is all of these cliches don’t need to be a bad thing, recognising them let’s us see how we are limiting our own thinking and gives us an opportunity to consider how we appreciate our watches and the community around them in different ways.
