Sold a watch I got as a gift
I didn't think I'd sell it, given the sentimental value - my colleague gave this as a gift last year. I think it was my birthday - or something else I can't quite remember.
I feel a bit awkward - like I'm not too sure if I should've held on to it some more years before selling it. By way of sheer respect for the gift that it was, from a friend and colleague whom I greatly respect at work.
I'd put it up for sale about a month ago and today, with that offer that came in, I sold it. Why did I even consider selling it? Well I sold it because it wasn't getting enough wrist time and the watch itself felt otherwise redundant as I have been downsizing my collection substantially over the past 6 months.
It wasn't a great price but it was better than keeping it in the box each day. Damn the sentiment that shows up late. Hope the guy who bought it at the bargain price enjoys it 😶
A wristwatch is an instrument of utility, a piece of jewelry, an accessory of elegance, a gadget of tireless endurance and an engrossing hobby all in one.
Personal decision. But for me I wouldn’t have sold it. Especially given that you got very little money from it. A gift from someone important in our lives should be treated as such in my mind. To each their own though 👍
Tough decision but only you can make them. I sold a couple watches my brother gifted me because 1) I wasn’t wearing them and 2) I used the funds to upgrade to a watch I love. He was very open about keeping, selling, trading them when he gave them to me. I will always keep the SKX007 he gave me; pretty much started this hobby for me.
I agree with @Draeger22 , but I can see where you’re coming from. I got a watch from my relative that I don’t love, but hold onto it just because it’s a gift. That very reason is why my wife decided to let me choose my own gift on our anniversary.
I've never sold a watch because any I would consider selling aren't worth the aggravation of selling. Unless I really needed the money I would gift it or keep it in a draw. It's not as if they take up much space. Having said that I have lost quite a few 🤔
Awkward… I’d be a little offended
Re gift it may have been better but I would have kept it.
Re gift it may have been better but I would have kept it.
Agreed, give it away is better. Treat your friend from the earning.
Slightly different take on it - i actually think that watch looks great on a strap - it would have looked even better on a high quality black rubber strap - unless ofcourse you can afford the yatchmaster 2 by Rolex that looks exactly the same on rubber strap, this watch would have been a great piece for collection
Eh…..once someone gives you a gift, it’s yours! I understand the struggle to sell it because it was a gift, but sometimes people give us gifts that we don’t like or that isn’t quite our taste. It’s probably better to liquidate it, take the money and add it to a purchase you’ll wear daily. Then, your friend contributes to that!
But, at the end of the day, it’s yours to do with.
I wouldn't sell a gifted watch.
Personally, I would have kept it even it if got no wrist time. Having said that, circumstances are different for different people. Who am I to judge
Eh…..once someone gives you a gift, it’s yours! I understand the struggle to sell it because it was a gift, but sometimes people give us gifts that we don’t like or that isn’t quite our taste. It’s probably better to liquidate it, take the money and add it to a purchase you’ll wear daily. Then, your friend contributes to that!
But, at the end of the day, it’s yours to do with.
That's exactly what I was thinking to a degree. If I'd given a gift to someone, my intent would have been to add to their happiness and not to give them reason to feel burdened with the ownership, maintenance and other nuances that come with possession of that gift.
While I do agree that it is important to respect and honour the effort and resources spent in buying the gift for me, I think that such effort and resources were originally spent with the intent of pleasing me, albeit through this gift 🎁. And that intent would remain unmet if the gift does not satisfy me in a way that the gift-given hoped it would.
I'm clearer now - my buddy would indeed have wanted me to sell this to fund my other purchases. I guess I was just overthinking it yesterday. Thank you all for your perspectives.
Tough one, I couldn't do it myself.