Do you ever feel alone in this Hobby??
I don’t know about you but a lot of the time when im out in this big old world you sometimes feel like your the only person who is a watch enthusiast.
Whether your sat at home watching the apprentice shouting out “He’s got his gold Daytona on today” as Lord Sugar fires someone or walking along the street and spotting someone walking towards you with Bonds seamaster on them, the people around just don’t give a shit when you point this out.
Your at work and see someone with a Santos and say “oooh nice Santos” and they look at you and go “thanks” and then you follow up with the “have you seen the new green dial it looks fire?” And you get that blank stare back at you that just says “F**k off mate, I bought this to show off”!
Or someone has a submariner on and you just know you know more about the watch their wearing then they do!
And with all these interactions you feel lost and just find yourself walking around the streets mumbling to yourself about Miyotas and Calibres and blued screws before looking up and finding yourself outside a Goldsmiths looking at the Tudor black Bay Pro’s!
You try and talk to your partner who rolls her eyes at you and then looks at the message that comes through on her Apple Watch!!!!!
Is watch Crunch the answer to us guys and girls who have a love for something that at times feels so niche when in reality millions of people own and wear a watch!
How about you guys am I alone with this??
Been watch collecting for about 5 years now, don’t necessarily follow the masses with trends, tend like the older style watches as they seem to have a bit more style to them! You do get some gems in t...
I'm glad that I am alone in my obsession. I find in person discussions about watches , at best, yawn fests.
There's freedom in anonymity, unlike all of those rolex people dodging rolex ripper gangs wielding rubber mallets.
Also, one of the most mortifying moments of my life was when I was propositioned by a guy to come to a fountain pen club meeting because I was rocking a vanishing point and he thought I had better pens at home if I was using one of those as my daily driver
(I don't. )
Lucky you didn’t have a Mont Blanc on you he might of humped your leg!
My watch addiction is a "me only" thing and I prefer to keep it that way. The virtual space is perfect because I get exactly what I need to supplement it.
You are not alone...
This is the only place i can discuss about watches. My family dont care and my ex gf hated me chatting about watches at all.
Now that I come to think of it. I have been single since my interest in watches grew.
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Doesn't have anyone even slightly into watches around me, most would say its waste of money if they knew, watchcrunch is absolutely a safe haven for me
I do feel that way sometimes, but that’s what the internet is for.
I mean, that's why we're all here, right? Because if everyone in our circle knew what we did and appreciated things like we do, we wouldn't need to find a community.
I kinda feel a bit alone in the hobby because all the people that I know are either not interested in watches or just think of them as outdated peace’s of expensive jewelry made just to show off 😐.
Loneliness is the best part of the hobby to be honest. My wife thought I was going through stress when she would see me every weekend 1am changing straps and reorganizing my watches to what I wore last week. Checking on eBay if I should sell and buy. I told her remember when couple of years I used to play Skyrim and just literally walk around wasting hours and hours? is like therapy and my quiet time and I enjoy every single second of it.
Like many voices here, I'm happy to keep things on the down low. I feel like this is a hobby that rewards the introvert. I don't need someone over my shoulder while I'm admiring my Zenith's El Primero caliber. There's only one eyepiece on a loupe, right?
I have found that the only way to start a watch conversation, is to constantly complement other peoples watches when you are at a party/event. If everyone is wearing a stupid Apple watch, then you know you wont be talking about watches
I know what your saying here. We are the few.
I don't know about feeling alone but I'm sure others have their "thing" that they're into that I may not really care about myself
In person, yes.
Such thoughtful and insightful comments here.
Something I think about a lot… there is enough global interest in watches to allow major brands to afford rent in prime real estate in every major city in the world, so people must have an interest in, and buy, watches. But what I can’t fathom is 99.99% of people seem to be able to just buy one nice watch literally one time and stop at that. I find that intriguing… I must learn from these people 😂
Such thoughtful and insightful comments here.
Something I think about a lot… there is enough global interest in watches to allow major brands to afford rent in prime real estate in every major city in the world, so people must have an interest in, and buy, watches. But what I can’t fathom is 99.99% of people seem to be able to just buy one nice watch literally one time and stop at that. I find that intriguing… I must learn from these people 😂
I think those people wear an Apple Watch 80% of the time and then their nice watch on the weekend!
As much as I would love to have in-depth discussions with people regarding our hobby it is not what drives me. My passion for watches is mine alone, meeting wonderfull people along the way is just an added bonus. So far have not met a single person who would care for watches even remotely as much as I do ( had some superficial debates but not watch enthusiasts ) and glad we have this kind of platforms.
The best thing I ever did was join a local watch club. I was lucky to find a diverse group that’s into anything from vintage Seikos to high end indies. We only meet once a month but have a discord chat where we talk watches all day long. Watch Crunch is great, but there’s something different about being able to chat with a group where you see them all in person and have relationships with them.
I always have @jiveturkey and @Quartz to text 😅 the obsession is well here in the states
Thanks for getting me back into the hobby! I'd still be content with my 3 Gshocks lol
Watch Crunch has made me feel less alone in this way. Definitely though. I usually made/make a trip to my AD once a month just to talk about watches with the guys there. It’s tough tho, not every AD has real enthusiasts in the building. Some are just in the business of selling jewelry. Got lucky here in Indianapolis to have two ADs that really know and love the hobby.
I have adhd and most interests that I have I go into deep, the only 2 really that have been constant are watches and movies. Part of having adhd is being very passionate about things but also having an intense feeling of being right, so if others don’t like the things you do, or feel how you feel about them, this can actually create some unhealthy interactions. At 51 I’ve kinda given up finding likewise people and realise these things are mostly things for me to internalise. Also due to my requirement for sparks of acknowledgement or understanding on my personal passions, and lack thereof, I couldn’t live with people that didn’t feel to talk about Movies or at least understand my passion for Watches - not the one specific reason for ending a marriage but one of quite a few. I like my own space, my own mind, but one protects those things very personally, and whilst I’m quite content in isolation I do jump at the chance at work to discuss when I see a customer with an interesting piece. Sometimes the adhd brain has no realisation as what’s good for the the human soul, and any human needs healthy interaction to be enriched. As such, I’ve removed myself from all forms of polemic social media and WatchCrunch has helped a lot, in that it’s focused specifically on the hobbie, without all the unpleasantness and triggers of instagram as an example.
My wife feigns exuberant interest in my watch hobby as I do with her camellia bush obsession.
I'll do a watch change and announce it to her with a flash of the wrist and she oos and ahs, and then comments about the watch. I often hear, "Is that a new one?" My reply: "No, I've had this, you just weren't paying attention when I bought it."
God bless her, she tries! 😂
That's the beauty of watch clubs and communities like Watch Crunch—you can connect with folks who are equally obsessed. @RiversHR Hopefully, you find a community near you. You'll feel less lonely and meet some great people to talk watches with.
Spot on @RiversHR but thats what makes our hobby special!!
People stare at me if I just say I like watches. I daren’t actually make comments about people wearing them!!
Loneliness is the best part of the hobby to be honest. My wife thought I was going through stress when she would see me every weekend 1am changing straps and reorganizing my watches to what I wore last week. Checking on eBay if I should sell and buy. I told her remember when couple of years I used to play Skyrim and just literally walk around wasting hours and hours? is like therapy and my quiet time and I enjoy every single second of it.
That is really cool. I like your perspective.
Yes.
I met a gentleman at church and noticed the Omega symbol on his watch bracelet. When the service was over I got his attention and asked to see his watch. It turned out to be the 50th anniversary Apollo 11 Speedy. He was so excited to tell me about how it was his last gift from his wife before she died and how she had to search so hard to find it in the US. It was pride for him. Here is where your comment relates, when I talked about other Omega's like the Railmaster he was lost and just agreed it would be a good buy. He loved what he had and knew it was great but knew nothing else.
watch brotherhood is a rare and precious thing