What are some of you “best justifications” for watch buying?
Different folks have different justifications for buying watches. Some are celebrating milestones. Some have saved for that “grail”. i’d like to hear some of y’alls.
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Provided I'm in a financial position to do so, I typically buy luxury pieces for milestones, be they birthdays, major life achievements, etc.
For instance, my JLC was my law school graduation watch. My Masters of Law saw me get a bracelet for it. I celebrated my 35th last year with a BB GMT. I am planning on a GS Spring Drive for my 40th.
"I like it and I got the cash". And that's why i have settled my 4-watch collection 😅
Uh... Life is long and either it's horology or alcoholism... so, watches it is!
I like to buy a bit above my comfort level as it takes me longer to save up and I appreciate the watch more. Therefore, I like to buy around milestones to remember the watch by. I don't believe a birthday is a milestone. If that was the case, I'd buy a new watch every year and deplete my retirement savings. I buy around things like job promotions (I got my Aqua Terra when I made partner at my company), marriages (or in one case, a divorce, lol), maybe the purchase of a new home.
I might consider buying a watch to commemorate a particularly good trip with a particularly special person. Basically anything that makes me look at the watch and say, "this watch makes me remember that event (or person)".
It’s a day ending in Y.
"See watch, buy watch" has been replaced by "See watch, research watch, decide against buying watch, change my mind, change it back, maybe buy watch."
I just got my first job with the state of California and as such am liable to celebrate with a new Seiko SPB127
"See watch, buy watch" has been replaced by "See watch, research watch, decide against buying watch, change my mind, change it back, maybe buy watch."
Me too
Here’s a link for all our other excuses…
https://www.watchcrunch.com/savvas74/posts/best-excuse-to-buy-a-new-watch-13158
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Here’s a link for all our other excuses…
https://www.watchcrunch.com/savvas74/posts/best-excuse-to-buy-a-new-watch-13158
🤭
Asked and answered I suppose 😀
I’ve recently started at a new job, I’m going to buy myself a cheap Casio with my first weeks wages. Then will be the internal struggle to not buy a new watch with every subsequent weeks wages.
The struggle is real!
"See watch, buy watch" has been replaced by "See watch, research watch, decide against buying watch, change my mind, change it back, maybe buy watch."
Streamlining the process!
It’s a day ending in Y.
Essentially!
I like to buy a bit above my comfort level as it takes me longer to save up and I appreciate the watch more. Therefore, I like to buy around milestones to remember the watch by. I don't believe a birthday is a milestone. If that was the case, I'd buy a new watch every year and deplete my retirement savings. I buy around things like job promotions (I got my Aqua Terra when I made partner at my company), marriages (or in one case, a divorce, lol), maybe the purchase of a new home.
I might consider buying a watch to commemorate a particularly good trip with a particularly special person. Basically anything that makes me look at the watch and say, "this watch makes me remember that event (or person)".
I wish I had that restraint and discipline.
The process is like this:
I'm so good at rationalizing that I can trick myself. I've been wanting a Seiko re-issue "Willard" but I felt it would compete with my King Turtles.
So I decided that the best way to have a good test drive size-wise. Was to purchase a Steeldiver "Willard" homage with the Kasagawa wave dial. That way, if I did feel the size was different enough to want one. I wouldn't have a lesser version of the same watch.
Long story short, SBDC109 showed up today!... So I bought 2 to buy 1
Just one more Box!
Hahahah. Can’t say I’m not guilty 🤷🏻♂️
The Decision Matrix, I no longer need to map it out I can do it in my head.
https://asana.com/resources/decision-matrix-examples
Oh my 🤦🏻
Any day on her list:
https://youtu.be/5-4ZZj023uA
Yeah basically. “What milestone did I reach today? Tuesday? Ok. How pretty is that one!!!”
Most of the watches I own were gifts for mile-stones and I've so far only bought some because of mile-stones I personally wanted to celebrate. I use all of them as tools but none of them are needed but I do enjoy them. Actually funnily enough when we started doing school tours again (I am a museum educator) my watches have been a great aid since we are requested to leave our phones in the office (to not encourage bad behavior for our students by checking our phones) watches are fine though! So yeah I use them for practical reasons but none were bought for just cause just as mile-stone markers. Sorry for the long winded reply.
Yeah basically. “What milestone did I reach today? Tuesday? Ok. How pretty is that one!!!”
Some weeks it do be like that.
I'm always looking at watches. I have a habit of looking at expensive watches and looking for the affordable alternative that's not too much of a homage. So almost all purchases are very personal rather that impulse buying. That usually justifies my purchases since I feel like I put in the time and work so 89% of the time I feel good about my purchases.
Some samples:
I really like this watch but is a very rare and expensive Seiko to me
So after looking for something like it I bought this for 150:
Same with this Navitimer:
So I got this Seiko instead:
Some other watches I fell in love so much that I don't even bother looking for a alternatives:
What's the model of the citizen eco drive?
What's the model of the citizen eco drive?
CA7020-07A
“I don’t have a ___(watch description)___ to go with my ___(attire)___ yet”
“I don’t have a ___(watch description)___ to go with my ___(attire)___ yet”
preach!
Comes in phases….. normally every couple of weeks. Mr Hyde is plodding along nicely with his modest watch collection, then Dr Jeckyllcomes out, and next news three more watches are in the post.
Comes in phases….. normally every couple of weeks. Mr Hyde is plodding along nicely with his modest watch collection, then Dr Jeckyllcomes out, and next news three more watches are in the post.
unfortunately, I know Mr. Hyde all too well.
Great topic, when it's completed, I'll use it as an excuse list for my wife!. For me, it started as I wanted the watches from some James Bond films, then there have been a few "milestones " and birthday presents to myself. A recent Christopher Ward Sealander is where I think I'll call time on a 9 Wath collection.
Great topic, when it's completed, I'll use it as an excuse list for my wife!. For me, it started as I wanted the watches from some James Bond films, then there have been a few "milestones " and birthday presents to myself. A recent Christopher Ward Sealander is where I think I'll call time on a 9 Wath collection.
Don’t get me in trouble!!!!🤣
Have the cash available, love the watch, buy said watch.
Oooooohhhh…..shiny! My preccccious.