Have you found your perfect watch? or are you still searching?
I started watch collecting in 2018. Since then I have fallen into most of the pitfalls of a new watch enthusiast, buying too quickly, not understanding the specs, influenced buys, sellers remorse, etc. Now I know what I like and I don't compromise to buy something that doesn't fit for me. I have become more picky but at the same time the watches I do have get worn more often which is the point right. I still look to see what is out there to see if there is "the one" that ticks all the boxes for me. What are those boxes? My preferences; 36-38mm case but put to 40mm for divers, lug to lug that doesn't exceed 48mm, thickness 12mm is really my limit even for divers, on the fly adjust, metal bracelet. Things that I don't like extra long lug to lug, too think, boxed sapphire, anything over 40mm case, and no bracelet option. If you did find your perfect watch please share I am curious to see what it is. So far my Christopher Ward C60 Trident Pro 300 has met most of those preferences. I have been selling other watches that do not and just sit in the watch box.
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Tony
Watches and photography are my favorite hobbies. I started collecting around 2018 however I have had a watch on my wrist from my childhood days.
NJ
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6.50” / 16.51 cm
I have voted yes because I do believe the Tudor BB36 is perfect for me. On the bracelet it is ridiculously comfortable and feels premium. The case size is perfect for my wrist, I adore the design and it is functional and versatile. It may not be perfect for others but for me it is.
There’s no perfect watch imo. I’ll nitpick even the tiniest detail that makes this watch imperfect - despite it having everything else that I dream of in a perfect watch.
And I’m so fickle that something I love right now will turn into an annoyance and eyesore within six months.
All this is to say, I can come up with any excuse to buy more shit that I want but don’t actually need!
Yes and no. Let me explain. There’s no objectively perfect watch. Perfect is completely subjective. You might feel something is perfect for you based on how it satisfies your criterias despite the objective blemish it might have just like you might feel something is far from perfect despite it being declared perfect by others. One of the reasons this hobby exists is because people are never content with the timepieces they have and always look for that next “perfect” watch.
Such a difficult question to answer.
I have my Longines Spirit Zulu Time, which I feel I could easily wear every single day and that I regard as perfect. It lacks on-the-fly micro adjustment, which means the braceles can sometimes be too big for me.
Then I have my Longines Master Collection which I regard as perfect, but it has no lume, which means when i'm putting my toddler to bed I can't see the time.
Then there's the Rolex Air King, the perfect watch I lust for more than any other, but it doesn't have a date...
So I have three perfect watches, none of which are actually fully perfect, and one of which I don't own.
In summary, I have no idea.