Selling watches when you get bored of them…
Hey all, I decided to post my SKX and Citizen diver for sale on my local Craig’s. I find that as times goes on my interest in automatic watches is starting to fade and be replaced by more interesting quartz analog-digital style watches.
This made me think about how people here approach selling watches. I buy and sell guitars quite often. Mostly acoustics. I find it fun to find something for a good deal, play it for a while, and sell. Always buying another model guitar.
How do you all feel about buying and selling watches? When you buy is it “for life”? Or “for as long as I enjoy it”?
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Just a wanderer in the wasteland…
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7.25” / 18.42 cm
So far it’s been like the Hotel California over here in my watch collection.
So far it’s been like the Hotel California over here in my watch collection.
Mirrors and pink champagne for all!
Mirrors and pink champagne for all!
Mirrors on the ceiling 🤣
I feel like I understand exactly what you’re saying. I too bought a 70s timex marlin. Fun little watch but overall nothing special. I have a whole workshop of broken and project watches. Some I regret taking apart but nothing super valuable. But it’s taught me what to look for. I want to find more citizen Promaster watches from the 80s/90s with the goal being a vintage aerochron.
Buying and selling is a side hobby on its own. I am not a watch collector but rather an enthusiast who likes to try new watches and sell/gift the ones that no longer hold my interest.
I don't sell my watches that I get tired of... I am fortunate to have two adult sons that wear analog watches and have given them a few that I no longer wore. As for guitars, I still have my Gibson 335 S Deluxe that I bought new at Guitar Center in 1984 when I was in high school... So I tend to hang in to stuff I like.
I don't sell my watches that I get tired of... I am fortunate to have two adult sons that wear analog watches and have given them a few that I no longer wore. As for guitars, I still have my Gibson 335 S Deluxe that I bought new at Guitar Center in 1984 when I was in high school... So I tend to hang in to stuff I like.
I’m a big Gibson guy. Mostly acoustic. I’ve had a Martin d18 and 28 but I always return to Gibson.
I’m a big Gibson guy. Mostly acoustic. I’ve had a Martin d18 and 28 but I always return to Gibson.
I had a Martin 12 string acoustic back in the 90s... Maybe a Shenandoah? I really liked that. I always wanted an Ovation round back because those were the cool guitars in the 80s but never picked one up. I see a lot of parallels between watch collecting and guitars. Especially when it comes to vintage vs new and homages vs real (my first electric was a Cortez Les Paul copy - but once I bought the Gibson I never looked back.)
I had a Martin 12 string acoustic back in the 90s... Maybe a Shenandoah? I really liked that. I always wanted an Ovation round back because those were the cool guitars in the 80s but never picked one up. I see a lot of parallels between watch collecting and guitars. Especially when it comes to vintage vs new and homages vs real (my first electric was a Cortez Les Paul copy - but once I bought the Gibson I never looked back.)
You’re spot on with the watches and guitars. Even the way the guitar market is crazy right now. Vintage pieces that were a grand a few years ago are like $3k plus!
I sold 3 of my Automatic watches because i fell out of love with them and got tired of winding them every night. I bought a Seiko Speedtimer and I'm much happier now