Is 3+1 collection a myth?

I think having more than 5-6 watches would lead to diminishing returns, lower wear times and decrease the connection of watches with the wearer so 3+1 is a working philosphy for me 🖐️

Good set of rules! 👏

That vintage Omega is 💕

Is that a Reference 166 series? I've been looking at a few of those to add to my collection.

It's Japanese only release 168.0061 from 1970s. I’m selling mine on chrono24. Send me a chat if you're interested!

I've always keept a limit, though that limit has evolved over the years. I was a 1 watch guy for many years, then I've ebbed a flowed up to my current 6.

I think through 2024 I may sell on the few I don't tend to wear and collapse down to 3+1; dive, field, Qtz grab'n'go, and beater. That seems to be all I actually wear anyway 😜

Love that qtz idea. My GS is a 9F quartz and it's such an ease to have something always ready to go. As for me, I'd love to have a GMT in my collection. Might change the black bay to black bay pro at some point.

I couldn't agree more. There should always be one space for an accurate quartz. Mine is the Casio Oceanus T200, mostly because I'm a huge Casio fanboy 😆

Cool. Can you pm the C24 link.

#casio #oceanus may be the best #quartz ever!!

Nope, sky is the limit here!

And I find nobody ever ask's about my watch regardless of the brand.

Love the idea, but not for me :b that is some serious set of watches u got there, with the limited amount of Time. That Omega is drop dead gorgeous

I wish....🤣

Great collection by the way.

I prefer a small set of watches so I can wear them all regularly. I think a core collection (excluding any beaters and sentimental watches) of 3-5 is ideal. What type of watches is personal preference but any more than that feels unnecessary to me.

3-5 is a sweet spot for me focused on quality and not quantity. I am in the process of winding my collection down from 14 to 4-5

Good one there, I've already have 10 n am working on reducing them even though I didn't intend to have a collection in the beginning... I know, easier said than done right. 😁

I think stop looking at watch vids is a good start... 😂🤣

Hotdamn collection, congrats!!!

My watchbox holds 12 and although it's been that full from time to time, I like to use it as a guide to stay under. Presently I'm at 8, and it still feels like too many watches to properly enjoy. I see people post SOTC posts (something I've never bothered with, myself), and they're like, "Here are five boxes full..." and I just think that's insane. I mean, more power to them. If they like it, then fine. But personally, I think it's insane. As I say, I'm dealing with 8 watches at the moment, and plenty of them are getting next to no love as it stands.

Great collection bro ill say this is a good number. For my self i limit my collection to 8 in the box + 1 on the wrist 👌

My limit apparently is unknown and may never be hit 😂 watches in drawers, on my desk, in my three boxes, closet, etc. A disease

I think, its a good philosophy, however, now you have started your watch journey, there may be significant events in your life that you may want to mark by buying a watch. These may or may not take the count up depending on if you decide to do a one in one out. However you may hold on to already significant watches with emotional significance as time goes on.

Remember it's a marathon not a sprint and you will have a collection to tells your history.

Good luck with your journey

That’s a great idea. I should have followed that. Instead I went the DJ Khalid route 😅

I think my perfect would be 4. One diver, a chronograph, a field watch and a dress watch. Ideally one should be a white dial. Maybe an integrated bracelet watch as a 5th or instead of the dress watch.

IMO 7 is the magical number. Even voldy used it. Also one for every day of the week

I have a very similar philosophy to you. More than 3-4 watches just felt excessive. By consolidating and focusing on a select few pieces, you end up with better watches that you wear often.

I have:

1. A genuine Beater, that definitely will get scraped along walls and bashed inside engine bays.

2. A high quality GADA - daily wear, doubling as a dress watch.

3. A dive/travel/adventure watch for beach holidays, hiking, fishing, camping.

4. A new role opened up this year. An itch-watch; A rotating position in the watchbox where I can buy/sell/swap in/out to help scratch the itch of this terrible affliction of watch collecting. For the moment it's a Moonswatch, but it could easily be a vintage dress watch, or one of the dirty dozen.

Limits exist only in the mind. 😋

3+1 is NOT a myth!!! I follow this rule very closely and so far it’s kept me out of trouble (i.e I’m not bankrupt!). If I buy a new watch, another has to go. My philosophy has been keep the few watches that you actually love/wear and spend the time/effort maintaining them.

Lovely collection!

Spendalowda!

I personally try not to have any rules of quantity or types.

People tend to forget watch collecting is a long game so even if some of your watches don’t get too much wrist time now it doesn’t mean it will be the same 5-10 years from now. For many it’s a new hobby or a flex tool and this skews what having watches means.

I have 10+ so far and wil continue to add because some I bought with the intent to wear 2-3 times a year and others almost every day. You can’t have even time distribution unless your collection is made of similar watches.