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It all comes with time my friend. Continue enjoying the watches you have and motivate yourself to work toward the watches you want. The certina ds is a spectacular watch!
I think he hits the nail on the head. Ghost dates aren’t a huge issue on more affordable watches, but are on my luxury pieces. I also personally don’t mind them and I agree the little click is kinda satisfying
Hey man I just wanna say i was in your exact predicament just a year ago.
I also had a modest collection of sub $1000 watches (quite a few in fact I think around 10-12 at the time) and was happy but not content you know? I was always hunting for my next fix, my next buy because the watches I was buying were so cheap relative to my income at the time. Despite that I really did want to step into the higher end, luxury watch world with a name brand Swiss made watch. The two I was looking at were the omega aqua terra 41 mm in green and the Tudor bb58 in blue.
At the time I had the income to purchase one, but I held out and didn’t pull the trigger, in the mean time I just spent more and more on “cheaper” watches. Before I knew it my collection was full of watches I had bought but didn’t wear cause I bought them based on price and not passion.
After a couple of years I really buckled down and told myself that I wouldn’t buy another watch until I had saved up enough money and found an appropriate occasion to buy one of my grails. It was tough at first with all the microbrands that offered amazing value that seem to crop up by the dozens, but I kept saving and waiting. Until my 30th birthday I finally said “F*** it, I’m buying that omega” and finally bought one of my grails. I have to say, at least personally, the feeling of saving and waiting and working towards that grail watch and then finally having it on your wrist is one of the best. I felt like I earned this piece and that meant a lot. I wasn’t just throwing my money around and buying things that peaked my interest one week and then the next week my interest fizzled out, this was something I worked towards. I wore my omega everyday for months. I didn’t even think about the dozen or so other watches I had in my box.
I was lucky enough this past Christmas to be able to purchase my other grail, the Tudor bb58, that and the aqua terra are all I really wear now.
I know this was a long response I’m sorry for that but from my personal and quite recent experience with what you are feeeling, I just really wanted to share my personal journey and hope it helps you in some way.
Best of luck friend! Have an amazing and memorable new year!