Current collection. Where to from here? ๐Ÿง

Hi watch fam,

I started with the Breitling SOH 2 in August 2022.

The Speedmaster was purchased during my trip to Japan this year.

Now I have a few watches in mind and have no clue which one to purchase next/work towards.

Ill drop a list here, please drop the number into the comments based on the watch you think I should purchase.

Vote based on if I should go with a GADA, diver, chrono or bling bling:

  1. Rolex Explorer (Steel, non two tone)

  2. Omega Aqua Terra (Black)

  3. Omega Seamaster Heritage (Black)

  4. Omega Seamaster 300M (Green)

  5. IWC Mark XX

  6. IWC Portugieser Chrono (Green)

  7. Tudor BB54

  8. Tudor BB58 (Black)

  9. Tudor Burgundy 41 (METAS, jubilee)

  10. Tudor BB 39 (Blue dial)

By the time I am 60 I hope to have all of these ๐Ÿ˜‚

But thats 34 years away so I can take my time and enjoy one by one ๐Ÿ˜

Thank you for your help!!

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Great list. Good luck & well wishes, but I believe you've already done 75% of the job by having a list. Life is a choose your own adventure game and so should watch collecting.

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UnholiestJedi

Great list. Good luck & well wishes, but I believe you've already done 75% of the job by having a list. Life is a choose your own adventure game and so should watch collecting.

Thanks man I appreciate this!

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4/5/7 would be my picks. I donโ€™t know what order youโ€™ll go for but good luck anyway. Have you tried them on wrist first of all?

Might help you eliminate or promote a couple.

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Those are two beauties right there!

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Great two watches! Iโ€™d do 1 or 7. A simple do it all field/Flieger would compliment your diver and driver well.

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Given that you already have an excellent diver and a chrono, I would go with 5 or 10, and then look for an interesting dress watch.

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If this post still exists in 34 years time it would be great to see how far or close you are to your goal. My tastes have changed so significantly since I started this hobby that my coveted watches 10 years ago do not even make my top 25 today.

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Young man you have lots of time ahead of you. You might get on a Waitlist now at a Rolex AD and they might call you back when you turn 60. My pick would is the AT.

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Iโ€™d suggest trying on some watches. For instance, the seamaster 300M NTTD wears smaller than the green. I had the choice of both in the shop, and bought the NTTD. I think the IWC ingenuer would bring something very different to your collection. Iโ€™d look at vintage. A vintage Omega seamaster can be picked up very cheaply. Perhaps a zenith, that powered the Rolex Daytona for 12 years. Maybe look for a 79s watch, 80s quartz watch, 90s Tag Huer, 00s watch etc for a diffent angle. If I had to make a comment on your excellent list, itโ€™s very what watches are great today. Let me give you another example. Look at the speedmaster or seamaster Tokyo olympics versions. Watches developed for an olympics thatโ€™s didnโ€™t occur in 2020 due to covid, but are stamped up with 2020. 30 years from now, you have a collectible watch with a story. Adds an extra level of interest. I like the fact you got your speedy in Japan for instance. Marks the occasion. Good luck, and enjoy your journey.

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I Would say continue to take your time. Seems many have said (myself included) there is a very rapid "acquisition phase" when first entering the collecting habit and I wish I had been more thoughtful and patient as my tastes and interests changed. Good luck, glad to have you aboard the WC!

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If you want a gada then nothing beats a aqua tera

And the details on it will keep you mesmerised long after any watch on the list besides the green seamaster

Those two watches play with light like nothing else

Explorer is classic and good choice along with the MK 20 both lovely watches great watches in the top 7

I find Tudor worthy but dull and far too slabsided again good watches but Iโ€™ve not enjoyed owning them after a few weeks but thatโ€™s just personal preference

Fantastic list enjoy your journey ๐Ÿ˜Š

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You have a Speedmaster. There is no โ€œwhere toโ€ from here.

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Aquaterra and Mark XX would be my suggestions. Good luck and enjoy your cool watches !

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WatchN2.0

4/5/7 would be my picks. I donโ€™t know what order youโ€™ll go for but good luck anyway. Have you tried them on wrist first of all?

Might help you eliminate or promote a couple.

I have not tried all of them, but most of them. Very good point! Thank you for your recommendations.

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Mr.Santana

Those are two beauties right there!

Thank you Sir!

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For me personally, from that list, it's the IWC Mark XX.

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Nice collection of #omega and #rolex