To all of those who believed in me....

Looks great on tropic straps and waffle straps. Orange, brown, black, grey and olive green. Black series paired with a mesh bracelet. Light tan two-stitch leather straps work for a dressed up look. I have the black series Willard SPB257 on my list so I looked into what straps work with the watch.

I have also seen sky blue perlon straps pair nicely with the watch.

Thanks for the input!! I really enjoy strong bright colors with a blacked out watch. The contrast makes it pop. But I doubt that these:

....will work as well? And I suspect that would be because of the orange details 🤔

I didn’t believe in you but I supported you🤓 But hey, you are still within a 3 watch collection. I say it’s status quo.

The yellow strap was really cool and wild, at the same time!

Are you saying that you are not mad, just very disappointed 😥

Right👌

I appericiate the support. I still think a small and stable collection is possible, but I think it need more careful consideration than I gave it when I first went for it...

Ha ha!

It's ok, you lasted longer than I thought you would. Now we'll see if you can keep to it. Nice watch by the way.

Haven't gotten it yet, but the photo is of the actual watch that's heading my way.

I'm hoping to just dial it in completely with time. Having a strict limit to the amount of watches might be enough, if I come to a point where I don't have the heart to get rid of any of my three/four watches, than I have made it. Than that is my final collection 🤔

Nice catch! No hate all love dude! You happy me happy 🥳😂😉

A minor adjustment, that's all 😉

Can't beat the blackout with a pop of orange. Nice watch, this watch mania won't stay locked away for long😆

I believed you'd stay small, but swap out at least one.

Why?

We are a detail-obsessed lot, and if one thing is off, it can mar the experience of the watch.

I say you are still on the path you set for yourself.

Orange & black is the new orange & black, I also try to limit myself to 3 watches (per month) 😂😍

Nice choice BTW

A bit of refinement 👌 I like that one 😅

Even though my focus is mostly elsewhere these days, Seiko's influence on me over the years can't benunderstated.

I'm starting to wonder if even the BB36 is a symptom of this. Some hate the indecies, but I like them. Don't why until I scrolled down on my Insta feed and saw this:

Most of my favorite watches uses the same layout 😅

This one is the one? They are still available some places 😊 But I think they are limited to 5000

This post keeps popping up on the feed again and again, and my mind is arguing between the black edition or the save the ocean edition of the MM200 that I'm planning to get soon 😂😂

Pictures?

The SPB299 is literally a blue birch dial on a budget. I have seen the the black out SPB255 in person and it is quite a stunner especially in the MM200 case shape.

Hard choice 🤔 I like the Baby MarineMaster case too. Did come across one of those too before the decision to go for the MAS-style. For me the hands and markings were the big difference.

Excited to see what you end up going for 😊

Indeed a hard choice.

I also ended up picking the SPB239 when I initially saw the SPB299, wanted the MAS-style for a long time so I didn't want to change my mind the second time when I went to purchase, first time the SPB143 was not in stock and ended up purchasing a Presage GMT😅

There is also a Willard black version, so that would be a good option too to complete the diver trio from Seiko. In my region, variations for Willard are limited compared to the options available in the US market.

Ha! Awesome catch! The orange is such a minor spark of color, I think it won't impact what watch goes with more than a second hand color would. I love that mega lume on the new models.

Yes, tuna way to big for my wrist as well so I can relate well to that. Screw the 3 watch limit though. Just alternately put a couple away for a month and when they come out again its so fun to wear everyday. (and last months few go hide for a while). There! Now you need about 6 watches. You're welcome 😉

I hope you are right. Love some colorful straps with a blacked out case 💕 I had the Arnie before and that was lighter than the Marine Master, so it felt much better on the wrist.

I need to have some limitations, I become stressed out if I have to many watches 😅

At least you're doing one in one out for now. This is my current approach as well.

So really I have not sworn off buying more watches, only sworn off buying more watch boxes ha!

I think you made a great choice. I am inches away from buying the SPB143. I've accepted I love it, all and all with it's movement and price that could be better. Sometimes you just gotta get what the heart wants.

I agree about the price. I got if used for about half the retail. Protective wrappings on and all 😊

Hey, I know I'm late to the party, but I have the same problem. The problem is called OCD.

When I discovered a minimalist lifestyle 4-5 years ago, I was immediately hooked. The idea of getting rid of excess stuff, decluttering the space around me, tidying my apartment and at the end - being more conscious and intentional about a consumption, well, feels like a dream. But it wasn't my dream. It was a dream of my OCD brain.

OCD brain is in love with obsessing about something that isn't that important. Like an amount of shirts in a closet not corresponding the number of days in a week. And instead of trying to figure out the way to accept the chaos, and live in peace with my own brain I've decided not only to tolerate such behaviours, but encourage it. And it not ended really well.

I've sold a lot of things just to regret it later. I was really locked into this idea that I can buy all this essential things and then I'm gonna be set and done. 7 t-shirts, 2 sweaters, 2 hoodies, 2 pair of trousers, 2 pairs of shorts and 4 jackets for each season and I never need to buy clothes again. And then boom, I need to get a proper shirt to go to the formal event, because now I'm 30 and people around start getting married. And this formal shirt is messing up with a perfectly organised wardrobe. Even tho it was purposeful purchase and I was 100% intentional why I need this shirt, I ended up feeling like a failed myself. I was set and done and now it's time to start again. But I kinda enjoyed wearing a formal shirt. Turned out that between 20 and 30 my taste suddenly changed (nobody ever expected this, right, lol). So what's the solution? Okay, let's sell some stuff to buy more stuff. And then it's gonna be perfect and I'm going to be set forever!

And it haven't worked out. Again.

So I ended up in a vicious cycle, feeling either guilt or regret. And also, I'm a kind of person who likes trying things out. I love experimenting with a music gear, I love trying different styles. I love learning something new. But even if I was intentional about the purchases I still felt guilty to even own a thing, or spend money on EVERYTHING. And to tame the stress I resorted to the least optimal strategy. Consumption. I've felt like shit all the time, so I stopped buying clothes or music gear or whatever. I've started eating out A LOT. I've been ordering foods from restaurants and fast-food joints on a daily. I wasn't concentrated, I wasn't focused. If I failed in organising a wardrobe, why even trying at all. I f'd up my sleep schedule, gained 7kg of weight, my apartment was messier than ever and I don't even know how I managed to save my relationships with my fiancee.

I know that I've got everything wrong. I know that minimalism is about being intentional, but not deprive yourself. I know, right.) Still it's too easy to say 'NEVER'.

The only solution to this that I've found (well, except going on therapy, which also kinda helped) is not to rush everything. Stop trying to speed run the journey in favour of vague and elusive destination. Is there a destination really? I think not. And it also means that I needed to stop rushing my conclusions like 'I'm gonna wear this 3 watches till my last breath'. Chill. Slow down. "Don't set yourself up for failure with unrealistic expectations of yourself." - that's a mantra I need to remind myself every single day. It's okay to want something and it's okay to own something.

Anyway, sorry for such a huge comment. I hope you will figure out your crisis and I wish you all the strength you need to break through this. If you need to talk, I guess you can reach out and I'm glad to help.)

Thanks for the reply and for opening up! I relate to a lot of what you say. I also have come to some of the same conclusions 😊 But I find that less stuff triggers my OCD less or less often at least.

The biggest difference was quitting alcohol well over a year ago. The OCD is just a symptom if my mentao stuggle. So I will keep fighting the good fight and replacing destuctive behavior with sustainable 😊

Same to you. If you ever need to drop a line or two about the stuggles of life, just drop me a DM!

Quitting alcohol really helps. I'm not a teetotaller but I drink a lot less than, for example, a 2 years ago. Significantly less. I was consistently going out for drinks every weekend, now I can drink a glass of rum once in a couple month. And it really clarifies my thoughts. So props to you for quitting. It's not an easy task, may I add.

I hope you'll win this battle mate. We're not done yet!)