How do you decide what watch goes?

I’ll pack a watch I’m thinking of parting with back into it’s box hide it under the bed and leave it there for around 3 months. If I don’t miss it it goes, if not it stays.

Yeah that's a good method. But I'm going to try and sell a watch I like in my box.

If I find myself having to be more intentional with picking that watch to wear and it not coming naturally I put it on the chopping block. I have been either selling on eBay or trading them into Topper.

Natural selection. You can't go wrong with that, solid advise. By the way how do you trade watches on Amazon? I'm probably going to trade up for watch that I can't justify buying outright.

I dunno if Amazon has a trading system, but Topper in CA takes my trades via UPS. They are an AD with lots of good brands. Near where I live, Burdeen’s is a good AD that does trades too.

At the time I purchased my Aqua Terra, I thought it was perfect (and for many it is in fact a grail). Over time I stopped wearing it. As a result, all I had was an object worth several thousand dollars laying about, dropping in value. The decision came quickly when I looked at the issue dispassionately. Sold it and bought a GS that I wear frequently and value more than I did the AT.

I've been thinking of Topper's. They're about hour and half away from my house. They don't carry the brand I'm looking for and I don't know if they would procure what I want. Maybe that's an excuse I need to go there and look at the GOs.

What brand are you looking for? Exquisite Timepieces in FL is another option too.

That's really cool you could clean house. No offense because I might get to that point one day myself but that why I'm trying this now to stop myself from getting there.

I still like what I have. I'm going to have to slow down on the purchases which I think will happen after I fill the box. I think one big thing is my watch number is getting smaller. So the watches out of reach are starting to cal.

I track how often I wear my watches. If I don't wear a watch for 5% of days in a calendar year, I try to sell it. 5% of days is about 18 days, so just over once per month. To me, that doesn't justify owning something worth $200, let alone $2,000 or more.

I find that my optimal collection is somewhere in the range of 7-8 watches. This year I have worn 8 watches 6.8% of days or higher. Those get semi-regular wear. I have three watches this year that are at 1.6% or less, and those are the three on the chopping block.

I try to take the emotion out of it. The only exceptions are watches that were inherited, gifts or milestone acquisitions, but usually my milestone watches are those among my most worn in the collection.

Best of luck. Can't wait to see the new additions! I am sure they're going to be amazing.

A VC maybe 🫣

Thinking of doing some thinning myself. Nice discussion here. Definitely ideas that can help!

Ones I haven’t worn in months get put on the chopping block, I wear them one last time to find out why I don’t wear them often, then I take them to either family members or to charity, I don’t live somewhere where getting rid of things or selling used things is a thing (weird I know) and selling online isn’t convenient for me, that’s how I pick and reduce my collection.

SMP is on top of my list to go and I still wear and enjoy it.

That’s exactly what I’m trying to say - there is always another nice watch out there. There is always a cool new car/truck. I’m doing my mantra and move on. When months go by and mantra doesn’t help - apparently I love the watch and I buy a damn thing ;)

Cherers mate. We are in the same boat. 😂

I think as long as you're not dipping into money for the mortgage, or for living expenses or for some other important goal, then it's ok. Wrestled with this struggle all year as I had some life expenses to take care of. But once I had done that, I was able to set money aside for my next purchase.

I don't have a set number I want to stay at but I recently sold a few of my watches that never see any wrist time anymore. I have bought several watches this year that I love so it was time to let some go. The first few were easy but I am going to sell a couple more that I am honestly not going to wear so I might as well sell them to someone who will wear them and enjoy them.

Good for you. Cleaning house is always good. Good luck on the next ones

I recently sold 2 Seikos that were unworn. And they were not getting wrist time any time soon.

I would like to keep my collection to about 12. I may need to sell my Seiko Mods. Or I can sell them as parts.🙁

Forced rank order...sell the one at the bottom. Just rip the band-aid off with no regrets...can always buy it again.

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I love the your science behind your pick. 😂

It’s a technique that will always stand the test of time

True that. I'm going to give it try when I'm ready.

If it's not getting worn, I consider selling. For me, that's at least on wrist 5% of all days, or about 1.5x per month. That's rule #1.

The second rule is redundancy. If I want to buy a watch that makes my first watch someone obsolete, then I a) reconsider if I want that new watch and b) decide to part with the old watch.

I really want a Grand Seiko Snowflake. I want a spring drive and of all the Grand Seiko's, the Snowflake is the one that speaks to me the most with it's perfect proportions, light weight and beautiful dial.

But I already have a white dialed watch that I wear in more dressy situations in my Oris Big Crown Pointer Date. I love that watch. My love for the Oris keeps me from buying the Grand Seiko because I know if I get the GS, the Oris won't get any wrist time at all. These two simple rules keep me from overextending my collection and ending up with pieces that don't get worn.

You know you are getting old when you are reposting into threads you already posted into, lol.

I'm trying to keep mine manageable is all I know. What that is will be determined. The more I think about it the more I realize I do t know shit. One day I want more, the next I have to many.