Getting bored with mechanical watches?
I like variety in my collection but one thing I fail to diversify is to have deferent movement. Since the first time I bought my first mechanical watch, I never looked at another quartz watches (except for casio digital). And I found myself at a strange place last year where I'm getting bored with mechanical watches. I found out about the Citizen Promaster Excalibur a couple years ago from the internet on a rubber strap. Last year I came across the same watch but on a bracelet while I strolling around a mall at the city of my campus. And I'm so glad I pulled the trigger on it for it becomes one of my favorite grab and go watch.
The bracelet/clasp is amazing (not perfect), the duratect kept the case almost scratchless after a year, I like that it's an ISO certified diver, and the 41 × 12mm case makes it very wearable on my wrist. Overall a great bang for your bucks sport watch.
Anyway, after a couple of casio and gshock later, I started missing trying on a new mechanical watch, so last month I bought a Timex with a manual wind only movement.
Have you ever experienced something like that? Like you've been so focused on one type of movement or complication that you forgot what other watches experience was like.
Uni student, been collecting since my 16th birthday. None of my watches cost more than 190 USD but I'm really proud of my collection. Hope y'all have a great day while reading this.
It has been different for me. For the almost 6 yrs I've been collecting, I felt I "should" have a quartz in my collection. Yesterday, I sold the last quartz watch I will own for the foreseeable future, it just was taking up a slot in my watchbox where another mechanical could be. Maybe someday I'll yearn for the simplicity, reliability and low investment of another quartz piece, but for now, I'm just not interested.
It's neat that there are so many different ways to engage in this hobby. Viva la difference! (I'm sure I spelled that wrong. 😜)
I went through a fun phase buying all the different types of pre-quartz electric and electronic watches - movement designs which have a balance wheel or a tuning fork plus a battery. Very affordable and lots of variety plus the movements look cool and have a sweeping seconds hand, which I like.
I went through an anti-quartz phase, but I’m over it now.
To be honest, I think both mechanical and quartz are capable of being boring.
For example an NH35 or 4R in a generic diver. The list goes on and on. And plenty of "high" end brands just keep to the same established, arguabley boring, patterns.
And there are plenty of tedious quartz driven watches out there.
But it's so much taste driven that all you can really say, is whether YOU are excited or bored by any particular movement type or style.
Personally I love variety. . . . . So I guess if I stuck to one style I would get bored . . . . And maybe there's your answer . . . . much more variety all types of watches, movements, complications styles bracelets / straps, power sources and even, God forbid, a smart watch or two. GRIN
I have not experienced anything like that. My watch collecting started with quartz and without thought started including automatics and mechanical. It never occurred to me to exclude a type.
Although I prefer automatics now - because I like the movement of the seconds hand - I still buy quartz watches if I like the design.
This is what Spring Drive is for! 😊