Do you buy and keep all of your watches? Do you have a one and done collection or maybe you’re like me and feel like three is the magic number. Would be fun to start a thread and see the reasoning behind everyone’s watch purchases 😁

Personally I feel like three is the perfect (and somewhat reasonable) watch collection size for me since it covers all aspects of my life:

Nomos Orion 35mm - This is my mon-fri office watch

Omega SMPc 300m - My weekend / going out watch.

Casio A168 - My work from home and traveling watch.

  • supersaiyancurryBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I like your taste, quite similar to mine when I started. My philosophy has been unique complications, different colors, and different designs. Not too many different colors- I stick to my favorite colors- red, black, green, white, and silver. After that, it’s about finding the most distinctive designs possible. Minimalist vs pilot’s watch. Analog vs digital. Square case vs circular case. Field vs dress. Classic vs modern. You get the point.

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    Imagine seeing a person every day, but he has a different outfit on each day- and a different watch as well. He is able to point in all these distinctive directions, but still able to consistently look good. Is it quite impressive.

  • Rupert_BlochBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I have an 8 watch box. My main rule is simply: one in, one out.

    Other than that, I’ve limited myself to around 3k max in one watch.

    I try to get watches that feel different enough from each other, although it’s sometimes hard because I have somewhat specific and boring taste (black, blue, cream, silver, dials)

    The current collection is:

    Tudor BB58

    Nomos Orion

    Sinn 104

    Halios Seaforth

    Formex Essence

    Monchard pulsation Chronograph

    GS SBGW231

    So I have one spot left and a few ideas, but nothing definitive.

  • fullautohotdogBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    It’s fancy jewelry that my wife buys me (I buy her enough, she owes me) and stuff I get at thrift stores.

    Honestly, the ideal number is zero (because phones) or two – a nice one and a G-Shock. I have more because I hate money.

    • Francy088BEnglish
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      1 year ago

      I have more because I hate money

      I love this way of putting it, I can definitely relate to your philosophy

  • Francy088BEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ll probably end up doing the same thing. My project is a three watch collection with:

    1. A semi-elegant watch with a day-date function (which I got recently) for everyday use;
    2. A dress-watch for - obviously - dressier occasions (probably going to get an open heart because I really like them);
    3. A digital watch (either a g-shock or one of the regular Casio watches) for riskier situations (mainly sports and going to the beach).

    Getting anything more than that simply feels like too much to me. The only exception would be dress-watches since having more than one can be useful to make the watch match the dress.

  • drugabusernameBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I buy the watches I literally fall in love with and can’t stop thinking about and nothing else.