Posted By: Kelly M. Rayburn  Where do you fit in? . . kray2806@earthlink.net         
Date: Saturday, 28 July 2007, at 4:44 a.m.

Here are three broad categories of WIS that I have proposed, the "hoarder," the "collector," and the "enthusiast." There may be a little of us in each category, or we may fall mainly under one of them. There may be other categories in addition to these, but I have proposed them as generally and broadly as possible.
My thoughts about each:

1) The hoarders have huge numbers of watches, even having many of the exact same model, and could never sell any of them. And they keep acquiring more, with no real prospect of wearing most of them.


2)The collectors have various methods, but a hallmark of the collector is having specific categories, and seeking models that fit in those categories. A collector may, for example, want to have every variation of a particular model, or may want just one representative example of a particular model, and so on. A collector would sell a watch in order to get one he deems more desireable. He may have as many watches as a hoarder, but buying, selling, and trading is part of the satisfaction derived from the hobby.


3) The enthusiasts generally only keep the watches they they will wear, and part with the rest, even if that means parting with desireable models that may be a grail to a "collector." They buy, sell, and trade as though they are collectors, and possibly more frequently, but they eschew the idea of having a private museum of watches that see no wrist time.
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Question is, where do you fit in?
 



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