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It is not exactly an addiction for me. It is like a warm comfortable habit. I like to read, buy, sell, horde, monitor pricing, get a deal now and then, work hard to be able to afford the next big thing, and still have a smile on my face when it is all done. Sometimes I look at the safe contents or thw watch boxes and say to myself "what a dork you are", and at others I proudly go to a fave watch and glam up for a big night out, impress a client, or just tofeel good. This hobby (and in particular this site) has introduced me to some absolute gentlemen (and women!). I try to be the same. I acknowledge the big collectors, drool over some of the bigguns, but I see no need to go to 1000 :?. To me - "having" it is not as much fun as "wearing" it, and that is why I occasionally sell one here and there - I just get a bit tired of it, or I discover that the reality of wearing it is not as much fun as I thought. Apart from having no kids to leave them all to (but I have other family members who will one day get a laugh out of them), it is probably the only "selfish" thing I do which is just for myself. It is all pretty innocent fun. And how good is it when you can speak with a watch manufacturer and actually have a say in the design of the thing, and the manufacturer acknowledges the inputs from experienced people, or people experienced in what they want to see? Not many hobbies offer that!
This is sure a peaceful and inoffensive passtime, though. If I did not enjoy watches so much, I am sure that the little "gotta have" part of everyones personality would kick in and I would probably date more evil women than I currently do
. So - in a way - this hobby "saves" me!One of my old law lecturers once said that the ideal lawyer is a person with a social, moral and religious foundation. I don't know many other lawyers who even try to meet the criteria, but I do. I guess the corollary in WIS-dom is a person who can afford what they buy, enjoys learning about the present and historical nature of watches of all types, and who has enough knowledge and understanding of the topic to appreciate the differences between theirs and other peoples' tastes.
Off soapbox!
Have a good day 3Ters.
IanM
