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Skipdawg 3T WIS 
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Being a WIS can be something else. Those who have known me for while know for the longest I was hoarding allot of my watches. Till my sell off the past 2 months I had North of 100 watches. :D I also gifted a few out to family and friends for Grad gifts. :) I decided to count what I had left today. I'm down to a lowly 88 watches in the collection now. :shock: :P Believe me folks that is nothing I know a few members who are well into the 3 digit numbers with their collection here at 3T and know a fella on another forum who is North of 1000 watches in his collection. So I'm still small potatoes. LOL :cool: So how many of you feel your hobby is like a addiction. You must buy a new watch every now and then or you go nuts? I kind of fit in that. My kid brother is good for 1 or 2 new watches a year. But then he spends all his time working, caring for his dad and the rest with girlfriend and sleeping. He is a half brother and best friend. I've given him at least a half dozen watches over the past 5 years now. :) I so love this hobby though. Keeps me busy and there is always something new and different to learn or see. I am proud to be a WIS. ;) |
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slinky469 3T WIS 
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I would have to agree with you skip, sometimes i do feel that it is more of an addiction. I also feel that I have to get a new one every so often. Now as in number in collection you have me way beat with 88 i only have 42 but it is growing. |
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angelogrillas 3T WIS 
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Guys, it is an addiction, and this forum (like others) is our therapy group, where we can all come together and share our passion...watches. Remember...men's goods are always more expensive than womens'. Women can buy clothes, shoes, fashion jewelry, bags in the bundles for less than we can....so saving up for a nice pair of shoes or a watch every so often is not hurting anybody. I'm not even close to 50, but my wife has 50+ pairs of shoes....what makes more sense? |
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Paxman 3T WIS 
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At this stage it is less an addiction for me and more truly a hobby. I like to grab things as they come to me but every now and then I get obsessed with something and can't rest until I have it. I do remember the compulsion and the overwhelming desire to just buy a new watch. I am thankful I have learned to curb those urges.:shock: |
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Geoff150 3T WIS 
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Paxman wrote:
is it a 12 step program or is there medication? |
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Parabola 3T WIS 
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I only have 3 with 2 on the way and 2 on the wants list. Mind you I have sold 2 this week :D |
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village 3T WIS 
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It sure is an addiction of sorts......i'm around the 40 mark at the moment but i may flip a few in the coming months. I find i have 'specific' addictions within the whole ie i am right into tuning fork watches at the moment. Ah well.....least you don't wake up with a hangover! |
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IanM 3T WIS 
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That is a really interesting topic, Skip. I go north and south of about 40 at the moment, but I am noticing a distinct change in direction to fewer, bigger (than the old 35mms to 40mms), and better watches. 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  |
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Nabco 3T WIS 
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I am not buying as many watches as I used to, mostly because I bought most of what I wanted, today it needs to be something different than what I already have before I buy it.....that said I do have two moray's coming in and I did buy two Sea Devils....so I guess something different does not really holdup  I am at about 130 right now, and I have been selling off everything under 42mm. |
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zippofan 3T WIS 
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I stopped counting awhile back, just so I can honestly tell my wife "I don't know how many watches I have", though I am pretty sure I don't have 100 (yet) :D I just sold off a bunch too, and will probably sell of a few more hangar queens that aren't "collectable". This is my 3rd expensive hobby. First was hi-fi equipment, but I pretty much have my systems (3) where I want them without completely scrapping everything though I have thought about going all tube. Then Zippos (500 or so), but with the exception of a handful I would like to snag - Zildjian Cymbals, some other musical instrument brands, I am also satisfied with the state of that collection. Now watches, yep, it's an addiction/obsession! Just got a few, looking at some more... Cheers, Griff |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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My buying habit has changed quite a bit over the past 2 years. I use to chace almost anything I saw under grand that was a good deal. Now i choose more carefully what I want. :cool: |
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AntFarm 3T WIS 
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I just blame 3T for being enablers, because since I joined here I've become more educated about my purchases and tripled my collection. I have 22 now and growing. Shame on all of you...;) |
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teddyhanna Guest
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88 oh my gosh and 40. Nick 130..... I admire you guys. I'm so envious. I tried really hard, but I just could not do it. I made it to 12 one time, and it about killed me. I thought I was going to have a stress attack everyday. I'm sorry fellows I could not decide which one to wear. My thought process got overloaded and it about drove me nuts. I can see maybe I could go back up to 10 and operate from there. It's called the Teddy 120 day program. I was trying to think on a average of what I hang onto a time piece. Threres a chance I might have it for 120 days. Hey the Angler 3T LE I have owned, I think about 1 1/2 yr, that's a record for me. I'm really proud of myself on that mark....  I know there are some big time collectors here and you have my full respect. I'm just not a collector. I am a flipper. I'm in the 120 day flip program. I would start to think hmmm, I have not worn that one in a while..maybe I do not like it anymore...sell-sell-sell. I think I have 5 now and I have 2 in-coming. |
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Skipdawg 3T WIS
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Teddy be a flipper. Oh I won't pick on ya right now Teddy. LOL :D Just dawned on my I did not count the OE that is back at Fricker getting over hauled so I am at 89 actually. :cool: LOL :D I think the most I have had in the barn at any one time was 115 Last Summer. I do have a habbit of giving some of the lower end ones away after awhile. B-day, X-mas and Grad gifts and such. ;) |
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KenC Admin 
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I believe I have 68 plus a couple of little Seiko Military watches for the boys (and of course, their G-Shocks)...I actually started out with a couple of Rolex and Breitling but then got intrigued with the < $200 watches when I happened on TT one late night. Got started with a few Invicta until I realized that, for the most part the quality was not there. Then I switched to Seiko, which is a great brand....then I stretched to (for the most part) the < $1000 market with most being in the $400 to $600 range. A few notable exception like the DOXA which I traded to Tony and the Stowa Pro-Diver...and right now, I'm waiting to see the new Deboufre NAV GMT pricing...it is probably my next hit. When I look at my list, there are probably about 35 +/- that I would not sell and the same amount that I would. |
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bigrustypig 3T WIS 
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I think this thing we have for timepieces is like a harmless disorder ;). It's also all about Motive, Means, and Opportunity. If one of these 3 is absent, the next watch will never happen. We all have different MOTIVES for collecting these babies of ours. Some, like me, want to pass on a part of ourselves to our sons via the watches we hand down or pass on. Or we also assemble watches to mark certain events in our lives, present and past. And that's me too. Some collect to define their lifestyle. Others do it for the pure fun of it. For sure, depending on our individual financial situations at various stages in our lives, the MEANS dictate the character of the on-going collection, as well as the pace of accumulation. The collector's/enthusiast's personality simply defines the width or depth of the choice of timepieces. OPPORTUNITY is closely linked to MEANS. The shorter the distance between these 2, the faster the MOTIVE is satisfied. And then the hunt for the next watch begins. I can't say how many watches I have but the highlight brands/flagships of my collection are quite noble. All my watches are pretty well-spread out and stored in 3 bank vaults among the countries I travel to frequently. It always gives me great joy to shake or crank those that I choose to wear for a certain period. Like many of you who have undergone lifestyle shifts, I am now beguiled and seduced by sportier watches in the 44mm to 48mm range. Anything below 40mm/42mm hardly ever sees the time of day. I guess Nabco and I feel the same about this. Even the underrated Seiko minor lines (S26/S36 movements) are catching my attention now. After all, the brand reminds me so much of my youth when tipsy, inebriated and generous uncles would slap their old reliable Seikos onto my wrist. In the end, we will all wrinkle, age and move on. We might even forget where our watches are. But meantime, we have fun while the sun shines. Nuff said. |
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