Anyone brought watch but never wear due to...

[Starlight]

- Impulse
- Buy for keep
- Buy for see or just to own it
- Buy but don't wana to scratch it
or for other reasons....

[patrickmaniac]

my colleaguebought 2 rolllies. wear during driving then when in office, puts it in the cabinet.
go lunch or home then take out again and wear.

scared scratch the precious watch. LOL

Can see a person's character through small gestures/habits sometimes.

different strokes for different folks.

[DanielKhong]

Ya only have 1. That one is a 1978 vintage rolled gold Omega Seamaster. It is so mint that it came with the rear sticker attached. Never wore it to keep it in it's 100% mint state... Sometime take out to shake a bit for it to move haha

[Tricolore]

Nope, IMO the reason why I buy watches is so that I can wear it. If you want to keep something that can tell time, try collecting ATMOS clock instead

[sshark]

I wear all my watches. Some are worn more often than the other but I wear all of them. One of the reason, I see, to keep a watch unworn in a pristine condition is to resell it later at a higher price. This is more about investment rather than collecting. When come to investment, there are many options and pay much better than watches.

[Watcha]

I have always wore my watches. Some more some less in rotation.

I guess I cannot resist wearing them. Even for a few times.

[xyzdolphin]

i will wear at least once.. since already bought... but end of the day will always go back to my favourite.. ;p

[tho72]

personally, i do have some pieces that I've not worn, more for keepsake or had buyer's remorse...but I hv this quirky buddy who tries to buy 2 pieces of all his fave timepieces...one to wear and one to keep and admire...cool if you can afford it...

[tropiccana]

i wear all my watches

[JAMYLIM]

Some are bought on impulse then I realise how it doesnt look good on my wrist (although it always seems to look good on others).
Some I acquire through trading because you want to recoup back some cash although it's a watch I dont really like but at least I am suck with something of lesser value and maybe easier to sell.
If you have more than a few watches you probably end up wearing only a few that are of your favourite.
Some you try to wear it but somehow the feeling just couldnt develop no matter how much you try to.

Along the way I have learn what I actually like. Those that I used to thought I like I realise they were not suited for me. Very much like a relationship....

[Dfive]

my colleaguebought 2 rolllies. wear during driving then when in office, puts it in the cabinet.
go lunch or home then take out again and wear.

scared scratch the precious watch. LOL

Can see a person's character through small gestures/habits sometimes.

different strokes for different folks.

Clown he is !

[Ed.YEO]

there's this word i often post in the HongKong forum-
“表，你系买黎戴，或者买黎拜？”
literally it means, do you buy a watch to play? or pray?

If you buy a watch to play, most likely you adores the hobby much that you'll wear it, or plan a schedule of different days to rotate your collection. No matter how expensive, you'll still have an schedule for every single watches you got.

But... if you buy a watch to pray... it's a different case. Most likely such watches you sought, bought, got, will be expensive pieces that you believe that keeping it in mint condition will get back more than you had paid, should you flip it in some other days.
Really? How much value can it really retain?
If this particular piece is a mass produced piece, with mass produced movements, marketed under a hefty price tag...how true can it hold it's value? Do not forget that quite a number of those who got these expensive makes, signed installment payment for the one they eyed on. Can they really be able to clear the loans to pay up for that exquisite piece?

[Ed.YEO]

Clown he is !

I wouldn't say that that fella is a clown though... try to put yourself into his position, and imagine what kind of mentality he have on his ROLLIE. Then you my understand why he may want to keep his piece in mint condition.
To me, it's about how much "value" can he retain by doing so to keep his piece mint... in an unconventional way.
Look around on those folks around you... how many of them will use the Mont Blanc which they keep clipping in their shirt pockets? How many just use any other ball pens to do their work, while their Mont BLANCs are resting comfortably on their chest?
Mont BLANC official legit refill for roller ball pen is less than $15 @　Ｍｕｓｔａｆａ　Ｃｅｎｔｅｒ. Cannot afford to change mehh?

[mew]

Had a few that I dont wear because they no longer appeal to me, they usually end up listed for sale though. I see no point in keeping pieces that I hardly or just dont wear, the cash value tied up in these pieces can be used to pursue other more suitable pieces.

[Ender]

All my watches, I buy with the intention to wear. However, sometimes after I get it, I may not wear it at all because the condition, (especially for the vintage pieces) is so good that I worry about damaging it, and that would such a waste. Once I find that I do not wear a watch often, I will sell it as a watch unworn is just an expensive paperweight taking up space and funds (for other watches!).