over the last 10 or so years, i have amassed a collection of watches that i enjoy. this month marks the end (?) of my journey with watches...
i promised my wife many many many years ago that on her 30th birthday, i will stop spending so much time with watches. and her birthday is near the end of this month.
what does this mean? no more research on watches. no more flying overseas just to pick up or trade a watch. no moer sending and receiving watches to/fro overseas... no more buying "few hundred dollar parts" which will combine to cost more than a whole watch. no more surfing for whole watches on sale either...
i will complete my master's next year so this year needs to be spent on studies and work (tied together).
on the horizon might be our first child... we're still not sure (mostly me), but we'll let nature take it's course.
i will probably return to my other hobbies of riding and tinkering with motorcycles and scuba diving. my unspent money can now allow me to go to the track and workshop more often with my car.
although this amazing horology hobby has taken up a lot of my time, this is a bitter sweet event for me.
what have i learned? lots. but to sum it up:
the more i know, the more i don't know. the more i know, the more i want to know. sometimes, it's best that i don't know... and the chase will never end unless you're disciplined.
for the rest of you just starting out in this addictive "hobby": it's not too late to turn back from this black hole! flee while you still can...
for those who cannot: buy rolex watches with interesting dials and under valued precious metal models. IMO they will pay off in future.
for the hard core collectors: yes, you should invest in another bigger safe deposit box because the giant safe at home and your "smaller" SD box is not good enough to keep your watches and parts and papers in!
maybe i will return to this hobby at a later time when i have more discipline in my life... or maybe i won't. who knows what the future will bring.
taxico
i promised my wife many many many years ago that on her 30th birthday, i will stop spending so much time with watches. and her birthday is near the end of this month.
what does this mean? no more research on watches. no more flying overseas just to pick up or trade a watch. no moer sending and receiving watches to/fro overseas... no more buying "few hundred dollar parts" which will combine to cost more than a whole watch. no more surfing for whole watches on sale either...
i will complete my master's next year so this year needs to be spent on studies and work (tied together).
on the horizon might be our first child... we're still not sure (mostly me), but we'll let nature take it's course.
i will probably return to my other hobbies of riding and tinkering with motorcycles and scuba diving. my unspent money can now allow me to go to the track and workshop more often with my car.
although this amazing horology hobby has taken up a lot of my time, this is a bitter sweet event for me.
what have i learned? lots. but to sum it up:
the more i know, the more i don't know. the more i know, the more i want to know. sometimes, it's best that i don't know... and the chase will never end unless you're disciplined.
for the rest of you just starting out in this addictive "hobby": it's not too late to turn back from this black hole! flee while you still can...
for those who cannot: buy rolex watches with interesting dials and under valued precious metal models. IMO they will pay off in future.
for the hard core collectors: yes, you should invest in another bigger safe deposit box because the giant safe at home and your "smaller" SD box is not good enough to keep your watches and parts and papers in!
maybe i will return to this hobby at a later time when i have more discipline in my life... or maybe i won't. who knows what the future will bring.
taxico
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