I Have Regrets... Watch Collecting

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Stuff I Use:

00:29 1 - Selling Watches Under $1,000 Too Quickly
02:04 2 - Making Yourself Have to Sell (Rushing)
03:18 3 - Not Wearing The Watch
04:27 4 - Getting Into Watchmaking Too Quickly
05:56 5 - Brand Isn't Everything, but It Means Something
07:33 6 - Buying the Hype Watch Instead of Pausing
08:46 7 - Focusing On Bang Per Buck
10:30 8 - Watching Too Many Youtube Reviews
12:03 9 - Throwing Away Or Getting Rid of Old Watches
13:14 10 - Overanalyzing My Collection

[TheWatchDoggg]

Honestly, I don't have any regrets. My only regret is getting into watches, it hurts the wallet and I can't look at certain watches the same

[I-Libertine]

No regrets. You learn to buy what you like. Then you regret buying watches others don't respect. Then you feel foolish for caring what others thought. All along the way, you live and you learn--first about watches, then about yourself.

[Hard__Iron]

Watches are not investments….I don’t SELL my watches. I wear them.

[hamzaansari]

My Uncle passed away without any heir, he had alot of watches Rado, citizens etc. I don't have any knowledge or interest in watches and was dispose all this old watches and i ended up on this video. Thank you for advice brother. This watches will remain with me forever.

[danschlacks]

This was the best "watch advice" video I've seen. Some of your points really struck home, especially watching too many reviews and developing a list... I have one, on a spreadsheet! I discovered your channel today and subscribed. Great job!

[claudtalkz]

Female watch enthusiast for decades. Got into riding motorcycles, sold my Speedmaster and my Breitling to buy bikes- which I considered an incredible lifestyle/experience so I don’t really regret selling those. Much. No longer ride. Bought myself an Aqua Terra for my last big birthday. Felt like an experience, going into the city, falling in love with the piece in the window… I’ll never sell it. Never. Great concept for a video, thank you so much!

[EmmanuelReynoso-rvfr]

I have learned that some of the best time pieces are the most affordable ones because the story behind it becomes priceless...

[lammyjammer]

My main rule is to only buy watches I intend to keep. If there's any indication that I'll want to sell it at some point or don't want it enough I don't buy it. I personally hate selling stuff. I prefer gifting them away to friends and family.

[threethrushes]

I bought my first automatic 25 years ago.
I bought my second automatic a month ago.
I bought my third automatic a week ago.
My collection is complete*
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.*minus a GS, because, GS.

[NeoWahNah]

Another important rule is: Never rush into a purchase. This has saved me a bunch of times. My collection strategy is buy to keep. So it's important that I really know what I'm buying before I get it. It also helps keep my collection relatively manageable.

I agree 100% with #8!!! Do not watch too many reviews. This hobby can be toxic and most YT content creators have a vested interest in the watch market to include hyping specific brands and products.

Thanks for sharing your experience!

[AndresDeMoya]

I've learned that when you ask someone "Why did you buy that watch?" and they start reading you the brochure, it's always the wrong watch for that person. I've only bought watches that when I see them, the first thing that pops into my mind is "fuck, that's awesome!" and years later I haven't had that regret for "buying the wrong watch" all the YouTubers and bloggers always talk about. Plus I only buy when the money is plenty, so never had to sell a watch to buy a new one. I have all the watches I bought still. This is just a hobby, it doesn't have to be your life.

[desmondoreilly]

I like this video and I like your casual style of presentation. There's a lot of good advice in here. I think one of the biggest failings that people make is not buying what they like, but buying what the so-called watch community says they should be buying. Also, as you say, watches should be worn. If you're scared to wear a watch be scared to buy it.

[tomskimcdouglegaming]

The problem with watch collecting is that the activity boils down to trying to fill an unfillable consumeristic void. It's an endless and futile pursuit that will get you no where.

[petesnaturalpowerlifting]

This is the most honest and informative watch video that I have ever seen. Phenomenal!

[vokso]

Great video, I am sure we all relate to these points. A personal regret of mine is : BUILDING YOUR COLLECTION TOO QUICKLY. I made the mistake of buying too many watches too quickly, at one time I bought 7 watches in one single month.! I have 15 watches now but really enjoy wearing 5 of them... the others are gathering dust while still brand new, thinking of giving them away.

[flavor_rebornrestorations]

It's so funny how the beginning of this journey is so similar to the majority of us. I'm in the phase where I'm rushing just to have more watches(quantity over quality). Very good breakdown of what to avoid. Thx!

[dazzlerjohnwatchman]

Thanks Harrison first viewer, now subscriber. Your points are so valid. I am not tempted by super expensive watches these days as I had a Rolex and numerous high end watches. It got to the point I nearly bankrupted myself. Now I love to collect homages, Japanese brands and micro brands. But never over $500. That's my limit. My collection sits at 60 watches. Great advice mate..

[tylerjames]

I would say my only regret is going too big too soon. The first year I got into watches (3 years ago), I bought myself a $1200 watch. I still have it and love it, but since then, I rolled the price point back a little and got a Seiko SRPE51 for under $200. I bought it to be a work beater but now I find that I use the cheaper watch a lot more on a day to day basis and the expensive watch sits in the watch roll. I just feel I went about things backwards lol.

[alekhidell]

Great advice. My primary takeaways:

Get into the hobby fast, make quick decisions, and spend as much money as possible.

[hippolordoriginal]

Appreciate sharing this, there is a lot of stuff here that many people think but will never share. In my experience I found out that spending money on watch books, reading lots of forums (and writing to ask questions) is a really good way to spend the first year before pulling the trigger on a watch.