Like a lot of people, I got really interested in watches during the pandemic when I had extra time on my hands, and disposable income that I couldn’t spend on other things. Like many, I dove head first into learning as much as I could from Youtube, websites, books, etc.

But now a few years later, does anyone else feel like they’re losing interest in the hobby?
I still love the watches that I bought, but now I’m more likely to spend my disposable income on trips/restaurants/concerts etc.
How do you keep the passion going when the initial love affair is over? And when I’m not actively buying new watches…

  • nndttttt@alien.topBEnglish
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    1 year ago

    I’ve been interested in watches for a long time… my grampa bought me a Casio f91w when I went back to my parents home country as a child and I’ve worn a watch ever since as a tool. I wear it 24/7, so i can check the time when waking up, how long I’ve showered, etc.

    So because it’s a tool, I just keep refining the tool. I have 3 on rotation. My Omega Seamaster as a daily, it replaced a skx007, my daily needs to be durable and waterproof. A seiko grand quartz for a dress - I love quartz as a dress so I never have to adjust time, its -/+5sec a year, so near atomic time without needing radio signals. An Apple Watch (yes I consider it one of my watches) for fitness because as a tool/gadget it’s probably the best, I switch to it if I’m doing some fancy cooking for the timer/stopwatch and Siri voice commands.

    I don’t really get bored of my watches because end of the day, they’re just tools for me! The hobby is refining those tools.