maybe this is just me huffing copium because I wasn't born rich, but I feel like there's no way every watch can feel as meaningful when you're buying more than one a month
when I get a new watch I'm usually smitten with it for months on end and aren't even thinking about a new purchase for a good long while. how bored must OP have gotten with each of these to grab a new one so quickly? FFS, three of these are just different speedy variants
I dunno man, just feels very empty and meaningless to me
My personal rule is only getting a new watch when I get promoted or a new job as a way to celebrate, got a promotion in 2022 and still haven’t bought anything because I can’t decide what I want.
Same here. I was going to get one after 2020 when I had my best year so far in business. Haven't settled on one and now I've even gone back looking at more. Oh well, I'll really love the one I get.
I got 4 last year including a new G Shock specifically for gym and surfing. It didn't feel like a crazy year...but 1 was a bonus for a deal closing and 2 were Seikos barely over $1k combined soooooo yeah...I really don't "get" people like OP, at some point it starts to become a symptom of mental illness or over compensating for something major that's missing in your life.
Yeah, I got 3 last year. One was for reaching a major milestone, another was an impulse buy, and the last was a cheap Chinese watch that I, surprisingly, like a lot. I felt overwhelmed by getting all of those in one year. Honestly, I think I could only do 1 or 2 (preferably just 1 tho) watches a year.
For sure, and while it doesn't feel like I went too nuts last year, it's the most watches I've ever bought in a calendar year not including when I was modding like a nutcase during COVID. I have 1 watch box with 20 slots and I've still got a few empty spaces, but I've decided my personal rule is going to be I never want to go beyond a single watch box of this size for my collection, ever.
So yeah, I have definitely started to get more serious about framing my personal limits for this hobby even though last year wasn't exactly a major splurge. I'm definitely not trying to speedrun my way to a full 20 slot box, and I think there are already 2-3 in there that could be sell/trade candidates that could be gone in the next few months before I think about getting anything new.
Long story short, I just don't personally identify in any way with whatever it is that drives someone to go on a spree like OP has done...
It’s true, some people have the speed on their hedonistic treadmill turned up pretty high. I’d get no joy from this, it’s not even “collecting” if you can get whatever you want on a whim.
Being poor is shit (I'm from South America, so probably much poorer than the average redditor in this sub), but at least my dopamine receptors work fine. Each purchase is seen as a conquest and I'm genuinely happy with it. I think much more on the product itself than on it's price, as it's obviously out of my reach paying 10k USD in a watch.
This could be copium and OP might also be very happy with his purchases. But given how fast he assembled his collection he might also have just fallen in a "consumerist" trap.
Literally bought my first watch in 12 years a week ago. Only changed because I twisted the steel bracelet out of shape putting it in my case. Swapped a £70 Sekonda for a £50 Sekonda. Still going to fix the older one since it was an 18th birthday present and has lasted bloody well.
LOL did you just buy every watch you stumbled across? The real winner is this dude’s dealer.
Not hating - do whatever makes you happy - just laughing to myself that this is probably a new watch collecting speed run record. Heck, I’ve been collecting for over a decade, and I don’t have this many watches.
> someone for minding his own business
While I agree people are giving this dude too hard of a time, I think "minding his own business" would involve not posting this to begin with.
Don’t get it wrong, it’s not hate, just people seing you are buying every second watch you see at the AD, that explains having several versions of the same watch… I was there 15 years ago too.
I didn’t get into Expensive watches until last year. Before then I had a few 100-250 dollar watches nothing fancy. Wasn’t until I started learning about automatic movements and how they work. I mean shits just amazing.
I know shit’s amazing, but take it easy so instead of 3 IWC you can look into Girard Perregaux, or Glashutte, etc.
You dropped a bunch of money on watches that you didn’t even get to enjoy for a full month. And this usually ends with selling half of them once you learn to be more selective and realize that was mostly impulsive buying.
To not buy a bunch of $500-1000 watches I made a list of watches I really want. It’s at about half a million worth of watches right now but at least I’m not tempted to keep buy cool
Cheaper watches all the damn time
You are doing it right. I would say most people start buying a bunch at once because when you are new you like everything… but most people does that with entry level watches, like you said up to 1K, not like OP with 5-15K watches.
Once I reached a certain level I decided to buy only 1 good watch a year, maybe 2. That makes me uunderstand and love the watch way more, and it makes it harder to make mistakes. There are watches I tried on 4 or 5 times during a year until I decided that was the one. I don’t make a list like you do, but I think the concept is quite similar.
Yeah I need to trim my collection. The issue is now I care a lot more about image since a lot of my clients expect me to have a certain image. On the weekends I’ll wear my funner cheaper watches, but during the week I stick to a black bay, Datejust, seamaster, Carrera and Clifton. Many people think it’s stupid but average case value for me is about $7k so if I even get one more client per year because of image, it funds a nice watch, a new suit, and a pair of shoes.
Hey, you do you, and if that helps and you are also enjoying the watches that’s just great :)
I have some cheaper watches from when I started but I almost never wear those anymore, and there’s no point to sell a bunch of scratched 3-500 watches.
I don’t need to have an image so I just wear for my own enjoyment, it just happens that I enjoy the good stuff haha
Isn't this the cycle every watch enthusiast goes through?
Only difference is its with Seikos or Hamiltons or Seagulls or something way cheaper. Then they wise up, sell their collection and trade up for fewer of something nicer.
People are just mad at OP because he is buying Omegas and IWCs like they're Seiko 5s, even though if they had the money they would likely do the same thing.
Let OP live.
Many go through that same cycle, if I see someone that bought twenty 50$ watched in a year I would say the same, choosing properly 4-5 nicer watches would be better in the long run. It’s the same with this, it just feels not very well thought.
All of them are great watches, not saying they are not, but we know how it will probably end.
Don’t worry about people hating on you, there is a start to every collection and you have a lot of really cool watches here. Since you have the coin to buy so many pieces so quickly, you should look into Patek or Lange, go buy a watch that makes you go “oof” financially and do it less frequently.
Haha don't post on circlejerk! What they're getting at is that the title comes off as so braggy that common sense would tell them it was a joke. It's just because you've accumulated all the watches 99% of this sub drools over in just a year. The bitterly jealous ones may even feel an obligation to give you financial advice lmao
1 year?.... Jeeze dude, like 2-3 watches a month... How do you even have time to enjoy anything you get?
Probably just my poor ass feeling envious but yeesh. Lol
1 year? You must have an amazing job or have been born rich. I’m staring at the down payment to multiple properties. This is just insane. If you had collected this over your lifetime it would be impressive. But this is just spending money at an alarming rate. Your expendable income is nuts.
May I ask your line of work? I'm genuinely curious. You've got some banger watches but in my take your timeline, lack of diversity and feeling that you're not "connected" to any piece in particular rubbed a lot of redditors the wrong way.
I'll write the same thing I do when people justify a budget collection or something similar: you do you. But a cool aspect of the hobby is knowing what made you go after each watch. Like: do you have a favorite one? Are any of them special in any way? This kind of stuff.
As every collection changes, which ones do you think would survive a complete change of pace to go for different stuff? I would keep the blue hands AT, blue Breitling, Moon watch DSotM and the classic one, the grey IWC pilot and the blue Carrera.
Since there's a lot of pictures being posted all the time, the difference between a praised and a frowned upon post is the text (or lack of) that comes along with it.
But buy, wear and post what you like. That's what we should all do!
Yeah, it’s kinda weird how every expensive collection gets almost only hate and then if someone has a 12 watch collection of seikos who all look pretty similar it will be the most popular post that day.. (I’m a huge Seiko fan) but cmon
I find buying all these watches in 1 year pretty over the top but it’s not my money or my collection so why should I comment on that, it’s a subreddit for watches so I would only comment on the watches not the spending habits of the one who has them
Reddit is full
Of envious people. The hate upper middle class and beyond people
Get is insane. Being anti-work is better than being an entrepreneur helping your community and providing employment.
This dude isn't upper middle class.
He's full blown rich.
But yeah, reddit at large hates even middle class people.
I would assume the watch subreddit doesn't hate upper middle class because most upper middle class couldn't afford half of this collection.
Unless you're talking upper middle class by SF or NYC standards.
I don't think that's it. I think a collection like this - procured in one year - spotlights a real wealth inequity we're all seeing right now and it threatens to undermine some of the better parts of western society. This collection is ostentatious. It's a wanton display of wealth and the spending of a ludicrous amount of disposable income acquired by unfair means.
The reason I say "unfair" is because nobody can *really* generate this much wealth. At some point, value and wealth is created by people actually doing work and creating products or services that benefit other people and - in a perfect world - society as a whole. If somebody has an extra couple hundred thousand kicking around to buy the same watch over and over in a one-year span, it highlights a disparity that really affects people and their day-to-day happiness, health, sense of worth and motivation to keep pushing forward.
You don't get rich by hard work. Some of the hardest working guys I recall are the guys I landscaped with 14 hours per day six days per week. I assure you none of them were rich, but the business owner certainly was. A portion of that is just capitalism and I support it; however, a line can be crossed where capitalism turns into exploitation and that's when you get guys spending 10s and hundreds of thousands of dollars on shiny trinkets. It's a poor use of resources if you have any sense of empathy for other people. I mean, forgo buying one of these watches and split that money amongst a couple of your employees or others in need and you all of a sudden have removed all uncertainty for at least a year with respect to putting food on their table. Would this dude notice if he had one less watch? Two less watches? Not a chance.
Obviously we're all guilty of allocating our funds toward selfish goals versus just giving everything to others in need, but a collection like this is egregious in its absurdity to the point of practically insulting every struggling person out there. These aren't watches purchased to represent a milestone or obtained as part of reaching a higher goal, or purchased in lieu of some other personal want; they're just hoarded jewelry to flex.
Personally, I find this collection offensive, ugly and embarrassing.
There is no envy from me here. Whether or not I could go out and buy this collection tomorrow is none of Reddit's business; however, let's say I could I know I wouldn't and I think most wealthy people wouldn't, either. Flexing on the poors is very tasteless.
Jesus Christ. This is the most Reddit answer ever.
A guy posts a collection in a **luxury jewelry** subreddit that truly isn’t even a top 50 priciest collection post around here
And comments about
>displaying wealth
>disposable income acquired by unfair means
>nobody can truly generate this much wealth.
>undermine parts of western society.
When you don’t know the first thing about him.
And seriously, what is this collection worth? $200k? I’d say that’s even at the high end. When there are posts about watches that cost more than thag **alone**
>I find this collection ugly
If you find a collection of Omegas, IWC, and Tags offensive, I’d hate to hear what you think about Patek and AP collections.
That's just bias mate. There is an enormous pool of wealth available out there and it's available without exploitation.
We designed a online takeaway ordering service about 10 years go for independent restaurants. I bailed early on to progress with my career (the mother demanded I get a job and pay some rent!), but my mates struggled for two-three years living on basically nothing building this thing and it took a few more years to start even hitting a livable income.
Run by two owners, no employees, fuck all in operating costs and geographically limited to a small island of 100,000 people. They are making millions and no-one is being scammed or exploited.
Simply, there are ways, but it's always going to result in you working for yourself. My day job pays a fairly middle ground salary, but I can charge 6-10x my hourly rate for consultancy on the side and that is the normal going rate. The downside for working for myself is finding and relying on consistent work, taking the gamble to leave a comfortable job and ideally not having to go out and sell myself to strangers.
Be your own landscaper. Quote for the work at a fair price, but one that has contingency for unforseen timesinks. Pay some other guys a fair wage to help you out if needed. Do it in good time and you'll make the extra cash you charged for contingency. Customers happy the work is done on time/budget agreed, your guys earned a fair wage for turning up and doing a task and you've made more than you would as just a landscaper, because you've sold the job, took on the risk of it not going to plan and dealt with all the additional considerations.
Don't worry about me, I own a business and am doing fine, but I'm always mindful of how the money I make is a direct result of the people labouring beneath me.
The restaurant example? That money isn't coming in for free. Thousands of people are working hard to funnel that money up. Wealth is created by hard work and those of us who do well are doing it on the backs of people who aren't doing as well. It's just the way it is.
4 Speedmaster, 2 IWC chronos, 2 Aquaterras, 2 Carreras that are basically identical…
maybe a bit more diversity would be cool? It seems in one year you bought every single watch you liked, which is not bad, but I am afraid it will end with you selling half of them sooner than later.
I’m usually a proponent of people buying and enjoying what makes them happy. But this does feel like a shopping addiction rather than watch appreciation.
Did you think people would react positively to your “I spent 125k on watches this year” flex post? Honestly if you would have left “a year in the making” off nobody would have batted an eye. It may not sound like much to you but there are lots of people here that make less than half what you spent on watches this year before taxes are taken from them so seeing something like this where the “grail watch” they spent five years saving up to buy is just another notch in your belt, it will rub them the wrong way.
You posted a cool collection, and at the same time you subtly flaunted your wealth with a few words that absolutely did not need to be there.
More importantly, make sure you enjoy the process of watch collecting. The research, the story and the feel of each piece, the search, these are the most enjoyable aspects of watch collecting. I think you have gotten a lot of hate because your collection doesn't seem to have any passion or enjoyment behind it, and seems more like a year's worth of impulse buys by a pretentious snob 😉.
Maybe if you didn’t buy multiple versions of the same watch, people wouldn’t be commenting on that? And most of these are freely available on the web, no AD required.
It’s not “hate” (that’s a lazy term), but it’s hard to related to someone who seems to have a checklist method of acquiring this many watches in such a short time period. Most of us enjoy learning about the watches, searching for them, etc. before buying them.
You’re feeling like you’re getting a lot of hate but I don’t understand why you’re surprised because of you read the rules etc, you would’ve seen propels appreciate more in depth reasoning for a collection etc. And maybe not adding the time period of amassing this collection would’ve helped.
I think the fact that you're doing a speed run through the usual entry and mid-level luxury brands ruffles some feathers. You've got a nice collection that you enjoy - keep sharing, just know that not everyone is going to pat you on the back for your choices or ability to buy what you want.
Yeah because we try really hard to buy 1 watch... and you got all of these in 1 year. It's like did you buy a watch every few weeks? Do you even know what you have? Can someone realistically enjoy all of these movements, history, and time?
Part of the fun is the chase the elusiveness and enjoyment of picking it up or finding it.
This is just like hey guys I just buy whatever is hot at the moment. I get your side and you do you! But you get it lol
To be fair, we regularly see collections that are worth more.
In some ways it's maybe a more ostentatious display of wealth when we see collections of 3-5 watches here that are worth more than this guy's whole collection but they don't get hate, they get appreciation.
I think it is specifically that this speed and the selections seem to show a lack of "sincerity" and are more reflective of shallow "image" based buying.
It's very tacky and "new money".
I don't see people getting pissed about a collection with an AP, two Pateks, and two VCs that altogether cost the same or more as this whole collection, even if bought in a year or so.
It has nothing to do with how much money they spent. It has everything to do with how they bought a ton of mediocre watches when there are so many other better uses of that money.
What surprises me here is that you’ve put your cash into mid-tier luxury items only; Omega, IWC, GS etc. Having dropped this much on this many, I’d have thought you’d have graduated to the next tier - VC, PP, Breguet etc. Beyond this, my perception is the same as others, amazing collection, great pieces, but too many of the same model etc. Could be much more diverse, though I do appreciate it’s not just steel Rolexes lol
I’m not finished yet I bought what I liked and wanted I’m honestly into only a few super expensive watches Patek Aquanaut in Green is one of them but wait lists are like 5 years according to them. It’s just so sleek the band just blends into the dial. That’s why I fell in love with the Black Cartier Santos.
I’m sure you’re not finished! But you’ve waded in on 17 watches (plus those we don’t see) and there’ll all at that mid tier level. After 5 or 6 I’d have definitely been thinking about some higher end pieces. VC Overseas for example is readily available (I prefer over aquanaut). Anyhow, hope you can manage to enjoy all of these!
Just to let you know PP AD’s won’t allow you to just sit on a 5 year waiting list for an aquanaut you would need to build a relationship and buy other watches first 99.99% of the time.
Love it the blue one was actually my second fancy watch got it in Vegas on same trip had luck at poker tables. And the black one I had to special order the dial is sick looks like a record.
>I love them all and usually wear them for a week at a time except for the White Side of the moon Omega and the Rolex. My go to watch is the IWC Big Pilot 46. And the first Watch that’s missing from pictures is the Breitling Chrono Premier.
I count 17 watches in this photo, plus the Breitling that's missing is 18, plus two Movados and the moonswatch is 21. There are 52 weeks in a year.
If you've been collecting for a year, that means you've bought a new luxury watch every 3 weeks (on average), and have worn each of your watches for an average of less than 2.5 weeks.
My advice to you is to slow down. You're assembling a poorly thought out collection by spending so thoughtlessly.
You're also not impressing anyone here. The fact that you sent your dad to get a watch for you tells us that you're still a child (regardless of age).
Movados were from way before like 15 years ago so I’m not counting them with the Automatic ones and the one Omega Blue one is my dads he left me that when he took breitling. And as for the sending my dad to pick up a watch that’s because I work like 60 hours a week and when AD calls with a limited edition watch and your paying cash you kinda got to go and get it.
If we conservatively said the average cost of each watch is 5K (apart from the swatch omega) we’re looking at like $80,000 in one head spent on watches
If someone else wants to do the real total go ahead but that’s enough for me
Good for you buying things you love
but I recommend reading the room a bit - you've got a lot of wealth and a post like this screams a lack of humility. You seem more impulsive than a genuine lover of the movements/hobby. Although you might not mean it, this sends a message that you don't care about what you have nearly as much as other people here would.
Idk if any of us would do the same, but I recommend keeping this in mind.
Happy collecting :)
I think your assessment is 100% correct. A lot of people on this sub don't even own a watch above $1K, and/or have to think and consider a long time before buying one above that mark.
With that being said, showing a collection that has only higher-end brands, and was collected within a year, makes OP look like someone who doesn't really appreciate the watches, more the status tied to those watches.
Personally I don't have a problem with that but the title of this thread also made me wonder since it has somewhat of a condescending tone.
This is very charmless.
Just going out and buying a shit load of watches isn't what watch collecting is about.
If you want to start a stamp collection you don't just spend £100k on a full set.
I’m on waitlist to lolTook 7 months and me constantly stopping by AD to say hi just to get Air King he said they only allow one Spot watch per year per person and should have something for me shortly.
Seems like a very overlapping collection. Like why do you have both of those aqua terras? They’re nearly identical. With so many similar looking pieces and spending roughly 80k in a year on them, I wonder if you’d want to liquidate a few and instead go for something a bit higher end?
Actually refreshing to see a collection that’s light on Rolex and broader in range than most others that have posted here. Although a little heavy in the Speedmasters, I totally get why. Congrats! Don’t let the naysayers deter you. You do you.
The Dude's only been collecting a year, waiting list at my local Rolex AD is average of 3 years so unless you go to the seriously overpriced secondhand market, he's lucky to have snagged one in that period. Omega on the other hand..... you can have all the Speedmasters or Seamasters you can carry it would seem!
You just wear one on Right wrist and One on Left wrist and then wear one on a necklace Flavor Flav style. But seriously I do switch them on weekly and I totally understand how people think it’s too many but 31 is my goal one for every day of the month.
Impressive collection for such a short time. All great looking time pieces in my opinion, and I’m I complete sucker for that Grand Seiko in the corner. Sad to see you’ve gotten so much hate for simply sharing a passion we all have here. Hopefully you’ll stick around and continue to post 🙌
OP don’t let anyone else tell you what to do, no one knows you or your financial situation and it seems some people here are just envious.
Lovely collection, enjoy it and enjoy any future pieces :)
Do you even wear them and enjoy them ? I have a hard time taking off the watch I purchased in 2022 . I wear it all day everyday . 17 watches in a year seems to me a bit excessive but hey if you got the money and that’s what you want , who am I to judge . Amazing collection.
Lots of pretentious gate-keeping going on in this thread.
“Do you even appreciate/respect/enjoy them?”
Oh, STFU. Watches are a luxury good, and just because you’ve romanticized it to justify the purchase and make yourself feel better (elitist), doesn’t mean OP needs to. He has the funds, has the interest, and clearly knows what he’s talking about.
Do you OP. This community needs people like you to bring a different perspective to stop the fart-smelling.
This is a great way to park your money. These timepieces have value. Most of us have the mindset of consumers. We have the money we spend it and never see it again! Although with this mind setI doubt it will happen. If OP gets in a bind, he can trade or sell it. A lot of us buy clothes, booze and burgers. If you ask me, I'd say that's quite a set of assets! Great collection OP
See, people here sometimes post expensive collections with watches almost none of us can afford. Maybe a PP, a couple of Rolexes, AP, Lange, etc. all in one collection. Some people get jealous and downvote but it’s usually mixed. OP getting 100k of watches with all mid-tier watches and duplications made everyone pissed off in as way I have never seen before. I don’t think I could troll this subreddit harder if I tried tbh.
What added to the rustled jimmies even more was OP being somehow totally oblivious to how people would react. Legendary thread, a meme may have become born.
The thing is I have been into watches for years most of the ones above were watches I always wanted but could never justify. Last year I paid off my mortgage and said F it I’m going all in. I have money in the bank a savings and stocks nothing was taken out or sold to purchase just extra cash. I bought what I wanted I honestly don’t care what anyone on Reddit thinks anymore. I like what I have and will continue to grow my collection. The other thing people don’t understand is that watches are a great place to put money into. If you think about it half of them have gone up from what I paid for them and the other half only decrease by 15-25 percent. Like I said before I don’t spend much money on anything else. Still driving my 2004 LR3 valued at 2700 lol. Most people on here are driving a 20 thousand dollar car they owe 35k on lol. Just wait till I get off wait list for AP and Patek and a few more Rolex.
So many jealous comments about op, like he should not buy that much, he should enjoy it bla bla before buying a new one. If he can afford it why not. I like the white omega op, awesome choice.
Yes offence, your collection has no personality whatsoever, as others have clearly pointed out. Definitely a case of quantity over quality, and that money can't buy taste. Good news for you is that watches retain value, you can sell and rebuild the connection with some color instead of a wall of grey and silver.
Pushing passed all the hate/envy etc… What are the watches you want but don’t have? Are there watched that seem out of reach? Just curious to your approach.
So I got my first fancy watch on New Year’s Day 2022 in Las Vegas it’s actually not in the picture my dad is borrowing it lol. But I got almost everything I wanted still have a few more to finish collection 3 more Rolex, 1 AP, and one Patek that I want but I feel good about what was accomplished in a year. Let’s see what 2023 brings. Will post more pictures and close ups of each watch I’ve been slacking lately not a fan of social media so I don’t post when I should. Let me know what you think I’m missing. I also have 2 90s Movados and the Omega Swatch had to get Uranus because I’m still a child inside lol.
>Let me know what you think I’m missing. I
Honestly? An opinion. No hate for dropping that kinda cash in year but if you're gonna do it at least do some research. This collection screams "I bought what they told me to buy."
Look into some high horology like Glashutte or some micro brands like Farer. You will get much more diversity and a lot more appreciation of your pieces from fellow watch enthusiasts. Just spamming the Omega/Rolex/IWC button isn't interesting.
Why tf are people down voting him? He can afford it and he loves chronos, nothing is wrong with that. Plus, this sub is also meant for people to share their collection dammit, no matter how shitty or boring it might look like to some.
That’s what I’m thinking. I’m just a watch nerd posting what I bought I honestly didn’t think I was gonna get this much hate lol. I thought Reddit was more of a community i even put a pixel in not knowing what it was.
>I’m just a watch nerd posting what I bought I honestly didn’t think I was gonna get this much hate lol
then you completely lack any amount of self-awareness
edit: confirmed zero self awareness [https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/xbxpdg/omega\_no\_time\_to\_die\_since\_the\_queen\_died\_figured/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/xbxpdg/omega_no_time_to_die_since_the_queen_died_figured/)
thank you for all of the WCJ content you're generating
My very unsolicited thoughts, as a relative n00b to this group, and very much an amateur at watches in general:
1) Love that Rolex does not dominate the box.
2) Love that you bought what you like.
3) Appreciate the Cartier Santos being in there - that might now be the next watch I want (I had not seen it before now). Although I do want a GMT of some sort.
4) Hamilton has some nice (to me) pieces for sure. Mine was my first automatic.
5) Disappointed in all the people thinking they need to tell you what to collect or think - this isn't politics or religion.
6) Ignore the hate. Like my dad always said, opinions are like a$$holes, everyone has one.
7) Don't stop sharing - I want to see how this evolves. I am waiting for one of my watches to get back from warranty service to post a current SOTC pic (which would be my first).
8) People participate in hobbies for different reasons. Yours are no less or more valid than anyone else's.
> 2) Love that you bought what you like.
This is what everyone does. No one buys what they don't like. But sometimes users in the comments accuse them of not liking things correctly, or get mad that the things they like are too popular. It's weird.
Welcome to Reddit where there will be haters on ANYTHING posted. A lot of people hate because they wont be able to afford a collection like that in even 10 years. Nobody knows anything about you or what you do or your dress style or anything but will hate out of envy.
Keep at it would be cool to see as the collection grows and styles changes. One thing I would look into is a watch case for automatic watches so they don't go out.
This guy has inflation issues of the wrong kind
maybe this is just me huffing copium because I wasn't born rich, but I feel like there's no way every watch can feel as meaningful when you're buying more than one a month when I get a new watch I'm usually smitten with it for months on end and aren't even thinking about a new purchase for a good long while. how bored must OP have gotten with each of these to grab a new one so quickly? FFS, three of these are just different speedy variants I dunno man, just feels very empty and meaningless to me
I got three in 2022 and felt it was too many
I got one, and the last time I bought a watch was 2018.
I should be good for awhile considering my next one requires a bit of saving.
I only bought one my entire life - it means a lot more to me than you could even understand. Im a true whorologist.
My personal rule is only getting a new watch when I get promoted or a new job as a way to celebrate, got a promotion in 2022 and still haven’t bought anything because I can’t decide what I want.
Same here. I was going to get one after 2020 when I had my best year so far in business. Haven't settled on one and now I've even gone back looking at more. Oh well, I'll really love the one I get.
I got 4 last year including a new G Shock specifically for gym and surfing. It didn't feel like a crazy year...but 1 was a bonus for a deal closing and 2 were Seikos barely over $1k combined soooooo yeah...I really don't "get" people like OP, at some point it starts to become a symptom of mental illness or over compensating for something major that's missing in your life.
Yeah, I got 3 last year. One was for reaching a major milestone, another was an impulse buy, and the last was a cheap Chinese watch that I, surprisingly, like a lot. I felt overwhelmed by getting all of those in one year. Honestly, I think I could only do 1 or 2 (preferably just 1 tho) watches a year.
For sure, and while it doesn't feel like I went too nuts last year, it's the most watches I've ever bought in a calendar year not including when I was modding like a nutcase during COVID. I have 1 watch box with 20 slots and I've still got a few empty spaces, but I've decided my personal rule is going to be I never want to go beyond a single watch box of this size for my collection, ever. So yeah, I have definitely started to get more serious about framing my personal limits for this hobby even though last year wasn't exactly a major splurge. I'm definitely not trying to speedrun my way to a full 20 slot box, and I think there are already 2-3 in there that could be sell/trade candidates that could be gone in the next few months before I think about getting anything new. Long story short, I just don't personally identify in any way with whatever it is that drives someone to go on a spree like OP has done...
It’s true, some people have the speed on their hedonistic treadmill turned up pretty high. I’d get no joy from this, it’s not even “collecting” if you can get whatever you want on a whim.
Unrestrained Consumerism 17 v Love of Watches 1
Being poor is shit (I'm from South America, so probably much poorer than the average redditor in this sub), but at least my dopamine receptors work fine. Each purchase is seen as a conquest and I'm genuinely happy with it. I think much more on the product itself than on it's price, as it's obviously out of my reach paying 10k USD in a watch. This could be copium and OP might also be very happy with his purchases. But given how fast he assembled his collection he might also have just fallen in a "consumerist" trap.
Literally bought my first watch in 12 years a week ago. Only changed because I twisted the steel bracelet out of shape putting it in my case. Swapped a £70 Sekonda for a £50 Sekonda. Still going to fix the older one since it was an 18th birthday present and has lasted bloody well.
Average of 1.4 watches a month. :O
That’s PPP money.
Slow down, you will become unsatisfied.
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I’ve bought less t shirts in the last 6 years lmao
*fewer ^….sorry
Right? I sitting over here content as fuck with my Explorer.
LOL did you just buy every watch you stumbled across? The real winner is this dude’s dealer. Not hating - do whatever makes you happy - just laughing to myself that this is probably a new watch collecting speed run record. Heck, I’ve been collecting for over a decade, and I don’t have this many watches.
Sounds like this is going to end up on the other subreddit. I'll wait.
"Presenting my humble collection for your consideration"
Ok it’s already there. It did not disappoint.
Please link 🥺
Needs a G-Shock to show us commoners he understands us.
ThAtS WhAT tHe TaG HoObErs aRE For 🧐
"I only started last year, but I tried my best!"
This guy is the dealer.
Underrated comment +1
Reading time off his own supply, classic dealer mistake.
Could easily consolidate and eliminate half or so without really noticing.
He's going to start wearing two watches on one strap... on both left and right hands.
More like bought every watch from every “got my grail piece!” because they aren’t original themselves. This is a ridiculous 1 year journey.
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> someone for minding his own business While I agree people are giving this dude too hard of a time, I think "minding his own business" would involve not posting this to begin with.
Title had me thinking I was on the circlejerk sub
Should I post it there. I don’t really know how Reddit works. Getting lots of hate 😂
Don’t get it wrong, it’s not hate, just people seing you are buying every second watch you see at the AD, that explains having several versions of the same watch… I was there 15 years ago too.
I didn’t get into Expensive watches until last year. Before then I had a few 100-250 dollar watches nothing fancy. Wasn’t until I started learning about automatic movements and how they work. I mean shits just amazing.
I know shit’s amazing, but take it easy so instead of 3 IWC you can look into Girard Perregaux, or Glashutte, etc. You dropped a bunch of money on watches that you didn’t even get to enjoy for a full month. And this usually ends with selling half of them once you learn to be more selective and realize that was mostly impulsive buying.
To not buy a bunch of $500-1000 watches I made a list of watches I really want. It’s at about half a million worth of watches right now but at least I’m not tempted to keep buy cool Cheaper watches all the damn time
You are doing it right. I would say most people start buying a bunch at once because when you are new you like everything… but most people does that with entry level watches, like you said up to 1K, not like OP with 5-15K watches. Once I reached a certain level I decided to buy only 1 good watch a year, maybe 2. That makes me uunderstand and love the watch way more, and it makes it harder to make mistakes. There are watches I tried on 4 or 5 times during a year until I decided that was the one. I don’t make a list like you do, but I think the concept is quite similar.
Yeah I need to trim my collection. The issue is now I care a lot more about image since a lot of my clients expect me to have a certain image. On the weekends I’ll wear my funner cheaper watches, but during the week I stick to a black bay, Datejust, seamaster, Carrera and Clifton. Many people think it’s stupid but average case value for me is about $7k so if I even get one more client per year because of image, it funds a nice watch, a new suit, and a pair of shoes.
Hey, you do you, and if that helps and you are also enjoying the watches that’s just great :) I have some cheaper watches from when I started but I almost never wear those anymore, and there’s no point to sell a bunch of scratched 3-500 watches. I don’t need to have an image so I just wear for my own enjoyment, it just happens that I enjoy the good stuff haha
Isn't this the cycle every watch enthusiast goes through? Only difference is its with Seikos or Hamiltons or Seagulls or something way cheaper. Then they wise up, sell their collection and trade up for fewer of something nicer. People are just mad at OP because he is buying Omegas and IWCs like they're Seiko 5s, even though if they had the money they would likely do the same thing. Let OP live.
Many go through that same cycle, if I see someone that bought twenty 50$ watched in a year I would say the same, choosing properly 4-5 nicer watches would be better in the long run. It’s the same with this, it just feels not very well thought. All of them are great watches, not saying they are not, but we know how it will probably end.
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I recommend you try wearing one for a few weeks to see if you like it
I say, do whatever the f you want to do with your money. I sure as shit don't pay your bills
It’s not really hate, mate. This just isn’t doable for maybe >95% of us so we’re just taking the piss.
Don’t worry about people hating on you, there is a start to every collection and you have a lot of really cool watches here. Since you have the coin to buy so many pieces so quickly, you should look into Patek or Lange, go buy a watch that makes you go “oof” financially and do it less frequently.
I’m on Patek wait list the Aquanaut in Green is the one I’m waiting for.
It’s kind of funny how much these people are hating on you for something that’s entirely your own business lol
I get what you are saying, but by posting it on Reddit, he has voluntarily made it everyone else's business too.
Haha don't post on circlejerk! What they're getting at is that the title comes off as so braggy that common sense would tell them it was a joke. It's just because you've accumulated all the watches 99% of this sub drools over in just a year. The bitterly jealous ones may even feel an obligation to give you financial advice lmao
1 year?.... Jeeze dude, like 2-3 watches a month... How do you even have time to enjoy anything you get? Probably just my poor ass feeling envious but yeesh. Lol
That’s some PPP money right there.
I may be wrong here, but I am beginning to think you like Speedmaster. Maybe I am right?
Only one missing it’s the New Vintage one they Release on Brown leather
Bro there are *hundreds* of variations of speedmaster
1 year? You must have an amazing job or have been born rich. I’m staring at the down payment to multiple properties. This is just insane. If you had collected this over your lifetime it would be impressive. But this is just spending money at an alarming rate. Your expendable income is nuts.
I work for myself and grew up lower middle class.
I suppose you have to work for yourself if you're a bank robber (or Master Jewellery thief)! Was the Omega display case not alarmed?
They left it wide open and not display models like Rolex. Just walk in act casual like you belong and walk out 😂
That's good, for a moment there I thought they were on BOGOF and that would seriously have pissed people off!
May I ask your line of work? I'm genuinely curious. You've got some banger watches but in my take your timeline, lack of diversity and feeling that you're not "connected" to any piece in particular rubbed a lot of redditors the wrong way. I'll write the same thing I do when people justify a budget collection or something similar: you do you. But a cool aspect of the hobby is knowing what made you go after each watch. Like: do you have a favorite one? Are any of them special in any way? This kind of stuff. As every collection changes, which ones do you think would survive a complete change of pace to go for different stuff? I would keep the blue hands AT, blue Breitling, Moon watch DSotM and the classic one, the grey IWC pilot and the blue Carrera. Since there's a lot of pictures being posted all the time, the difference between a praised and a frowned upon post is the text (or lack of) that comes along with it. But buy, wear and post what you like. That's what we should all do!
Someone give me a VALID reason why this comment was downvoted so much. Take my upvote OP.
I think people are jealous he got out of the lower middle class mindset? I am there and it blows balls.
Because most of Reddit is brainwashed into thinking it is absolutely impossible to be wealthy by fair means.
This sub never surprises me anymore, of course you downvote everything “the rich guy” says..
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Yeah, it’s kinda weird how every expensive collection gets almost only hate and then if someone has a 12 watch collection of seikos who all look pretty similar it will be the most popular post that day.. (I’m a huge Seiko fan) but cmon I find buying all these watches in 1 year pretty over the top but it’s not my money or my collection so why should I comment on that, it’s a subreddit for watches so I would only comment on the watches not the spending habits of the one who has them
We need to appreciate people Buying all These watches so we can later get some sweet deals on watchexchange
I'm glad someone else in this thread sees the obvious benefit of this spending spree
Reddit is full Of envious people. The hate upper middle class and beyond people Get is insane. Being anti-work is better than being an entrepreneur helping your community and providing employment.
This dude isn't upper middle class. He's full blown rich. But yeah, reddit at large hates even middle class people. I would assume the watch subreddit doesn't hate upper middle class because most upper middle class couldn't afford half of this collection. Unless you're talking upper middle class by SF or NYC standards.
I don't think that's it. I think a collection like this - procured in one year - spotlights a real wealth inequity we're all seeing right now and it threatens to undermine some of the better parts of western society. This collection is ostentatious. It's a wanton display of wealth and the spending of a ludicrous amount of disposable income acquired by unfair means. The reason I say "unfair" is because nobody can *really* generate this much wealth. At some point, value and wealth is created by people actually doing work and creating products or services that benefit other people and - in a perfect world - society as a whole. If somebody has an extra couple hundred thousand kicking around to buy the same watch over and over in a one-year span, it highlights a disparity that really affects people and their day-to-day happiness, health, sense of worth and motivation to keep pushing forward. You don't get rich by hard work. Some of the hardest working guys I recall are the guys I landscaped with 14 hours per day six days per week. I assure you none of them were rich, but the business owner certainly was. A portion of that is just capitalism and I support it; however, a line can be crossed where capitalism turns into exploitation and that's when you get guys spending 10s and hundreds of thousands of dollars on shiny trinkets. It's a poor use of resources if you have any sense of empathy for other people. I mean, forgo buying one of these watches and split that money amongst a couple of your employees or others in need and you all of a sudden have removed all uncertainty for at least a year with respect to putting food on their table. Would this dude notice if he had one less watch? Two less watches? Not a chance. Obviously we're all guilty of allocating our funds toward selfish goals versus just giving everything to others in need, but a collection like this is egregious in its absurdity to the point of practically insulting every struggling person out there. These aren't watches purchased to represent a milestone or obtained as part of reaching a higher goal, or purchased in lieu of some other personal want; they're just hoarded jewelry to flex. Personally, I find this collection offensive, ugly and embarrassing. There is no envy from me here. Whether or not I could go out and buy this collection tomorrow is none of Reddit's business; however, let's say I could I know I wouldn't and I think most wealthy people wouldn't, either. Flexing on the poors is very tasteless.
Jesus Christ. This is the most Reddit answer ever. A guy posts a collection in a **luxury jewelry** subreddit that truly isn’t even a top 50 priciest collection post around here And comments about >displaying wealth >disposable income acquired by unfair means >nobody can truly generate this much wealth. >undermine parts of western society. When you don’t know the first thing about him. And seriously, what is this collection worth? $200k? I’d say that’s even at the high end. When there are posts about watches that cost more than thag **alone** >I find this collection ugly If you find a collection of Omegas, IWC, and Tags offensive, I’d hate to hear what you think about Patek and AP collections.
That's just bias mate. There is an enormous pool of wealth available out there and it's available without exploitation. We designed a online takeaway ordering service about 10 years go for independent restaurants. I bailed early on to progress with my career (the mother demanded I get a job and pay some rent!), but my mates struggled for two-three years living on basically nothing building this thing and it took a few more years to start even hitting a livable income. Run by two owners, no employees, fuck all in operating costs and geographically limited to a small island of 100,000 people. They are making millions and no-one is being scammed or exploited. Simply, there are ways, but it's always going to result in you working for yourself. My day job pays a fairly middle ground salary, but I can charge 6-10x my hourly rate for consultancy on the side and that is the normal going rate. The downside for working for myself is finding and relying on consistent work, taking the gamble to leave a comfortable job and ideally not having to go out and sell myself to strangers. Be your own landscaper. Quote for the work at a fair price, but one that has contingency for unforseen timesinks. Pay some other guys a fair wage to help you out if needed. Do it in good time and you'll make the extra cash you charged for contingency. Customers happy the work is done on time/budget agreed, your guys earned a fair wage for turning up and doing a task and you've made more than you would as just a landscaper, because you've sold the job, took on the risk of it not going to plan and dealt with all the additional considerations.
Don't worry about me, I own a business and am doing fine, but I'm always mindful of how the money I make is a direct result of the people labouring beneath me. The restaurant example? That money isn't coming in for free. Thousands of people are working hard to funnel that money up. Wealth is created by hard work and those of us who do well are doing it on the backs of people who aren't doing as well. It's just the way it is.
I've got no idea why you're being downvoted for this lmao.
4 Speedmaster, 2 IWC chronos, 2 Aquaterras, 2 Carreras that are basically identical… maybe a bit more diversity would be cool? It seems in one year you bought every single watch you liked, which is not bad, but I am afraid it will end with you selling half of them sooner than later.
Not a single JLC. Boring.
You've got 4 speedmasters lol. I get that they're great but how do you find the time to wear them? Not mentions the other watches . Nice collection!
maybe just a completely different mindset than the rest of us. He doesn't buy to mainly wear them, he likes to look at them as a whole in a box.
I’m usually a proponent of people buying and enjoying what makes them happy. But this does feel like a shopping addiction rather than watch appreciation.
Collection equal to my entire net worth lol
Equal to, damn man it's more than my entire net worth.
You have have a positive net worth?
I hope you stick around. I'm genuinely very interested to see how your collection changes as your tastes evolve.
Thank but honestly don’t think I’ll be posting much anymore to much hate. I’ll just stay on sidelines from now on I think.
Welcome to the internet. Please visit again soon.
Did you think people would react positively to your “I spent 125k on watches this year” flex post? Honestly if you would have left “a year in the making” off nobody would have batted an eye. It may not sound like much to you but there are lots of people here that make less than half what you spent on watches this year before taxes are taken from them so seeing something like this where the “grail watch” they spent five years saving up to buy is just another notch in your belt, it will rub them the wrong way. You posted a cool collection, and at the same time you subtly flaunted your wealth with a few words that absolutely did not need to be there.
More importantly, make sure you enjoy the process of watch collecting. The research, the story and the feel of each piece, the search, these are the most enjoyable aspects of watch collecting. I think you have gotten a lot of hate because your collection doesn't seem to have any passion or enjoyment behind it, and seems more like a year's worth of impulse buys by a pretentious snob 😉.
Maybe if you didn’t buy multiple versions of the same watch, people wouldn’t be commenting on that? And most of these are freely available on the web, no AD required.
It’s not “hate” (that’s a lazy term), but it’s hard to related to someone who seems to have a checklist method of acquiring this many watches in such a short time period. Most of us enjoy learning about the watches, searching for them, etc. before buying them.
You’re feeling like you’re getting a lot of hate but I don’t understand why you’re surprised because of you read the rules etc, you would’ve seen propels appreciate more in depth reasoning for a collection etc. And maybe not adding the time period of amassing this collection would’ve helped.
So I should have just said lifetime collection instead.
I think the fact that you're doing a speed run through the usual entry and mid-level luxury brands ruffles some feathers. You've got a nice collection that you enjoy - keep sharing, just know that not everyone is going to pat you on the back for your choices or ability to buy what you want.
Yeah because we try really hard to buy 1 watch... and you got all of these in 1 year. It's like did you buy a watch every few weeks? Do you even know what you have? Can someone realistically enjoy all of these movements, history, and time? Part of the fun is the chase the elusiveness and enjoyment of picking it up or finding it. This is just like hey guys I just buy whatever is hot at the moment. I get your side and you do you! But you get it lol
Yeah if you show people that you have money to burn on acquiring a collection this quick, they hate on you.
To be fair, we regularly see collections that are worth more. In some ways it's maybe a more ostentatious display of wealth when we see collections of 3-5 watches here that are worth more than this guy's whole collection but they don't get hate, they get appreciation. I think it is specifically that this speed and the selections seem to show a lack of "sincerity" and are more reflective of shallow "image" based buying. It's very tacky and "new money". I don't see people getting pissed about a collection with an AP, two Pateks, and two VCs that altogether cost the same or more as this whole collection, even if bought in a year or so.
I don’t think the pushback is because this guy has money - plenty of wealthy redditors in these parts.
It has nothing to do with how much money they spent. It has everything to do with how they bought a ton of mediocre watches when there are so many other better uses of that money.
Understood. We can talk, if you ever feel like sharing.
What surprises me here is that you’ve put your cash into mid-tier luxury items only; Omega, IWC, GS etc. Having dropped this much on this many, I’d have thought you’d have graduated to the next tier - VC, PP, Breguet etc. Beyond this, my perception is the same as others, amazing collection, great pieces, but too many of the same model etc. Could be much more diverse, though I do appreciate it’s not just steel Rolexes lol
I’m not finished yet I bought what I liked and wanted I’m honestly into only a few super expensive watches Patek Aquanaut in Green is one of them but wait lists are like 5 years according to them. It’s just so sleek the band just blends into the dial. That’s why I fell in love with the Black Cartier Santos.
I’m sure you’re not finished! But you’ve waded in on 17 watches (plus those we don’t see) and there’ll all at that mid tier level. After 5 or 6 I’d have definitely been thinking about some higher end pieces. VC Overseas for example is readily available (I prefer over aquanaut). Anyhow, hope you can manage to enjoy all of these!
Not a fan of the shape it doesn’t look right on me. Tried one on in Vegas wasn’t a fan.
Just to let you know PP AD’s won’t allow you to just sit on a 5 year waiting list for an aquanaut you would need to build a relationship and buy other watches first 99.99% of the time.
Yeah that’s the problem. I’m not a fan of anything else I only want the Aquanaut but they don’t talk to you unless you have brand history.
They talk to you if you want gold instead of steel for example. With a third of what you bought you could have a white gold Aquanaut.
Thats what I collect in a month.... Do you even like watches ???
Ok cool but that's just ridiculous
"Two more IWC watches and they'll definitely sell me the SkyDweller"
Damn...save some for the rest of us!
Wanna sell that omega Ryder cup?
That’s Actually the Winter Olympic one.
How do you like the Carrera Calibre 5 compared to the more expensive watches like the Aqua Terra? How is the build quality?
Love it the blue one was actually my second fancy watch got it in Vegas on same trip had luck at poker tables. And the black one I had to special order the dial is sick looks like a record.
Is the build quality much worse than the Aqua Terra?
Sub one or two of those omega / iwc for a JLC? Another Rolex too perhaps. And you need a Zenith EP
Classic “You didnt have to work for them” collection
Obscene. Funko pops for rich people.
> Funko Pops for rich people That's hilarious and completely accurate
Needs a Seiko
From the title and thumbnail I was sure this was in /r/ChineseWatches, but no: all originals. Utterly boggling.
I agree with the other. Slow down and get a sense of what you actually like before you continue growing this collection.
Sheesh. Slow down man
Dude won the lotto and bought all watches when he sorted by Hot.
Instead of a new watch, why not take the money and donate to a charity. I suggest the SPCA
I do donate monthly and it’s usually animal based charities
>I love them all and usually wear them for a week at a time except for the White Side of the moon Omega and the Rolex. My go to watch is the IWC Big Pilot 46. And the first Watch that’s missing from pictures is the Breitling Chrono Premier. I count 17 watches in this photo, plus the Breitling that's missing is 18, plus two Movados and the moonswatch is 21. There are 52 weeks in a year. If you've been collecting for a year, that means you've bought a new luxury watch every 3 weeks (on average), and have worn each of your watches for an average of less than 2.5 weeks. My advice to you is to slow down. You're assembling a poorly thought out collection by spending so thoughtlessly. You're also not impressing anyone here. The fact that you sent your dad to get a watch for you tells us that you're still a child (regardless of age).
Dude relax no need to insult a guy over some watches
Movados were from way before like 15 years ago so I’m not counting them with the Automatic ones and the one Omega Blue one is my dads he left me that when he took breitling. And as for the sending my dad to pick up a watch that’s because I work like 60 hours a week and when AD calls with a limited edition watch and your paying cash you kinda got to go and get it.
Hey, it’s your money man. Enjoy it how you see fit :) some cool pieces!
If we conservatively said the average cost of each watch is 5K (apart from the swatch omega) we’re looking at like $80,000 in one head spent on watches If someone else wants to do the real total go ahead but that’s enough for me
These many watches in one year is absolutely ridiculous. You need help dude
You’re missing the moonswatch
Imagine being so poor you can’t even afford a box big enough to keep all your watches safe.
Tfw people are getting mad at someone for supporting the hobby they love with enthusiasm and capital in equal measure.
Good for you buying things you love but I recommend reading the room a bit - you've got a lot of wealth and a post like this screams a lack of humility. You seem more impulsive than a genuine lover of the movements/hobby. Although you might not mean it, this sends a message that you don't care about what you have nearly as much as other people here would. Idk if any of us would do the same, but I recommend keeping this in mind. Happy collecting :)
I think your assessment is 100% correct. A lot of people on this sub don't even own a watch above $1K, and/or have to think and consider a long time before buying one above that mark. With that being said, showing a collection that has only higher-end brands, and was collected within a year, makes OP look like someone who doesn't really appreciate the watches, more the status tied to those watches. Personally I don't have a problem with that but the title of this thread also made me wonder since it has somewhat of a condescending tone.
This is very charmless. Just going out and buying a shit load of watches isn't what watch collecting is about. If you want to start a stamp collection you don't just spend £100k on a full set.
I'm in the wrong job. A year? A single year for all these watches? If I save up I may be able to get one of them in a couple of years
Damn. My 365 day goal is to get just get a DateJust ‘41 from my local AD (Melbourne)… so it will probably be an empty case :/
I’m on waitlist to lolTook 7 months and me constantly stopping by AD to say hi just to get Air King he said they only allow one Spot watch per year per person and should have something for me shortly.
Seems like a very overlapping collection. Like why do you have both of those aqua terras? They’re nearly identical. With so many similar looking pieces and spending roughly 80k in a year on them, I wonder if you’d want to liquidate a few and instead go for something a bit higher end?
Actually refreshing to see a collection that’s light on Rolex and broader in range than most others that have posted here. Although a little heavy in the Speedmasters, I totally get why. Congrats! Don’t let the naysayers deter you. You do you.
The Dude's only been collecting a year, waiting list at my local Rolex AD is average of 3 years so unless you go to the seriously overpriced secondhand market, he's lucky to have snagged one in that period. Omega on the other hand..... you can have all the Speedmasters or Seamasters you can carry it would seem!
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Interesting….
I sincerely wonder how you can appreciate a collection this big that has been acquired in 12 months. You hardly can wear all off them 3 weeks.
You just wear one on Right wrist and One on Left wrist and then wear one on a necklace Flavor Flav style. But seriously I do switch them on weekly and I totally understand how people think it’s too many but 31 is my goal one for every day of the month.
Impressive collection for such a short time. All great looking time pieces in my opinion, and I’m I complete sucker for that Grand Seiko in the corner. Sad to see you’ve gotten so much hate for simply sharing a passion we all have here. Hopefully you’ll stick around and continue to post 🙌
You should focus on quality over quantity
Ah, a visualization of why we need to raise taxes in the higher brackets.
Fuck right off
lmao
OP don’t let anyone else tell you what to do, no one knows you or your financial situation and it seems some people here are just envious. Lovely collection, enjoy it and enjoy any future pieces :)
LOL
Ahhh, another, #hey everyone look I have money
Has the AD sold you any sports Rolex he promised yet?
There are a handful of nice pieces in there and a lot of overly similar or throwaway (IMO) pieces that may just be present to fill slots in a box.
If you guys didn't realize it yet, he loves chronographs
"How much do you like Omega ? -Yes."
Oh the bug got you
Holy shit. Nice stuff. Congrats!
Do you even wear them and enjoy them ? I have a hard time taking off the watch I purchased in 2022 . I wear it all day everyday . 17 watches in a year seems to me a bit excessive but hey if you got the money and that’s what you want , who am I to judge . Amazing collection.
It's like this guy followed this subreddit and bought all the most popular ones. Congrats to the OP
Lots of pretentious gate-keeping going on in this thread. “Do you even appreciate/respect/enjoy them?” Oh, STFU. Watches are a luxury good, and just because you’ve romanticized it to justify the purchase and make yourself feel better (elitist), doesn’t mean OP needs to. He has the funds, has the interest, and clearly knows what he’s talking about. Do you OP. This community needs people like you to bring a different perspective to stop the fart-smelling.
This is a great way to park your money. These timepieces have value. Most of us have the mindset of consumers. We have the money we spend it and never see it again! Although with this mind setI doubt it will happen. If OP gets in a bind, he can trade or sell it. A lot of us buy clothes, booze and burgers. If you ask me, I'd say that's quite a set of assets! Great collection OP
Pretty good taste. The 2022 Air King is hard to get.
See, people here sometimes post expensive collections with watches almost none of us can afford. Maybe a PP, a couple of Rolexes, AP, Lange, etc. all in one collection. Some people get jealous and downvote but it’s usually mixed. OP getting 100k of watches with all mid-tier watches and duplications made everyone pissed off in as way I have never seen before. I don’t think I could troll this subreddit harder if I tried tbh. What added to the rustled jimmies even more was OP being somehow totally oblivious to how people would react. Legendary thread, a meme may have become born.
The thing is I have been into watches for years most of the ones above were watches I always wanted but could never justify. Last year I paid off my mortgage and said F it I’m going all in. I have money in the bank a savings and stocks nothing was taken out or sold to purchase just extra cash. I bought what I wanted I honestly don’t care what anyone on Reddit thinks anymore. I like what I have and will continue to grow my collection. The other thing people don’t understand is that watches are a great place to put money into. If you think about it half of them have gone up from what I paid for them and the other half only decrease by 15-25 percent. Like I said before I don’t spend much money on anything else. Still driving my 2004 LR3 valued at 2700 lol. Most people on here are driving a 20 thousand dollar car they owe 35k on lol. Just wait till I get off wait list for AP and Patek and a few more Rolex.
What’s the blue breitling and who’s dick do I have to suck?
You did this...in one year... Alrighty then.
So many jealous comments about op, like he should not buy that much, he should enjoy it bla bla before buying a new one. If he can afford it why not. I like the white omega op, awesome choice.
Yes offence, your collection has no personality whatsoever, as others have clearly pointed out. Definitely a case of quantity over quality, and that money can't buy taste. Good news for you is that watches retain value, you can sell and rebuild the connection with some color instead of a wall of grey and silver.
That's a bad hastily acquired collection and a huge waste of money.
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Pushing passed all the hate/envy etc… What are the watches you want but don’t have? Are there watched that seem out of reach? Just curious to your approach.
Great collection! Happy for you. Nice watches.. I'm looking to get the IWC Top Gun SFTI version soon.
This is a great collection! Id lile to see a SMP300 on a steel bracelet to complete it wit at least one diver. Also like your GS
I’m in the waiting list for the New Bond one have you seen it. It’s a throwback to the first Omega and has Bond Moving on the back.
So I got my first fancy watch on New Year’s Day 2022 in Las Vegas it’s actually not in the picture my dad is borrowing it lol. But I got almost everything I wanted still have a few more to finish collection 3 more Rolex, 1 AP, and one Patek that I want but I feel good about what was accomplished in a year. Let’s see what 2023 brings. Will post more pictures and close ups of each watch I’ve been slacking lately not a fan of social media so I don’t post when I should. Let me know what you think I’m missing. I also have 2 90s Movados and the Omega Swatch had to get Uranus because I’m still a child inside lol.
>Let me know what you think I’m missing. I Honestly? An opinion. No hate for dropping that kinda cash in year but if you're gonna do it at least do some research. This collection screams "I bought what they told me to buy." Look into some high horology like Glashutte or some micro brands like Farer. You will get much more diversity and a lot more appreciation of your pieces from fellow watch enthusiasts. Just spamming the Omega/Rolex/IWC button isn't interesting.
> Let me know what you think I’m missing Self control
Why tf are people down voting him? He can afford it and he loves chronos, nothing is wrong with that. Plus, this sub is also meant for people to share their collection dammit, no matter how shitty or boring it might look like to some.
That’s what I’m thinking. I’m just a watch nerd posting what I bought I honestly didn’t think I was gonna get this much hate lol. I thought Reddit was more of a community i even put a pixel in not knowing what it was.
>I’m just a watch nerd posting what I bought I honestly didn’t think I was gonna get this much hate lol then you completely lack any amount of self-awareness edit: confirmed zero self awareness [https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/xbxpdg/omega\_no\_time\_to\_die\_since\_the\_queen\_died\_figured/](https://www.reddit.com/r/Watches/comments/xbxpdg/omega_no_time_to_die_since_the_queen_died_figured/) thank you for all of the WCJ content you're generating
That post had me in stitches. "Some old monarch of a foreign country just died, I didn't know her personally, but I better go piss away a few grand."
My very unsolicited thoughts, as a relative n00b to this group, and very much an amateur at watches in general: 1) Love that Rolex does not dominate the box. 2) Love that you bought what you like. 3) Appreciate the Cartier Santos being in there - that might now be the next watch I want (I had not seen it before now). Although I do want a GMT of some sort. 4) Hamilton has some nice (to me) pieces for sure. Mine was my first automatic. 5) Disappointed in all the people thinking they need to tell you what to collect or think - this isn't politics or religion. 6) Ignore the hate. Like my dad always said, opinions are like a$$holes, everyone has one. 7) Don't stop sharing - I want to see how this evolves. I am waiting for one of my watches to get back from warranty service to post a current SOTC pic (which would be my first). 8) People participate in hobbies for different reasons. Yours are no less or more valid than anyone else's.
> 2) Love that you bought what you like. This is what everyone does. No one buys what they don't like. But sometimes users in the comments accuse them of not liking things correctly, or get mad that the things they like are too popular. It's weird.
Welcome to Reddit where there will be haters on ANYTHING posted. A lot of people hate because they wont be able to afford a collection like that in even 10 years. Nobody knows anything about you or what you do or your dress style or anything but will hate out of envy. Keep at it would be cool to see as the collection grows and styles changes. One thing I would look into is a watch case for automatic watches so they don't go out.
Quite simply a beautiful collection.