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[Question] Anyone losing interest in the hobby? (alien.top)

submitted 1 year ago by MotherAd1865@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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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...

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[–] MyNameIsVigil@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Buying watches is like 10% of the hobby for me. One can be an enthusiast without actually owning anything.

[–] drinkallthecoffee@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I the more watches I buy the less I’m interested in the hobby. I’ve cut back buying watches and I find it more interesting again haha.

[–] Mister_Barksworth@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I was saying this in another thread the other day; I think social media has led to this weird consumerist idea that to be an enthusiast about something you have to collect a big crazy amount of that thing. Not everything has to be a collection.

[–] Chadoodling@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

This is funny because a friend of mine talked about this and we agreed. Looking at watches and buying watches are like 2 different hobbies lol

[–] MotherAd1865@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

so what are the kinds of things you do to maintain the passion?

[–] arbpotatoes@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Why did you get into watches in the first place?

[–] MotherAd1865@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

that's a good question. I always liked watches but didn't know much about them. But once I had extra cash with nothing else to spend it on during the pandemic, I figured I would splurge on a luxury watch. Then I went down the rabbit hole of learning about different brands, models, complications, etc.

[–] arbpotatoes@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I guess I would suggest that you take whatever it was that you learned about that made them interesting to you and explore that further

[–] 80H-d@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Sounds a lot like there's at least 3 whole sides you never knew about. Get digging again

[–] MyNameIsVigil@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

I get more out of collecting knowledge than collecting watches. I enjoy reading, visiting shops, talking to people, local meetups, etc.

[–] bpmillet@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Buying is the climax

[–] jmel79@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

A buddy and I talk about this. The researching, window shipping, and dreaming about it is the foreplay. The actual purchase is the intercourse, then the receiving of the goods is the post-nut shame with buyers remorse.

I had (have) a major issue with retail therapy.

[–] MondoBleu@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Buying is the first bang. It’s exciting and fun. But it’s nowhere near the climax. For me, the longer I have a watch and the more I love it and the more life I live wearing it, the better it gets and the more enjoyment I get from it. There is no peak, it just grows slowly and patiently.