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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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[–] Uptons_BJs@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (9 children)

The problem with a lot of Reddit subs is that people "hobbyfied" things that aren't hobbies! Whether its here, or r/castiron, or whatever.

Watches are jewelry, you like them? you buy them and wear them. I just find the whole "watch buying journey" and "whats a good starter watch, how should I move up", etc to be such a weird mentality.

Buying watches is not a hobby, the same way that maintaining your pan isn't a hobby. Don't think of it as such.

[–] CdeFmrlyCasual@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Yeah i agree.

One potential counterpoint that is a little interesting to me is that coin and stamp collectors seem to be considered hobbyists. Maybe it’s because the consumerism aspect isn’t quite the same or quite as there as it is with more conventional things like buying clothing, shoes, watches, jewelry, etc.

[–] mike93940@alien.top 1 points 1 year ago

Do people still do that?

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