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

submitted 11 months 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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[–] jack3moto@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I think I’m okay spending a lot of time on looking and reading about watches but I don’t “need” to own watches to have the joy of the hobby.

My wife and I do very well for ourselves earning over $550k per year but the thought of spending $5-10k on a watch does make me a bit weary. I’ll spend $1k on a weekend golf trip, or $3-5k going to a college basketball tournament out of state but the materialistic view of a watch has me hesitating. My wife has a nice rolex datejust that was ~$15-20k but she got it well before we married and now that we are together I don’t think she’d ever buy another.

My most expensive watch was $400. It does what to want it to do. Maybe one day I’ll get another more expensive watch but for now I’m content looking and not buying

[–] improvthismoment@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

Sounds like you would rather spend your money in experiences than stuff. Which is probably very wise in terms of what is most valuable for a quality life.