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

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

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

[–] arbpotatoes@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Why did you get into watches in the first place?

[–] MotherAd1865@alien.top 1 points 2 years 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.

[–] 80H-d@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

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

[–] arbpotatoes@alien.top 1 points 2 years 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

[–] MyNameIsVigil@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

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