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

Watches are cool and all but they're just jewellery. For the most part they're also not worth spending that much money on them (exceptions: someone's super wealthy, someone's been setting aside money for one for a long time, it's to remember a special occasion like wedding or retirement), at least from my point of view.

I could buy a Glashuette Original Panomatic Lunar right now; but also that's like 10% of a downpayment for an apartment in my city and an apartment obviously offers way more utility than a wrist trinket.

Don't get me wrong, I think trinkets are great; I just have a modicum more self control than a magpie (way worse plummage tho) so if I REALLY want to get a watch, I'll get a Casio.