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

I don’t. Because just buying stuff is not something I consider a hobby, that’s just plain consumerism. I like to work on them, especially pocketwatches, as they’re more of a restoration than a fix usually. Getting a watch to perform as good as can be is a lot of fun. A lot of frustration, but also a lot of fun. It helps that I have the education needed, but I would simply not be into watches if I didn’t get to fix them.