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

Yes and no. I reached a point where I'm super happy with my current collection and I won't be adding any new watches for a few years. So purchase side of watch collecting is behind me.

BUT the romance of watches for me has been around the concept of wearing my watches through events of my life and being able to say 'this watch has been there with me during that time'. So I'm getting more focused on that now. Living a fulfilling life that's worth remembering and having proper watches from the collection on wrist for it.

I guess if we had to think of it in terms of reddit subs, I transitioning my life from r/Watches to r/ActionWatches.