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[Question] starting a watch collection (alien.top)

submitted 10 months ago by BenniHB@alien.top to c/watches@style.land

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I am currently thinking of starting a watch collection. My budget is around (+/-) $1,200 per year. I am looking to buy one watch per year or maybe every two years if the one year budget is not enough. I know i won’t be able to get any high end watches but would like to buy something that keeps its value or even increases (is this even possible with watches in this price category?).

what brands should I avoid and what not?
any specific models recommended?
what is a good place to buy a watch and how can I determine if it is a fair price?
at what point should I invest into one of those automatic watch boxes?

Thanks!

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[–] warrior_poet95834@alien.top 1 points 10 months ago

Please don’t buy a time peace even a fine time peace with the expectation that it’s going to go up in value you’re going to be disappointed at some point. Aside from the hedge against inflation that it might provide, the last many years have been an anomaly.

I’ve been collecting watches for about 40 years and started off with a Seiko, which wasn’t really much of a collector watch and what I found myself doing from time to time was buying watches that I thought I wanted, but ultimately didn’t, so if I could give my twentysomething self a piece of advice it would be to focus on the best quality watch you can get for the best price.