Watch collecting seems to be having quite the renaissance as of late. The internet has taken full advantage and exposed a whole new generation to this great hobby of collecting and appreciating the mechanical works of art we call watches. Sites like Hodinkee and Ablogtowatch help break everything down into layman’s terms and can take someone from total novice to connoisseur. That being said as much as I love to see other peoples collections and admire many different watch brands and models I got into watches for one reason. To find one watch, the watch. The more research I did educating myself on everything watch related I could get my hands on I noticed that I was not alone in this pursuit and that a lot of watch collectors wish they could find one watch and stick to it and often envy others who have done this. Today I wanna talk about being a one watch guy.
All men should have certain trademarks. Unique things about you that others always associate with you specifically. It’s a good way to help people remember you and it’s what people will remember most when you’re gone. For example I can remember the way my grandfathers cigarettes smelled along with his cologne and the comb he always had with him to fix his slicked back greaser hair do. I’m sure you can relate with people in your life, picking your one watch and always wearing the same one will make it a “trademark” of yours where co workers and family members will remember the one watch you always had on your wrist.
It becomes a partner in life. A great sturdy watch that fits almost all occasions becomes a trusty sidekick that goes on all your adventures with you. As you age and scar so does it and it becomes a story on your wrist. A story of a life well lived. You see it in pictures of you in a wedding and on the beach, you’ll look back as it always being there to count on. With more longevity than almost all of your other possessions it will probably be one of the few things that stays with you as long as it does, even an amazing pair of shoes will have their day but a great wristwatch will likely outlive you. With these watches becoming companions in your life sharing all your memories they become great heirlooms.
A great watch that shows scars of your life and was with you more that your closest friends can have a lot of sentimental value to your loved ones. When your gone they will have so many memories of you that will include your watch it will be remembered as a defining piece of you. Your trusty sidekick will get to live on as a small piece of you.
Mostly owning that one watch is about making a machine have real meaning and making it more than the sum of its parts. It’s not just a watch, it’s your watch. You can’t get that experience and relationship with a quality time piece when you have 15 watches and are selling and flipping them constantly. Not that being a watch collector and seller is a bad thing, its not. But it is a very different type of passion and relationship with watches.
All men should have certain trademarks. Unique things about you that others always associate with you specifically. It’s a good way to help people remember you and it’s what people will remember most when you’re gone. For example I can remember the way my grandfathers cigarettes smelled along with his cologne and the comb he always had with him to fix his slicked back greaser hair do. I’m sure you can relate with people in your life, picking your one watch and always wearing the same one will make it a “trademark” of yours where co workers and family members will remember the one watch you always had on your wrist.
It becomes a partner in life. A great sturdy watch that fits almost all occasions becomes a trusty sidekick that goes on all your adventures with you. As you age and scar so does it and it becomes a story on your wrist. A story of a life well lived. You see it in pictures of you in a wedding and on the beach, you’ll look back as it always being there to count on. With more longevity than almost all of your other possessions it will probably be one of the few things that stays with you as long as it does, even an amazing pair of shoes will have their day but a great wristwatch will likely outlive you. With these watches becoming companions in your life sharing all your memories they become great heirlooms.
A great watch that shows scars of your life and was with you more that your closest friends can have a lot of sentimental value to your loved ones. When your gone they will have so many memories of you that will include your watch it will be remembered as a defining piece of you. Your trusty sidekick will get to live on as a small piece of you.
Mostly owning that one watch is about making a machine have real meaning and making it more than the sum of its parts. It’s not just a watch, it’s your watch. You can’t get that experience and relationship with a quality time piece when you have 15 watches and are selling and flipping them constantly. Not that being a watch collector and seller is a bad thing, its not. But it is a very different type of passion and relationship with watches.
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