If you had to pare down your collection to 2 watches.......
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Mainly rotate between 4 now. Couldn’t do 2.
Add in my dad’s original 7549 tuna and a few beaters that only get worn once in a blue moon.
Add in my dad’s original 7549 tuna and a few beaters that only get worn once in a blue moon.
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Rolex and Seiko.
Wait! Two watches, not two brands?
That is just crazy talk.
Wait! Two watches, not two brands?
That is just crazy talk.
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Since the first of the year I have gone from 13 consolidated down to 4 in hand.....but really 6 overall : the vintage tudor day date is in Service and I pre-ordered the Oak & Oscar Humboldt arriving in Spring
In Hand:
1600 DJ
14060M
116710LN
Seiko 7546 Grab-n-GO
Can't get down to 2 so 3 is my best attempt
keeping:
1600 DJ
14060M
116710LN
Letting go:
Oak & Oscar Humboldt
Tudor day Date
Seiko 7546 - although this would be hard to do, it would be a lower cost of re-acquisition
In Hand:
1600 DJ
14060M
116710LN
Seiko 7546 Grab-n-GO
Can't get down to 2 so 3 is my best attempt
keeping:
1600 DJ
14060M
116710LN
Letting go:
Oak & Oscar Humboldt
Tudor day Date
Seiko 7546 - although this would be hard to do, it would be a lower cost of re-acquisition
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Two? I'd have trouble getting down to Ten
If I had to, the 116600 for sure, and then..... maybe the 2018 SM300, still really loving that one. But I'd still really want a Pelagos, Avenger II GMT, Deep Sea Chrono, Aerospace, etc. If I could ever get a Daytona for MSRP, *maybe* that and the 116600 would work, but I doubt it.
If I had to, the 116600 for sure, and then..... maybe the 2018 SM300, still really loving that one. But I'd still really want a Pelagos, Avenger II GMT, Deep Sea Chrono, Aerospace, etc. If I could ever get a Daytona for MSRP, *maybe* that and the 116600 would work, but I doubt it.
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...i'd quit this hobby altogether
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Great question. I have been struggling lately trying to get down to 4 - 5 core pieces. To answer you question, today I would go with a vintage steel DJ that my dad left me and probably my pepsi 16710. Tomorrow you might get a different answer, but it would be extremely hard to part with either of those.
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If I really had to do this, I guess it would be Apple watch and an SKX007.
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I couldn’t do two. Three at the very minimum.
If I had a gun to my head Sinn 836, T1B & EZM9
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If I had a gun to my head Sinn 836, T1B & EZM9
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Seiko: SBDB001, SBDX001, SRP777
Sinn: EZM9, T1, T1B, 836 & 857S
Sinn: EZM9, T1, T1B, 836 & 857S
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My LMLE for sure, but after that, it's a legit toss-up. Probably between the Geophysic True Seconds, PAM 655, or just my Pelagos two-liner from forever ago.
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I'd probably keep my 1680 which is the watch I wear the most and probably have owned the longest (shout out to sfglenrock who sold it to me) and add a 16xxx series GMT master that I would keep WR tested that I can wear anywhere.
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These two, which is pretty much all I swap between.
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16600 and FOIS. I think.
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Lot’s of truth to this. If I’m only going to have 2 watches, I’m going for practical watches and I’d no longer consider myself a collector of “interesting” (at least to me) horological pieces.
I’d want one fairly rugged watch for wear while exercising,skiing, surfing, and all the other outdoorsy stuff I’m into, and one “business” watch that I’d wear while traveling and pretty much everything else.
I might ditch mechanical movements altogether just and do the Apple Watch and a Garmin Fenix. BORING, but practical and functional which would be the goal of a 2 watch collection.
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Sub or PO with a fitness or smart watch would work. Not as boringRyeguy wrote:Lot’s of truth to this. If I’m only going to have 2 watches, I’m going for practical watches and I’d no longer consider myself a collector of “interesting” (at least to me) horological pieces.
I’d want one fairly rugged watch for wear while exercising,skiing, surfing, and all the other outdoorsy stuff I’m into, and one “business” watch that I’d wear while traveling and pretty much everything else.
I might ditch mechanical movements altogether just and do the Apple Watch and a Garmin Fenix. BORING, but practical and functional which would be the goal of a 2 watch collection.
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Omega / Tudor / Rolex / Sinn / Doxa / Seiko
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True, and replacing the smart watch every few years due to tech advances would still probably cost less than the maintenance costs associated with a decent mechanical.Joeprez wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:51 amSub or PO with a fitness or smart watch would work. Not as boringRyeguy wrote:Lot’s of truth to this. If I’m only going to have 2 watches, I’m going for practical watches and I’d no longer consider myself a collector of “interesting” (at least to me) horological pieces.
I’d want one fairly rugged watch for wear while exercising,skiing, surfing, and all the other outdoorsy stuff I’m into, and one “business” watch that I’d wear while traveling and pretty much everything else.
I might ditch mechanical movements altogether just and do the Apple Watch and a Garmin Fenix. BORING, but practical and functional which would be the goal of a 2 watch collection.
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Sub for business, Fenix for play would certainly be a solid 2 watch set-up.
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Guess that is what normal people do... sadly we will never knowRyeguy wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2019 5:38 amTrue, and replacing the smart watch every few years due to tech advances would still probably cost less than the maintenance costs associated with a decent mechanical.Joeprez wrote: ↑Fri Mar 15, 2019 4:51 amSub or PO with a fitness or smart watch would work. Not as boringRyeguy wrote:Lot’s of truth to this. If I’m only going to have 2 watches, I’m going for practical watches and I’d no longer consider myself a collector of “interesting” (at least to me) horological pieces.
I’d want one fairly rugged watch for wear while exercising,skiing, surfing, and all the other outdoorsy stuff I’m into, and one “business” watch that I’d wear while traveling and pretty much everything else.
I might ditch mechanical movements altogether just and do the Apple Watch and a Garmin Fenix. BORING, but practical and functional which would be the goal of a 2 watch collection.
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Sub for business, Fenix for play would certainly be a solid 2 watch set-up.
Omega / Tudor / Rolex / Sinn / Doxa / Seiko
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I'm attempting to do this now. I have an SKX007, a Damasko DA34, and a GW-5000.
The GW-5000 has one foot out the door, the other two are staying put. The plan will be to keep these ones until I save enough for my PAM 560...we'll see how that works out.
The GW-5000 has one foot out the door, the other two are staying put. The plan will be to keep these ones until I save enough for my PAM 560...we'll see how that works out.
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That’s a solid duo Jules93 Turbo wrote:These two, which is pretty much all I swap between.
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RM 011 Titanium
16750 (or 126710 if I can go with a watch I don't currently own)
The GMT is perfect for work - enough color to be interesting, understated enough to be worn in all situations. The RM is my fun piece.
16750 (or 126710 if I can go with a watch I don't currently own)
The GMT is perfect for work - enough color to be interesting, understated enough to be worn in all situations. The RM is my fun piece.
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Smart watches are fine, but shouldn't count as one of the two watches kept.
I never count my G-Shock.
I never count my G-Shock.
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My Explorer II and the watch my Son gave me; The Bulova Moon Watch. The Seiko’s would move on.
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Re: If you had to pare down your collection to 2 watches.......
It would be very tough, but if forced down to only two I'd have to choose the Royal Oak and the Speedmaster.
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