AVO, I haven't replied because I've never had a true grail watch* - one that I felt I MUST HAVE to the exclusion of all others - so I can't really put myself in your position.
For me, I like watches with different looks, movements and functionality, so that I have a choice of what to wear for different occasions. I couldn't imagine having just one main watch for most things. If acquiring a watch required me to sell off a lot of my other favourite watches, I would say it cost too much.
If you had watches you felt "meh" about, by all means dispose of them, but I get the impression you've carefully chosen the pieces you bought and painstakingly built up your collection.
So I agree with Kip's 2-savings-funds solution.
*the Polerouter was always a favourite of mine, but even then I never seriously thought of getting one until my research and discussion with Wis reassured me that prices for Polerouters were manageable (to me)
"Grail & Beater" or "Nice Collection"?
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Re: "Grail & Beater" or "Nice Collection"?
There is some excellent posts in here, and top advice from scooter, best of luck with your decision and hope you get the jlc one way or another
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Re: "Grail & Beater" or "Nice Collection"?
I agree, to a point. The thirst will not be quenched. But the "grail" or "grails" will continue to give great pleasure even so. Greater than a host of other watches. Mind you, a grail need not be expensive. Only special, for you/me.downer wrote:Spot on scooter. Anyone who thinks buying "the grail" will cure the disease is sadly misguided.
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Re: "Grail & Beater" or "Nice Collection"?
Absolutely.Wis wrote:I agree, to a point. The thirst will not be quenched. But the "grail" or "grails" will continue to give great pleasure even so. Greater than a host of other watches. Mind you, a grail need not be expensive. Only special, for you/me.downer wrote:Spot on scooter. Anyone who thinks buying "the grail" will cure the disease is sadly misguided.
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Re: "Grail & Beater" or "Nice Collection"?
After inheriting my old man's collection I have become more conscious in my purchases, that they have to be significant and different enough so that I am adding to, instead of repeating, what's already there.
I believe there won't be a true grail, but it certainly makes the watch more special if you know the pleasure will continue to your next, and hopefully many more generations after. So I believe for me, personally, whether to jump on a "grail" will depend on whether it meets the criteria as stated, and if it does then although it means off-loading a few personal favorites (those which don't come close to collection grade), I will look at it as investment on enjoyment which goes beyond my own.
I believe there won't be a true grail, but it certainly makes the watch more special if you know the pleasure will continue to your next, and hopefully many more generations after. So I believe for me, personally, whether to jump on a "grail" will depend on whether it meets the criteria as stated, and if it does then although it means off-loading a few personal favorites (those which don't come close to collection grade), I will look at it as investment on enjoyment which goes beyond my own.
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Re: "Grail & Beater" or "Nice Collection"?
Not really, no.atnits wrote:So, AVO, have you decided on the way forward?
I'm somewhere near Kip's suggestion, though. I've been looking again at the SOTC and there's a lot of stuff (most of it) that I want to keep.
We'll see, but I don't anticipate a massive sales drive in the immediate future.
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Take nothing but pictures, leave nothing but footprints, kill nothing but time
Avoid loud and aggressive persons; they are vexatious to the spirit. (Max Ehrmann)
Re: "Grail & Beater" or "Nice Collection"?
Don't worry - we can help with that; just photograph your collection, post it on here, and we'll tell you what to sell/keep!Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:Not really, no.atnits wrote:So, AVO, have you decided on the way forward?
I'm somewhere near Kip's suggestion, though. I've been looking again at the SOTC and there's a lot of stuff (most of it) that I want to keep.
We'll see, but I don't anticipate a massive sales drive in the immediate future.
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Re: "Grail & Beater" or "Nice Collection"?
That's where it breaks down unfortunately, because everyone has a different opinion, and the only one who can make that decision is me. I could do it systematically based on how often they are worn or what I could get for them, but I find it hard to be that objective.atnits wrote:Don't worry - we can help with that; just photograph your collection, post it on here, and we'll tell you what to sell/keep!
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Re: "Grail & Beater" or "Nice Collection"?
fixed that for you!atnits wrote:Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:Don't worry - we can help with that; just photograph your collection, post it on here, and we'll tell you what to sell to us!!atnits wrote:So, AVO, have you decided on the way forward?
the "g" is for Greg...
Re: "Grail & Beater" or "Nice Collection"?
I went through this in the past, and then simply worked out which ones I'd really miss and which ones I could convince myself that they bugged me. It's surprising what you can achieve whilst being honest with yourself. Keep your eyes on the prize, you'll get a watch that will have grinning from lug to lug, how many watches do you have that really achieve that a the moment?Amor Vincit Omnia wrote:Not really, no.atnits wrote:So, AVO, have you decided on the way forward?
I'm somewhere near Kip's suggestion, though. I've been looking again at the SOTC and there's a lot of stuff (most of it) that I want to keep.
We'll see, but I don't anticipate a massive sales drive in the immediate future.
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Good question, hard to quantify...grinning from lug to lug doesn't quite describe it. It's a bit more subtle.bydandie wrote: you'll get a watch that will have grinning from lug to lug, how many watches do you have that really achieve that a the moment?
Downer had his "flippers-remorse" scale of watches he had sold, whereas I have the WHF scale ("Watch Happiness Factor") - this can change with a different day, weather, clothes, mood, almost anything really. Some of them, like sunlight, just improve the mood. I don't keep watches with low HF for long, but most of the current collection score highly. Sometimes I feel a watch is ready for flipping and it jumps right back into favour.
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