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17 November 2014, 09:53 PM | #31 |
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1. About a month
2. No, all gets worn. Some obviously more often than others. How often I wear a watch is not directly proportional to how much I love it. 3. Yes |
17 November 2014, 10:25 PM | #32 |
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1. Whats the longest you have not worn a watch that you own?
22 months and counting. 2. Do you have any BNIB that are for collection purposes only? Trying to decide. I have an eight year old reference BNIB sitting in the safe that is no longer made. I'm trying to decide whether to wear it or buy a used one and keep the original in the safe. 3. Do all your watches get wrist time? No, I have two that sit in the safe. One is a duplicate LE the other is BNIB. |
17 November 2014, 11:02 PM | #33 |
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If I'm not wearing it, it's gone. I'll usually give it a few months, specifically wearing the piece to see if it lights a fire in the wrist, but if it's back in the box after that it'll be in the block.
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17 November 2014, 11:27 PM | #34 |
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Here is thread, from another member of TRF, that will explain a lot on what you are asking:
http://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=368299 |
18 November 2014, 12:54 AM | #35 |
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One month+
Yes,safe queen is bnib Yes |
18 November 2014, 12:56 AM | #36 |
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1. A few months. I have a watch that I only use when I'm sailing. I don't use that watch from October till April.
2. No, I wear them all! 3. All of them do get wrist time, obviously I have my favourites ;) |
18 November 2014, 01:03 AM | #37 | |
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2. No. All my watches have been worn at one time or another. 3, No. (See 1 above.)
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18 November 2014, 01:17 AM | #38 |
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1) I rotate my watches weekly. Currently, each one gets a 6 week hiatus in the safe before it sees wrist action again.
2) I have a Kermit that is a safe queen. I'm hoping it will be highly desired in about 20-25 years and I can flip it. Before all the negative posts start, I know I shouldn't buy a watch as an investment and it should see wrist time...blah, blah, blah. Don't most investments carry some type of risk? I've made worse investments. Who would have thought there was no return on strippers and cocaine???!?!?! (kidding) 3) All see wrist time except Kermit. |
18 November 2014, 01:41 AM | #39 | |
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The less fancy watches are seldom worn any more, though every so often I get the itch to wear the Yema, though the battery is certainly dead now. As to the BNIB, I firmly believe that watches are for wearing, not collecting. |
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18 November 2014, 01:44 AM | #40 |
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18 November 2014, 01:46 AM | #41 |
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if I am not wearing them they are off the island. dont collect or let things sit around
if it has dust on it it is sold or flipped and yes I do have favorites, the PM sport line, I have "kept" all my SS sport line watches by letting my kids have them, so technically still "have" them? |
18 November 2014, 01:47 AM | #42 | |
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18 November 2014, 01:48 AM | #43 |
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1. Several months
2. No. 3. Yes. If you don't mind buying pre-owned and the pieces you're thinking of flipping are relatively easy to obtain, by all means, flip them if they're not doing it for you anymore. However, if you prefer BNIB/NOS condition watches and/or are thinking if selling a vintage or discontinued model, I would strongly urge you to consider keeping them. I've just re-acquired a NOS 16570 - albeit in the color I originally wanted - for significantly more than the one I sold, which was purchased within the last year and also NOS. There's a reason the "don't flip" recommendation comes up often in this forum. |
18 November 2014, 02:11 AM | #44 | |
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Ditto. Well said.
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18 November 2014, 02:15 AM | #45 |
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1) 1 yr +
2) No 3) No but lately rotating them once in a while |
18 November 2014, 02:42 AM | #46 |
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1. Probably about a month
2. No 3. At some point or another, yes. Have 5 watches. I'd say the one with the most wrist time so far is my Rose SkyDweller, followed by my Rose Daytona which may soon overtake the SkyDweller as my favorite. The least wrist time belongs to my Carl Bucherer Rose Moonphase. |
18 November 2014, 02:43 AM | #47 |
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1. 4 months
2. No 3. Yes
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18 November 2014, 03:02 AM | #48 |
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1. about 3 months
2. I keep or pass on to my son 3. They all get time, some more than others
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18 November 2014, 04:38 AM | #49 | |
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2) None. 3) see answer one and add that I used to rotate faithfully but now I rotate as I feel so there is no telling when I'll wear a watch. |
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18 November 2014, 04:41 AM | #50 | |
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18 November 2014, 04:54 AM | #51 |
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1. 1 Week
2. No 3. Yes |
18 November 2014, 05:00 AM | #52 |
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For People That Have Multiple Watches.....
1. Whats the longest you have not worn a watch that you own? 1-2 weeks
2. Do you have any BNIB that are for collection purposes only? No 3. Do all your watches get wrist time? Yes
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18 November 2014, 05:08 AM | #53 |
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If after 2 months I haven't worn a watch then I know I will sell it altho this could take a few months, I don't rush selling, and usually wait until I am ready to trade it into another watch I want.
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18 November 2014, 05:09 AM | #54 |
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GREAT idea for a thread.
1, About a year..too "minty" to wear plus it was gold plated so I was too worried.Now sold. 2. No ..I'd rather sell them if not wanting to regularly use 3. Yes but I'm selling all but my two Rolexes and plan to just alternate between them. When there's a Rolex available I want to wear it! I waited long enough to start. |
18 November 2014, 05:16 AM | #55 |
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1. A month.
2. Nope 3. I have 7 watches at the moment. I wear them all. Frequently. From my Rolex to my yellow Orient Mako, they all see wrist time. In fact I enjoy that cheapie Mako as much as any I own. It's on my wrist as I post this. |
18 November 2014, 05:51 AM | #56 |
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1. A few months for the overall collection. My regulars: a few weeks.
2. Who buys new watches?! All vintage over here. 3. Everything is in rotation, however some only worn on special occasions. |
18 November 2014, 07:21 AM | #57 |
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Thanks so much again everyone for taking part.....Unreal to see the results.
I was really expecting a different outcome. The link provided by lapince was great....thank you! I am on the fence about what to do with my own collection and it is really helpful to see the results from this thread. Thanks again! |
18 November 2014, 07:26 AM | #58 |
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20 November 2014, 12:23 AM | #59 |
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1. 3or 4 months.
2. Nope. 3. Yes. Eventually, they all see some action, although a couple get worn only a couple dozen times in a year, only with a certain outfit, context (ex: the beach or hiking trips), or b/c they recaptures my interest after a long hiatus. |
20 November 2014, 12:41 AM | #60 |
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1. A few weeks, none of my watches look similar and some go better with certain clothes.
2. No BNIB collection. 3. Yes, I probably wear every watch once every few weeks, though I'm trying to save my Reverso for special occasions only, but I can't resist! |
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