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Ollie1982 · 21 May 2022, 01:06 AM

I would guess most of you were not your wife's first, so why would it matter if you were the first owner of a piece of metal on your arm?

sigma089 · 21 May 2022, 01:12 AM

When I started collecting it didn't matter to me at all. I actually prefered second hand watches due to the fact that they were cheaper then ;).

Now being the first owner of a watch really matters to me. It's probably silly, but I totally agree with the notion, that otherwise it does not feel like "my" watch. I just don't know how the previous owner has treated the watch. If I buy a second-hand watch now, I immediately send it off to factory service to make it mine. It's unnecessary and silly most of the time, but that's what I do.

It even becomes more important once archives and the like come into play. I bought my first Patek this year and since I'm planning to hand down at least one high-end watch (Patek, AP or something similar) to each one of my kids, having my name on the certificate and in the archives is really important to me.

Frog7151 · 21 May 2022, 03:58 AM

I would prefer to be the first owner. As others have mentioned the watch would have a more of a "my watch" feel. When and if I ever get the call for a Submariner it will most likely be the most expensive watch I ever purchase. I plan on leaving it to my son.

Gab27 · 21 May 2022, 11:32 AM

No, and I don't personally understand the level of fixation on "box and papers" or a card or "stickered" or "unpolished".

This is about the watch and I don't need perfection here to make me happy. YMMV.

21 May 2022, 01:06 AM	#61
Ollie1982 Banned Join Date: May 2020 Real Name: Ollie Location: UK Watch: Sub, Exp, DJ & Pam Posts: 1,664	I would guess most of you were not your wife's first, so why would it matter if you were the first owner of a piece of metal on your arm?

21 May 2022, 01:12 AM	#62
sigma089 "TRF" Member Join Date: May 2016 Location: Germany Watch: Rolex, GS, PP Posts: 183	When I started collecting it didn't matter to me at all. I actually prefered second hand watches due to the fact that they were cheaper then ;). Now being the first owner of a watch really matters to me. It's probably silly, but I totally agree with the notion, that otherwise it does not feel like "my" watch. I just don't know how the previous owner has treated the watch. If I buy a second-hand watch now, I immediately send it off to factory service to make it mine. It's unnecessary and silly most of the time, but that's what I do. It even becomes more important once archives and the like come into play. I bought my first Patek this year and since I'm planning to hand down at least one high-end watch (Patek, AP or something similar) to each one of my kids, having my name on the certificate and in the archives is really important to me.

21 May 2022, 03:58 AM	#63
Frog7151 "TRF" Member Join Date: Mar 2022 Location: VA Watch: Looking Posts: 140	I would prefer to be the first owner. As others have mentioned the watch would have a more of a "my watch" feel. When and if I ever get the call for a Submariner it will most likely be the most expensive watch I ever purchase. I plan on leaving it to my son.

21 May 2022, 11:32 AM	#64
Gab27 "TRF" Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Location: MD/NC Watch: 114060 Posts: 2,591	No, and I don't personally understand the level of fixation on "box and papers" or a card or "stickered" or "unpolished". This is about the watch and I don't need perfection here to make me happy. YMMV.

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